Trenam Law is pleased to announce that fifty-nine of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026. Additionally, four attorneys from Trenam have been listed as “Lawyer of the Year”. They are Nelson T. Castellano, Securities / Capital Markets Law; Cristin C. Keane, Tax Law; Marie Tomassi, Appellate Practice; and Shirin M. Vesely, Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Eight attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. This recognition is given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.
Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers® methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.
The attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026, including “Lawyer of the Year” are:
- Erin Smith Aebel – Health Care Law
- Paul D. Bain – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Kathleen M. Bickelhaupt – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Marla D. Bohlander – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- David R. Brittain – Real Estate Law
- Adam B. Brouillet – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Richard A. Bruner, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Graham Carothers, Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Nelson T. Castellano – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law – “Lawyer of the Year”
- Patrick M. Causey – Commercial Litigation
- Blair H. Chan III – Family Law; Family Law Mediation
- Beth A. Cronin – Commercial Litigation
- Gerald D. Davis – Commercial Litigation
- Catherine DiPaolo – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Amy L. Drushal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Stanley H. Eleff – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Lara Roeske Fernandez – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Tina M. Fischer – Real Estate Law
- Richard K. Fueyo – Commercial Litigation
- John D. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Jennifer L. Griffin – Trusts and Estates
- Richard M. Hanchett – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law –Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Gregory-Scott R. Haney – Real Estate Law
- Charles M. Harris – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Diana L. Hayes – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Timothy M. Hughes – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Gregg E. Hutt – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Cristin C. Keane – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law – “Lawyer of the Year”
- Dean A. Kent – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Charles F. Ketchey – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Eric S. Koenig – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Alicia H. Koepke – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Richard M. Leisner – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Rhys P. Leonard – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Stephanie C. Lieb – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Lindsay Patrick Lopez – Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Monica B. Mason – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
- Donald Mastry – Real Estate Law
- Fredrick H.L. McClure – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Brigid A. Merenda – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Harold “Hal” W. Mullis – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Patrick J. Poff – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Anne Q. Pollack – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jacqueline Prats – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Reeves – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law
- Robert G. Stern – Real Estate Law
- Gary I. Teblum – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Marie Tomassi – Appellate Practice – “Lawyer of the Year”
- John S. Vento – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Shirin M. Vesely – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment – “Lawyer of the Year”; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Don B. Weinbren – Health Care Law
The attorneys listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in 2026 are:
- Erin Hope Christy – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Nathan F. Diehl – Commercial Litigation
- Taylor Russo Hess – Trusts and Estates
- Anthony Marzocca – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Bert McBride – Commercial Litigation
- Mathew S. Poling – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Walter A. Trauner – Real Estate Law
- Jade T. Wooden – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
