Robin Silver

Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that 87 of the law firm’s lawyers are recognized in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, with six lawyers earning the “Lawyer of the Year” designation for attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.

“Lawyer of the Year” Honor

• Robert S. Brennen – Litigation – Patent (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Litigation and Litigation – Insurance (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone – Education Law (Baltimore)
• John M. (Jack) Robb III – Litigation – Construction (Richmond)
• Jeffrey H. Seibert – Banking and Finance Law (Baltimore)
• Sufen Zhang – Immigration Law (Baltimore)

Miles & Stockbridge lawyers were recognized in 47 different practices in the Greater Baltimore Washington, D.C. and Richmond metropolitan areas.

Antitrust Law

• John E. McCann (Baltimore)
   

Appellate Practice

• Kelly A. Powers (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)
• Joseph M. Rainsbury (Richmond)

Banking and Finance Law

• J. Michael Brennan (Baltimore)
• 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)
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.)
• 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)
• Alexander P. Creticos (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)
• John M. Robb, III (Richmond)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
• Thomas M. Wolf (Richmond)
   

Construction Law

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

Copyright Law

• Eric G. King (Tysons, VA)

Corporate Compliance Law

• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore)

Corporate Law

• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore)
• Gregory M. Burgee (Frederick, MD)
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• James C. Doub (Baltimore)
• Molly E. G. Ferraioli (Baltimore)
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.)
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
• J. Stephen McAuliffe III (Rockville, MD)
• Sara L. Reznicek (Baltimore, MD)
• Suzanne L. Rotbert (Rockville, MD)
• Gene Schleppenbach (Tysons, VA)
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore)
• Jami M. Watt (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 Law

• Stephanie K. Baron (Baltimore)
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
   

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Paolo M. Pasicolan (Baltimore)
   

Employment Law – Management

• Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore)
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Veronica D. Jackson (Baltimore)
• Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
   

Energy Law

• Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore)
• John M. Robb, III (Richmond)
   

Environmental Law

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

Family Law

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

Government Contracts

• Alfred M. Wurglitz (Rockville, MD)
   

Health Care Law

• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• Molly E. G. Ferraioli (Baltimore)
• Lisa C. Keenan (Baltimore)
   

Immigration Law

• Sufen Zhang (Baltimore)
   

Insurance Law

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• John C. Celeste (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 Law

• 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

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Robin Silver (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
   

Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
• Alfred M. Wurglitz (Rockville, MD)
   

Litigation – Labor & Employment

• Stephanie K. Baron (Baltimore)
• Suzzanne W. Decker (Baltimore)
• Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore)
• Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
• Anthony W. Kraus (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)
• John T. Farnum (Washington, D.C.)
• John M. Robb, III (Richmond)
• Scott C. Wallace (Rockville, MD)
   

Litigation and Controversy – Tax

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

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

• John C. Celeste (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• Michael L. Haslup (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Donald S. Meringer (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey S. Poretz (Tysons, VA)
• Robin Silver (Baltimore)
• Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
• Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)
   

Mediation

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

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Jason E. Balog (Baltimore)
• Robert M. Cattaneo (Easton, MD)
• James C. Doub (Baltimore)
• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• Christopher R. Johnson (Baltimore)
• Sara L. Reznicek (Baltimore)
• Joseph P. Ward (Baltimore)
• Jami M. Watt (Baltimore)
• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
• Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)
   

Privacy & Data Security Law

• Veronica D. Jackson (Baltimore)
   

Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Joseph L. Beavers (Baltimore)
• Holly Drumheller Butler (Baltimore)
• John C. Celeste (Baltimore)
• Laura A. Cellucci (Baltimore)
• Michael L. Haslup (Baltimore)
• Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
• F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
• Donald S. Meringer (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)
• Kendall A. Camuti (Frederick, MD)
• Casey L. Cirner (Rockville, MD)
• Sarah D. Cline (Frederick, MD)
• Michele L. Cohen (Baltimore)
• Erin E. Girard (Rockville, MD)
• Nancy Whiteman Greene (Baltimore)
• Benjamin D. Horowicz (Washington, D.C.)
• Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore)
• Georganne K. Mallas (Baltimore)
• Stacy L. Manley (Baltimore)
• Anne-Herbert Rollins (Frederick, MD)
• Barbara A. Sears (Rockville, MD)
• Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore)
• Andrew Skopp (Baltimore)
• Paul D. Trinkoff (Baltimore)
• Rand D. Weinberg (Frederick, MD)
   

Securities/Capital Markets Law

• J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
   

Tax Law

• William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
• James W. Dawson, Jr. (Rockville, MD)
• Meg E. Manchester (Baltimore)
• Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
   

Trusts and Estates

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

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