Blank Rome is pleased to announce that 117 firm attorneys have been selected by Best Lawyers in America® 2022 in the annual categories of “Lawyers of the Year,” “Ones to Watch,” and “Best Lawyers,” in 44 practice areas across 11 regions.
Each year, Best Lawyers asks lawyers across the nation to evaluate their peers based on legal skill, professionalism, and integrity. From the results of those extensive surveys, the publication chooses the top attorneys in the most high-profile practices. To view the complete methodology used by Best Lawyers to compile the 2022 rankings, please click here.
2022 “Lawyers of the Year”
Best Lawyers “Lawyers of the Year” recognizes attorneys who received the highest overall peer feedback for their practice area and geographic region. Only a single attorney in each designated practice and metropolitan area can earn this honor. The following Blank Rome attorneys received this honor.
Houston
- Jonathan M. Harris is recognized in Patent Law
Philadelphia
- Joel Charles Shapiro is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
2022 “Ones to Watch”
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” honors “extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.” The following Blank Rome attorneys have been honored in this category.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Maria K. Vigilante is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Houston, TX
- Stephanie E. Holden is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Emery Gullickson Richards is recognized in Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
Los Angeles, CA
- Natalie Alameddine is recognized in Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Steven E. Economou is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Saam Takaloo is recognized in Real Estate Law
New York, NY
- Noe S. Hamra is recognized in Insurance Law
- Mitesh Patel is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Anita Rooz is recognized in Family Law
- Nicholas R. Tambone is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Philadelphia, PA
- Asima J. Ahmad is recognized in Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Gregory S. Bergman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Mallory M. Briggs is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ann E. Querns is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- John P. Wixted is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Stephen C. Zumbrun is recognized in Environmental Law
Pittsburgh, PA
- Shawna J. Henry is recognized in Litigation - Construction
Tampa, FL
- Paul Messina Jr. is recognized in Litigation - Real Estate
Washington, D.C.
- Ross E. Coe is recognized in Real Estate Law
2022 “Best Lawyers”
The annual “Best Lawyers” category recognizes leading attorneys, by region and practice area, for their talent in the legal industry. The following Blank Rome attorneys have been honored in this category.
Chicago, IL
- Seth D. Lamden is recognized in Insurance Law
Cincinnati, OH
- Michael L. Cioffi is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Houston, TX
- Barry Abrams is recognized in Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Municipal, and Litigation - Securities
- Michael K. Bell is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Susan L. Bickley is recognized in Litigation - Municipal
- Jonathan M. Harris is recognized in Patent Law
- Jeremy A. Herschaft is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Keith B. Letourneau is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Theodore D. Meyer is recognized in Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- 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
- William Finestone is recognized in Nonprofit / Charities Law and Trusts and Estates
- Robert L. Kahan is recognized in Corporate Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Stacy D. Phillips is recognized in Family Law
- Jeffrey R. Richter is recognized in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel Rylaarsdam is recognized in Insurance Law
New York, NY
- William J. Anthony is recognized in Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Thomas H. Belknap, Jr. is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Jerry D. Bernstein is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Marilyn B. Chinitz is recognized in Family Law
- Alan R. Feigenbaum is recognized in Family Law
- Donald Frank is recognized in Family Law
- Norman S. Heller is recognized in Family Law
- Ira L. Herman is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Hollis L. Hyans is recognized in Tax Law
- John D. Kimball is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Martin Luskin is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Richard J. Miller, Jr. is recognized in Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- Dylan S. Mitchell is recognized in Family Law
- Robert J. Mittman is recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Michael H. Peskowitz is recognized in Real Estate Law
- 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
- Stephen T. Whelan is recognized in Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Lauren B. Wilgus is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Philadelphia, PA
- Lawrence J. Beaser is recognized in Health Care Law
- Thomas E. Biron is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Daniel R. Blickman is recognized in Tax Law
- Mark Blondman is recognized in Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management
- Lawrence S. Chane is recognized in Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan A. Clark is recognized in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Steven Dubow is recognized in Corporate Law
- Bruce A. Eisenberg is recognized in Real Estate Law
- Lawrence F. Flick II is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and Equipment Finance Law
- Harvey I. Forman is recognized in Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Equipment Finance Law
- Barry H. Genkin is recognized in Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation
- Anthony B. Haller is recognized in Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Margaret Anne Hill is recognized in Litigation - Environmental
- Alan J. Hoffman is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Regina Stango Kelbon is recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Henry M. Kuller is recognized in Corporate Law
- Mark M. Lee is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Bruce R. Lesser is recognized in Banking and Finance Law
- Frederick D. Lipman is recognized in Corporate Law
- Joseph G. Poluka is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark I. Rabinowitz is recognized in Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law and Litigation - Banking and Finance
- William H. Roberts is recognized in Antitrust Law
- Andrew J. Rudolph is recognized in Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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
- James T. Smith is recognized in Commercial Litigation
- Jason A. Snyderman is recognized in Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent
- Benjamin G. Stonelake is recognized in Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental
- Alan L. Zeiger is recognized in Corporate Law
Pittsburgh, PA
- James J. Barnes is recognized in Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joseph T. Moran is recognized in Commercial Litigation
Princeton, NJ
- Kevin J. Bruno is recognized in Insurance Law and Litigation - Environmental
- Nicholas C. Harbist is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Washington, D.C.
- George D. Billinson is recognized in Energy Law
- 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
- John A. Gibbons is recognized in Insurance Law
- Jeanne M. Grasso is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Deborah E. Greenspan is recognized in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Jon D. Grossman is recognized in Patent Law
- 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
- Howard S. Jatlow is recognized in Banking and Finance Law and 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
- Frederick M. Lowther is recognized in Energy Law
- Helen K. Michael is recognized in 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
- Michael I. Sanders is recognized in Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law
- Henry F. Schuelke III is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Brett A. Snyder is recognized in Energy Law
- Scott E. Thomas is recognized in Government Relations Practice
- Jonathan K. Waldron is recognized in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Lawrence H. Wechsler is recognized in Criminal Defense: White-Collar