PHILADELPHIA, August 21, 2025 — Best Lawyers selected 257 Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 26 of the firm’s U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
Additionally, Susan N. Eisenberg (Litigation – Labor and Employment), Jeremiah G. Garvey (Securities/Capital Markets Law and Venture Capital Law), Thomas S. Giotto (Labor Law – Management), John E. Ludlum (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), Jodi McDougall (Litigation – Insurance), Anna Wermuth (Employment Law – Management) and Joseph A. Ziemianski (Litigation – Insurance) were designated as Best Lawyers 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.”
These awards are conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Atlanta
Luciana Aquino (Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants) Ones to Watch
T. Evan Beauchamp (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers) Ones to Watch
Elliot Kerzner (Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Danielle Le Jeune (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Kenan G. Loomis (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance)
Alycen A. Moss (Insurance Law)
Boca Raton
Heather F. Beale (Elder Law) Ones to Watch
Gregory S. Bloshinsky (Trusts and Estates)
Matthew Criscuolo (Commercial Litigation)
Howard S. Krooks (Elder Law; Trusts and Estates)
Ellen S. Morris (Elder Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates)
Stuart R. Morris (Trusts and Estates)
Boston
Leslie P. King (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Douglas Mackin (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction) Ones to Watch
Wendy K. Venoit (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Boulder
Douglas W. Link (Patent Law) Ones to Watch
Cherry Hill
Michael J. Connolly (Energy Law)
Gregory Eisenstark (Energy Law)
Thomas McKay III (Insurance Law)
Chicago
Ira Bodenstein (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Jack J. Carriglio (Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Janet R. Davis (Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance)
Matthew DiCianni (Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Amy M. Doig (Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Transportation Law) Ones to Watch
David R. Doyle (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Wendy N. Enerson (Insurance Law)
Gary L. Gassman (Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance)
Tia C. Ghattas (Commercial Litigation)
Matthew T. Glavin (Government Relations Practice)
Jeremy J. Glenn (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Allen J. Guon (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Corey Hickman (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Abigail C. Horvat (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Jonathan Levy (Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Matthew F. Policastro (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Alison T. Rosenblum (Health Care Law) Ones to Watch
Christina M. Sanfelippo (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Ones to Watch
Brian L. Shaw (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Melissa Siebert
Joseph E. Tilson (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Julie Trester (Employment Law – Management)
Anna Wermuth (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Dallas
Donnie Mike Apodaca II (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Alicia G. Curran (Insurance Law)
Stephen M. Halbeisen (Construction Law; Insurance Law)
Jennifer Ohn (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Michael Pomeroy (Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent) Ones to Watch
Suzanne C. Radcliff (Insurance Law)
Harrisburg
Scott Mehok (Public Finance Law)
David Zambito (Energy Law)
Houston
David L. Barron (Employment Law – Management)
Stephen P. Pate (Insurance Law)
Julia Simonet (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Nicole Su (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Christopher Tramonte (Insurance Law)
A. Martin Wickliff, Jr. (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Mediation)
Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance)
Little Rock
Dustin McDaniel (Government Relations Practice)
Los Angeles
David M. Berke (Insurance Law)
Michael R. Davisson (Insurance Law)
Venessa Drake (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Luke Nicholas Eaton (Construction Law)
Susan A. Grueneberg (Franchise Law)
Marion T. Hack (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Natalie Keusseyan - Ones to Watch
Angel Marti III (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Howard D. Maycon (Litigation – Insurance)
Michelle Rosenberg (Construction Law) Ones to Watch
Miami
Jordan Chisolm (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch
J. Kent Crocker (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Arielle Eisenberg (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Susan N. Eisenberg (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James A. Gale (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law)
Jonathan E. Gale (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Technology Law) Ones to Watch
Samuel A. Lewis (Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Technology Law)
Joseph F. Rich (Litigation – Insurance)
Ralf R. Rodriguez (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Martin T. Schrier (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Minneapolis
Christopher J. Bellini (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Paul Hallgren (Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law) Ones to Watch
Cassandra Jacobsen (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Heather L. Marx (Commercial Litigation)
Elizabeth A. Olivera (Immigration Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Thomas G. Wallrich (Real Estate Law)
New York
Francis Bergold (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Beatrice Bottini (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch
Melissa Brill (Insurance Law)
Kerry T. Cooperman (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
William F. Davis (Real Estate Law)
Michael A. DeRosa (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Rebecca Eschen (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
John R. Ewell (Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Geoffrey D. Ferrer (Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation Law)
John S. Ho (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Trevor Hoffmann (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Richard Kalson (Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
William Lesser (Energy Law) Ones to Watch
Daniel Levin (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
J. Bruce Maffeo (Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Kristy Z. Miller - Ones to Watch
Andrew S. Paliotta (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Jason Pfeffer (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Ethan Price-Livingston (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Frank A. Pugliese (Information Technology Law; Technology Law)
Neil A. Quartaro (Admiralty and Maritime Law)
Christopher Raleigh (Admiralty and Maritime Law)
Rachel Scall (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Keri L. Schaubert Ph.D. (Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property) Ones to Watch
Emily Shoor (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Allyson Stavis (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
MaKenna Stoakes (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Orla G. Thompson (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Kelly A. Zerillo (Trusts and Estates) Ones to Watch
Philadelphia
Dylan Alper (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Paul Bartolacci (Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs)
Jennifer A. Brandt (Family Law)
Joseph C. Bright (Tax Law)
Richard J. Busis (Corporate Law)
Jason Cabrera (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Kara Cheever (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Jonathan M. Ciriello (Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Michael A. Corgan (Trusts and Estates) Ones to Watch
Alexandra Curtin (Corporate Law) Ones to Watch
Alfred J. D'Angelo, Jr. (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
Raymond L. DeLuca (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Germain DeMartinis (Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch
Pamela Dorian (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Jay A. Dorsch (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
David A. Ebby (Real Estate Law)
Elliott R. Feldman (Commercial Litigation)
Bruce W. Ficken (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
H. Robert Fiebach (Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities)
Thomas Finnegan (Construction Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Alexia M. Fishman (Trusts and Estates)
Brian P. Flaherty (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental)
Eric D. Freed (Insurance Law)
Robert I. Friedman (Trusts and Estates)
Edward M. Glickman (Trusts and Estates)
Joshua I. Goldenberg (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law) Ones to Watch
Evan M. Goldsmith (Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law) Ones to Watch
Josh M. Greenbaum (Construction Law)
Howard I. Grossman (Real Estate Law)
Melissa Grossman (Trusts and Estates)
Ira C. Gubernick (Corporate Law)
Steven N. Haas (Corporate Law)
Daniel Q. Harrington (Insurance Law)
Robert S. Hawkins (Employment Law – Management)
James H. Heller (Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Michael J. Heller (Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law)
Kevin J. Hughes (Insurance Law)
Hayes A. Hunt (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Helene S. Jaron (Trusts and Estates)
Daniel V. Johns (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Matthew H. Kamens (Trusts and Estates)
Max Kaplan (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Sandra L. Kelly (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Sarah A. Kelly (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Stephen Kempa (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Philip G. Kircher (Commercial Litigation)
Raymond A. Kresge (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James M. Kwartnik (Construction Law)
Alexa Lettiere (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Jeffrey A. Leonard (Real Estate Law)
Lester E. Lipschutz (Trusts and Estates)
Andrew M. Logan (Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates) Ones to Watch
Elizabeth A. Malloy (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance Law)
Christopher S. McLoon (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law)
Stephen A. Miller (Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Deborah M. Minkoff (Insurance Law)
Jeffery R. Mullen (Construction Law) Ones to Watch
Mark T. Mullen (Insurance Law)
Kelli Natrin (Immigration Law) Ones to Watch
Nicolas A. Novy (Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Calli Jo Padilla (Criminal Defense: White-Collar) Ones to Watch
Jeffrey I. Pasek (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
C. Gregory Patton (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch
R. Christopher Raphaely (Health Care Law)
Frances P. Rayer (Immigration Law)
Andrew J. Rolfes (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Colleen Rush (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law) Ones to Watch
Heidi R. Schwartz (Tax Law) Ones to Watch
Jason M. Shargel (Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Adam M. Silverman (Real Estate Law)
Robert A. Silverman (Real Estate Law)
Cheryl A. Upham (Tax Law)
George A. Voegele, Jr. (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Joshua C. Weinberger (Tax Law)
Matthew I. Weinstein (Real Estate Law)
Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. (Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
Benjamin I. Wilkoff (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Thomas P. Witt (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
Eli S. Wolfe (Corporate; Insurance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law) Ones to Watch
Pittsburgh
Peter J. Ennis (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James W. Forsyth (Tax Law)
David Garraux (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jeremiah G. Garvey (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law)
Eugene A. Giotto (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Health Care; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Thomas S. Giotto (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jeffrey A. Mills (Real Estate Law)
Mariah L. Passarelli (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Seth Popick (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Securities Regulation) Ones to Watch
Marla N. Presley (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Joseph F. Quinn (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher J. Rayl (Public Finance Law)
Andrew W. Reinhart (Railroad Law; Transportation Law)
Laura L. Reinhart (Commercial Litigation; Railroad Law)
Richmond
Jerry W. Kilgore (Administrative/Regulatory Law; Consumer Protection Law; Government Relations Practice)
Thomas A. Lisk (Administrative/Regulatory Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice)
Salt Lake City
John Ludlum (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law)
San Diego
Kris Cherevas (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Jose L. Patino (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent)
Nicola A. Pisano (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
San Francisco
Michele Ballard Miller (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Walter M. Stella (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Santa Monica
Thomas W. Casparian (Litigation - Real Estate)
Ethan Chernin (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch
Frank Gooch III (Litigation – Insurance)
Paul S. Rutter (Real Estate Law)
Peter E. Swain (Real Estate Law)
Seattle
Frank Abramonte (Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Patent Law; Litigation – Patent)
Peter J. Berg (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
J.C. Ditzler (Insurance Law)
Lorraine Linford (Patent Law; Trademark Law)
Jodi McDougall (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance)
Karl Neumann (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Washington, D.C.
Christopher Allen (Consumer Protection Law)
James Billings-Kang (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) Ones to Watch
Barry Boss (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Hannah Cornett Land (Government Relations Practice) Ones to Watch
Eric J. DeBear (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Michael Deutsch (Transportation Law) Ones to Watch
R. Alex DuFour II (Real Estate Law)
Lauren Gibbons (Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Daniel W. Hardwick (Real Estate Law)
J. Grier Hoyt (Real Estate Law)
Thomas Ingalls (Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Jesse S. Keene (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Hugh J. Marbury (Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants)
Milton A. Marquis (Litigation – Antitrust)
Tatiana Mejia-Uribe (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch
Meridith H. Moldenhauer (Real Estate Law)
Lawrence M. Prosen (Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Stephen M. Seeger (Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
Keturah Taylor (Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice; Privacy and Data Security Law) Ones to Watch
Barbara Van Gelder (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Rachel Welford (Transportation Law) Ones to Watch
Benjamin L. Williams (Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction) Ones to Watch
Emily Yu (Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice) Ones to Watch
West Conshohocken
Andrea E. Hammel (Commercial Litigation)
Jonathan T. Hoffman (Family Law)
Nicholas A. Karwacki (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch
Patrick J. O'Connor (Commercial Litigation)
West Palm Beach
Alexandra J. Schultz (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch
Wilmington
Marla Benedek (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Ones to Watch
John T. Carroll III (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Mark E. Felger (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)