Clark Hill is pleased to announce the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with 14 individuals recognized with the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.
Lawyer of the Year
Charles R. Berry has been named Scottsdale, Arizona’s 2025 Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year.”
Daniel J. Bretz has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2025 Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.”
James E. Brophy has been named Phoenix, Arizona’s 2025 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Nicholas Centrella has been named Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s 2025 Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.”
Cynthia Day Grimes has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2025 Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Kevin S. Hendrick has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2025 Litigation – Construction and Mediation “Lawyer of the Year.”
Thomas M. Keranen has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2025 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Ronald A. King has been named Lansing, Michigan’s 2025 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year.”
Michael D. Moberly has been named Phoenix, Arizona’s 2025 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.”
Soña Ramirez has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2025 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year.”
Rachael Rubenstein has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2025 Litigation and Controversy – Tax “Lawyer of the Year.”
Ralph W. Selitto, Jr. has been named Scottsdale, Arizona’s 2025 Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
N. Tobias Smith has been named Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas’ 2025 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year.”
Kirk F. Sniff has been named Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas’ 2025 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
Best Lawyers in America
Atlanta, GA
- Mark E. Florak – Real Estate Law
- Christina L. Moore – Real Estate Law
- Steven Whitehead – Employment Law-Management
- Thomas K. Anson – Energy Regulatory Law
- Duane Brescia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- James T. Cameron – Real Estate Law
- William D. Darling – Health Care Law
- Spencer Stevens – Corporate Law
- Mark Freeman – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- David James – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Dana L. Abrahams – Corporate Law, Education Law, Real Estate Law
- John B. Alfs, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- Andrew A. Ayar – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
- William B. Dunn – Real Estate Law
- Thomas E.F. Fabbri – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Kevin A. Fanning – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- John L. Gierak – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Randi P. Glanz – Family Law
- Jennifer Green – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Edward C. Hammond – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Douglas R. Kelly – Commercial Litigation
- Peter B. Kupelian – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Thomas MacFarlane – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Paul S. Magy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law
- Jonathan Martone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Daniel H. Minkus – Corporate Law
- Ronald M. Stern – Real Estate Law
- Linda M. Watson – Commercial Litigation
- Anne-Marie V. Welch – Employment Law – Management
- Mason N. Floyd – Commercial Litigation
- Daniel T. Hartnett – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- MacKenzie A. Hyde – Trusts and Estates
- Ray J. Koenig III – Trusts and Estates
- Kevin H. Morse – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- James P. Murphy – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
- Leigh D. Roadman – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Nancy L. Schimmel – Banking and Finance Law
- Jason M. Schwent – Patent Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
- Donald Shindler – Real Estate Law
- Paul E. Starkman – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Luke D. Bailey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Diana J. Bearden – Real Estate Law
- Daniel L. Butcher – Tax Law
- Duncan L. Clore – Construction Law
- William D. Cramer – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Robert P. Franke – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Carol A. Glendenning – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian Hamilton – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Earsa R. Jackson – Franchise Law
- Annie J. Jacobs – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Michael Jung – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Michael Keeley – Construction Law, Insurance Law
- Barbara A. Kennedy – Real Estate Law
- David N. Kitner – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Patrick J. Larkin – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Jadd Masso – Appellate Practice
- Laura Reilly O’Hara – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
- Patrick Owens – Corporate Law, Health Care Law
- Richard D. Rafferty – Corporate Law
- Toni Scott Reed – Commercial Litigation
- Tobias Smith – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Kirk F. Sniff – Environmental Law
- Kyle C. Spurgeon – Tax Law
- Joseph A. Turano – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Michael A. Walsh – Health Care Law
- Christopher R. Ward – Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction
- Robert J. Witte – Commercial Litigation
- Anthony A. Agosta – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephon B. Bagne – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Jay M. Berger – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
- Jennifer A. Bielfield – Banking and Finance Law
- Daniel J. Bretz – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Jason R. Canvasser – Commercial Litigation
- Connie M. Cessante – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David M. Cessante – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Paul W. Coughenour – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Martin E. Crandall – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Thomas M. Dixon – Construction Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Daniel J. Dulworth – Commercial Litigation
- Maria Fracassa Dwyer – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Cynthia M. Filipovich – Appellate Practice
- Jeffrey M. Gallant – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Scott D. Garbo – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- David M. Hayes – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Kevin S. Hendrick – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
- John P. Hensien – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John J. Hern, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Edward J. Hood – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Thomas M. Keranen – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- William A. Moore – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Michael P. Nowlan – Immigration Law
- Daniel J. Scully – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Richard A. Sundquist – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Duane L. Tarnacki – Corporate Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Christopher M. Trebilcock – Employment Law – Management, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Timothy D. Wittlinger – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Audra Braden – Corporate Law
- Laura Calhoun – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Frank J. Catalano – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kimberly S. Moore – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Christy Pennington – Real Estate Law
- Steven Watten – Real Estate Law
- David W. Centner – Commercial Litigation
- Sean P. Fitzgerald – Commercial Litigation
- Marshall Grate – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Sandra S. Hamilton – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Ingrid A. Jensen – Real Estate Law
- Gregory Longworth – Comercial Litigation
- Kara Rozin – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Barbara A. Ruga – Education Law
- James R. Stadler – Employment Law – Management
- Steven F. Stapleton – Commercial Litigation
- Stephen D. Turner – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jack Carnegie – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Michael J. Cenatiempo – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Garney Griggs – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law
- Elizabeth B. Kamin – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- James M. Kimbell – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- William Mahley – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Michael S. Moehlman – Corporate Law
- Bijan R. Siahatgar – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John K. Spiller – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jana H. Woelfel – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ronald A. King – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Municipal
- Zachary C. Larsen – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Municipal
- Charles A. Lawler – Commercial Litigation
- Brian P. Lick – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Michael J. Pattwell – Litigation – Environmental
- Paola Armeni – Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Michael Cristalli – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark S. Dzarnoski – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Dominic P. Gentile – Cannabis Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, First Amendment Law
- John A. Hunt – Litigation – Real Estate
- Vincent Savarese III – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Nicholas Wieczorek – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bert E. Wuester, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- James C. Earle – Construction Law
- Mehrdad Farivar – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Gary Hamblet – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Steven L. Hoch – Litigation – Environmental
- Theodore D. Levin – Construction Law
- Allan N. Lowy – Real Estate Law
- Richard H. Nakamura – Appellate Practice
- Rafael G. Nendel-Flores – Employment Law – Management
- Pamela Palmer – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Creighton Sebra – Construction Law
- Nicholas Centrella – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Lorie Dakessian – Civil Rights Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Joseph M. Donley – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Lisa Carney Eldridge – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert N. Feltoon – Insurance Law
- John A. Guernsey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Patricia M. Hamill – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Kevin Dooley Kent – Commercial Litigation
- Howard M. Klein – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- David J. Larsson – Real Estate Law
- William C. Price – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Joseph C. Rudolf – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Paul Scheuritzel – Commercial Litigation
- Mark Schoeller – Commercial Litigation
- Robert W. Tomilson – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- James E. Brophy: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John J. Fries – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Clarke H. Greger – Commercial Litigation
- John C. Lemaster – Commercial Litigation
- Michael D. Moberly – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Nathan R. Niemuth – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Sheryl A. Sweeney – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
- James L. Ugalde – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law
- William F. Wilder – Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
- Paul D. Bangor – Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Peter K. Blume – Corporate Law
- Joseph R. Brendel – Energy Law
- Kimberly Ward Burns – Corporate Law
- Danny P. Cerrone, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Hal D. Coffey – Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey J. Conn – Banking and Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Jarrod J. Duffy – Corporate Law
- Joshua M. Farber – Real Estate Law
- James K. Goldberg – Corporate and Governance Law, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Blaine A. Lamperski – Real Estate Law
- Kurt A. Miller – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Jacques L. Moye, Sr. – Corporate Law
- Mark F. Nowak – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal
- Charles G. O’Hara – Health Care Law
- Nicole L. Phatak – Trusts and Estates
- Robert J. Ridge – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Securities
- John C. Rodney – Tax Law
- Craig Russell III – Banking and Finance Law
- Jerri A. Ryan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Randolph T. Struk – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- James H. Webster – Public Finance Law
- Steven M. Richman – Art Law, Commercial Litigation, International Trade and Finance Law
- Judith R. Blakeway – Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Stanley L. Blend – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Adam Boland – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stephen T. Dennis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Cynthia Day Grimes – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Reese L. Harrison, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- John A. Huddleston – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction
- Farley P. Katz – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Andrew L. Kerr – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Laura Mason – Corporate Law
- David Oppenheimer – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
- Patricia M. Oviatt – Commercial Litigation
- Bradley Oxford – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
- Soña Ramirez – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Martin I. Roos – Trusts and Estates
- Rachael Rubenstein – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Mark Sessions – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- David P. Stanush – Trusts and Estates
- Robert K. Sugg – Real Estate Law
- John H. Tate, II – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Gilbert F. Vazquez – Corporate Law, Litigation – Municipal
- Ann M. Asiano – Insurance Law
- Mark E. Hellenkamp – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Matthew L. Marshall – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Roger G. Perkins – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Gerald P. Schneeweis – Commercial Litigation
- Alison P. Hitz – Immigration Law
- Charles R. Berry – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Darrell E. Davis – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher D. Hossack – Construction Law
- John K. Kim – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
- David L. Lansky – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Ryan Lorenz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Daniel Schenck – Corporate Law
- Ralph W. Selitto, Jr. – Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Michelle Margolies Tran – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- James B. Wright – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Thomas K. Ragland – Immigration Law
- Margaret DiBianca – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Birmingham, MI
- Lauren K. Burton – Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law
- Mallory A. Kallabat – Trusts and Estates
- Loukas Kalliantasis – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions
- Nicholas Papasafakis – Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan Roffe – Commercial Litigation
- Adam M. Ansari – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Richard Halm – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Tim Herman – Commercial Litigation
- Filippo Leone – Real Estate Law
- Samantha Rothman – Insurance Law
- Madison Shepley – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Andrew G. Edson – Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate
- Elizabeth Griffin – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tate Hemingson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Audrey Hornisher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ashley MacNamara – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Darren Kaplan – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation
- Robert N. Dare – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Theodore L. Degenhardt IV – Litigation – Construction, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Steven R. Pacynski – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions
- Hannah K. Reisdorff – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Stephanie V. Romeo – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Vince C. Sallan – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Brian D. Shekell – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Frisco, TX
- Emory Allen – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Jin Shin – Commercial Litigation
- Monica Uribe – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Ernesto Alvarez, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
- Adam Diamond – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Hunter Fugate III – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- Alyssa Pittman – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Amia Banks – Real Estate Law
- Monique A. Eginli – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Tiffany B. Hunter – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
- Andrew Carroll – Commercial Litigation
- Andrew Garden – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Vanessa Huber – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Joseph Jesiolowski – Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Jones – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher Lucca – Commercial Litigation
- Stacy Orvetz – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law
- Jessica Reilly – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Robin Weiss – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephen Wolf – Construction Law
- Jason L. Cassidy – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Environmental
- John L. Bonaccorsi – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Ashley L. Buck – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Annie Cestra – Corporate Law
- Bryon M. Chowka – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
- Joshua Ciccone – Corporate Law
- Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Municipal Law
- Neel Kapur – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jay Majitov – Real Estate Law
- Michael A. Owens – Corporate Law
- Julie A. Patter – Commercial Litigation
- Arthur Rowell – Banking and Finance Law
- Andrew Ruxton – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kimberly A. Ford – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Charlie Hayes – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
- Kristina Kunz – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Lauren L. Perez – Corporate Law
- Joseph R. Struble – Corporate Law
- Nicholas A. Arcamone – Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction
- Victoria Koenitzer – Commercial Litigation
- David M. Perl – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Christopher T. Curran – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Daniel Thiel – Litigation – Antitrust
- Christopher B. Clare – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Justin J. Marks – Transportation Law