Best Lawyers 2025

The following people were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers list.

Atlanta
Christina Broxterman (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
Margaret H. Campbell (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Patrick F. Clark (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
A. Craig Cleland (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Homer L. Deakins, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Todd C. Duffield (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Fauzia N. Amlani (Immigration Law)
Gregory J. Hare (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kevin P. Hishta (Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jana L. Korhonen (Employment Law – Management)
Garner Sanford, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Deepa N. Subramanian (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David P. Thatcher (Employment Law – Management)
Natalie N. Turner (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Amie M. Willis (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Lauren H. Zeldin (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Austin
Shafeeqa W. Giarratani (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Bruce A. Griggs (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Erika L. Leonard (Employment Law – Management)

Berlin (Germany)
Ulrike Conradi (Employee Benefits Law, Labor and Employment Law)

Birmingham
Gordon L. Blair (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment )
Josh Harrison (Employment Law – Management)
T. Scott Kelly (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James A. Patton (Employment Law – Management)
James C. Pennington (Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
M. Tae Phillips (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David B. Walston (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment).
David L. Warren, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Boston
Mark H. Burak (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Carson G. Burnham (Employment Law – Management)
Lisa Stephanian Burton (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael K. Clarkson (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Patrick M. Curran, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Neil V. McKittrick (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Diana J. Nehro (Employment Law – Management)
Diane M. Saunders (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Danielle Y. Vanderzanden (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Charleston
Michael Oliver Eckard (Employment Law – Management)
Benjamin P. Glass (Employment Law – Management)

Charlotte
Elizabeth Gift (Employment Law- Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Benjamin R. Holland (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kelly S. Hughes (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael D. Ray (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Margaret Santen (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brandon M. Shelton (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Chicago
Jennifer L. Colvin (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael H. Cramer (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Thomas E. Deer (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Anne E. Larson (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management)
Norma Manjarrez (Employment Law – Management)
Richard Samson (Labor Law – Management)
Tobias E. Schlueter (Employment Law – Management)
Mark Schmidtke (Litigation (ERISA))
Harry J. Secaras (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Timothy Stanton (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
Timothy A. Wolfe (Employment Law – Management)

Cleveland
Jazmyn Barrow (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Rebecca Bennett (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Donald Campbell Bulea (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Wade M. Fricke (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
John Gerak (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Robert C. Petrulis (Employment Law – Management)
Amanda T. Quan (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Ellen Toth (Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Columbia
William L. Duda (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
D. Michael Henthorne (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Leigh M. Nason (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Charles T. Speth II (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Columbus
Samuel Lillard (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Mathew A. Parker (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Dallas
Rodolfo R. Agraz (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Jana S. Baker (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
John M. Barcus (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
John B. Brown (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael R. Buchanan (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Ron Chapman, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Gary D. Eisenstat (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mediation)
John G. Harrison (Employment Law – Management)
Jeffrey T. Leslie (Employment Law – Management)
Patrick J. Maher (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Gavin S. Martinson (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Bryant S. McFall (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kristin Snyder Higgins (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Andrew T. Turner (Employment Law – Management)
Eva W. Turner (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sean C. Urich (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jonathan C. Wilson (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Detroit Metro
Margaret Carroll Alli (Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Daniel G. Cohen (Employment Law – Management)
S. Rae Gross (Employment Law – Management)
Joshua P. Lushnat (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher R. Mikula (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Heather G. Ptasznik (Employment Law – Management)
Bethany S. Sweeny (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Richard W. Warren (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Denver:
Michael H. Bell (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David L. Zwisler (Employment Law – Management)

Greenville
Lucas J. Asper (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Thomas A. Bright (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Ashley Prickett Cuttino (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
J. Howard Daniel (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
W. Kyle Dillard (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
L. Gray Geddie, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Phillip A. Kilgore (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Charles E. McDonald III (Employment Law – Management)
John T. Merrell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Michael M. Shetterly (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Lewis T. Smoak (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Mark M. Stubley (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Fred W. Suggs, Jr. (Employee Benefits/ERISA Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation (ERISA), Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Stephen R. Woods (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Houston
Leigh N. Ganchan (Immigration Law)
F. Barham Lewis, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Jeffrey C. Londa (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jeff S. Mayes (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Scott R. McLauglin (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael D. Mitchell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Stephen J. Quezada (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Carolyn A. Russell (Employment Law – Management)
John D. Surma (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Marlene C. Williams ((Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)

Indianapolis
Justin A. Allen (Employment Law – Management)
Charles B. Baldwin (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Katrina M. Clingerman (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
John A. Drake (Employment Law – Management)
Kim F. Ebert (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Todd J. Kaiser (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Matthew Kelley (Labor Law – Management)
Bonnie L. Martin (Employment Law – Management)
Jan Michelsen (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher C. Murray (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Steven F. Pockrass (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants)
Catherine R. Reese (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
Mark Schmidtke (Litigation (ERISA))
Kenneth B. Siepman (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Stephanie Smithey (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
Susan M. Zoeller (Employment Law – Management)

Kansas City
Stacy M. Bunck (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Justin M. Dean (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Shelley I. Ericsson (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Patrick F. Hulla (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Daniel Patrick Johnson (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael L. Matula (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Chris R. Pace (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kerri S. Reisdorff (Employment Law – Management)
Trina Ricketts (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Las Vegas
Anthony L. Martin (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Suzanne L. Martin (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Los Angeles
Linda Claxton (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Aaron H. Cole (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher W. Decker (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Leslie Helmer (Employment Law – Management)
Nicole R. McAtee (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Robert R. Roginson (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Memphis
W. Chris Harrison (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Thomas L. Henderson (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
M. Kimberly Hodges (Commercial Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management)

Mexico City (Mexico)
Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez (Labor and Employment Law)

Miami
David M. DeMaio (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Christopher P. Hammon (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Patrick F. Martin (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Milwaukee
Christine Bestor Townsend (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Bernard J. Bobber (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
Jesse R. Dill (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David J.B. Froiland (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Eric E. Hobbs (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
Mark A. Johnson (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – ERISA)
Timothy C. Kamin (Labor Law – Management)
Kevin J. Kinney (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Keith E. Kopplin (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brian M. Radloff (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Minneapolis
Cynthia A. Bremer (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Bruce J. Douglas (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Patrick R. Martin (Employment Law – Management)
Hal A. Shillingstad (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Andrew E. Tanick (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Morristown
Mark Diana (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Carmen J. DiMaria (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Harris S. Freier (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Peter O. Hughes (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brian D. Lee (Employment Law – Management)
Thomas J. Rattay (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael Riccobono (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Eric C. Stuart (Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Nashville
C. Thomas Davis (Labor Law – Management)
Keith D. Frazier (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
John G. Harrison (Employment Law – Management)
Timothy A. Palmer (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
William S. Rutchow (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Elizabeth S. Washko (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Luther Wright, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

New Orleans
Andrew P. Burnside (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Monique Gougisha Doucette (Employment Law – Management)
Greg Guidry (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Steven Hymowitz (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Mark N. Mallery (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Christopher E. Moore (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

New York
Joseph B. Cartafalsa (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Oklahoma City
Sam R. Fulkerson (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brandon D. Kemp (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Orange County
Michael J. Sexton (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Vince M. Verde (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Paris (France)
Jean-Marc Albiol (Labor and Employment Law)
Cécile Martin (Labor and Employment Law)

Philadelphia
Paul Lancaster Adams (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jacqueline R. Barrett (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Janice G. Dubler (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Donald D. Gamburg (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Daniel P. O’Meara (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Wayne E. Pinkstone (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Clark Whitney (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Phoenix
Ann-Martha Andrews (Insurance Law)
Joseph T. Clees (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
L. Eric Dowell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Leah S. Freed (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kristina N. Holmstrom (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Mark G. Kisicki (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher J. Meister (Employment Law – Management)
Tracy A. Miller (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Nonnie L. Shivers (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Elizabeth M. Soveranez (Employment Law – Management)
Thomas M. Stanek (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)

Pittsburgh
Karen Baillie (Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jennifer G. Betts (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Maria Greco Danaher (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Rick L. Etter (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sheri L. Giger (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael D. Glass (Labor Law – Management)
Philip K. Kontul (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Terri I. Patak (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Peter D. Post (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Thomas A. Smock (Labor Law – Management)

Portland (ME)
Byrne J. Decker (Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Litigation (ERISA), Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants)
Aimee B. Parsons (Employment Law – Management)

Portland (OR)
Kyle T. Abraham (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James M. Barrett (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jacqueline M. Damm (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Lorne O. Dauenhauer (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
Elizabeth Falcone (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Sarah I. Hale (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kjersten Turpen (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Raleigh
Paul Holscher (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kevin S. Joyner (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
C. Matthew Keen (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael D. McKnight (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Andrew W. Merrills (Immigration Law)
Robert A. Sar (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Stephen H. Smalley (Immigration Law)

Richmond
Tevis Marshall (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Amy M. Pocklington (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
J. Clay Rollins (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Sacramento
Alexandra Asterlin (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James T. Conley (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Anthony J. DeCristoforo (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Salt Lake City
David C. Castleberry (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law –  Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Eric P. Mathisen (Litigation – ERISA)
Kathleen D. Weron (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law –  Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

San Antonio
Leticia P. Aguilar (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Tiffany Cox Stacy (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Lawrence D. Smith (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)

San Diego
Jesse C. Ferrantella (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Tim L. Johnson (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Claudia P. Martorell (Immigration)
Amanda M. Mullane (Immigration Law)
Christopher W. Olmsted (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Frank L. Tobin (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

San Francisco
Thomas M. McInerney (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Danielle Ochs (Employment Law – Management)
Richard H. Rahm (Employment Law – Management)
Yvonne Toy (Immigration Law)

Seattle
Russell S. Buhite (Litigation (ERISA))
Adam Pankratz (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Laurence A. Shapero (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sherry L. Talton (Employment Law – Management)

St. Louis
Heidi Kuns Durr (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Burton D. Garland, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Timothy A. Garnett (Employment Law – Management)
Rodney A. Harrison (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sarah Kuehnel (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
William M. Lawson (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Gregg M. Lemley (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James M. Paul (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Melissa Pesce (Employment Law – Management)
David L. Schenberg (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Robert W. Stewart (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Eric A. Todd (Employment Law – Management)
Erin E. Williams (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
R. Lance Witcher (Employment Law – Management)

Stamford
John G. Stretton (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Tampa
Ignacio J. Garcia (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
William E. Grob (Employment Law – Management)
Dee Anna D. Hays (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Gretchen M. Lehman (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Caren S. Marlowe (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment0)
J. Robert McCormack (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Jennifer Monrose Moore (Employment Law – Management)
Karen M. Morinelli(Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
Lara J. Peppard (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Grant D. Petersen(Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Phillip B. Russell (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Peter W. Zinober (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Toronto (Canada)
Hugh A. Christie (Labour and Employment Law)

Torrance
Lyne Richardson (Labor Law – Management)

Tucson
James K. Mackie (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Washington, DC
Benjamin I. Delancy (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Brian E. Hayes (Labor Law – Management)
Christopher E. Humber (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jonathan Mook (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management)
James J. Murphy (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael J. Murphy (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Robert R. Niccolini (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
James J. Plunkett (Labor Law – Management)
John R. Woodrum (Litigation – Labor and Employment)