25 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys selected by Best Lawyers in America 2026
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. announced 25 of their attorneys have been honored by Best Lawyers in America© 2026.
The Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys selected by Best Lawyers in America© 2026 are:
Andrew Abraham, Real Estate Litigation/Real Estate Law
Ryan W. Anderson, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights/Corporate Law
Casey S. Blai, Commercial Litigation/Real Estate Law
Edwin C. Bull, Land Use and Zoning Law/Real Estate Law
Jake D. Curtis, Corporate Law
Susan Dana-Kobey, Insurance Litigation
Jennifer R. Delgado, Real Estate Law/Corporate Law
Clark L. Derrick, Criminal Defense
Brian D. Greathouse, Land Use and Zoning Law
Amy D. Howland, Real Estate Law/Banking and Finance Law
Susanne E. Ingold, Employment Law/Employment Litigation
Kenneth J. Januszewski , Commercial Litigation/Construction Law
Todd A. Julian, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Steven J. Lippman, Business/Corporate Law/Real Estate Law
Daryl Manhart, Commercial Litigation
Alan A. Meda, Bankruptcy/Creditor’s Rights/Commercial Litigation
Andrew M. Miller, Real Estate Law
Bryan F. Murphy, Commercial Litigation
Keith A. Olbricht, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Gregory A. Rosenthal, Litigation-Insurance/Personal Injury-Defendants
David M. Villadolid, Employment Law/ Labor Law
Ones to Watch 2026:
Aaron M. Duell, Commercial Litigation/Labor & Employment Law Management
Madison Leake, Land Use and Zoning Law/Real Estate Law
R. J. Bucky Slomski, Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury-Plaintiffs & Defendants
Katelyn Towe, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
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57 Gallagher & Kennedy attorneys are honored
Gallagher & Kennedy announced that 57 of its attorneys across 49 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers In America® and Ones To Watch®.
In addition, two G&K shareholders received the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region and were named “Lawyer of the Year.”
Congratulations to Shannon L. Clark (Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs) and Dalva L. Moellenberg (Natural Resources Law). Only one lawyer is recognized for each specialty and geographic location each year.
G&K attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America® include:
- Thomas C. Arendt – Real Estate Law
- Joshua Becker – Franchise Law
- Melissa Benson – Family Law
- Matthew R. Boatman – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Robert W. Boatman – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Stephen R. Boatwright – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Securities Regulation
- Timothy D. Brown – Tax Law
- Shannon L. Clark – Appellate Practice; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year”; Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- James B. Connor – Real Estate Law
- Anthony J. Coury – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jennifer A. Cranston – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Insurance Law; Utilities Law
- J. Stanton Curry – Environmental Law
- Mark C. Dangerfield – Commercial Litigation
- D. Lee Decker – – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Joshua I. Fisher – Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Mark A. Fuller – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Haley Harrigan – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Janey Henze Cook – Criminal Defense: White Collar; Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Tom Henze – Criminal Defense: White Collar; Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Rodney Q. Jarvis – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Donald Peder Johnsen – Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stuart Kimball – Government Relations Practice
- Chris S. Leason – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Lindsay G. Leavitt – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management
- Dalva L. Moellenberg – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”; Natural Resources Law
- Peter Moolenaar – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kevin D. Neal – Aviation Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- John C. Norling – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Kevin E. O’Malley – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Municipal; Litigation – Securities
- Kortney Otten – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Hannah Porter – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Michael R. Ross – – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Dale C. Schian – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Otto S. Shill, III – Employee Benefits (ERISA Law); Employment Law – Management; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Erik C. Smith – Tax Law
- Wayne A. Smith – Real Estate Law
- J. Tyrrell Taber – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Christopher Thompson – Commercial Litigation
- Terence W. Thompson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Woodrow C. Thompson – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; DUI/DWI Defense
- WM. Charles “Chuck” Thomson – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Anthony J. Trujillo – Natural Resources Law
- William Underwood – Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
- David L. Wallis – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Best Lawyers honors 21 Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys
Coppersmith Brockelman has announced 21 of its 24 attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2026 for exceptional work in 16 categories. In addition, three attorneys were honored with the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” distinction: Jill Chasson in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category, Kristen Rosati in Administrative / Regulatory Law, and Keith Beauchamp in Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants. Erin Fleming Dunlap earned her first Best Lawyers recognition in Administrative / Regulatory Law, while Andrew Fox, Malvika Sinha, and Austin Yost were once again named as Ones to Watch® for their outstanding work in commercial litigation and appellate practice. Joining the Ones to Watch list for the first time are Patricia Velarde Burnett for corporate law and Caitlin Donovan and Ben Yeager for health care law.
The Lawyer of the Year designation is awarded to only one individual per geographic region and practice area. This marks the first time Jill Chasson and Keith Beauchamp have received the honor, while Kristen Rosati is recognized for the first time as Lawyer of the Year in the Administrative / Regulatory Law category. Rosati previously earned the distinction four times in Health Care Law.
The Best Lawyers in America© is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys of tens of thousands of lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s leading lawyers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers 2026 edition are:
- Michael Aguirre: Corporate Law (2024 – present)
- Gabriel Aragon: Commercial Litigation (2023 – present), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2025)
- Keith Beauchamp: Bet-the-Company Litigation (2024 – present), Commercial Litigation (2008 – present), Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2012 – present), Litigation – Securities (2012 – present)
- Kent Brockelman: Employment Law – Management (2011 – present), Litigation – Labor & Employment (2011 – present)
- Jill Chasson: Employment Law – Management (2012 – present), Labor Law – Management (2012 – present), Litigation – Labor & Employment (2021, 2024 – present)
- Sam Coppersmith: Corporate Law (2018 – present), Real Estate Law (2019, 2024 – present)
- John DeWulf: Bet-the-Company Litigation (2009 – present), Commercial Litigation (2007 – present), Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2023 – present), Litigation – Securities (2011 – present)
- Erin Fleming Dunlap: Administrative / Regulatory Law (2026)
- Andy Gaona: Appellate Practice (2020 – present), Commercial Litigation (2023 – present)
- John Kelly: Arbitration (2023 – present), Commercial Litigation (2021 – present), Health Care Law (2024 – present), Litigation – Labor & Employment (2025, 2026), Real Estate Law (2022, 2024 – present)
- Karen Owens: Administrative / Regulatory Law (2023 – present), Antitrust Law (2004 – present), Health Care Law (2000 – present)
- Kristen Rosati: Administrative / Regulatory Law (2020 – present), Health Care Law (2007 – present)
- Marvin Ruth: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law (2021 – present), Bet-the-Company Litigation (2024 – present), Commercial Litigation (2019 – present), Litigation – Bankruptcy (2023 – present)
- Melissa Soliz: Health Care Law (2021 – present)
- Marki Stewart: Health Care Law (2022, 2024 – present)
Attorneys recognized in the Ones to Watch® 2026 edition are:
- Patricia Velarde Burnett: Corporate Law (2026)
- Caitlin Donovan: Health Care Law (2026)
- Andrew Fox: Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026)
- Malvika Sinha: Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026)
- Ben Yeager: Health Care Law (2026)
- Austin Yost: Appellate Practice (2025, 2026), Commercial Litigation (2025, 2026)
“It’s an honor to be consistently recognized across such a wide variety of practice areas each year,” said Kristen Rosati, chair of Coppersmith Brockelman’s governance committee. “We are particularly proud of having so many of our younger attorneys on the Ones to Watch list, and that three of our attorneys are recognized as Phoenix Lawyer of the Year in their fields.”
Learn more about Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys and practice areas.
