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