Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and 46 Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2011
Baltimore - Forty-six lawyers from Whiteford, Taylor & Preston have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America® 2011. This is an increase of nine over last year and includes 11 lawyers who were named for the first time. (Their names are asterisked in the list below.)
Woodward/White reports that the firm itself is ranked in Maryland as follows:
- Top-Listed in Maryland with 41 attorneys.
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Alternative Dispute Resolution with 2 attorneys. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with 8 attorneys.
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Construction Law with 2 attorneys. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Employee Benefits Law with 3 attorneys. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Information Technology Law with 1 attorney. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Intellectual Property Law with 3 attorneys.
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Non-Profit/Charities Law with 2 attorneys. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Product Liability Litigation with 3 attorneys. *
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Technology Law with 3 attorneys.
- Top-Listed in Maryland in Venture Capital Law with 2 attorneys.
(*) Denotes tie with 1 or more firm(s).
Martin Fletcher, the firm's Managing Partner, commented, "Most of our offices and a broad range of our practices are represented in these rankings. To be recognized by a national rating group in so many areas and with so many lawyers speaks extraordinarily well of the firm's reputation and the high quality of service we try to deliver to our clients on a daily basis. We are very gratified to receive this recognition."
The individual lawyers named, and the area(s) of practice in which they were recognized are listed below. Of particular note, Robert Curran and Paul Nussbaum celebrate 10 years of being listed in this edition:
Baltimore, MD
- Thomas C. Barbuti (2009) -- Real Estate Law
- John F Carlton* -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Robert F. Carney (2010) -- Construction Law
- Mary Claire Chesshire (2007) -- Employee Benefits Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Jonathan E Claiborne* -- Commercial Litigation
- Robert B. Curran (2001) -- Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Tax Law
- Deborah H. Diehl (2008) -- Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law
- Gardner M. Duvall* -- Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Howard R. Feldman (2010) -- Information Technology Law
- Martin T. Fletcher (1999) -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Commercial Litigation
- Stephen F. Fruin* -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Harry S. Johnson (2006) -- Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
- Frank S. Jones, Jr. (2007) -- Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
- Alexander Koff* -- International Arbitration
- Edward U. Lee III* -- Real Estate Law
- Dana O. Lynch (2010) -- Technology Law
- Paul W. Madden (2010) -- Employee Benefits Law
- Richard J. Magid (2009) -- Commercial Litigation
- Rose M. Matricciani (2008) -- Health Care Law
- Albert Mezzanotte, Jr. (2005) -- Commercial Litigation
- Paul M. Nussbaum (2001) -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Kenneth Oestreicher (2010) -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Gary S. Posner* -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Herman B. Rosenthal (2005) -- Tax Law
- William Ryan, Jr. (2005) -- Commercial Litigation
- Joseph N. Schaller* -- Real Estate Law
- Robert Sloan III (2010) -- Trusts and Estates
- Gregory M. Stone (2009) -- Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
- Brent C. Strickland (2010) -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Steven E. Tiller (2006) -- Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
- Daniel J. Vorsteg* -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Warren N. Weaver (2008) -- Product Liability Litigation
- William B. Whiteford (1989) -- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury Litigation
- Robert M. Wright (2006) -- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law
- Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. (2009) -- Product Liability Litigation
Columbia, MD
- Jonathan Z. May (2007) -- Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law
Falls Church, VA
- Raymond J. Diaz (2003) -- Real Estate Law
- Bradford Englander* -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Christopher A. Jones (2010) -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Towson, MD
- G. Scott Barhight (2006) -- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Edwin G. Fee, Jr. (2008) -- Trusts and Estates
- John B. Gontrum (2010) -- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Dino C. La Fiandra (2010) -- Land Use & Zoning Law
- George S. Lawler (2009) -- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law
Washington, DC
- Kenneth J. Ingram (2007) -- Education Law
- Bruce Lehman* -- Intellectual Property Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
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