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119 Tucker Ellis Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2027
August 20, 2026
Firm News
119 Tucker Ellis Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2027
August 20, 2026
Tucker Ellis LLP is proud to announce that 119 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2027.
The Tucker Ellis attorneys included in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and the practice areas in which they are recognized are:
- Thomas Baker—Commercial Litigation
- Alex Barfield—Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Karl Bekeny—Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mollie Benedict—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- William Beseth—Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Matthew Boyd—Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Julie Callsen—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jay Campbell—Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Christopher Caryl—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Cecelia (Celia) Carroll—Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Nicholas Clifford—Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Jonathan Cooper—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Elizabeth Cummings—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- James Cunningham—Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Richard Dean—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Madeline Dennis—Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Justin Eddy—Real Estate Law
- Chad Eggspuehler—Appellate Practice
- Michael Elliott—Banking and Finance Law
- John Favret—Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Thomas Fawkes—Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Matt Fletcher—Litigation – Real Estate
- Carlos Garritano—Patent Law
- Frank Garritano—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Anna Gecht—Commercial Litigation
- Diana Gerstel—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
- Marc Greenberg—Admiralty and Maritime Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Manju Gupta—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts
- Douglas Hedenkamp—Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Real Estate
- Christopher Hewitt—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Laura Kingsley Hong—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Aaron Howell—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Max Huber—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Brian Huelsmann—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Scott Hunsaker—Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Peter Igel—Public Finance Law; Tax Law
- Brian Jackiw—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Pete Jones—Corporate Law
- Jayne Juvan—Corporate Law
- Maha Kabbash—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
- Brendan Kelley—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Drew Kemp—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Eugene Killeen—Public Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Sherry Knutson—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Joseph Koncelik—Environmental Law
- Ludgy LaRochelle—Corporate Law
- Nicole Braden Lewis—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Robert Loesch—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul Malie—Banking and Finance Law
- Derek Mason—Patent Law
- John McCaffrey—Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Erica McGregor—Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer Mesko—Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Joseph Morford—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Tariq Naeem—Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Kelli Novak—Health Care Law
- Brian O’Neill—Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Jon Oebker—Commercial Litigation
- Thomas Ostrowski—Banking and Finance Law
- Giuseppe Pappalardo—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Thomas Peppard—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Anthony Petruzzi—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Ronald Polly—Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Susan Racey—Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Keith Raker—Real Estate Law
- Peter Rome—Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Karen Ross—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Jennifer Roth—Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
- Michael Ruttinger—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Lindsey Sacher—Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Benjamin Sassé—Appellate Practice
- Grayson Sieg—Banking and Finance Law
- John Slagter—Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Christine Snyder—Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William Stavole—Commercial Litigation
- Scott Stitt—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation – ERISA
- Edward Taber—Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Caroline Tinsley—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Anthony Vacanti—Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
- Victoria Vance—Health Care Law
- Peter Voudouris—Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Seth Wamelink—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- John (Chaz) Weber—Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey Whitesell—Litigation – Health Care
- Sandra Wunderlich—Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Michael Zellers—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The Tucker Ellis attorneys included in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America and the practice areas in which they are recognized are:
- Ariana Bernard—Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Alexis Bovell—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Connor Doughty—Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Danielle Easton—Appellate Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Rachel Emerson—Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Thomas Giacobbe—Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Tayler Gill—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Marlin Gramajo Gillespie—Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Emily Grace—Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Helena Guye—Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Izaak Horstemeier-Zrnich—Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Colin Kelsey—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel Kloos—Trusts and Estates
- Ryan Kray—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Spencer Krebs—Commercial Litigation
- Nathan Lovette—Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Bridget McCusker—Commercial Litigation
- Ashley Moya—Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
- Anna Nelson—Intellectual Property Law
- Caleb Ohrn—Banking and Finance Law
- Carter Ostrowski—Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Breshauna Perkins—Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Anika Prednis—Commercial Litigation
- Dakota Reckamp—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Daniel Schiau—Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation
- Brianna Soltys—Commercial Litigation
- Anna-Sophie Tirre—Commercial Litigation
- Cheska Tolentino—Health Care Law*
- Claire Turtle—Insurance Law
- Ethan Weber—Appellate Practice
- Jarard Williams—Commercial Litigation
- Brandon Wojtasik—Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation
- Lucy Zelina—Health Care Law
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers® is an elite global network of legal professionals recognized through trusted, peer-reviewed distinction. For over four decades, its Purely Peer Review® methodology has upheld the principle that recognition should be earned through the opinions of fellow attorneys, not marketing influence or paid listings. Each year, more than 20 million confidential evaluations are collected worldwide, contributing to one of the legal industry’s most rigorous and trusted vetting processes. Only about 5% of lawyers in the United States are recognized, reflecting the selectivity and credibility of the results. For the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 30 million evaluations were analyzed. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognitions were determined based on more than 6 million evaluations. Learn more at the Best Lawyers website here.
