Honors & Awards

Forty Whiteford Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland and Kentucky for 2018

Date: December 13, 2017

Baltimore -- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is pleased to announce that 40 of its attorneys are listed among the 2018 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Maryland and Kentucky joining the 18 who were listed earlier this year in Delaware, D.C., Pennsylvania and Virginia.  The complete list of those named and their areas of practice follows:

In Maryland:

  • Adam D. Baker - Real Estate - Rising Stars
  • Thomas C. Barbuti - Real Estate, Environmental, Alternative Dispute Resolution - Super Lawyers
  • Erek L. Barron - General Litigation, Appellate, Criminal Defense: White Collar – Super Lawyers
  • Todd M. Brooks – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation, Appellate - Rising Stars
  • Edward M. Buxbaum - Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers 
  • Robert F. Carney - Construction Litigation: Business, Construction, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Community Associations - Super Lawyers
  • Aaron L. Casagrande – Bankruptcy: Business, Professional Liability; Plaintiff, Business Litigation, Professional Malpractice - Rising Stars
  • Mary Claire Chesshire – Employee Benefits, Nonprofit Organizations - Super Lawyers
  • Robert B. Curran - Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Closely Held Business - Super Lawyers
  • Gardner M. Duvall - Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense, Insurance Coverage - Super Lawyers
  • Edwin G. Fee, Jr. - Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administrations, Trusts, Wills - Super Lawyers
  • Howard R. Feldman - Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, E-Discovery - Super Lawyers
  • Martin T. Fletcher - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate - Super Lawyers
  • Peter D. Guattery - Employment & Labor, Immigration, International - Super Lawyers
  • Sigrid C. Haines – Healthcare – Super Lawyers
  • Kevin G. Hroblak – Business Litigation, Professional Liability: Plaintiff, Bankruptcy: Business - Super Lawyers
  • Harry S. Johnson – Personal Injury Products: Defense, Class Action/Mass Torts, Civil Litigation: Defense - Super Lawyers
  • Frank S. Jones Jr. - Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property - Super Lawyers
  • George S. Lawler - Business/Corporate, Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions - Super Lawyers
  • Jennifer Ryan Lazenby - Business Litigation, Real Estate: Business, Employment & Labor - Super Lawyers
  • Richard J. Magid - Business Litigation, Securities Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Roseanne M. Matricciani - Health Care, 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
  • Razvan E. Miutescu – Technology Transactions, Intellectual Property – Rising Stars
  • Roberto M. Montesinos – Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Business - Rising Stars
  • Paul M. Nussbaum - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Gary S. Posner - Business Litigation, Bankruptcy: Business - Super Lawyers
  • Herman B. Rosenthal – Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Health Care, Government Finance, Non-Profit, Tax: Business - 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
  • Gregory M. Stone – Intellectual Property – Super Lawyers
  • Brent C. Strickland – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Steven E. Tiller - Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, Business Litigation - Super Lawyers
  • Warren N. Weaver - Business Litigation, Personal Injury - Products - Super Lawyers
  • Veronica K. Yu – Civil Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury – Products – Rising Stars
  • Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. - Business Litigation, Health Care, Criminal Defense: White Collar - Super Lawyers


In Kentucky:

  • Masten Childers III – Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Business Litigation - Rising Stars


In Delaware:

  • L. Katherine Good – Bankruptcy: Business – Rising Stars
  • Daniel A. Griffith – Civil Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, General Litigation – Super Lawyers
  • Christopher M. Samis – Bankruptcy: Business – Rising Stars
  • Chad J. Toms – Business Litigation – Super Lawyers


In Pennsylvania:

  • Michael J. Roeschenthaler – Bankruptcy Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law – Super Lawyers


In Both D.C. and Virginia:

  • Bradford F. Englander – Bankruptcy: Business – Super Lawyers                      
  • David W. Gaffey – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate – Rising Stars                             
  • Christopher A. Jones – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation – Super Lawyers                     
  • Andrew J. Terrell – Business Litigation, Real Estate – Super Lawyers                                               


In D.C.:

  • Erek L. Barron – General Litigation, Appellate, Criminal Defense: White Collar – Super Lawyers                               
  • C. Allen Foster – Construction  Litigation: Business, General Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense – Super Lawyers                                                              
  • Jennifer S. Jackman – Employment Litigation: Defense, Real Estate: Consumer, Civil Litigation: Defense – Super Lawyers 
  • David R. Kuney – Creditor Debtor Rights: Business – Super Lawyers                                              
  • Roberto M. Montesinos – Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Business – Rising Stars                     
  • Tiffany M. Releford – Employment & Labor, Real Estate: Consumer, Civil Litigation: Defense – Rising Stars           
  • Brent C. Strickland – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation – Super Lawyers


In Virginia:

  • Michael E. Hastings – Bankruptcy: Business, Business Litigation – Super Lawyers                       
  • Brandy M. Rapp – Bankruptcy: Business, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business – Rising Stars

About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: The over 160 attorneys at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston are dedicated to offering a comprehensive range of business law and litigation service to regional, national and international clients. We deliver sophisticated, cost-effective legal services to innovative start-ups, middle market companies and global enterprises from our 13 offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia.