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71 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2021, Six Named “Lawyer of the Year” August 20, 2020 – Baltimore –A record 71 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 (copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.usnews.com. Six lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. They are: Elizabeth J. Atkinson – Richmond, VA, 2020 Litigation and Controversy – Tax and 2021 Tax Law "Lawyer of the Year." Edward M. Buxbaum – Baltimore, MD, 2021 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year.” John Gontrum – Baltimore, MD, 2021 Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year.” Vernon E. Inge Jr. – Richmond, VA, 2021 Litigation – Municipal “Lawyer of the Year.” Rose M. Matricciani – Baltimore, MD, 2021 Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Gregory M. Stone – Baltimore, MD, 2020 and 2021 Litigation - Patent “Lawyer of the Year.” Five lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their particular areas of practice. They are: Jessica M. Gorsky – Columbia, MD 2021 Trusts and Estates Jordan M. Halle – Baltimore, MD 2021 Tax Law Ioana Kastellorizios – Baltimore, MD 2021 Commercial Litigation Cara C. Murray – Baltimore, MD 2021 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation Kelly E. McCauley – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law The individual lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2021): Maryland - Baltimore Edward M. Buxbaum Commercial Litigation Insurance Law David L. Cahn Corporate Law Franchise Law Mary Claire Chesshire Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Non-profit/Charities Law Robert B. Curran Corporate Law Tax Law Peter J. Davis Litigation – Intellectual Property Patent Law Gardner M. Duvall Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Howard R. Feldman Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law Information Technology Law Martin T. Fletcher Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Stephen F. Fruin Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Peter Guattery Employment Law - Management Kevin G. Hroblak Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Harry S. Johnson Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Frank S. Jones, Jr. Copyright Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Trademark Law Venture Capital Law Edward U. Lee III Real Estate Law Paul W. Madden Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Rose M. Matricciani Health Care Law Kevin C. McCormick* Labor Law - Management Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. Commercial Litigation Education Law Insurance Law Kimberly J. Min Real Estate Law Technology Law S. Keith Moulsdale Privacy and Data Security Law Paul M. Nussbaum Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Gary S. Posner Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Herman B. Rosenthal Tax Law William F. Ryan, Jr. Commercial Litigation Litigation – Environmental Litigation – Intellectual Property Dennis J. Shaffer Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Charles L. Simmons, Jr. Admiralty and Maritime Law Robert Sloan III Trusts and Estates Gregory M. Stone Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Technology Law Trademark Law Steven E. Tiller Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Technology Law Trade Secrets Law J. Daniel Vorsteg Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Warren N. Weaver Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Thomas Whiteford Commercial Litigation Litigation – Real Estate Maryland - Columbia Thomas C. Barbuti Real Estate Law Robert F. Carney Construction Law Litigation - Construction Sigrid C. Haines Elder Law Health Care Law Maryland - Rockville Erek L. Barron Appellate Practice Nelson C. Cohen Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy Brent C. Strickland Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Maryland - Towson Jennifer R. Busse Land Use and Zoning Law Edwin G. Fee, Jr. Trusts and Estates John B. Gontrum Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation – Land Use and Zoning George S. Lawler Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Venture Capital Law Jennifer Ryan Lazenby Insurance Law Delaware - Wilmington Marc L. Abrams Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Richard W. Riley* Litigation - Bankruptcy Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Scott Hare* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Michael J. Roeschenthaler Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Virginia – Falls Church Bradford F. Englander Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Christopher A. Jones Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Ed O’Connell III Community Association Law Andrew J. Terrell Litigation – Construction Litigation – Real Estate Eric A. Vendt Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Virginia – Richmond Elizabeth J. Atkinson Litigation and Controversy – Tax Tax Law Thomas A. Coulter Commercial Litigation Government Relations Practice Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis Commercial Litigation - Employment Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation - Construction Grant S. Grayson Corporate Law International Mergers & Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Law Katja H. Hill Real Estate Law Vernon E. Inge, Jr. Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Bankruptcy Litigation – Construction Litigation - Municipal John C. Selbach Corporate Law D. Shane Smith* Litigation – Trusts and Estates Virginia - Roanoke Brandy M. Rapp Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Washington, DC Jefferson C. Glassie Non-profit/Charities Law Kenneth J. Ingram Education Law Jennifer S. Jackman Litigation – Labor and Employment Tiffany M. Releford* Community Association Law About Best Lawyers: Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: With over 170 attorneys, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston provides a comprehensive range of sophisticated, cost-effective business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to global enterprises. 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71 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2021,
Six Named “Lawyer of the Year”
August 20, 2020 – Baltimore –A record 71 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 (copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the U.S. News & Best Lawyers web site, at bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
Six lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice. They are:
Five lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their particular areas of practice. They are:
The individual lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2021):
Maryland - Baltimore
Edward M. Buxbaum
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
David L. Cahn
Corporate Law
Franchise Law
Mary Claire Chesshire
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Non-profit/Charities Law
Robert B. Curran
Tax Law
Peter J. Davis
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Gardner M. Duvall
Howard R. Feldman
Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
Information Technology Law
Martin T. Fletcher
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Stephen F. Fruin
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and
Peter Guattery
Employment Law - Management
Kevin G. Hroblak
Harry S. Johnson
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Frank S. Jones, Jr.
Copyright Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law
Edward U. Lee III
Real Estate Law
Paul W. Madden
Rose M. Matricciani
Health Care Law
Kevin C. McCormick*
Labor Law - Management
Albert Mezzanotte, Jr.
Education Law
Kimberly J. Min
Technology Law
S. Keith Moulsdale
Privacy and Data Security Law
Paul M. Nussbaum
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Gary S. Posner
Herman B. Rosenthal
William F. Ryan, Jr.
Litigation – Environmental
Dennis J. Shaffer
Charles L. Simmons, Jr.
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Robert Sloan III
Trusts and Estates
Gregory M. Stone
Litigation – Patent
Steven E. Tiller
Trade Secrets Law
J. Daniel Vorsteg
Warren N. Weaver
Thomas Whiteford
Litigation – Real Estate
Maryland - Columbia
Thomas C. Barbuti
Robert F. Carney
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Sigrid C. Haines
Elder Law
Maryland - Rockville
Erek L. Barron
Appellate Practice
Nelson C. Cohen
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Brent C. Strickland
Maryland - Towson
Jennifer R. Busse
Land Use and Zoning Law
Edwin G. Fee, Jr.
John B. Gontrum
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
George S. Lawler
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Jennifer Ryan Lazenby
Delaware - Wilmington
Marc L. Abrams
Richard W. Riley*
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
Scott Hare*
Michael J. Roeschenthaler
Virginia – Falls Church
Bradford F. Englander
Christopher A. Jones
Ed O’Connell III
Community Association Law
Andrew J. Terrell
Litigation – Construction
Eric A. Vendt
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Virginia – Richmond
Elizabeth J. Atkinson
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Thomas A. Coulter
Government Relations Practice
Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis
Commercial Litigation - Employment
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Stephen M. Faraci, Sr.
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Grant S. Grayson
International Mergers & Acquisitions
Katja H. Hill
Vernon E. Inge, Jr.
Litigation - Municipal
John C. Selbach
D. Shane Smith*
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Virginia - Roanoke
Brandy M. Rapp
Washington, DC
Jefferson C. Glassie
Kenneth J. Ingram
Jennifer S. Jackman
Tiffany M. Releford*
About Best Lawyers: Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: With over 170 attorneys, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston provides a comprehensive range of sophisticated, cost-effective business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to global enterprises. Our growing Mid-Atlantic footprint includes sixteen offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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