Honors & Awards

Fifty-Four Whiteford Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland

Date: February 11, 2014

Baltimore -- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 54 of its Maryland-based attorneys are listed among the 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

The firm is particularly proud of the young lawyers who are recognized as “Rising Stars” and the three partners who received special recognition -- Edward Buxbaum and Dwight Stone in the Top 100, and Mary Claire Chesshire in the Top 50 Women. The complete list of those named and their areas of practice follows:

  • Adam D. Baker - Real Estate - Rising Stars
  • Thomas C. Barbuti - Real Estate, Environmental, Alternative Dispute Resolution - Super Lawyers
  • G. Scott Barhight - Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate - Super Lawyers
  • Erek L. Barron - General Litigation, Appellate, Criminal Defense: White Collar - Rising Stars
  • Todd M. Brooks - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights - Rising Stars
  • Jennifer R. Busse - Land Use/Zoning, Real Estate - Rising Stars
  • Edward M. Buxbaum - Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers - TOP 100
  • Robert F. Carney - Construction Litigation, Construction/Surety - Super Lawyers
  • Aaron L. Casagrande - Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Corporate Governance & Compliance - Rising Stars
  • Mary Claire Chesshire - Employee Benefits/ERISA, Non-Profit - Super Lawyers - TOP 50 WOMEN
  • Jonathan E. Claiborne - Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers
  • Robert B. Curran - Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Closely Held Business - Super Lawyers
  • Emily A. Daneker - Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation Defense - Rising Stars (became a judge in January 2014)
  • David Daneman - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business/Corporate, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General - Super Lawyers
  • Deborah H. Diehl - Bonds/Government Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • Gardner M. Duvall - Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers
  • Edwin G. Fee, Jr. - Estate Planning & Probate - Super Lawyers
  • Howard R. Feldman - Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Information Technology/Outsourcing - Super Lawyers
  • Martin T. Fletcher - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • James P. Gillece, Jr. - Employment & Labor, Civil Litigation Defense, Criminal Defense - Super Lawyers
  • Peter D. Guattery - Employment & Labor, Immigration, International - Super Lawyers
  • John A. Hayden, III - Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Estate Planning & Probate - Super Lawyers
  • Kevin G. Hroblak - Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Corporate Governance & Compliance - Super Lawyers
  • Christopher C. Jeffries - Civil Litigation Defense, Business Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Harry S. Johnson - Personal Injury Defense: Products, Class Action/Mass Torts, Civil Litigation Defense - Super Lawyers
  • Anna S. Kelly - Civil Litigation Defense - Rising Stars
  • Alexander W. Koff - International - Super Lawyers
  • Emily K. Lashley - General Litigation, Business/Corporate - Rising Stars
  • George S. Lawler - Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions - Super Lawyers
  • Jennifer Ryan Lazenby - Business Litigation, Real Estate, Employment & Labor - Super Lawyers
  • Alan C. Lazerow - Bankruptcy, Business Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Jerald B. Lurie - Business/Corporate, Real Estate, Health Care - Super Lawyers
  • Paul W. Madden - Employee Benefits/ERISA - Super Lawyers
  • Richard J. Magid - Business Litigation, Securities Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Sarah Marquardt - Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, General Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Roseanne M. Matricciani - Health Care, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • Jonathan Z. May - Non-Profit, Tax, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • Kevin C. McCormick - Employment & Labor - Super Lawyers
  • Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. - Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Schools & Education - Super Lawyers
  • Joseph J. Mezzanotte - Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • Erin O. Millar - Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Joseph L. Morales - Intellectual Property - Rising Stars
  • S. Keith Moulsdale - Intellectual Property, Information Technology/Outsourcing - Super Lawyers
  • Paul M. Nussbaum - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Kenneth Oestreicher - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Gary S. Posner - Business Litigation, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights - Super Lawyers
  • Merrilyn E. Ratliff - Business Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. - Business Litigation - Rising Stars
  • Herman B. Rosenthal - Tax, Health Care, Bonds/Government Finance - Super Lawyers
  • William F. Ryan, Jr. - Business Litigation, Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Intellectual Property Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Peter W. Sheehan, Jr. - Personal Injury - Products, Business Litigation - Rising Stars
  • David M. Stevens - Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense - Rising Stars
  • Dwight W. Stone, II - Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers - TOP 100
  • Brent C. Strickland - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Steven E. Tiller - Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Warren N. Weaver - Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Products - Super Lawyers
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. - Business Litigation, Health Care, Criminal Defense: White Collar - Super Lawyers

The 160 attorneys at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston are dedicated to helping our clients protect and grow their businesses through strategic legal counsel.  We serve our clients in the region, across the nation and around the globe from our base of ten offices in Maryland, Delaware, Michigan, Washington, DC, and Virginia.