Best Lawyers Honors Nearly 250 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys in its Best Lawyers in America 2027 Edition

PHILADELPHIA, August 20, 2026 - Best Lawyers selected 246 Cozen O'Connor lawyers from 26 of the firm's U.S. offices for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

Additionally, Anna Wermuth (Labor Law - Management), Marion T. Hack (Construction Law), Samuel A. Lewis (Copyright Law), Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance Law), Stephen A. Miller (Corporate Compliance Law), Christopher J. Rayl (Public Finance Law), and Stephen M. Seeger (Construction Law) were designated as Best Lawyers 2027 "Lawyer of the Year."

These awards are conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Atlanta

T. Evan Beauchamp (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers) Ones to Watch

Elliot Kerzner (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Coryne Leyendecker (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Alycen A. Moss (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)

Boca Raton

Heather Beale (Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates) Ones to Watch

Gregory S. Bloshinsky (Trusts and Estates)

Matthew Criscuolo (Commercial Litigation)

James Duffy (Commercial Litigation)

Howard S. Krooks (Elder Law, Trusts and Estates)

Ellen S. Morris (Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)

Stuart R. Morris (Trusts and Estates)

Boston

Michael Filbin (Construction Law) Ones to Watch

Leslie P. King (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Douglas Mackin (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction) Ones to Watch

Wendy K. Venoit (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Boulder

Douglas W. Link (Patent Law) Ones to Watch

Cherry Hill

Michael J. Connolly (Energy Law)

Gregory Eisenstark (Energy Law)

Thomas McKay III (Insurance Law)

Chicago

Ira Bodenstein (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)

Jack J. Carriglio (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Janet R. Davis (Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance)

Matthew DiCianni (Litigation - Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch

David Doyle (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Wendy N. Enerson (Insurance Law)

Gary L. Gassman (Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance)

Tia C. Ghattas (Commercial Litigation)

Jeremy J. Glenn (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Allen J. Guon (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)

Abigail C. Kanavos w(Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Matthew F. Policastro (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Christina Sanfelippo (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy) Ones to Watch

Melissa A. Siebert (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)

Brian L. Shaw (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)

Joseph E. Tilson (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Julie Trester (Employment Law - Management)

Anna Wermuth (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Dallas

Alicia G. Curran (Insurance Law)

Stephen M. Halbeisen (Construction Law, Insurance Law)

Marcos Hazan-Cohen (Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance)

Jennifer Ohn (Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch

Suzanne C. Radcliff (Insurance Law)

Harrisburg

Scott R. Mehok (Public Finance Law )

David P. Zambito (Energy Law, Utilities Law)

Houston

David L. Barron (Employment Law - Management)

Stephen P. Pate (Insurance Law)

Raphael Rosenzweig (Corporate Law) Ones to Watch

Nandini Sane (Employment Law - Management)

Nicole Su (Litigation - Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch

Christopher Tramonte (Insurance Law)

A. Martin Wickliff, Jr. (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Mediation)

Joseph A. Ziemianski (Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance)

Little Rock

Dustin McDaniel (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)

Los Angeles

David Berke (Insurance Law)

Michael Davisson (Insurance Law)

Luke Nicholas Eaton (Construction Law)

Marion T. Hack (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Susan A. Grueneberg (Franchise Law)

Natalie Keusseyan (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Ones to Watch

Angel Marti III (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Howard D. Maycon (Litigation - Insurance)

Miami

J. Kent Crocker (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Susan N. Eisenberg (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

James A. Gale (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law)

Samuel A. Lewis (Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law)

Joseph F. Rich (Litigation - Insurance)

Ralf R. Rodriguez (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Martin T. Schrier (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Minneapolis

Todd Anlauf (Real Estate Law)

Christopher J. Bellini (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Yuri Berndt (Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)

John P. Boyle (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Real Estate)

Craig Brandt (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Madeleine Brase (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch)

Matthew Burton (Litigation - Bankruptcy)

Jana Aune Deach (Family Law)

Christopher Ferreira (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law)

Maggie Garborg (Real Estate Law)

Timothy Gustin (Real Estate Law)

Paul D. Hallgren (Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)

Aylix Jensen (Financial Services Regulation Law) Ones to Watch

David Johnson (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)

Jodi Johnson (Real Estate Law)

Richard Johnson (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law)

Richard Kelber (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Timothy E. Lovett (Real Estate Law)

Austin Malinowski (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Real Estate) Ones to Watch

Heather L. Marx (Commercial Litigation)

Bethany Maski (Family Law) Ones to Watch

Rainey Muth (Corporate Law) Ones to Watch

Atiya Oberoi (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

Elizabeth A. Olivera (Immigration Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch

Erik L. Romsaas (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch

John Schmid (Real Estate Law)

Joseph Socha (Trusts and Estates)

Christopher D. Stall (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Bryant D. Tchida (Commercial Litigation)

James J. Vedder (Family Law)

Thomas G. Wallrich (Real Estate Law)

April Will (Family Law) Ones to Watch

Patrick T. Zomer (Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law)

New York

Francis Bergold (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

Beatrice Bottini (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch

Anthony Broccolo (Litigation - Construction)

Kerry T. Cooperman (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch

William F. Davis (Real Estate Law)

Michael A. DeRosa (Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants) Ones to Watch

Rebecca Eschen (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

John R. Ewell (Appellate Practice, Construction Law, Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Geoffrey D. Ferrer (Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law)

John S. Ho (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Trevor Hoffmann (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Richard D. Kalson (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

J. Bruce Maffeo (Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Julia Mann (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Valerie Nemcheninova (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Jason Pfeffer (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch

Ethan Price-Livingston (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Frank Pugliese (Information Technology Law, Technology Law)

Neil A. Quartaro (Admiralty and Maritime Law)

Christopher Raleigh (Admiralty and Maritime Law)

Rachel Scall (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

Allyson P. Stavis (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

MaKenna Stoakes (Insurance Law) Ones to Watch

Philadelphia

Andrew Baer (Privacy and Data Security Law)

Paul Bartolacci (Insurance Law)

Jared Bayer (Commercial Litigation)

Jennifer A. Brandt (Family Law)

Carleigh Belardo (Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment) Ones to Watch

Joseph C. Bright (Tax Law)

Richard J. Busis (Corporate Law)

Kara Eileen Cheever (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants) Ones to Watch

Michael A. Corgan (Trusts and Estates) Ones to Watch

Alexandra B. Curtin (Corporate Law) Ones to Watch

Alfred J. D'Angelo, Jr. (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management)

Raymond L. DeLuca (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Pamela Dorian (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch

Jay A. Dorsch (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)

David A. Ebby (Real Estate Law)

Elliott R. Feldman (Commercial Litigation)

Bruce W. Ficken (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Thomas Finnegan (Construction Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants) Ones to Watch

Alexia M. Fishman (Trusts and Estates)

Eric D. Freed (Insurance Law)

Robert I. Friedman (Trusts and Estates)

Arthur Fritzinger (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch

Evan M. Goldsmith (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law) Ones to Watch

Josh M. Greenbaum (Construction Law)

Howard Grossman (Real Estate Law)

Melissa M. Grossman (Trusts and Estates)

Ira C. Gubernick (Corporate Law)

Steven N. Haas (Corporate Law)

Daniel Q. Harrington (Insurance Law)

Robert S. Hawkins (Employment Law - Management)

James H. Heller (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Michael J. Heller (Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law)

Kevin J. Hughes (Insurance Law)

Hayes A. Hunt (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Helene S. Jaron (Trusts and Estates)

Daniel V. Johns (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Matthew H. Kamens (Trusts and Estates)

Sarah A. Kelly (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Philip G. Kircher (Commercial Litigation)

Raymond A. Kresge (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

James M. Kwartnik (Construction Law)

Jeffrey A. Leonard (Real Estate Law)

Lester E. Lipschutz (Trusts and Estates)

Elizabeth A. Malloy (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Matthew Mantell (Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law)

Suzanne S. Mayes (Public Finance Law)

Christopher S. McLoon (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Tax Law)

Stephen A. Miller (Corporate Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy))

Deborah M. Minkoff (Insurance Law)

Mark T. Mullen (Insurance Law)

Kelli Natrin (Immigration Law) Ones to Watch

Calli Jo Padilla (Criminal Defense: White-Collar) Ones to Watch

Jeffrey I. Pasek (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

C. Gregory Patton (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law) Ones to Watch

R. Christopher Raphaely (Health Care Law)

Frances P. Rayer (Immigration Law)

Andrew J. Rolfes (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Adam M. Silverman (Real Estate Law)

Robert A. Silverman (Real Estate Law)

Jason M. Shargel (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Cheryl A. Upham (Tax Law)

Mark H. Vacha (Public Finance Law)

George A. Voegele, Jr. (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Joshua C. Weinberger (Tax Law)

Matthew I. Weinstein (Real Estate Law)

Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants)

Thomas P. Witt (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)

Pittsburgh

Peter J. Ennis (Litigation - Labor and Employment)

James W. Forsyth (Tax Law)

David Garraux (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Jeremiah G. Garvey (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law)

Eugene A. Giotto (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Health Care, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Thomas S. Giotto (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Tiffany A. Jenca (Employment Law - Management)

Jeffrey A. Mills (Real Estate Law)

Mariah L. Passarelli (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Marla N. Presley (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Joseph F. Quinn (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Christopher J. Rayl (Public Finance Law)

Andrew W. Reinhart ( Railroad Law, Transportation Law)

Laura L. Reinhart (Commercial Litigation, Railroad Law)

Richmond

Jerry W. Kilgore (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Relations Practice)

Thomas A. Lisk (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Gaming Law, Government Relations Practice)

Salt Lake City

John Ludlum (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law)

San Diego

Jose L. Patino (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent)

Nicola A. Pisano (Litigation - Intellectual Property)

San Francisco

Michele Ballard Miller (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Walter M. Stella (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Santa Monica

Thomas W. Casparian (Litigation - Real Estate)

Frank Gooch III (Litigation - Insurance)

Paul S. Rutter (Real Estate Law)

Peter E. Swain (Real Estate Law)

Seattle

Frank Abramonte (Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law)

J.C. Ditzler (Insurance Law)

Lorraine Linford (Patent Law, Trademark Law)

Jodi McDougall (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance)

Washington, D.C.

Christopher Allen (Consumer Protection Law)

James Billings-Kang (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants) Ones to Watch

Barry Boss (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Michael E. Deutsch (Transportation Law) Ones to Watch

R. Alex DuFour II (Real Estate Law)

Grier Hoyt (Real Estate Law)

Daniel W. Hardwick (Real Estate Law)

Jesse S. Keene (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Hugh J. Marbury (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)

Milton A. Marquis (Litigation - Antitrust)

Tatiana Mejia-Uribe (Real Estate Law) Ones to Watch

Meridith H. Moldenhauer (Real Estate Law)

Lawrence M. Prosen (Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

Stephen M. Seeger (Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)

John D. Shire (Health Care Law)

Barbara Van Gelder (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Benjamin L. Williams (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction) Ones to Watch

Emily Yu (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice) Ones to Watch

West Conshohocken

Andrea E. Hammel (Commercial Litigation)

Jonathan T. Hoffman (Family Law)

Nicholas A. Karwacki (Commercial Litigation) Ones to Watch

Patrick J. O'Connor (Commercial Litigation)

West Palm Beach

Adam K. Hodges (Commercial Litigation)

Andrew M. Loewenstein (Commercial Litigation)

David I. Spector (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)

Wilmington

Marla Benedek (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law) Ones to Watch

John T. Carroll, III (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Mark E. Felger (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)