Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2026

78 Selected to The Best Lawyers in America^® List
44 Named “Ones to Watch”
Two Distinguished as “Lawyer of the Year”

New York, NY (August 21, 2025) – Epstein Becker Green is proud to announce that 78 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. Additionally, 44 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. Epstein Becker Green is proud to share that John E.B. Gerth and W. Jeff McGoff, Members of the Firm, have been recognized with a “Lawyer of the Year” designation in the practice areas of Litigation – ERISA and Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), respectively.

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 attorney is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Joshua J. Freemire
  Health Care Law

Boston Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Emily Chi Fogler
  Health Care Law
• Kate Gallin Heffernan
  Health Care Law
• Elizabeth J. McEvoy
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  Health Care Law

• Katherine G. Rigby
  Employment Law – Management
  Trade Secrets Law
• Andrew P. Rusczek
  Health Care Law
• Erik W. Weibust
  Trade Secrets Law

The following attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

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

• Adam Paine
  Commercial Litigation

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

Chicago Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

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

The following attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Daniel L. Fahey
  Health Care Law

• Lydia Pincsak
  Commercial Litigation

• Erin Sutton
  Health Care Law

Columbus Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• 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
  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 attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Christopher Page McGinnis
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Avery Schumacher
  Administrative / Regulatory Law
  Health Care Law

Detroit Office

The following attorney is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

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

Houston Office

The following attorney is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Greta Ravitsky
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

Los Angeles Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Jonathan M. Brenner
  Employment Law – Management
• James A. Goodman
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David Jacobs
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

The following attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Jaemie Paraon
  Insurance Law
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

Memphis Office

The following attorney is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• W. Jeff McGoff – “Lawyer of the Year”
  Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  Tax Law

Nashville Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Ryan K. Cochran
  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• John E.B. Gerth – “Lawyer of the Year”
  Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – ERISA
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Hemant Gupta
  Patent Law
  Trademark Law
• Clay Lee
  Health Care Law
• Julie Watson Lampley
  Health Care Law

The following attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Ann Knuckles Mahoney
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

New York Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 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
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Ronald M. Green
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Melissa L. Jampol
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  Health Care Law
• 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

• 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 attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Dana N. Berber
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael A. Brodlieb
  Appellate Practice
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Alexandra Bruno Carlo
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher Coyne
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Christopher R. Dyess
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sierra N. Hennessy
  Commercial Litigation
• Allison R. Ness
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Shruti Panchavati
  Commercial Litigation

• Elena M. Quattrone
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  Health Care Law
• Eduardo J. Quiroga
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marjorie T. Scher
  Health Care Law

Newark Office

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The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Patrick G. Brady
  Employment Law – Management
  Labor Law – Management
  Qui Tam Law
• James P. Flynn
  Commercial Litigation
• Daniel R. Levy
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• 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 attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• John D. Barry
  Health Care Law
• Jennie M. Miller
  Corporate Law
  Health Care Law
• Zachary S. Taylor
  Commercial Litigation
  Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Pittsburgh Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Kathryn A. English
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Sandra R. Mihok
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  Tax Law
  Trusts and Estates
• Karl A. Thallner, Jr.
  Health Care Law

The following attorney is recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Samuel C. Nolan
  Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Portland Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 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
• Rishi Puri
  Employment Law – Management

The following attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Carlie E. Bacon
  Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Emma Pelkey
  Health Care Law
  Litigation – Labor and Employment

Stamford Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Deborah DeHart Cannavino
  Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Peter M. Stein
  Labor Law – Management

Tampa Office

The following attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Daniella R. Lee
  Health Care Law

• Enrique Miranda
  Health Care Law
  Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Elizabeth Scarola
  Health Care Law

Washington, D.C., Office

The following attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition:

• Alan J. Arville
  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
  Health Care Law
• Mark E. Lutes
  Health Care Law

• David E. Matyas
  Health Care Law
• Frank C. Morris, Jr.
  Employment Law – Management
• Lynn Shapiro Snyder
  Health Care Law
• Carrie Valiant
  Health Care Law

The following attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026 edition:

• Eleanor T. Chung
  Health Care Law

• Audrey Davis
  Health Care Law

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

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