Robin Silver

Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that 81 of the law firm’s lawyers are recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, with five lawyers earning the “Lawyer of the Year” designation for attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. The following Miles & Stockbridge lawyers have received this honor:

• Dwight W. Stone, II – Insurance Law  (Baltimore)
• J.W. Thompson Webb – Securities / Capital Markets Law (Baltimore)
• Linda V. Donhauser – Litigation - Bankruptcy (Baltimore)
• Marian C. Hwang – Litigation – Environmental (Baltimore)
• Robert S. Brennen – Litigation – Real Estate (Baltimore)

Miles & Stockbridge lawyers were recognized in 43 different practices in the Greater Baltimore Washington, D.C. and Richmond metropolitan areas:

Appellate Practice

• Joseph M. Rainsbury (Richmond)

Banking and Finance Law

• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.) 
• Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore) 
• John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore) 
• Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore) 
• Joel L. Perrell, Jr. (Baltimore)

Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore) 
• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)

Commercial Litigation

• Bradford S. Bernstein (Rockville, MD) 
• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore) 
• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore) 
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.) 
• Tessa Laspia Frederick (Baltimore) 
• William M. Krulak, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• John E. McCann (Baltimore) 
• J. Stephen McAuliffe III (Rockville, MD) 
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore) 
• Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA) 
• E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore) 
• Rosalyn Tang (Rockville, MD) 
• Thomas M. Wolf (Richmond)

Construction Law

• John M. Robb, III (Richmond) 
• Thomas M. Wolf (Richmond)

Corporate Law

• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore) 
• R. Stephen Carroll (Baltimore) 
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• James C. Doub (Baltimore) 
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.) 
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore) 
• J. Stephen McAuliffe III (Rockville, MD) 
• Gene Schleppenbach (Tysons, VA) 
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore) 
• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore) 
• Robert B. Webb, III (Tysons, VA) 
• Joseph S. Welty (Frederick, MD) 
• Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Thomas E. Zeno (Washington, D.C.)

Education

• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore) 
• Kathleen Pontone  (Baltimore)

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Paolo M. Pasicolan (Baltimore)

Employment Law – Management

• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore) 
• Kathleen Pontone  (Baltimore) 
• Marc K. Sloane (Baltimore)

Environmental Law

• Amanda Neidert Kesler (Baltimore)

Family Law

• Stephen J. Cullen (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.) 
• Kelly A. Powers (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)

Health Care Law

• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• Molly E. G. Ferraioli (Baltimore) 
• Robert Wells (Baltimore)

Immigration Law

• Frances O’Connell Taylor (Baltimore) 
• Sufen Zhang (Baltimore)

Insurance Law

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore) 
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore) 
• Andrew M. Weiner (Washington, D.C.)

International Mergers and Acquisitions

• James C. Doub (Baltimore)

Labor Law – Management

• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore) 
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)

Land Use & Zoning

• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD) 
• Erin E. Girard (Rockville, MD) 
• Phillip A. Hummel (Rockville, MD) 
• Barbara A. Sears (Rockville, MD) 
• Scott C. Wallace (Rockville, MD)

Litigation - Banking and Finance

• Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore)

Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore) 
• Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore) 
• Joel L. Perrell, Jr. (Baltimore)

Litigation – Construction

• Jessica A. duHoffmann (Baltimore) 
• John M. Robb, III (Richmond) 
• Thomas M. Wolf (Richmond)

Litigation & Controversy

• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD)

Litigation – Environmental

• Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore) 
• Amanda Neidert Kesler (Baltimore)

Litigation – Insurance

• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore) 
• Daniel R. Lanier (Baltimore) 
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore) 
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)

Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)

Litigation – Labor & Employment

• Stephanie K. Baron (Baltimore) 
• Suzzanne W. Decker (Baltimore) 
• Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore) 
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore) 
• Kathleen Pontone  (Baltimore)

Litigation - Patent

• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)

Litigation - Real Estate

• Bradford S. Bernstein (Rockville, MD) 
• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore) 
• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD)

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD)

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore) 
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA) 
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore) 
• Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

• Daniel R. Lanier (Baltimore)

Mediation

• Stephen J. Cullen (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore) 
• Robert M. Cattaneo (Easton, MD) 
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore) 
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore) 
• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore) 
• Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)

Privacy & Data Security

• Veronica D. Jackson (Baltimore)

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore) 
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore) 
• Michael L. Haslup (Baltimore) 
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore) 
• Daniel R. Lanier (Baltimore) 
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore) 
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore) 
• Timothy L. Mullin, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA) 
• Robin Silver (Baltimore) 
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore) 
• Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)

Public Finance Law

• John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)

Real Estate Law

• J. Michael Brennan (Baltimore) 
• R. Stephen Carroll (Baltimore) 
• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD) 
• Michele L. Cohen (Baltimore) 
• Nancy Whiteman Greene (Baltimore) 
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.) 
• Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore) 
• Stacy L. Manley (Baltimore) 
• Barbara A. Sears (Rockville, MD) 
• Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore) 
• Andrew Skopp (Baltimore) 
• Paul D. Trinkoff (Baltimore)

Securities/Capital Markets Law

• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)

Tax Law

• Jerome Allen Breed (Washington, D.C.) 
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore) 
• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD) 
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)

Trusts and Estates

• Jeffrey D. Renner (Baltimore) 
• George K. Reynolds, III (Baltimore)

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