The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 list recognizes BakerHostetler attorneys in a variety of practices, including 63 of our attorneys who earned a spot on the “Ones to Watch” list. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. In addition, three BakerHostetler attorneys were designated as “Lawyers of the Year.” Only one attorney in any practice field for a given metropolitan area can receive this distinction.
Following is the list of our 2027 “Lawyers of the Year,” “Best Lawyers” and “Ones to Watch.”
2027 Lawyers of the Year
Cleveland
- Suzanne K. Hanselman - Securities Regulation
- Adam R. Nazette - Commercial Finance Law
Orlando
- Patrick M. Muldowney - Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Costa Mesa, CA
- R. Scott Feldmann - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Mark J. Itri - Litigation – Intellectual Property
- George T. Mooradian - Tax Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Raymond O. Aghaian - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- David L. Aronoff - Commercial Litigation
- Shareef Farag - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- John Gilbertson - Health Care Law
- Matthew C. Kane - Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David J. Richardson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Eric E. Sagerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
San Francisco, CA
- Robb C. Adkins - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Robert A. Julian - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Denver, CO
- Mark S. Barron - Energy Law
- Paul G. Karlsgodt - Commercial Litigation
- L. Poe Leggette - Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
- Laurin D. Quiat - Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Timothy A. Worrall Ph.D. - Patent Law
Washington, DC
- Jonathan R. Barr - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Edward J. Beckwith - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Glenn S. Benson - Energy Law
- Mark W. DeLaquil - Environmental Law
- William F. Dougherty - Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Amy Ralph Mudge - Advertising Law
- Jeffrey H. Paravano - Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Paul M. Schmidt - Tax Law
- Randal M. Shaheen - Advertising Law
- Richard L. Slowinski - Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Michael S. Snarr – Trade and Finance Law
Orlando, FL
- Brian C. Blair – Construction Law
- Jason A. Brady – Corporate Law
- Alberto S. Bustamante III – Real Estate Law
- Joyce Ackerbaum Cox – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law
- Jeffrey E. Decker – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- James V. Etscorn – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- David L. Evans Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Elizabeth A. Green – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Andrew Layden - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Gregory D. Lee – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael R. Levin – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Patrick M. Muldowney – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jimmy D. Parrish – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- William L. Pence – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Joel E. Roberts – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; International Trade and Finance Law
- James W. Seegers – Employment Law – Management
- Kevin W. Shaughnessy - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Qui Tam Law
- Robert W. Thielhelm, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- Robert J. Webb B.C.S., RHP – Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael C. Wilde – Real Estate Law
- Ormend G. Yeilding – Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
Atlanta, GA
- Christopher M. Arena – Patent Law; Technology Law
- Josiah A. Bancroft – Real Estate Law
- Eric L. Barnum – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- S. Derek Bauer – Litigation - Health Care; Media Law
- Janine Anthony Bowen – Information Technology Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law
- Kevin D. Bradberry – Commercial Litigation
- Ian K. Byrnside – Media Law
- Lisa N. Collins – Information Technology Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Payal P. Cramer – Health Care Law
- Jason D'Cruz – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Douglas S. Eingurt – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian M. Harris – Employment Law – Management
- Joann Gallagher Jones – Real Estate Law
- Mark S. Lange – Tax Law
- Wendy W. Markham – Real Estate Law
- Brian F. McEvoy – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Health Care
- Charlene L. McGinty – Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tony Roehl – Insurance Law
- Christopher A. Wiech – Copyright Law; Trade Secrets Law
Chicago, IL
- Michael D. Gannon – Litigation – Patent
- Jennifer M. Kurcz – Patent Law
- Sarah La Voi – Advertising Law
- John S. Letchinger – Commercial Litigation
- David M. Serwer – Immigration Law
- Leif R. Sigmond, Jr. – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
New York, NY
- John J. Carney – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Tatiana Markel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Heather McDonald Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Keith R. Murphy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Irving H. Picard – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Lauren J. Resnick – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jorian L. Rose – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- David J. Sheehan – Litigation – Bankruptcy
- John Siegal – Commercial Litigation
- George A. Stamboulidis – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Amy J. Traub – Employment Law – Management
- Amy E. Vanderwal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Oren J. Warshavsky – Copyright Law
Cincinnati, OH
- Kevin P. Flynn – Patent Law
- W. Ashley Hess – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David A. Mancino – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
- M. Scott McIntyre – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- John M. Mueller – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Nicholas L. Simon – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Cleveland, OH
- Albert T. Adams – Corporate Law
- John J. Allotta – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Martin T. Booher – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Terry M. Brennan – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Phillip M. Callesen – Banking and Finance Law; Project Finance Law
- Alexander C. Campbell – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law
- Ann M. Caresani – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Todd A. Dawson – Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Christopher D. Fidler – Trusts and Estates
- Robert R. Galloway – Trusts and Estates
- Matthew D. Graban – Corporate Law
- Suzanne K. Hanselman – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Michelle M. Hervey – Tax Law
- Suzanne M. Jambe – Family Law
- Amy E. Kellogg – Real Estate Law
- Richard M. Knoth – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
- Todd H. Lebowitz – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- James A. Loeb – Family Law
- Thomas R. Lucchesi – Commercial Litigation
- Chad W. Makuch – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer A. Mills – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Meagan L. Moore – Environmental Law
- Christina J. Moser – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Brian M. Murray – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Adam R. Nazette – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law
- John D. Parker – Commercial Litigation
- David F. Proaño – Energy Law
- Carole S. Rendon – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lisa A. Roberts-Mamone – Trusts and Estates
- Hewitt B. Shaw – Tax Law
- Anna V. Short-Slightom – Corporate Governance Law
- Ronald A. Stepanovic – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Alexander J. Szilvas – Tax Law
- Matthew A. Tenerowicz – Banking and Finance Law
- Michael A. VanNiel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Jeffrey R. Vlasek – Employment Law – Management
- Daniel R. Warren – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Geoffrey D. Wills – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Joseph P. Yonadi, Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Columbus, OH
- M.J. Asensio III – Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Joseph C. Devine – Employment Law – Management
- Rodger L. Eckelberry – Commercial Litigation
- Daniel J. Guttman – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Seth J. Hanft – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mark Hatcher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Todd M. Kegler – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kevin W. Kirsch – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
- Albert G. Lin – Appellate Practice; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
- Susan N. Lubow – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Jessica Richards – Corporate Law
- Robert K. Rupp – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Amy M. Shepherd – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Jeffrey W. Stiltner – Real Estate Law
Philadelphia, PA
- Robert E. Bittner – Real Estate Law
- Felicity E. Groth – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
- Carl W. Hittinger – Commercial Litigation
- Stephanie A. Lodise Ph.D. – Patent Law
- Jonathan G. Lombardo – Patent Law
- Joseph Lucci – Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
- Rakesh H. Mehta Ph.D. – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Aaron B. Rabinowitz – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Jeffrey H. Rosedale Ph.D. – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Chad A. Rutkowski – Copyright Law
- Steven B. Samuels – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
Austin, TX
- Cynthia Bast – Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Victoria M. Delisle – Real Estate Law
Dallas, TX
- Elise Schuller Barajas – Health Care Law
- Joshua J. Bennett – Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice
- Craig C. Carpenter – Corporate Law
- C. Shawn Cleveland – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- Matt Hunsaker – Tax Law
- Courtney Barksdale Perez – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Lisa A. Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Robert A. Schroeder – Corporate Law
- Stefan P. Smith – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
- Jim Wiehl – Health Care Law
Houston, TX
- Gary M. Alletag – Real Estate Law
- Matthew W. Caligur – Commercial Litigation
- Gregory Dillard – Environmental Law
- Sashe D. Dimitroff - International Arbitration – Commercial
- Michael W. Mengis – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Pappert – Real Estate Law
- Lynn Sessions – Health Care Law
- Peter J. Stuhldreher – Employment Law – Management
- Mark D. Temple – Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- W. Ray Whitman – Commercial Litigation; Natural Resources Law
Seattle, WA
- Timothy D. Casey – Patent Law
- Sean C. Knowles – Litigation – Securities
- Jessica Mitchell – Real Estate Law
- Michael J. Swope – Litigation - Patent
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Los Angeles, CA
- Kamran B. Ahmadian – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Rolando Gonzalez – Intellectual Property Law
- Robyn W. Lin – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Kate McMorrow – Intellectual Property Law
- Jessica Sganga – Intellectual Property Law
San Francisco, CA
- Victoria L. Weatherford – Appellate Practice
Denver, CO
- Keeley Cronin – Commercial Litigation
- Hillary A. Hammond Cook – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Jacob D. Millis – Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Sean B. Solis – Commercial Litigation
Washington, DC
- James East – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation – Construction
- Nolan T. McKeever – Real Estate Law
- Tung A. Nguyen – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Richard B. Raile – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Lindsey Simmons – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Wilmington, DE
- Michael Neminski – Corporate Law
Orlando, FL
- Jacob Steffey – Corporate Law
- Benjamin R. Taylor – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Atlanta, GA
- R. Bisi Adeyemo – Technology Law
- Megan E. Canning – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Austin Cohen – Real Estate Law
- Hillary L. Freesmeier – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Kyle R. Gregory – Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Ryan Mayo – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jackie T. Menk – Health Care Law
- Rahil Rather – Real Estate Law
Chicago, IL
- Nicholas Carson – Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- Stefanie L. Ferrari – Health Care Law
- Mary Waller – Health Care Law
New York, NY
- Csilla Boga-Lofaro – Commercial Litigation
- Morgan Robertson – Intellectual Property Law
- Michelle Usitalo – Commercial Litigation
Cincinnati, OH
- Scott A. Skiles – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
Cleveland, OH
- Cory Barnes – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Emily Baxter – Commercial Litigation
- Anthony Calanni – Banking and Finance Law
- Claudia Cash – Corporate Law
- Nathaniel T. Goldfinger – Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Kyle P. Graham – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Alanna Guy – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Grace Hurley – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Hallie Israel – Commercial Litigation
- Cary Jones – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brittany Lockyer – Commercial Litigation
- Conlan Lynch – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Robert McEvoy – Real Estate Law
- Michelle R. Reese – Real Estate Law
- Ashley Saferight – Commercial Litigation
- Lauren T. Stuy – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Columbus, OH
- Apps M. Akpofure – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Kevin P. Zimmerman – Insurance Law
Philadelphia, PA
- Elana Weinblatt – Privacy and Data Security Law
Austin, TX
- Sam Hagerty – Real Estate Law
- Sean McCormick – Real Estate Law
Dallas, TX
- Nichol M. John – Commercial Litigation
- Karina Loya – Commercial Litigation
Houston, TX
- Bailey Bridges – Energy Law
- Reed F. Leigh – Corporate Law
- Daniella Martinez – Commercial Litigation
Seattle, WA
- Paul J. Bruene – Antitrust Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Nikki L. Sanford – Intellectual Property Law
- Eric Shreiner – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law
- Caryn Wang – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
