Baltimore, MD (August 27, 2025) – Venable LLP announced that more than 60 of its Baltimore-based attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers 2026 lists, including "Lawyer of the Year," "Best Lawyers Award," and "Ones to Watch."
Lawyer of the Year
- J. Joseph Curran III
- Jonathan D. Eisner
- Jeffrey K. Gonya
- W. Warren Hamel
- Robert A. Hoffman
- Sarah H. B. Kahl
- Paul C. Levin
- Brian J. O'Connor
- John T. Prisbe
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Craig A. Thompson
Ones to Watch
- Ananya G. Sinha
- Evan Suval
- Anthony J. Vitti
- Miriam Weinstock
- Emily J. Wilson
Best Lawyers Award
- Harry I. Atlas
- Anne-Thérèse Béchamps
- Laura Skowronski Bouyea
- Darek S. Bushnaq
- Walter R. Calvert
- Colleen Mallon Casse
- Gregory A. Cross
- J. Joseph Curran III
- Andrew J. Currie
- Christopher S. Davidson
- Jonathan D. Eisner
- Brian P. Field
- Kurt J. Fischer
- Carmen M. Fonda
- Jeffrey K. Gonya
- Thomas M. Grace
- Christopher S. Gunderson
- Todd Gustin
- W. Warren Hamel
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Kathleen S. Hardway
- Marta D. Harting
- Marianne Schmitt Hellauer
- Todd J. Horn
- Sarah H. B. Kahl
- Mitchell Kolkin
- Michael A. Leber
- Norman Lencz
- Paul C. Levin
- Michael B. MacWilliams
- Patricia McGowan
- Mitchell Y. Mirviss
- Charles J. Morton, Jr.
- Brian J. O'Connor
- Bruce R. Parker
- John T. Prisbe
- Brent W. Procida
- W. Bryan Rakes
- Jason Rose
- Anthony J. Rosso
- Dino S. Sangiamo
- Michael D. Schiffer
- Sarah Louise Scott
- Evan T. Shea
- Kevin L. Shepherd
- Ashley C. Short
- John R. Stierhoff
- Ronald W. Taylor
- Craig A. Thompson
- Kenneth L. Thompson
- Stacie E. Tobin
- Robert L. Waldman
- Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.
- G. Stewart Webb, Jr.
- Kelly Shubic Weiner
- Gina A. Zentz
- Yosef Ziffer
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