77 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2025
Date: August 15, 2024
Two lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their areas of practice. They are:
- Bradford F. Englander – Washington, DC 2025 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Edwin G. Fee, Jr – Baltimore, MD 2025 Trusts and Estates
Three lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their areas of practice. They are:
- Jessica M. Gorsky – Columbia, MD 2021 through 2025 Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Patrick D. Houston – Richmond, VA 2022 through 2025 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Entertainment and Sports Law
- Jacob H. Ziff – Baltimore, MD 2024 through 2025 Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
The individual lawyers listed in Best Lawyers® and their areas of recognition are below (*newly recognized in 2025):
Delaware - Wilmington
| Marc R. Abrams | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Richard A. Barkasy | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Daniel A. Griffith | Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Richard W. Riley | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation – Bankruptcy |
Kentucky – Lexington
| Masten Childers III* | Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants |
Maryland - Baltimore
| Steven E. Bers | Labor Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Todd M. Brooks | Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Mary Claire Chesshire | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Robert B. Curran | Corporate Law Tax Law |
| David Daneman* | Commercial Litigation |
| Peter J. Davis | CleanTech Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Patent Law |
| Gardner M. Duvall | Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
| Martin T. Fletcher | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Stephen F. Fruin | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Peter D. Guattery | Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Jordan M. Halle* | Tax Law |
| Harry S. Johnson | Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |
| Frank S. Jones, Jr. | Copyright Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Trademark Law Venture Capital Law |
| Edward U. Lee III | Real Estate Law |
| Paul W. Madden | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Richard J. Magid | Commercial Litigation |
| Rose M. Matricciani | Health Care Law |
| Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Education Law Insurance Law Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants |
| Kimberly J. Min | Corporate Law Real Estate Law |
| Razvan E. Miutescu | Privacy and Data Security |
| S. Keith Moulsdale | Litigation – Intellectual Property Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law |
| Paul M. Nussbaum | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Herman B. Rosenthal | Corporate Law Health Care Law Public Finance Law Tax Law |
| William F. Ryan, Jr. | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Environmental Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Charles L. Simmons, Jr. | Admiralty and Maritime Law Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs |
| Gregory M. Stone | Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Technology Law Trademark Law |
| Steven E. Tiller | Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Patent Law Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law Trade Secrets Law |
| J. Daniel Vorsteg | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Warren N. Weaver | Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Thomas J. Whiteford | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Real Estate |
| M. Trent Zivkovich | Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental |
Maryland - Columbia
| Thomas C. Barbuti | Real Estate Law |
| Robert F. Carney | Construction Law Litigation – Construction Litigation – Real Estate Real Estate |
| Adam Cizek | Construction Law Litigation - Construction |
| Sigrid C. Haines | Elder Law Health Care Law |
| Joseph J. Mezzanotte* | Real Estate Law |
| Roberto M. Montesinos* | Community Association Law Litigation – Real Estate |
| Brent C. Strickland | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Raymond Via* | Community Association Law Real Estate Law |
Maryland - Towson
| Edwin G. Fee, Jr. | Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
| John B. Gontrum | Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation – Land Use and Zoning Real Estate Law |
| George S. Lawler | Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Venture Capital Law |
New York – New York
| Lisa M. Brauner | Employment Law – Management |
| Kenneth Puhala* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Virginia – Falls Church
| Barry E. Bretschneider | Litigation – Patent Patent Law |
| Marla J. Diaz | Community Association Law Litigation – Trusts and Estates |
| Bradford F. Englander | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| David W. Gaffey | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Christopher A. Jones | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Edward J. O’Connell III | Community Association Law Real Estate Law |
| Andrew J. Terrell | Litigation – Construction Litigation – Real Estate |
| Eric A. Vendt | Corporate Law Merges and Acquisitions |
Virginia – Richmond
| Ross C. Allen* | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Michael H. Brady* | Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation |
| Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Davis | Commercial Litigation Employment Law – Management Labor Law - Management Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Stephen M. Faraci, Sr. | Commercial Litigation Construction Law Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation - Construction |
| Eric H. Feiler | Commercial Litigation |
| Katja H. Hill | Real Estate Law |
| Dwight F. Hopewell | International Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Vernon E. Inge, Jr. | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation Corporate Law Litigation – Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Construction and Municipal Real Estate Law |
| Kurt R. Magette | Corporate Law Real Estate Law |
| Dale G. Mullen | Environmental Law Litigation – Environmental Real Estate Law |
| John C. Selbach | Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law |
| D. Shane Smith | Corporate Law International Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation – Trusts and Estates Mergers and Acquisitions Law Tax Law Trusts and Estates |
Virginia - Roanoke
| Brandy M. Rapp | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Corporate Law Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Virginia – Virginia Beach
| Robert W. Best | Commercial Litigation |
Washington, DC
| Jefferson C. Glassie | Nonprofit/Charities Law |
| Kenneth J. Ingram | Education Law |
| Jeffrey C. Seaman* | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
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