Blank Rome is pleased to announce that 234 firm attorneys have been recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2026 in the annual categories of “Lawyers of the Year,” “Ones to Watch,” and “Best Lawyers,” in 60 practices areas across 14 regions. Our firm is honored to achieve significant growth in this year’s rankings, with 10 additional attorneys being recognized following our Best Lawyers 2025 rankings.
Each year, Best Lawyers conducts extensive peer-reviewed research into the legal skills, professionalism, and integrity of U.S. attorneys. From the results of those substantial surveys, the publication identifies the top attorneys in the most high-profile practices. To view the complete methodology used by Best Lawyers to compile the 2026 rankings, please click here.
2026 “Lawyers of the Year”
The “Lawyer of the Year” category identifies attorneys who received the best overall peer feedback for their practice area and geographical region. Only one attorney in each designated practice area and metropolitan area can earn this honor. The following eight Blank Rome attorneys received this honor.
Houston
- Keith B. Letourneau is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Russell T. Wong is recognized in Patent Law
Los Angeles
- Linda D. Kornfeld is recognized in Insurance Law
New York City
- Thomas H. Belknap, Jr., is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Philadelphia
- Mark I. Rabinowitz is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
Pittsburgh
- Ryan T. Purpura is recognized in Energy Law
Princeton
- Kevin J. Bruno is recognized in Litigation – Environmental
Washington, D.C.
- Mark R. Haskell is recognized in Natural Resources Law
2026 “Ones to Watch”
The “Ones to Watch” category honors “attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.” The following 57 Blank Rome attorneys have been recognized in this category.
Boston, MA
- Michael S. Andreasen is recognized in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Rodney A. Bedow, Jr. is recognized in Tax Law
- Michael A. Deiulis is recognized in Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Carmen F. Francella III is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Chicago, IL
- Susan J. Dewey is recognized in Health Care Law
- Scott M. Kaplan is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
- Rachael E. Mather is recognized in Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
- Amanda Noonan is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Dallas, TX
- Paisley Park is recognized in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Houston, TX
- Christopher W. Caudill is recognized in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Energy Law
- Nikki Kessling is recognized in Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Alix L. Udelson is recognized in Labor and Employment Law – Management
Irvine, CA
- Leslie A. Horwitz is recognized in Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Tianmei Ann Huang is recognized in Corporate Law
- Karen Shin is recognized in Corporate Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Cory R. Bernard is recognized in Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
- Erica R. Graves is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Jamie M. Kurtz is recognized in Family Law
- Anna K. Milunas is recognized in Insurance Law
- Christine Otero is recognized in Family Law
- Katie Pandolfini is recognized in Family Law
- Saam Takaloo is recognized in Commercial Litigation, Entertainment and Sports Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Jennifer Toghian is recognized in Family Law
- Alycia S. Tulloch is recognized in Entertainment and Sports Law
New York, NY
- D. Morgan Barry is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Rachel L. Cohn is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Gregory P. Cronin is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- David A. Gilbert is recognized in Tax Law
- Molly E. Henneberry is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Andrew M. Kaufman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Kim Li Khutorsky is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Alexa B. Lutchen is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Family Law
- Alexander D. Newman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Ofer Reger is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Juliana Suleymanov is recognized in Family Law
- Gregory Wong is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
Philadelphia, PA
- Samar Aryani-Sabet is recognized in Intellectual Property Law
- Gregory S. Bergman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Jonathan G. Blevins is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Joshua L. Broderson is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Ashley Catalano-Leckerman is recognized in Corporate Law
- Gabrielle M. Gesek is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Michael G. Greenfield is recognized in Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael Montalbano is recognized in Government Relations Practice
- Brian P. O’Neil is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Brandon S. Shemtob is recognized in Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Gabrielle Weiss is recognized in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Stephen C. Zumbrun is recognized in Environmental Law
- Jillian R. Zvolensky is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Naomi Zwillenberg is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Pittsburgh, PA
- Bryant Andrews is recognized in Litigation – Labor and Employment
Princeton, NJ
- Michael R. Darbee is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C.
- Alexander H. Berman is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
- Emily S. Childress is recognized in Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Stephanie M. Harden is recognized in Government Relations Practice
Wilmington, DE
- James Gorman III is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Gregory Ranzini is recognized in Commercial Litigation
2026 “Best Lawyers”
The annual “Best Lawyers” category recognizes leading attorneys by region and practice area for their acumen in the legal profession. The following 170 attorneys have been honored in this category.
Chicago, IL
- Karin H. Berg is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Rikke A. Dierssen-Morice is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- William J. Dorsey is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Jason Frye is recognized in Insurance Law
- Seth D. Lamden is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Kenneth J. Ottaviano is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Rachael G. Pontikes is recognized in FDA Law
- Paige Barr Tinkham is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Eric Tower is recognized in Healthcare Law
Cincinnati, OH
- Michael L. Cioffi is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Dallas, TX
- Mark W. Harris is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Jason S. Luter is recognized in Tax Law
- Michael B. Thimmig is recognized in Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Houston, TX
- Barry Abrams is recognized in Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, and Litigation – Securities
- John A. Adkins is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
- Michael K. Bell is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Susan L. Bickley is recognized in Litigation – Municipal
- Katherine Franco is recognized in Litigation – Intellectual Property and Patent Law
- Sarah H. Frazier is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- Keith B. Letourneau is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Domingo Manuel LLagostera is recognized in Litigation – Patent and Patent Law
- Theodore D. Meyer is recognized in Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Cassandra G. Mott is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- Daniel R. Peterson is recognized in Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Robert P. Scott is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Douglas J. Shoemaker is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Russell T. Wong is recognized in Litigation – Patent and Patent Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Mary Craig Calkins is recognized in Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Insurance
- Anthony R. Callobre is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- Jacqueline Combs is recognized in Family Law
- Dennis M.P. Ehling is recognized in Gaming Law
- Ali L. Fishbein is recognized in Family Law
- Travis K. Jang-Busby is recognized in Animal Law
- Robert L. Kahan is recognized in Corporate Law
- Howard M. Knee is recognized in Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Linda D. Kornfeld is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Mike Margolis is recognized in Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Pauline M. Martin is recognized in Family Law
- Stacy D. Phillips is recognized in Family Law
- Jeffrey R. Richter is recognized in Corporate Law
- Kristina Royce is recognized in Family Law
- Daniel Rylaarsdam is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Ashley Silberfeld is recognized in Family Law
- David A. Thomas is recognized in Insurance Law
New York, NY
- Ory Apelboim is recognized in Family Law
- Sonia K. Bain is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Thomas H. Belknap, Jr. is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- William R. Bennett III is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Jerry D. Bernstein is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Ryan J. Casson is recognized in Family Law
- Marilyn B. Chinitz is recognized in Family Law
- Beth Bernstein Connors is recognized in Construction Law
- Alan R. Feigenbaum is recognized in Family Law
- Craig B. Fields is recognized in Tax Law
- Donald Frank is recognized in Family Law
- Steven Goldfeder is recognized in Family Law
- Joseph T. Gulant is recognized in Tax Law
- Norman S. Heller is recognized in Family Law
- Ira L. Herman is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Sophie Jacobi-Parisi is recognized in Family Law
- John D. Kimball is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Lois Liberman is recognized in Family Law
- Martin Luskin is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Stephen P. McSweeney is recognized in Family Law
- Ernestine J. Mings is recognized in Family Law
- Dylan Mitchell is recognized in Family Law
- Morgan Mouchette is recognized in Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Eamon O’Kelly is recognized in Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust
- Sheila G. Riesel is recognized in Family Law
- Richard V. Singleton II is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Peter C. Valente is recognized in Trusts and Estates
- Brett S. Ward is recognized in Family Law
- Sean R. Weissbart is recognized in Trusts and Estates
- Stephen T. Whelan is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Banking and Finance Law, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Philadelphia, PA
- Kevin J. Baum is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Lawrence J. Beaser is recognized in Healthcare Law
- Samuel H. Becker is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Daniel R. Blickman is recognized in Tax Law
- Mark Blondman is recognized in Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
- Edward N. Cahn is recognized in Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, and Mediation
- Lawrence S. Chane is recognized in Trusts and Estates
- Matthew J. Comisky is recognized in Real Estate Law
- William R. Cruse is recognized in Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Steven Dubow is recognized in Corporate Law
- Lawrence F. Flick II is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- Michael G. Graziano is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Andrew J. Haas is recognized in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Anthony B. Haller is recognized in Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Terry H. Henry is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Margaret Anne Hill is recognized in Litigation – Environmental
- Alan J. Hoffman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Homyk is recognized in Copyright Law
- Stephanie Gantman Kaplan is recognized in Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Regina Stango Kelbon is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Peter F. Kelsen is recognized in Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Henry M. Kuller is recognized in Corporate Law
- Adam E. Laver is recognized in Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Bruce R. Lesser is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- John E. Lucian is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Charles S. Marion is recognized in Litigation – Intellectual Property and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Josef W. Mintz is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kathy E. Ochroch is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Grant S. Palmer is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Timothy D. Pecsenye is recognized in Copyright Law
- David M. Perry is recognized in Copyright Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Michelle Piscopo is recognized in Family Law
- Joseph G. Poluka is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark I. Rabinowitz is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Equipment Finance Law
- Louis M. Rappaport is recognized in Corporate Law
- Jason E. Reisman is recognized in Employment Law – Management
- Philip R. Rosenfeldt is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Michael B. Schaedle is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Stephen D. Schrier is recognized in Gaming Law
- Joel Charles Shapiro is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Steven A. Shoumer is recognized in Real Estate Law
- James T. Smith is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin G. Stonelake is recognized in Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Frank L. Tamulonis is recognized in Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Shlomo Troodler is recognized in Financial Services Regulation Law
- Mary T. Vidas is recognized in Family Law
- Gregory F. Vizza is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Rebecca D. Ward is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Alan L. Zeiger is recognized in Corporate Law
Pittsburgh, PA
- Roy W. Arnold is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Jayme L. Butcher is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Amy Joseph Coles is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
- Kevin M. Eddy is recognized in Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law
- Andrew K. Fletcher is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Timothy K. Lewis is recognized in Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, and Mediation
- Christina Manfredi McKinley is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Joseph T. Moran is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Ryan T. Purpura is recognized in Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
Princeton, NJ
- Kevin J. Bruno is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Nicholas C. Harbist is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jonathan M. Korn is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Tampa, FL
- Michelle Gervais is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C.
- Scott Arnold is recognized in Government Contracts
- Paul B. Bran is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kyle P. Brinkman is recognized in Insurance Law
- James S. Carter is recognized in Insurance Law
- Jason R. Eig is recognized in Real Estate Law
- John A. Gibbons is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Jeanne M. Grasso is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Deborah E. Greenspan is recognized in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mark R. Haskell is recognized in Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
- John E. Heintz is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Robert P. Jacobs is recognized in Insurance Law
- Emma C. Jones is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Lynn G. Kamarck is recognized in International Trade and Finance Law
- James D. Kelly is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Justin F. Lavella is recognized in Insurance Law
- William E. Lawler III is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Gregory F. Linsin is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law and Environmental Law
- Frederick M. Lowther is recognized in Energy Law
- Helen K. Michael is recognized in Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Insurance
- Daniel L. Morgan is recognized in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- James R. Murray is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- Linda A. Powell is recognized in Insurance Law
- Omid Safa is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- R. Anthony Salgado is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Michael I. Sanders is recognized in Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
- Jennifer Short is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Brett A. Snyder is recognized in Energy Law
- Matthew J. Thomas is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Scott E. Thomas is recognized in Government Relations Practice
- Jonathan K. Waldron is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Shawn M. Wright is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Wilmington, DE
- Stanley B. Tarr is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
