Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch 2026

The following people were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch list.

Atlanta:
Michael J. Bonsignore (Immigration Law)
William E. Collins, Jr. (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Ashleigh R. Eames (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Skye Hao (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Anthony J. Simonton (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Jared M. Hooven (Immigration Law)
Stephanie Brown Howaniec (Immigration Law)
Walter B. Parker (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Gregory Y. Shin (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jessica H. Thomas (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Austin:
Scott Crawford (Immigration Law)
Amanda Goodman (Immigration Law)
Halima Nur (Immigration Law)
Kathleen J. Sanz (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Philip A.S. Shepherd (Immigration Law)

Baltimore:
Courtney B. Amelung (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Paul D. Burgin (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Veronica Yu Welsh (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Birmingham:
Christina R. Pantazis (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Boston:
Christina Kelley (Immigration Law)
Michael A. Masse (Administrative/Regulatory Law, Immigration Law)
Daniel J. Ruemenapp (Immigration Law)
Andrea M. Sullivan (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Charleston:
Michelle McMahon (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Charlotte:
Abigail Littrell (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
Carl M. Short III (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Chicago:
Margaret R. Foss (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Columbia:
Ashley K. Kerr (Immigration Law)

Dallas:
Jeremy W. Hays (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Daniel Portnoy (Immigration Law)
Victoria L. Vish (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Denver:
Jacob A. Kanyusik (Immigration Law)
Rebecca M. Lindell (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Jamie J. Marr (Immigration Law)
Marielle A. Moore (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Kristina Wright (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Detroit:
Emilie Vassar (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Greenville:
James N. Garilas (Immigration Law)
Michael Nail (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Houston:
Juan Hernandez (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Indianapolis:
Cheyna H. Galloway (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Ellen N. Pactor (Commercial Litigation)
Kate E. Trinkle (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Las Vegas:
Noel M. Hernandez (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Lexington:
Mary L. Bryson (Commercial Litigation)

Los Angeles:
Carmen M. Aguado (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Nare Avagyan (Construction Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Ashley Fasano Fawcett (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Emily K. Harvin (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Morristown:
Justine Abrams (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Erin N. Donegan (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David J. Franzmathes (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Andy G. Mercado (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Daniel T. Paxton (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Alexander W. Raap (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Cynthia Vera (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Michael J. Westwood-Booth (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Nashville:
Benjamin William Perry (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Darius Walker, Jr. (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

New Orleans:
Kristyn L. Lambert (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

New York:
Lizbeth M. Chow (Immigration Law)
Jamie Haar (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sarah Zucco (Labor and Employment – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Oklahoma City:
Matthew D. Craig (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
Justin P. Grose (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Orange County:
Carlos Bacio (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Jamie L. Hagerott (Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Natalie Hernandez (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Nicole A. Naleway (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Robert R. Vorhees (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Phoenix:
Ricardo R. Bours (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Alexander Dattilo (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Laura E. Grubb (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Pittsburgh:
Asra Hashmi (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Portland, OR:
Florence Z. Mao (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

Raleigh:
Marquita Capers (Immigration Law)
Jamie M. Dietz (Immigration Law)
Meagan Dziura (Immigration Law)
Awanti Damle Sharda (Immigration Law)
Charlotte C. Smith (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Sacramento:
Paul M. Smith (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

San Antonio:
Elbert Ortiz (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

San Diego:
Nikolas T. Djordjevski (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Cameron O. Flynn (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Maryam Rastegar (Education Law, Government Relations Practice)
Jennifer P. Suberlak (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

San Francisco:
Karla J. Bacayan (Immigration Law)
InderBir S. Datta (Immigration Law)
Heidi G. Kim (Labor and Employment Law – Management)

St. Louis:
Kyra H. Short (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
Mallory Stumpf Zoia (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Tampa:
Stephanie C. Generotti (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Natalie L. McEwan (Immigration Law)

Washington, D.C.:
Yasmin Bagha (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Sarah P. Chiang (Immigration Law)
Ajente Kamalanathan (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Francisco Lopez (Immigration Law)
Ryan T. Sears (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
Nancy Shalhub (Immigration Law)
Philip K. Sholts (Immigration Law)