Honors & Awards

A Record 87 Whiteford Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2024, Ten Selected as “Ones to Watch”

Date: August 17, 2023
87 lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 (copyright 2023 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.). New practice areas of recognition include CleanTech Law and Entertainment and Sports Law. The lawyers selected are based in the firm’s Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington offices. Client comments are posted on the Best Lawyers website, at bestlawfirms.com.
 
Five lawyers were selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for their particular areas of practice.  They are:
 
  • Peter J. Davis – Baltimore, MD 2024 Patent Law
  • Sigrid C. Haines – Columbia, MD 2024 Heath Care Law
  • S. Keith Moulsdale – Baltimore, MD 2024 Technology Law
  • Gregory M. Stone – Baltimore, MD 2024 Trademark Law
  • Thomas J. Whiteford – Baltimore, MD 2024 Litigation – Real Estate
 
Ten lawyers were selected as “Ones to Watch” for their particular areas of practice. They are (*newly recognized in 2024):
 
  • Jessica M. Gorsky – Columbia, MD 2021 through 2024 Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Jordan M. Halle – Baltimore, MD 2021 through 2024 Tax Law
  • Patrick D. Houston – Richmond, VA 2022 through 2024 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Entertainment and Sports Law
  • James R. Jeffcoat – Baltimore, MD 2023 through 2024 Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Kelly E. McCauley – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 through 2024 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Energy Law
  • Aaron A. Nichols* - Baltimore, MD 2024 Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Ryan J. Stoker – Baltimore, MD 2022 through 2024 Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
  • Shane D. Valenzi – Pittsburgh, PA 2021 through 2024 Commercial Litigation
  • Kaitlin R. Zarro* - Baltimore, MD 2024 Corporate Law
  • Jacob H. Ziff* - Baltimore, MD 2024 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 2024):
Maryland - Baltimore
Steven E. Bers* Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Todd M. Brooks* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David L. Cahn Corporate Law
Franchise Law
Mary Claire Chesshire Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Non-profit/Charities Law
Adam Cizek* Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Robert B. Curran Corporate Law
Tax Law
Peter J. Davis CleanTech Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Patent Law
Gardner M. Duvall Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Howard R. Feldman Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
Information Technology Law
Martin T. Fletcher Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Stephen F. Fruin Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and
Reorganization Law
Alexander M. Giles Admiralty and Maritime
Peter D. Guattery Employment Law - Management
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 Law
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 Tax Law
William F. Ryan, Jr. Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Dennis J. Shaffer Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Charles L. Simmons, Jr. Admiralty and Maritime Law
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
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 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
Sigrid C. Haines Elder Law
Health Care Law
 
Maryland - Rockville
Brent C. Strickland Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
 
Maryland - Towson
Edwin G. Fee, Jr. Trusts and Estates
John B. Gontrum Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
George S. Lawler Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Venture Capital Law
 
Delaware - Wilmington
Marc Abrams 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
 
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
Scott Hare Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Gerard J. Hickel Corporate Law
Mark A. Lindsay* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Kenneth J. Lund* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Ray F. Middleman Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Michael J. Roeschenthaler Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Daniel R. Schimizzi* Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 
Virginia – Falls Church
Barry E. Bretschneider Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Marla J. Diaz* 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
Michael C. Gartner* Community Association Law
Christopher A. Jones Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Edward J. O’Connell III Community Association Law
Andrew J. Terrell Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Real Estate
Eric A. Vendt Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 
Virginia – Richmond
Elizabeth J. Atkinson Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
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* Mergers and Acquisitions
Vernon E. Inge, Jr. Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation - Municipal
Robert R. Kaplan, Jr. Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Kurt R. Magette Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Dale G. Mullen Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
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
 
Virginia - Roanoke
Brandy M. Rapp Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
 
Virginia – Virginia Beach
Robert W. Best Commercial Litigation
 
Washington, DC
Jefferson C. Glassie Nonprofit/Charities Law
Kenneth J. Ingram Education Law
Tiffany M. Releford Community Association Law
Litigation – Labor and Employment
 
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