Clark Hill Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

Clark Hill is pleased to announce the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with 14 individuals recognized with the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.

Lawyer of the Year

Thomas K. Anson has been named Austin, Texas’ 2024 Energy Regulatory Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Paola Armeni has been named Las Vegas, Nevada’s 2024 Criminal Defense: General Practice “Lawyer of the Year.”

Andrew A. Ayar has been named Troy, Michigan’s 2024 Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) “Lawyer of the Year.”

Joseph R. Brendel has been named Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s 2024 Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Daniel J. Bretz has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2024 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.”

Jeffrey J. Conn has been named Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s 2024 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Mark Freeman has been named Beaumont, Texas’ 2024 Admiralty and Maritime Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Mark E. Hellenkamp has been named San Diego, California’s 2024 Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year.”

Kevin S. Hendrick has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2024 Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year.”

John A. Huddleston has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2024 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Andrew L. Kerr has been named San Antonio, Texas’ 2024 Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year.”

David L. Lansky has been named Scottsdale, Arizona’s 2024 Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year.”

J. Thomas MacFarlane has been named Troy, Michigan’s 2024 Litigation – Trusts & Estates “Lawyer of the Year.”

Michael P. Nowlan has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2024 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Barbara A. Ruga has been named Grand Rapids, Michigan’s 2024 Education Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers in America

Austin, TX 

• Thomas K. Anson – Energy Regulatory Law
• Duane Brescia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James T. Cameron – Real Estate Law
• William D. Darling – Health Care Law
• Spencer Stevens – Corporate Law

Beaumont, TX 

• Mark Freeman – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• David James – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Birmingham, MI 

• Dana L. Abrahams – Education Law and Real Estate Law
• Andrew A. Ayar – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Corporate Law
• William B. Dunn – Real Estate Law
• Thomas E. F. Fabbri – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Kevin A. Fanning – Commercial Litigation
• John L. Gierak – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Randi P. Glanz – Family Law
• Jennifer Green – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Edward C. Hammond – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Douglas R. Kelly – Commercial Litigation
• Peter B. Kupelian – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Thomas MacFarlane – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Paul S. Magy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Real Estate Law
• Daniel H. Minkus – Corporate Law
• Linda M. Watson – Commercial Litigation
• Anne-Marie V. Welch – Employment Law – Management 

Chicago, IL

• Daniel T. Hartnett – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• MacKenzie A. Hyde – Trust and Estates
• Ray J. Koenig III – Trusts and Estates
• Kevin H. Morse – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James P. Murphy – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Leigh D. Roadman – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nancy L. Schimmel – Banking and Finance Law
• Jason M. Schwent – Patent Law and Privacy and Data Security Law
• Donald Shindler – Real Estate Law
• Paul E. Starkman – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Dallas, TX

• Luke D. Bailey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Diana J. Bearden – Real Estate Law
• Daniel L. Butcher – Tax Law
• Frank J. Catalano – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Duncan L. Clore – Construction Law
• William D. Cramer – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Robert P. Franke – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Carol A. Glendenning – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brian Hamilton – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law -Defendants
• Earsa R. Jackson – Franchise Law
• Annie J. Jacobs – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability – Defendants
• Michael Jung – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Michael Keeley – Construction Law and Insurance Law
• Barbara A. Kennedy – Real Estate Law
• David N. Kitner – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Patrick J. Larkin – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
• Jadd Masso – Appellate Practice
• Laura Reilly O’Hara – Litigation – Healthcare
• Patrick Owens – Corporate Law
• Toni Scott Reed – Commercial Litigation
• Tobias Smith – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Kirk F. Sniff – Environmental Law
• Joseph A. Turano – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Christopher R. Ward – Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction
• Robert J. Witte – Commercial Litigation

Detroit, MI

• Anthony A. Agosta – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John E. Berg – Commercial Litigation
• Jay M. Berger – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
• Jennifer A. Bielfield – Banking and Finance Law
• Daniel J. Bretz – Employment Law-Management and Labor Law – Management
• Connie M. Cessante- Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David M. Cessante – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation -Labor and Employment
• Paul W. Coughenour – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Martin E. Crandall – Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Dennis M. Devaney – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Thomas M. Dixon – Construction Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates,
  Trusts and Estates
• Daniel J. Dulworth – Commercial Litigation
• Maria Fracassa Dwyer – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Cynthia M. Filipovich – Appellate Practice
• Jeffrey M. Gallant – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Scott D. Garbo – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• David M. Hayes – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Kevin S. Hendrick – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
• John P. Hensien – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John J. Hern, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Edward J. Hood – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Thomas M. Keranen – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• William A. Moore – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Michael P. Nowlan – Immigration Law
• Daniel J. Scully – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard A. Sundquist – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Duane L. Tarnacki – Corporate Law and Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Christopher M. Trebilcock – Employment Law – Management, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Timothy D. Wittlinger – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction 

Frisco, TX

• Audra Braden – Corporate Law
• Laura Calhoun – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kimberly S. Moore – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Steven Watten – Real Estate Law

Grand Rapids, MI

• David W. Centner – Commercial Litigation
• Sean P. Fitzgerald – Commercial Litigation
• Marshall Grate – Education Law and Labor Law – Management
• Sandra S. Hamilton – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Ingrid A. Jensen – Real Estate Law
• Gregory Longworth – Commercial Litigation
• Kara Rozin – Labor Law – Management
• Barbara A. Ruga – Education Law
• James R. Stadler – Employment Law – Management
• Steven F. Stapleton – Commercial Litigation
• Stephen D. Turner – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Houston, TX

• Jack Carnegie – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
• Michael J. Cenatiempo – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Garney Griggs – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law
• Elizabeth B. Kamin – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James M. Kimbell – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• William Mahley – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Michael S. Moehlman – Corporate Law
• Bijan R. Siahatgar – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John K. Spiller – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Jana H. Woelfel – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment

Lansing, MI

• Ronald A. King – Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, Litigation – Municipal
• Zachary C. Larsen – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
• Charles A. Lawler – Commercial Litigation
• Brian P. Lick – Litigation – Construction
• Michael J. Pattwell – Litigation – Environmental

Las Vegas, NV 

• Paola Armeni – Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Mark S. Dzarnoski – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Dominic P. Gentile – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, First Amendment Law
• John A. Hunt – Litigation – Real Estate
• Vincent Savarese III – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Nicholas Wieczorek – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bert E. Wuester, Jr. – Commercial Litigation

Los Angeles, CA 

• David L. Brandon – Ethics and Professional Liability Law
• James C. Earle – Construction Law
• Gary Hamblet – Litigation – Insurance
• Steven L. Hoch – Litigation – Environmental
• Theodore D. Levin – Construction Law
• Richard H. Nakamura – Appellate Practice
• Rafael G. Nendel-Flores – Employment Law – Management
• Pamela Palmer – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance Law

Philadelphia, PA 

• Nicholas Centrella – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Lorie Dakessian – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Joseph M. Donley – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Lisa Carney Eldridge- Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert N. Feltoon – Insurance Law
• John A. Guernsey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Patricia M. Hamill – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kevin Dooley Kent – Commercial Litigation
• Howard M. Klein – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• David J. Larsson – Real Estate Law
• Joseph C. Rudolf – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert W. Tomilson – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance 

Phoenix, AZ

• James E. Brophy – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James O. Ehinger – Commercial Litigation
• John J. Fries – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Clarke H. Greger – Commercial Litigation
• John C. Lemaster – Commercial Litigation
• Michael D. Moberly – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Nathan R. Niemuth – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Sheryl A. Sweeney – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
• James L. Ugalde – – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law
• William F. Wilder – Corporate Law and Public Finance Law

Pittsburgh, PA

• Paul D. Bangor – Patent Law and Trademark Law
• Peter K. Blume – Corporate Law
• Mario R. Bordogna – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joseph R. Brendel – Energy Law
• Kimberly Ward Burns – Corporate Law
• Danny P. Cerrone, Jr. – Construction Law
• Hal D. Coffey – Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey J. Conn – Banking and Finance Law and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Jarrod J. Duffy – Corporate Law
• Joshua M. Farber – Real Estate Law
• James K. Goldberg – Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates
• Robert Hannen – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Scott E. Henderson – First Amendment Law and Media Law
• Kurt A. Miller – Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
• Jacques L. Moye, Sr. – Corporate Law
• Mark F. Nowak – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal
• Charles G. O’Hara – Health Care Law
• Nicole L. Phatak – Trusts and Estates
• Robert J. Ridge – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation -Securities
• John C. Rodney – Tax Law
• Craig Russell III – Banking and Finance Law
• Jerri A. Ryan – Commercial Litigation
• Randolph T. Struk – Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• James P. Thomas – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James H. Webster – Public Finance Law

Princeton, NJ

• Steven M. Richman – Art Law, Commercial Litigation, International Trade and Finance Law 

San Antonio, TX 

• Judith R. Blakeway – Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Stanley L. Blend – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Adam Boland – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen T. Dennis – Commercial Litigation
• Cynthia Day Grimes – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Reese L. Harrison, Jr. – Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John A. Huddleston – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation -Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction
• Farley P. Katz – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Andrew L. Kerr – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Laura Mason – Corporate Law
• David Oppenheimer – Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
• Patricia M. Oviatt – Commercial Litigation
• Bradley Oxford – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Soña Ramirez – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Martin I. Roos – Trusts and Estates
• Rachael Rubenstein – Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
• Mark Sessions – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• David P. Stanush – Trusts and Estates
• John H. Tate II – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Gilbert F. Vazquez – Corporate Law and Litigation – Municipal

San Diego, CA

• Ann M. Asiano – Insurance Law
• Mark E. Hellenkamp – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
• Roger G. Perkins – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Gerald P. Schneeweis – Commercial Litigation

San Francisco, CA

• Alison P. Hitz – Immigration Law

Scottsdale, AZ

• Charles R. Berry – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
• Darrell E. Davis – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher D. Hossack – Construction Law
• David L. Lansky – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
• Ryan Lorenz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Michelle Margolies Tran – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• James B. Wright – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Washington, DC

• Thomas K. Ragland – Immigration Law

Wilmington, DE

• Margaret DiBianca – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Ones to Watch

Birmingham, MI

• Lauren K. Burton – Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law
• Mallory A. Kallabat – Trusts and Estates
• Loukas Kalliantasis – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions
• Nicholas Papasifakis – Trusts and Estates

Chicago, IL

• Adam M. Ansari – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Ashley C. Coppola – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Tim Herman – Commercial Litigation
• Samantha Rothman – Insurance Law
• Madison Shepley – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Priscilla Singer – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Samuel J. Tallman – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment

Dallas, TX

• Andrew G. Edson – Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Real Estate
• Elizabeth Griffin – Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Tate Hemingson – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Audrey Hornisher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ashley MacNamara – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Denver, CO

• Darren Kaplan – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Commercial Litigation

Detroit, MI

• Robert N. Dare – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Theodore L. Degenhardt IV – Litigation – Construction and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Steven R. Pacynski – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions
• Hannah K. Reisdorff – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Vince C. Sallan – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Brian D. Shekell – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment

Frisco, TX

• Emory Allen – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Monica Uribe – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction

Houston, TX

• Ernesto Alvarez, Jr. – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Environmental
• Adam Diamond – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Hunter Fugate III – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
• Louis Williams – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate

Los Angeles, CA

• Tiffany B. Hunter – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
• Lorraine S. Tong – Immigration Law

Philadelphia, PA

• Andrew P. Carroll – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Garden – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Stephanie R. Hager – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Corporate Law
• Vanessa Huber – Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense White-Collar
• Joseph Jesiolowski – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher Lucca – Commercial Litigation
• Stacy Orvetz – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  Professional Malpractice Law
• Jessica Reilly – Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Robin Weiss – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Stephen Wolf – Construction Law

Phoenix, AZ

• Jason L. Cassidy – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Environmental 

Pittsburgh, PA

• Christina M. Barringer – Banking and Finance Law
• Ashley L. Buck – Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Annie Cestra – Corporate Law
• Bryon M. Chowka – Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law
• Joshua Ciccone – Corporate Law
• Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Municipal Law
• Samuel A. Hornak – Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Municipal Law
• Amy McCrossen – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Julie A. Patter – Commercial Litigation
• Brandon J. Verdream – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Princeton, NJ

• Boris Brownstein – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment

San Antonio, TX 

• Kimberly A. Ford – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Charlie Hayes – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
• Kristina Kunz – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Lauren L. Perez – Corporate Law
• Joseph R. Struble – Corporate Law

Scottsdale, AZ

• Christopher T. Curran – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
• Daniel Thiel – Litigation – Antitrust

Washington, DC

• Christopher B. Clare – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Justin J. Marks – Transportation Law