Gallagher & Kennedy is pleased to announce that 58 of its attorneys across 49 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers In America® and Ones To Watch®.
In addition, two G&K shareholders received the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region and were named “Lawyer of the Year.”
Congratulations to Shannon L. Clark (Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs) and Dalva L. Moellenberg (Natural Resources Law). Only one lawyer is recognized for each specialty and geographic location each year.
G&K attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America® include:
- Thomas C. Arendt - Real Estate Law
- Joshua Becker - Franchise Law
- Melissa Benson - Family Law
- Matthew R. Boatman - Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Robert W. Boatman - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Stephen R. Boatwright - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Securities Regulation
- Timothy D. Brown - Tax Law
- Shannon L. Clark - Appellate Practice; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year”; Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- James B. Connor - Real Estate Law
- Anthony J. Coury - Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jennifer A. Cranston - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Insurance Law; Utilities Law
- J. Stanton Curry - Environmental Law
- Mark C. Dangerfield - Commercial Litigation
- D. Lee Decker - - Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Joshua I. Fisher - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Mark A. Fuller - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Haley Harrigan - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Janey Henze Cook - Criminal Defense: White Collar; Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Tom Henze - Criminal Defense: White Collar; Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Rodney Q. Jarvis - Land Use and Zoning Law
- Donald Peder Johnsen - Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Stuart Kimball - Government Relations Practice
- Chris S. Leason - Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Lindsay G. Leavitt - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management
- Dalva L. Moellenberg - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”; Natural Resources Law
- Peter Moolenaar - Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Kiersten Murphy - Commercial Litigation
- Kevin D. Neal - Aviation Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- John C. Norling - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Kevin E. O’Malley - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Municipal; Litigation - Securities
- Kortney Otten - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Hannah Porter - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Michael R. Ross - - Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Dale C. Schian - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Otto S. Shill, III - Employee Benefits (ERISA Law); Employment Law - Management; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Erik C. Smith - Tax Law
- Wayne A. Smith - Real Estate Law
- J. Tyrrell Taber - Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Christopher Thompson - Commercial Litigation
- Terence W. Thompson - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Woodrow C. Thompson - Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; DUI/DWI Defense
- WM. Charles “Chuck” Thomson - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Anthony J. Trujillo - Natural Resources Law
- William Underwood - Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
- David L. Wallis - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
G&K attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch®:
- Guillaume Aimé - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Samatha H. Catalano - Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
- Sarah M. Clifford - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Shayna R. Frieden - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Jonathan W. Litster - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Sarah Myers - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
- Timothy S. Newman - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Maria T. Raciti - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kenneth N. Ralston - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Josefa A. Rodriguez - Family Law
- Dominick San Angelo - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Eleanor J. Shaffer - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Tyler R. Thorne - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
The Ones To Watch award is based on peer review and recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.
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