Washington, DC (Aug. 20, 2026) – Venable LLP announced today that more than 230 of its attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers 2027 lists, including Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers Award, and Ones to Watch.
Lawyer of the Year
Baltimore, MD
- Jonathan D. Eisner
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Christopher D. Mudd
- W. Bryan Rakes
Miami, FL
- Michael D. Joblove
- Glenn D. Moses
San Francisco, CA
- John S. Worden
The Best Lawyers in America®
Los Angeles, CA
- Valentin G. Aguilar II
- Lee S. Brenner
- Sarah S. Brooks
- Jennifer L. Campbell
- Grace Chung
- Mitchell Evall
- David E. Fink
- Brian G. Fredkin
- Daniel P. Hoffer
- Matthew A. Portnoff
- Jason P. Trenton
- Ben D. Whitwell
San Francisco, CA
- Geoffrey C. Etnire
- Emily Foehr
- William M. Sloan
- Tyler G. Welti
- John S. Worden
Denver, CO
- Emily F. Keimig
- Peter G. Koclanes
- James G. Sawtelle
- Heather Fox Vickles
Washington, DC
- Steven A. Adducci
- Claude Bailey
- Kelly DeMarchis Bastide
- Ellen Traupman Berge
- Robert J. Bolger, Jr.
- Jennifer J. Bruton
- Emilio W. Cividanes
- Roger A. Colaizzi
- Jean Yin Crews
- Michael C. Davis
- Stephanie DeLong
- Lisa Jose Fales
- Caroline Petro Gately
- Craig Gilley
- Robert G. Gottlieb
- Todd A. Harrison
- Philip M. Horowitz
- Stuart P. Ingis
- Ronald M. Jacobs
- Joshua J. Kaufman
- Thomas C. Klanderman
- Kristin M. Koger
- Claudia A. Lewis
- Patrick W. Lincoln
- Kevin J. Lipson
- Elizabeth K. Lowe
- Lindsay B. Meyer
- Thomas E.D. Millspaugh
- Jeanne L. Newlon
- Samuel Olchyk
- Emily A. Plocki
- Richard E. Powers, Jr.
- Shahin O. Rothermel
- Mark E. Schamel
- Kyle E. Scherer
- Douglas L. Siegler
- Michael A. Signorelli
- Melissa Landau Steinman
- Bart Stupak
- Julia Tama
- Lisa A. Tavares
Miami, FL
- Paul J. Battista
- Peter W. Bellas
- W. Barry Blum
- Allison R. Day
- Gregory M. Garno
- Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian
- John H. Genovese
- Nina Greene
- Barry Gruher
- Joseph B. Isenberg
- Michael D. Joblove
- Glenn D. Moses
- Jonathan E. Perlman
- Richard J. Sarafan
- Theresa Van Vliet
Tampa, FL
- Lisa M. Castellano
- Eric D. Jacobs
Chicago, IL
- David A. Berek
- Rebecca A. Eberhardt
- Jonathan Freilich
- Adam G. Kelly
- Erin Maus
- Virgil R. Montgomery
- Michael L. Morkin
- Sandra K. Newman
- Kenneth M. Roberts
- Heidi Hennig Rowe
- Charles H. Wahtola III
Baltimore, MD
- Hirsh M. Ament
- Harry I. Atlas
- Anne-Thérèse Béchamps
- Laura Skowronski Bouyea
- Darek S. Bushnaq
- Walter R. Calvert
- Matthew Carruth
- Colleen Mallon Casse
- Nicholas J. Collevecchio, Jr.
- 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
- Christina Lee Gaarder
- Jeffrey K. Gonya
- Thomas M. Grace
- Christopher S. Gunderson
- W. Warren Hamel
- James J. Hanks, Jr.
- Kathleen S. Hardway
- Marta D. Harting
- Marianne Schmitt Hellauer
- Todd J. Horn
- Sarah H. B. Kahl
- Jeffrey M. Keehn
- Alexander W. Koff
- Mitchell Kolkin
- Diana M. Krevor
- Michael A. Leber
- Norman Lencz
- Paul C. Levin
- Ashleigh J.F. Lynn
- Michael B. MacWilliams
- Patricia McGowan
- Mitchell Y. Mirviss
- Christopher N. Moran
- Charles J. Morton, Jr.
- Brian J. O'Connor
- Bruce R. Parker
- Christopher W. Pate
- 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
- Elizabeth Fialkowski Stieff
- 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
Towson, MD
- Robert A. Hoffman
- David H. Karceski
- Daniel P. Moylan
- Christopher D. Mudd
- Adam Rosenblatt
New York, NY
- Marcella Ballard
- Jessie F. Beeber
- Barry M. Benjamin
- Brian J. Clark
- Dominick A. Conde
- Leonard L. Gordon
- Brian G. Lustbader
- Ari J. Markenson
- John D. Murnane
- Tara L. Pehush
- Michael C. Phillipou
- Eric A. Prager
- Scott K. Reed
- Nicholas M. Reiter
- Jeffrey S. Sabin
- Michael P. Sandonato
- William E. Solander
- Suzanne St. Pierre
- John Walsh
- Russell M. Wolfson
Tysons, VA
- Matthew J. Allman
- James Y. Boland
- Henry F. Brandenstein, Jr.
- Taylor S. Chapman
- Nicholas M. DePalma
- Stephen K. Gallagher
- Lindsay Ruffner Heitger
- Noah B. Klein
- J. Michael Pickett
- Douglas C. Proxmire
- Jennifer G. Prozinski
- Joseph C. Schmelter
- Kevin W. Weigand
- Kedrick Whitmore
Ones to Watch® in America
Los Angeles, CA
- Jeffrey Brand
- Ashley H. Song
San Francisco, CA
- Kyla J. Hale
- Antonia I. Stabile
- Jacqueline Tkach
Denver, CO
- Carissa J. Davis
Washington, DC
- Peter T. Hrubiec
- Brian M. Melnyk
- Justin M. Rusk
- Richard A. Starr
- Matthew Stern
- Andrew J. Street
- Vikram K. Suryavanshi
- Robert C. Tapparo
- Kathryn Marshall Timmons
- Maxwell H. Weiss
- Ian R. Williams
Miami, FL
- Dimitrije Canic
- Patrick T. Kalbac
- Elizabeth McIntosh
- Avi Zemel
Baltimore, MD
- Jayne J. Chung
- Jesse Hervitz
- Ananya G. Sinha
- Evan Suval
- Anthony J. Vitti
- Miriam Weinstock
- Emily J. Wilson
New York, NY
- Frank Strumolo
- Joseph M. Walsh
Tysons, VA
- Emily M. Rios
- Allison Siegel
- Joanna R. Steele