Honors & Awards

Forty-Six Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland; Five in Maryland Listed in “Top 100”

Date: December 20, 2011

Baltimore – Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 46 of its attorneys are listed among the 2012 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

The firm is particularly proud of the five who are listed in the Top 100 in Maryland – Edward Buxbaum, Edwin Fee, Paul Nussbaum, William Ryan, and Dwight Stone. Selection of the Top 100 lawyers in a jurisdiction is strictly based on the highest scores in the Super Lawyer judging process, and Whiteford is one of the two firms with the most names on the list.

  • Adam D. Baker -- Real Estate (Rising Star)
  • Thomas C. Barbuti -- Real Estate, Environmental, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Todd M. Brooks -- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (Rising Star)
  • Edward M. Buxbaum -- Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage
  • Aaron L. Casagrande -- Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation (Rising Star)
  • Mary Claire Chesshire -- Employee Benefits/ERISA, Non-Profit
  • Adam Cizek -- Construction/Surety, Construction Litigation (Rising Star)
  • Jonathan E. Claiborne -- Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Insurance Coverage
  • Robert B. Curran -- Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Closely Held Business
  • Emily A. Daneker -- Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation Defense (Rising Star)
  • Deborah H. Diehl -- Bonds/Government Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business/Corporate
  • Gardner M. Duvall -- Business Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense, Insurance Coverage
  • Edwin G. Fee, Jr. -- Estate Planning & Probate
  • Howard R. Feldman -- Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Martin T. Fletcher -- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate
  • Peter D. Guattery -- Employment & Labor, Immigration, International
  • John A. Hayden, III -- Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Estate Planning & Probate
  • Christopher C. Jeffries -- Civil Litigation Defense, Business Litigation (Rising Star)
  • Harry S. Johnson -- Personal Injury Defense: Products, Class Action/Mass Torts, Civil Litigation Defense
  • Frank S. Jones, Jr. -- Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property
  • Anna S. Kelly -- Civil Litigation Defense (Rising Star)
  • Emily K. Lashley -- General Litigation, Business/Corporate (Rising Star)
  • George S. Lawler -- Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Paul W. Madden -- Employee Benefits/ERISA
  • Richard J. Magid -- Business Litigation, Securities Litigation
  • Roseanne M. Matricciani -- Health Care, Business/Corporate
  • Jonathan Z. May -- Non-Profit, Tax, Business/Corporate
  • Kevin C. McCormick -- Employment & Labor
  • L. Content McLaughlin -- Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate, Tax (Rising Star)
  • Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. -- Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Schools & Education
  • Erin O. Millar -- Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation (Rising Star)
  • Joseph L. Morales -- Intellectual Property (Rising Star)
  • S. Keith Moulsdale -- Intellectual Property, Information Technology/Outsourcing
  • Paul M. Nussbaum -- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation
  • Kenneth Oestreicher -- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation
  • Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. -- Business Litigation (Rising Star)
  • Herman B. Rosenthal -- Tax, Health Care, Bonds/Government Finance
  • William F. Ryan, Jr. -- Business Litigation, Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Gregory M. Stone -- Intellectual Property
  • Dwight W. Stone, II -- Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Insurance Coverage
  • Brent C. Strickland -- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation
  • Ilana Subar -- Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Insurance Coverage (Rising Star)
  • Steven E. Tiller -- Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Litigation
  • Warren N. Weaver -- Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Products
  • Robert M. Wright -- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction/Surety
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. -- Business Litigation, Health Care, Criminal Defense: White Collar
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