Clark Hill attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America

Clark Hill is pleased to announce the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with 8 individuals recognized with the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction.

Lawyer of the Year

Jeffrey J. Conn has been named Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s 2026 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Scott D. Garbo has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2026 Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year.”

Alison P. Hitz has been named San Francisco, California’s 2026 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Edward J. Hood has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2026 Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year.”

Ronald A. King has been named Lansing, Michigan’s 2026 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

J. Thomas MacFarlane has been named Birmingham, Michigan’s 2026 Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Daniel H. Minkus has been named Birmingham, Michigan’s 2026 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Michael P. Nowlan has been named Detroit, Michigan’s 2026 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers in America

Atlanta, GA

• Mark E. Florak – Real Estate Law
• Matthew Gass – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Christina L. Moore – Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Rosenthal – Franchise Law
• Bryan P. Tyson – Commercial Litigation
• Steve Whitehead – Employment Law – Management

Austin, TX

• Thomas K. Anson – Energy Regulatory Law
• Duane Brescia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James T. Cameron – Real Estate Law
• William D. Darling – Health Care Law
• Amy Prueger – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Spencer Stevens – Corporate Law

Beaumont, TX

• Mark Freeman – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Birmingham, MI

• Dana L. Abrahams – Corporate Law, Education Law, Real Estate Law
• John B. Alfs, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew A. Ayar – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Stephon B. Bagne – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate
• Jennifer A. Bielfield – Banking and Finance Law
• Paul W. Coughenour – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• William B. Dunn – Real Estate Law
• Thomas E.F. Fabbri – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law
• Kevin A. Fanning – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
• John L. Gierak – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Randi P. Glanz – Family Law
• Jennifer Green – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Edward C. Hammond – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David Hansma – Commercial Litigation
• Douglas R. Kelly – Commercial Litigation
• Peter B. Kupelian – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Thomas MacFarlane – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Paul S. Magy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law
• Jonathan M. Martone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Daniel H. Minkus – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nicholas Papasifakis – Litigation – Trusts and Estates (last name misspelled)
• Ronald M. Stern – Real Estate Law
• Linda M. Watson – Commercial Litigation
• Anne-Marie V. Welch – Employment Law – Management

Boulder, CO

• Gabe Racz – Environmental Law, Water Law

Chicago, IL

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

Dallas, TX

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

Detroit, MI

• Anthony A. Agosta – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jay M. Berger – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• Daniel J. Bretz – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Jason R. Canvasser – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Connie M. Cessante – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David M. Cessante – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Martin E. Crandall – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ted Degenhardt – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• 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, Litigation – Construction
• Scott D. Garbo – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• David M. Hayes – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Kevin S. Hendrick – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
• John P. Hensien – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John J. Hern, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Edward J. Hood – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Thomas M. Keranen – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• William A. Moore – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Michael P. Nowlan – Immigration Law
• Adam T. Schnatz – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Daniel J. Scully – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard A. Sundquist – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Duane L. Tarnacki – Corporate Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Timothy D. Wittlinger – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction

Frisco, TX

• Luke D. Bailey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Audra Leigh Braden – Corporate Law
• Laura Calhoun – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Frank Catalano – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Sam Hallman – Corporate Law
• Kimberly S. Moore – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christy Pennington – Real Estate Law
• Steven P. Watten – Real Estate Law

Grand Rapids, MI

• David W. Centner – Commercial Litigation
• Sean P. Fitzgerald – Commercial Litigation
• Marshall Grate – Education Law, Employment Law – Management, 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 – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Barbara A. Ruga – Education Law
• 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, Litigation – Environmental
• Michael J. Cenatiempo – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 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 – Admiralty and Maritime Law
• 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, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Lansing, MI

• Ronald A. King – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Municipal
• Zachary C. Larsen – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Municipal
• Charles A. Lawler – Commercial Litigation
• Brian P. Lick – Commercial Litigation, 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
• Michael Cristalli – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Mark Dzarnoski – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Dominic Gentile – Cannabis Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, First Amendment Law
• John A. Hunt – Litigation – Real Estate
• Crane M. Pomerantz – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
• Vincent Savarese, III – Appellate Practice, 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

• James C. Earle – Construction Law
• Mehrdad Farivar – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Gary Hamblet – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Steven L. Hoch – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Theodore D. Levin – Construction Law
• Allan N. Lowy – Real Estate Law
• Richard H. Nakamura Jr. – Appellate Practice
• Rafael G. Nendel-Flores – Employment Law – Management
• Creighton Sebra – Construction Law

New York, NY

• Regina E. Faul – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

Philadelphia, PA

• Nicholas Centrella – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Lorie Dakessian – Civil Rights Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Joseph M. Donley – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Lisa Carney Eldridge – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert N. Feltoon – Insurance Law
• John A. Guernsey – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Patricia Hamill – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Lauri A. Kavulich – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kevin Dooley Kent – Commercial Litigation
• Howard Klein – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• David Larsson – Real Estate Law
• William C. Price – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Joseph C. Rudolf – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark Schoeller – Commercial Litigation
• Robert W. Tomilson – Insurance Law

Phoenix, AZ

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

Pittsburgh, PA

• Paul D. Bangor – Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Peter K. Blume – Corporate Law
• John L. Bonaccorsi – Real Estate Law
• Joseph R. Brendel – Energy Law
• Kimberly Ward Burns – Corporate Law
• Danny P. Cerrone, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Hal D. Coffey – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey J. Conn – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Jarrod J. Duffy – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Joshua M. Farber – Real Estate Law
• James K. Goldberg – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Robert Hannen – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Blaine Lamperski – Real Estate Law
• Jacques L. Moye – Corporate Law
• Mark F. Nowak – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal
• 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, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• James H. Webster – Public Finance Law
• Gavin P. Williams – Banking and Finance Law

Princeton, NJ

• Karl P. Frederic – Real Estate Law
• 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
• Stephen T. Dennis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Cynthia Day Grimes – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Reese L. Harrison, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, 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
• Kristina Kunz – Trusts and Estates
• Laura Mason – Corporate Law
• David Oppenheimer – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Patricia Oviatt – Commercial Litigation
• Bradley Oxford – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
• Alex Perez – Real Estate Law
• Martin I. Roos – Trusts and Estates
• Rachael Rubenstein – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Mark Sessions – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• David Stanush – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Joseph R. Struble – Corporate Law
• John H. Tate – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Gilbert F. Vazquez – Corporate Law, Litigation – Municipal

San Diego, CA

• Ann M. Asiano – Insurance Law
• Mark E. Hellenkamp – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
• Matthew L. Marshall – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• 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
• Sean M. Carroll – Commercial Litigation
• Darrell E. Davis – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher D. Hossack – Construction Law
• John K. Kim – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• David L. Lansky – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Ryan Lorenz – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Daniel Schenck – Corporate Law
• Ralph W. Selitto – Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Michelle Margolies Tran – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• James B. Wright – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Washington, DC

• Russell D. Duncan – Litigation – Securities
• Meg Hobbins – Immigration Law
• Mark R. Ludwikowski – International Trade and Finance Law
• Justin J. Marks – Transportation Law
• James E. Morrison – Immigration Law
• Thomas K. Ragland – Immigration Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

Atlanta, GA

• Henry A. Bailey Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Ryan Blumberg – Banking and Finance Law

Birmingham, MI

• Magy Shenouda – Commercial Litigation

Chicago, IL

• Aimee Alvarez – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas Ball – Real Estate Law
• Filippo Leone – Real Estate Law
• Samantha Rothman – Insurance Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Madison Shepley – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Dallas, TX

• Audrey Hornisher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Weldon M. Woodall – Corporate Law, Environmental Law

Denver, CO

• Darren Kaplan – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate

Detroit, MI

• Hannah K. Reisdorff – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephanie V. Romeo – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joshua Wilk – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Frisco, TX

• Jin Shin – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Daniel P. Troiano – Commercial Litigation

Houston, TX

• Hunter Fugate – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
• Timothy McGibboney – Health Care Law
• Aly R. Pittman – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Lansing, MI

• Amia Banks – Real Estate Law
• Chris White – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, CA

• Monique A. Eginli – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Alejandro Rosa – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Philadelphia, PA

• Shauna Duggan – Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Khari Griffin – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Vanessa Huber – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Matthew Jones – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Jessica Reilly – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Dolly Segal – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen Wolf – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Phoenix, AZ

• Daniel S. Herder – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law

Pittsburgh, PA

• Ashley L. Buck – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Annie Cestra – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bryon M. Chowka – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
• Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Real Estate, Municipal Law
• Cameron Kehm – Corporate Law
• Jay Majitov – Real Estate Law
• Arthur Rowell – Banking and Finance Law
• Erin Smith – Real Estate Law

San Antonio, TX

• Lauren L. Perez – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

San Diego, CA

• Victoria Koenitzer – Commercial Litigation

Scottsdale, AZ

• Christopher T. Curran – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• John F. Howard – Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
• Colin Quinn – Commercial Litigation

Washington, DC

• Mariah Leffingwell – Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law