Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2025

99 Selected as “Best Lawyers in America”
50 Named “Ones to Watch”
Three Distinguished as “Lawyer of the Year”

New York, NY (August 15, 2024) – Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is proud to announce that 99 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America^©. Additionally, 50 attorneys have been named “Ones to Watch” by their peers, a designation given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers and who demonstrate “outstanding professional excellence in private practice.”

Each year, Best Lawyers also honors individual attorneys who receive the highest overall peer feedback in each practice area and location with the “Lawyer of the Year” recognition. EBG is proud to share that Jennifer M. Nelson Carney and Mark E. Lutes, Members of the Firm, have been recognized with a “Lawyer of the Year” designation in the practice area of Health Care Law. EBG is also proud to share that Peter M. Stein, Member of the Firm, has been recognized with a “Lawyer of the Year” designation in the practice area of Labor Law – Management.

Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding and distinguished attorneys by conducting peer–reviewed surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate the professional abilities of their peers within their geographical and legal practice area.

We are proud of this group of highly respected attorneys and would like to offer our congratulations to those being recognized.

Baltimore Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Joshua J. Freemire
  Health Care Law

Boston Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Emily Chi Fogler
  Health Care Law
• Kate Gallin Heffernan
  Health Care Law
• Gregory C. Keating
  Labor Law – Management
• Katherine G. Rigby
  Employment Law – Management
• Andrew P. Rusczek
  Health Care Law
• Erik W. Weibust
  Trade Secrets Law

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Laura DePonio
  Technology Law
  Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Marylana Saadeh Helou
  Health Care Law
• Alicia Maziarz
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Timothy J. Murphy
  Health Care Law

• Rachel L. Weisblatt
  Health Care Law
• Sherelle Wu
  Labor and Employment Law – Management

Chicago Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Amy K. Dow
  Health Care Law
• Michael S. Ferrell
  Labor Law – Management
• Jayme R. Matchinski
  Health Care Law
• James J. Oh
  Employment Law – Management
• Peter A. Steinmeyer
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Kathleen A. Barrett
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Daniel L. Fahey
  Health Care Law

• Erin Sutton
  Health Care Law

Columbus Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Chris Bennington
  Health Care Law
• Jill K. Bigler
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Jonathan T. Brollier
  Litigation – Health Care
  Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Shannon K. DeBra
  Health Care Law
• Kevin M. Hilvert
  Health Care Law
• David M. Johnston
  Health Care Law
• Allen R. Killworth
  Health Care Law
• Stephen R. Kleinman
  Health Care Law
• Jeremy R. Morris
  Health Care Law
• Jennifer M. Nelson Carney – “Lawyer of the Year”
  Health Care Law
• James G. Petrie
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lisa Pierce Reisz
  Health Care Law
  Litigation – Health Care

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Chris Page McGinnis
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Avery Schumacher
  Health Care Law

Dallas Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Adelee E. Traylor
  Patent Law
  Technology Law

Detroit Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Adam S. Forman
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management

Houston Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Greta Ravitsky
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

Los Angeles Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• James A. Goodman
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David Jacobs
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Chelsea Hadaway
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bonnie Odom
  Health Care Law
• Jaemie Paraon
  Insurance Law

Memphis Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• W. Jeff McGoff
  Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  Tax Law

Nashville Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Ryan Cochran
  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Christopher S. Dunn
  Construction Law
  Litigation – Construction
• John E.B. Gerth
  Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – ERISA
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Hemant Gupta
  Patent Law
  Trademark Law
• Clay Lee
  Health Care Law
• Jeremy A. Oliver
  Commercial Litigation
  Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Keith Randall
  Construction Law
• Wes Scott
  Corporate Governance Law
  Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  Securities / Capital Markets Law
• John Tishler
  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Julie Watson Lampley
  Health Care Law
• Richard W. Westling
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Kevin Elkins
  Commercial Litigation
  Litigation – Construction
  Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Ann Knuckles Mahoney
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Will Stout
  Construction Law
  Litigation – Construction

New York Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Jeffrey H. Becker
  Health Care Law
• Kenneth W. DiGia
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James S. Frank
  Labor Law – Management
• Arthur J. Fried
  Health Care Law
• David W. Garland
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
• Ronald M. Green
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Melissa L. Jampol
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  Health Care Law
• Shawndra G. Jones
  Employment Law – Management
• Jeffrey M. Landes
  Employment Law – Management
• Marc A. Mandelman
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael F. McGahan
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
• William J. Milani
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
• Allen B. Roberts
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
• Jeffrey H. Ruzal
  Employment Law – Management
• Jackie Selby
  Health Care Law

• Andrew E. Shapiro
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Dean L. Silverberg
  Employment Law – Management
• Steven M. Swirsky
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
• David E. Weiss
  Health Care Law

• George Carroll Whipple III
  Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Dana N. Berber
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael A. Brodlieb
  Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Alexandra Bruno Carlo
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Corben J. Green
  Labor and Employment Law – Management

• Frances Kenajian Paladino
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Elena M. Quattrone
  Health Care Law
• Marjorie T. Scher
  Health Care Law

Newark Office

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The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Patrick G. Brady
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
  Qui Tam Law
• James P. Flynn
  Commercial Litigation
• Lisa Gora
  Health Care Law

• Gary W. Herschman
  Health Care Law
• Carmine A. Iannaccone
  Employment Law – Management
• Andrew N. Kaplan
  Health Care Law

• Laurajane B. Kastner
  Health Care Law

• Randall H. Lee
  Health Care Law
• Daniel R. Levy
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Theodora McCormick
  Commercial Litigation
• Conor F. Murphy
  Health Care Law

• Anjana D. Patel
  Health Care Law
• Glenn P. Prives
  Health Care Law
• Clara H. Rho
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jack Wenik
  Bet-the-Company Litigation
  Commercial Litigation
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Jocelyn E. Ezratty
  Health Care Law
• James J. Sawczyn
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Yael Spiewak
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Zachary S. Taylor
  Commercial Litigation
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Pittsburgh Office

The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Kathryn A. English
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Sandra R. Mihok
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  Tax Law
  Trusts and Estates

Portland Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Haley Morrison
  Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eric J. Neiman
  Litigation – Health Care
• Sharon C. Peters
  Employment Law – Management
  Health Care Law

The following EBG attorney is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Emma Pelkey
  Health Care Law
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

Princeton Office

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The following EBG attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Anthony Argiropoulos
  Commercial Litigation

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Maximilian D. Cadmus
  Appellate Practice
  Insurance Law
  Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Lauren Brophy Cooper
  Appellate Practice
  Commercial Litigation
• Robert Lufrano
  Health Care Law
• Scheherazade A. Wasty
  Health Care Law

Stamford Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Deborah DeHart Cannavino
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Peter M. Stein – “Lawyer of the Year”
  Labor Law – Management

Tampa Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Jenna B. Dees
  Health Care Law

• Daniella R. Lee
  Health Care Law

• Enrique Miranda
  Health Care Law
• Elizabeth Scarola
  Health Care Law

Washington, D.C., Office

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, 2025 edition:

• Alan J. Arville
  Health Care Law
• Clifford E. Barnes
  Corporate Compliance Law
  Health Care Law
• James A. Boiani
  FDA Law
• George B. Breen
  Health Care Law
• Paul DeCamp
  Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Steven B. Epstein
  Health Care Law
• Stuart M. Gerson
  Health Care Law
• Nathaniel M. Glasser
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sarah M. Hall
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mark E. Lutes – “Lawyer of the Year”
  Health Care Law

• Joseph E. Lynch
  Health Care Law
• David E. Matyas
  Health Care Law
• Frank C. Morris, Jr.
  Employment Law – Management
• Lynn Shapiro Snyder
  Health Care Law
• Bradley Merrill Thompson
  FDA Law
• Carrie Valiant
  Health Care Law

The following EBG attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2025 edition:

• Audrey Davis
  Health Care Law

• David Diaz
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Eric I. Emanuelson, Jr.
  Labor and Employment Law – Management

• Jacqueline L. Frazer
  Health Care Law
  Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel C. Fundakowski
  Health Care Law

• Philo D. Hall
  Health Care Law

• Elizabeth A. Harris
  Health Care Law
• Richard H. Hughes IV
  Health Care Law

• Kevin J. Malone
  Health Care Law
• Megan Robertson
  Health Care Law

• James S. Tam
  Health Care Law

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.  For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.