News Release
65 McGlinchey Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch
Read Time: 4 mins49 attorneys named Best Lawyers, 5 honored as Lawyers of the Year, and 16 named Ones to Watch
McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 65 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. These attorneys represent 12 of the firm’s 17 offices throughout nine states and Washington D.C. The recognized attorneys practice in 39 distinct areas of law. Seventeen attorneys are being recognized for the first time.
Among the honorees, five McGlinchey attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area and city. Only one attorney from each designated metropolitan area is named a “Lawyer of the Year” in each practice area. The honor is awarded based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments during the Best Lawyers research process.
McGlinchey attorneys named The Best Lawyers in America 2024 “Lawyers of the Year” include:
Baton Rouge
- Samuel A. Bacot – Litigation – Real Estate
- Jean-Paul Perrault – Insurance Law
- Anthony Rollo – Banking and Finance Law
Jackson
- H. Hunter Twiford III – Litigation – Municipal
New Orleans
- Katherine Conklin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
These 49 McGlinchey attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
Albany, NY
- Marc J. Lifset – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Baton Rouge, LA
- Rodolfo J. “Rudy” Aguilar, Jr. – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Richard A. Curry – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Environmental
- David R. Dugas – Commercial Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Michael D. Ferachi – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Jon Ann H. Giblin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- R. Marshall Grodner – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Equipment Finance Law
- Mary Terrell Joseph – Banking and Finance Law
- Christine Lipsey – Commercial Litigation
- Jean-Paul Perrault – Corporate Law, Insurance Law
- Kristi W. Richard – Insurance Law
- Anthony Rollo – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Michael H. Rubin – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Amanda S. Stout – Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, and Labor Law – Management
Birmingham, AL
- Christopher A. Bottcher – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Environmental
- Paul S. Leonard – Tax Law
Boston, MA
- Patrick T. Voke –Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Banking and Finance
Cleveland, OH
- Mark S. Edelman – Financial Services Regulation Law
- David B. Waxman – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
Jackson, MS
- G. Dewey Hembree III – Commercial Litigation
- John T. Rouse – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- H. Hunter Twiford III – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Municipal, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Jacksonville, FL
- William Grimsley – Commercial Litigation
Nashville, TN
- Hillel Frankel – Copyright Law and Entertainment Law – Music
- Shaun Ramey – Commercial Litigation
New Orleans, LA
- J. Patrick Beauchamp – Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Stephen P. Beiser – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Magdalen Blessey Bickford – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Francis H. Brown III – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Camille R. Bryant – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Rudy J. Cerone – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Angie Christina – Commercial Litigation
- Katherine Conklin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Susanne Veters Cooper*: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert Denny*: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Susan Fahey Desmond*: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kevin M. Frey – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Kathleen A. Manning – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Deirdre C. McGlinchey – Litigation – Insurance and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Sarah McMillan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Marcelle P. Mouledoux – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Patrick J. O’Cain – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel T. Plunkett – Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts
- Stephen W. Rider – Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin O. Schupp – Admiralty and Maritime Law and Commercial Litigation
- Sean P. Sullivan* – Insurance Law
Washington, D.C.
- Douglas W. Charnas – Tax Law
- Shanlon Wu* – Qui Tam Law
*denotes attorney newly recognized or newly listed with McGlinchey in 2025
Additionally, 22 McGlinchey attorneys have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, up from 16 listed in 2024 and seven in 2023. This honor recognizes lawyers who have been practicing for 10 or fewer years. These lawyers represent 12 of the firm’s 17 offices nationwide, and 10 are listed for the first time. This year’s recognitions include new listings for four McGlinchey offices: Fort Lauderdale, Jackson, Nashville, and Seattle.
Baton Rouge, LA
- Brad Barback – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation – Construction
Boston, MA
- Benjamin P. Lajoie – Commercial Litigation
Cleveland, OH
- Kevin Buryanek* – Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Stephanie L. Deka – Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Regulation Law
Dallas, TX
- Lauren N. Ybarra – Corporate Law and Insurance Law
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
- Allyson C. Byrd – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Timothy G. Byrd, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Financial Services Regulation Law
- Farren L. Davis* – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
- Margaret Davis* – Insurance Law
- Gillian Miculek McCarroll* – Commercial Litigation
- Hillary Barnett Lambert – Energy Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
- Jaina Green* – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
- Katherine Kovach* – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Morgan Kelley* – Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C.
- Alexander R. Green* – Banking and Finance Law
*denotes attorney newly-listed in 2024
For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in The Best Lawyers in America® following a peer-review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge.