Chambers and Partners rankings are independently determined through thousands of client and peer interviews assessing technical legal ability, professional conduct, and client service. The 2026 USA guide recognized the following Ogletree Deakins attorneys as leaders in their respective fields and ranked 30 of the firm’s offices across 25 states. Attorneys earned recognition across a broad range of practice areas, including labor and employment, employee benefits and executive compensation, occupational safety and health, and immigration, spanning jurisdictions from Georgia to Arizona and beyond.

Atlanta, Georgia

Taylor Bracewell (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Margaret H. Campbell (Labor and Employment)
A. Craig Cleland (Labor and Employment)

Austin, Texas

Jacquelyn P. Maroney (Immigration)

Baltimore, Maryland

Eric Hemmendinger (Labor and Employment)
Chad M. Horton (Labor and Employment)
Darryl G McCallum (Labor and Employment)
J. Michael McGuire (Labor and Employment)
Fiona Ong (Labor and Employment)
Stephen D Shawe (Labor and Employment)
Mark J Swerdlin (Labor and Employment)
Parker Thoeni (Labor and Employment)

Birmingham, Alabama

T. Scott Kelly (Labor and Employment)
James C. Pennington (Labor and Employment)
David B. Walston (Labor and Employment)
David Warren (Labor and Employment)

Boston, Massachusetts

Mark H. Burak (Labor and Employment)
Lisa Stephanian Burton (Labor and Employment)
Francesco A. DeLuca (Labor and Employment)
Neil V. McKittrick (Labor and Employment)

Charlotte, North Carolina

Kelly S. Hughes (Labor and Employment)

Chicago, Illinois

Anne Larson (Labor and Employment)
Tobias E. Schlueter (Labor and Employment)

Cleveland, Ohio

Wade M. Fricke (Labor and Employment)
John Gerak (Labor and Employment)
Amanda T. Quan (Labor and Employment)

Columbia, South Carolina

D. Michael Henthorne (Labor and Employment)

Dallas, Texas

Ron Chapman, Jr. (Labor and Employment)

Detroit Metro, Michigan

Margaret Carroll Alli (Labor and Employment)

District of Columbia

Melissa A. Bailey (Occupational Safety and Health)

Greenville, South Carolina

Ashley Prickett Cuttino (Labor and Employment)
Michael M. Shetterly (Labor and Employment)
Mark M. Stubley (Labor and Employment)

Houston, Texas

Leigh N. Ganchan (Immigration)
Jeffrey C. Londa (Labor and Employment)
Scott McLaughlin (Labor and Employment)

Indianapolis, Indiana

Charles B. Baldwin (Labor and Employment)
Bonnie Martin (Labor and Employment)

Kansas City, Missouri

Patrick F. Hulla (Labor and Employment)
Michael L. Matula (Labor and Employment)
Chris R. Pace (Labor and Employment)
Kerri S. Reisdorff (Labor and Employment)
Trina Ricketts (Labor and Employment)

Las Vegas, Nevada

Anthony L. Martin (Labor and Employment)

Los Angeles, California

David Raizman (Labor and Employment)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Timothy C. Kamin (Labor and Employment)
Kevin J. Kinney (Labor and Employment)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cynthia A. Bremer (Labor and Employment)
Patrick R. Martin (Labor and Employment)
Andrew E. Tanick (Labor and Employment)

Morristown, New Jersey

Steven J. Luckner (Labor and Employment)

Nashville, Tennessee

Keith D. Frazier (Labor and Employment)
Luther Wright, Jr. (Labor and Employment)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Monique Gougisha Doucette (Labor and Employment)
Greg Guidry (Labor and Employment)
Mark N. Mallery (Labor and Employment)
Christopher E. Moore (Labor and Employment)
Hal Ungar (Labor and Employment)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sam R. Fulkerson (Labor and Employment)

Orange County

Kevin Bland (Occupational Safety and Health)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Donald D. Gamburg (Labor and Employment)
Janice Dubler (Labor and Employment)

Phoenix, Arizona

Joseph T. Clees (Labor and Employment)
L. Eric Dowell (Labor and Employment)
Leah S. Freed (Labor and Employment)
Mark G. Kisicki (Labor and Employment)
Nonnie L. Shivers (Labor and Employment)
Thomas M. Stanek (Labor and Employment)

Portland, Oregon

Kyle Abraham (Labor and Employment)
Kristine Bingman (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Elizabeth A. Falcone (Labor and Employment)

Raleigh, North Carolina

C. Matthew Keen (Labor and Employment)
Michael McKnight (Labor and Employment)
Robert A. Sar (Labor and Employment)
Melina V. Villalobos (Immigration)

San Francisco, California

Yvonne Toy (Immigration)

Seattle, Washington

Laurence A. Shapero (Labor and Employment)

St. Louis, Missouri

Rodney A. Harrison (Labor and Employment)
Gregg M. Lemley (Labor and Employment)
James M. Paul (Labor and Employment)
R. Lance Witcher (Labor and Employment)

Stamford, Connecticut

William C. Ruggiero (Labor and Employment)
John G. Stretton (Labor and Employment)

Tampa, Florida

Phillip Russell (Labor and Employment and Occupational Safety and Health)
Peter W. Zinober (Labor and Employment)

International

The following attorneys were named “Leaders in their Field” in the 2026 editions of Chambers Canada, Chambers France, and Chambers Global.

Calgary, Alberta

Justin Turc (Employment & Labour)
Shana Wolch (Employment & Labour)

Paris, France

Jean-Marc Albiol (Employment) 
Karin Dulac (Employment) 
Cécile Martin (Employment) 

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Charles E. Engeman (General Business Law)
Simone R.D. Francis (General Business Law)
Micol L. Morgan (General Business Law)

Toronto, Ontario

Hugh Christie (Employment & Labour)