Only the top 5.3 percent of all practicing lawyers in the nation are selected by their peers for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America® list.

This year, 123 Wilson Elser attorneys were so honored:

Birmingham, AL

  • David Hall – Partner
  • David A. Lee ‒ Of Counsel
  • William L. Waudby – Partner

Phoenix, AZ

  • Brian Cieniawski – Of Counsel 

Los Angeles, CA

  • E. Paul Dougherty Jr. – Partner
  • David S. Eisen – Senior Counsel
  • Diana M. Estrada – Partner
  • William Tolin Gay – Of Counsel
  • Linda Tai Hoshide – Partner
  • Gregory K. Lee – Partner
  • David M. Morrow – Partner
  • Michelle R. Press – Partner
  • David Simantob – Partner
  • Tae S. Um – Partner

San Diego, CA

  • Carole J. Buckner – Partner
  • Bruno W. Katz – Partner
  • Patrick J. Kearns – Partner
  • Michael P. McCloskey – Senior Counsel

San Francisco, CA

  • William M. Hake – Senior Counsel
  • John H. Podesta – Partner
  • Julie A. Torres – Partner
  • Yakov P. Wiegmann – Partner

Denver, CO

  • Emily L. P. Aguero – Partner
  • Jason D. Melichar – Partner
  • Ryan A. Williams – Partner
  • Jane E. Young – Partner 
  • Christopher D. Yvars – Partner

Stamford, CT

  • Stephen P. Brown ‒ Partner
  • Douglas M. Connors ‒ Partner
  • Eric W.F. Niederer ‒ Partner

Washington, D.C.

  • Robert W. Goodson – Senior Counsel
  • Catherine A. Hanrahan – Partner 

Miami, FL 

  • Alan Fiedel – Partner
  • Tanya I. Suarez – Partner
  • Gustavo A. Martinez Tristani – Partner

Orlando, FL

  • John Y. Benford – Partner
  • Alicia M. Caridi – Of Counsel
  • Jaime B. Eagan – Of Counsel
  • Nicholas D. Freeman – Partner
  • James M. Kloss – Partner 
  • Leia Leitner – Of Counsel
  • Sean M. McDonough – Partner 
  • Noelle K. Sheehan – Partner 

Tampa, FL

  • Michelle Sabin – Of Counsel 

Atlanta, GA

  • Vonnetta L. Benjamin – Of Counsel 
  • Allison M. Escott ‒ Of Counsel
  • Matthew Foree – Of Counsel 
  • Parks K. Stone – Partner

Chicago, IL 

  • Andrew J. Albright – Partner
  • Michael J. Duffy – Partner
  • Melissa A. Murphy-Petros – Of Counsel

Indianapolis, IN

  • Jarrod A. Malone – Partner

Louisville, KY

  • James M. Burd – Partner
  • Scott A. Davidson – Of Counsel 
  • Marcia L. Pearson – Partner 
  • Christopher M. Piekarski – Of Counsel 
  • Lynsie Gaddis Rust – Partner 

New Orleans, LA

  • Michael Harowski – Partner 
  • H. Jake Rodriguez – Partner

Boston, MA 

  • Christopher P. Flanagan – Partner
  • Christine A. Knipper – Partner
  • George C. Rockas – Partner

Baltimore, MD

  • Angela W. Russell – Partner 

Detroit, MI

  • William S. Cook – Partner
  • Kevin M. Mulvaney – Partner 

St. Louis, MO

  • Carolyn M. Husmann – Of Counsel 
  • Daniel E. Tranen – Partner 

Jackson, MS

  • John S. Graham – Of Counsel
  • William M. Vines – Of Counsel

Charlotte, NC

  • Gerald A. Stein II – Of Counsel 

Madison, NJ

  • Maxwell L. Billek – Partner
  • Anne M. Dalena – Of Counsel 
  • Andrew M. Epstein – Partner
  • Peter Espey ‒ Of Counsel
  • Roger R. Gottilla – Senior Counsel 
  • Joseph T. Hanlon – Partner
  • Barbara Hopkinson Kelly – Partner
  • Kurt W. Krauss – Partner
  • William D. Lipkind – Partner 
  • Carolyn F. O’Conner – Partner
  • Joanna Piorek – Partner
  • Thomas F. Quinn – Senior Counsel 
  • James B. Sharp – Of Counsel
  • Katherine E. Tammaro – Partner
  • Sheila Tarabour – Partner
  • Michael P. Turner – Senior Counsel 
  • Mark P. Vespole – Partner 

Las Vegas, NV

  • Karen L. Bashor – Partner
  • Michael Lowry – Partner 
  • Sheri Thome – Partner

Albany, NY

  • Peter A. Lauricella – Partner
  • Christopher Martin – Partner 

New York, NY

  • Jeffrey B. Araten – Partner
  • Eugene T. Boulé – Partner
  • Joseph L. Francoeur – Partner
  • Allison R. Graffeo – Partner
  • Robin N. Gregory – Senior Counsel 
  • Ellen Greiper – Partner 
  • Ashley V. Humphries – Partner 
  • Paul Karp – Partner 
  • Guy J. Levasseur – Partner
  • Frances Malfa – Partner 
  • Stuart A. Miller – Partner 
  • Richard Ng – Partner
  • Lois K. Ottombrino – Senior Counsel
  • Jay A. Potter – Partner 
  • Ricki E. Roer – Senior Counsel 
  • Dov G. Sternberg – Partner
  • Scott H. Stopnik – Partner

White Plains, NY 

  • Alan B. Friedberg – Senior Counsel 
  • Michael F. Grady – Partner
  • Jacqueline Hattar – Partner
  • Patricia Lacy – Partner
  • Philip Quaranta – Partner
  • Thomas W. Tobin – Senior Counsel 

Portland, OR

  • Michael T. Belisle – Partner 
  • Lloyd Bernstein – Partner 
  • Matthew C. Casey – Of Counsel
  • George S. Pitcher – Partner 
  • Peder A. Rigsby – Partner 

Philadelphia, PA 

  • Brian F. Breen – Partner 
  • John T. Donovan – Partner 
  • William F. McDevitt – Partner 
  • Kathleen D. Wilkinson – Senior Counsel 

Dallas, TX

  • Craig Brinker – Of Counsel 
  • J. Price Collins – Partner 
  • Ashley F. Gilmore ‒ Partner
  • Jennafer G. Groswith ‒ Partner
  • Stephani R. Johnson – Partner
  • Jarad L. Kent – Partner 
  • James S. Kiser – Of Counsel
  • Jennifer Martin – Partner
  • R. Douglas Noah, Jr. – Partner 
  • Kimberly A. Wilson – Partner 

Houston, TX 

  • Kent M. Adams – Senior Counsel
  • Christina C. Huston – Of Counsel
  • Lori D. Proctor – Partner 
  • John R. Sheppard – Partner 
  • Colin S. Sherrod – Of Counsel 
  • Ronald L. White – Of Counsel 

McLean, VA

  • Kathryn Anne Grace – Partner 
  • Matthew W. Lee – Partner
  • Peter M. Moore – Partner
  • Jason R. Waters – Partner 

Seattle, WA

  • Nicole Brodie Jackson – Partner
  • Erin P. Fraser – Partner
  • E. Penn Gheen – Of Counsel
  • Lorianne Conklin Hanson – Partner
  • Rachel Tallon Reynolds – Partner
  • Evelyn E. Winters – Partner

Milwaukee, WI

  • Sarah Fry Bruch – Of Counsel
  • William J. Katt – Senior Counsel 
  • John P. Loringer – Partner