Eckert Seamans Attorneys Recognized with 2026 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch Accolades
August 21, 2025
National law firm Eckert Seamans proudly announces that more than 100 of its attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 edition. This recognition includes:
- Two Members named “Lawyers of the Year,” an honor bestowed upon only one attorney per practice area and location.
- 16 attorneys listed among the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, highlighting rising talent in the legal profession.
Best Lawyers is a respected guide to legal excellence, based on an exhaustive peer-review process. Tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their colleagues, making this recognition widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor.
The complete list of Eckert Seamans attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers for 2026 includes:
LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
Harrisburg
- Adam Shienvold – Litigation – Bankruptcy
Pittsburgh
- Raymond Vogliano – Tax Law
BEST LAWYERS
Boston
- Peter Carr – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Michael Flammia – Commercial Litigation
- Lawrence Kulig – Commercial Litigation
- Eric Losey – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Anthony Moccia – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stuart Offner – Real Estate Law
- Craig Waksler – Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kevin Young – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Harrisburg
- LaToya Winfield Bellamy – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Jennifer Caron – Public Finance Law
- Daniel Clearfield – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; and Utilities Law
- Jonathan Cox – Municipal Law and Public Finance Law
- Jens Damgaard – Public Finance Law
- James Diamond – Real Estate Law
- Renardo (Rick) Hicks – Environmental Law
- Timothy Horstmann – Public Finance Law and Tax Law
- Norman Kennard – Energy Law
- Laura Kurtz – Public Finance Law
- Michael McAuliffe Miller – Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bridget Montgomery – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- Renee Mattei Montgomery – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Deanne O’Dell – Energy Regulatory Law
- Adam Shienvold – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Municipal; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kevin Skjoldal – Commercial Litigation
- Michelle Skjoldal – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
New York
- Edward Abbot – Litigation – Construction and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Michelle Grady – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Philadelphia
- William Benzing – Public Finance Law
- Donald Brooks, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Timothy Burke – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- April Byrd – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Ryan Cassidy – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Frank Emmerich, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- Stephen Foxman – Corporate Law
- David Gornish – Litigation – Patent and Patent Law
- Dacia Haddad – Public Finance Law
- Peter Hoffman – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Jonathan Hugg – Municipal Law
- Mark Levy – Commercial Litigation
- Jon Nadler – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael O’Brien – Commercial Litigation
- Richard Peirce – Litigation – Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- Debora Plehn-Dujowich – Patent Law
- Daniel Reisman – Real Estate Law
- Gary Schildhorn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Amy Snyder – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Christopher Strom – Real Estate Law
- Robert Tuteur – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; and Public Finance Law
Pittsburgh
- Robert Campedel – Commercial Litigation
- Scott Cessar – Litigation – Construction
- Nora Gieg Chatha – Trusts and Estates
- Noland Cheung – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; and Trademark Law
- Grant Coffield – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; and Patent Law
- Richard Dandrea – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Dorothy Davis – Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Regulation Law
- Louis DePaul – Litigation – Real Estate
- Scott Dismukes – Energy Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Edward Flynn – Commercial Litigation
- Clare Gallagher – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Timothy Grieco – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- Timothy Hudak – Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Stuart Kaplan – Health Care Law and Real Estate Law
- Jack Kearns – Tax Law
- Philip Levy – Trademark Law
- Carol Marmo – Patent Law and Trademark Law
- Dennis McEwen – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jack McGinley, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Matthew Meade – Commercial Litigation
- Jack Meck – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Ray Middleman – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John Myers – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William Myers – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Christopher Opalinski – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- David Radack – Patent Law and Trademark Law
- Jennifer Rawson – Trusts and Estates
- David Rockman – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Daniel Sinclair – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- David Strasser – Insurance Law
- Kimberly Tague – Real Estate Law
- Raymond Vogliano – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Carolyn Whitworth – Trusts and Estates
- Paul Yenerall – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Tax Law
- Eric Zagrocki – Real Estate Law
Princeton
- David Katzenstein – Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Frank Petrino – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Richard Van Wagner – Government Relations Practice
- Robert Zoller – Litigation – Construction
Richmond
- Annemarie DiNardo Cleary – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; and Financial Services Regulation Law
- William H. Hurd – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; and Education Law
- Michael A. Montgomery – Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Duffy Myrtetus – Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law
- Christopher L. Perkins – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Washington, D.C.
- Mark Johnston – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jeffrey Larroca – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Edward Longosz – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Wilmington
- Patrick Brannigan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Joel Doner – Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Mark Reardon – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Colleen Shields – Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
ONES TO WATCH
Boston
- Harrison Kaplan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Nicholas Schneider – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
- Carson Shea – Commercial Litigation
New York
- Taylor Fioravanti – Environmental Law; Family Law; Insurance Law; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Victoria Kreuzer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Max Lewkowski – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Philadelphia
- Samuel Franklin – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Ernest Holtzheimer – Corporate Law
- Steve Pemberton – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Land Use and Zoning Law
- Jenna Torres – Intellectual Property Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property
Pittsburgh
- Maya Cheriyan – Intellectual Property Law
- Mark Mazza – Intellectual Property Law; Municipal Law; and Patent Law
Princeton
- Anthony D’Elia – Commercial Litigation
Richmond
- A. Garrett Kelly – Real Estate Law
Washington, D.C.
- Michael Thomas – Commercial Litigation
Wilmington
- Alexandra Rogin – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants