Honors & Awards

16 Whiteford Lawyers Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

Date: October 12, 2021
Benchmark Litigation, the widely respected guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers has announced that sixteen Whiteford attorneys have been named 2022 “Litigation Stars,” “Future Stars,” “Labor and Employment Stars,” and “40 & Under Hotlist” in DC, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

“Litigation Stars”
 
Edward Buxbaum. Commercial and professional liability             
 
Maryland
Kevin Hroblak. Bankruptcy, commercial and professional liability                 
 
Maryland
Harry Johnson. Environmental, product liability and recall, commercial
 
Maryland
Vern Inge. Construction
 
Virginia
Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. Insurance, appellate, product liability and recall, commercial
 
Maryland
Paul Nussbaum. Bankruptcy and professional liability
 
Maryland
William Ryan, Jr. Insurance, intellectual property, securities, appellate, commercial, professional liability
 
Maryland
Steven Tiller. Intellectual Property                   
 
Maryland
                            
“Future Stars”
 
Todd Brooks    Maryland
 
Aaron Casagrande       
 
Maryland
Dan Griffith Delaware
 
“Labor and Employment Stars”         
                                                          
Steven Bers      Maryland
 
Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis
 
Virginia
Jennifer Jackman District of Columbia
Tiffany Releford District of Columbia
 
“40 & Under Hotlist”      
                                                     
Aaron Casagrande       
 
Maryland
David Stevens
 
Maryland
 
                                                                                                                                             
About Benchmark: Benchmark Litigation focuses exclusively on the U.S. litigation market and conducts extensive interviews each year to identify leading lawyers in each state and nationally. The “highly recommended” listings identify the firms deemed “dominant” in the state, based on the interviews with clients and peers. The Benchmark resources are published by Legal Media Group/Euromoney PLC, which is one of the top financial and legal presses in Europe and Asia.
 
About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: Over the course of nine decades, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston has earned a reputation as one of the leading trial law firms in the Mid-Atlantic, with a distinguished record of success pursuing and defending high stakes litigation.  With over 175 attorneys – more than 90 of whom are litigators – the firm serves clients locally, regionally and nationally.  Its growing footprint includes seventeen offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.