August 26, 2025

AP&S is pleased to announce that 30 attorneys have been included in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® and 7 attorneys have been included in the Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Congratulations to the following attorneys named to 2026 Best Lawyers in America®:

Joseph Avanzato – Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
Nicole J. Benjamin – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
Richard R. Beretta, Jr. – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Government Relations Practice
Robert P. Brooks – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Paul A. Campellone – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Corporate Law
Hamza Chaudary – Litigation – Real Estate
Michael D. Chittick – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law Management
Cheryl A. Clarkin – Trademark Law
Susan Leach DeBlasio – Corporate Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Health Care Law
William M. Dolan III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Municipal
Brenna A. Force – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Brian M. Gibbons – Insurance Law
Erin A. Hockensmith – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction.
Kelly A. Kincaid – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Geoffrey W. Millsom – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Elizabeth McDonough Noonan – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Litigation – Real Estate
James R. Oswald – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Leslie D. Parker – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law
Joshua S. Parks – Commercial Litigation
Daniel J. Procaccini – Commercial Litigation
Patricia K. Rocha – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joelle C.Rocha – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation -Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
John D. Russell – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Jonathan M. Sachs – Real Estate Law
Alan M. Shoer – Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law
Robert I. Stolzman – Litigation – Real Estate, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
John A. Tarantino – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Bart Totten – Commercial Litigation
Todd D. White – Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kyle Zambarano – Commercial Litigation

Congratulations to the following attorneys named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch:

Jacqueline A. Crockwell – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Michael A. D’Ippolito III – Commercial Litigation
Danielle E. Dufault – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Stephen D. Lapatin – Commercial Litigation, Government Relations
Stephen D. Nelson – Commercial Litigation
Brendan F. Ryan – Labor and Employment – Management
Matthew E. Waters – Corporate Law, Public Finance Law

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is determined through a comprehensive peer-review survey. To create The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards through a comprehensive peer-review survey, over 27 million evaluations were analyzed including a record breaking 4.2 million responses from this year alone.