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74 McGlinchey Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch
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McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 74 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. These attorneys represent 15 of the firm’s 17 offices throughout 10 states and Washington, DC. Eighteen attorneys are recognized for the first time or newly listed with McGlinchey.
McGlinchey’s Baton Rouge office is Top-Listed in Litigation – Banking and Finance, meaning that the firm has the most recognized lawyers of any firm in The Best Lawyers in America in that practice area and jurisdiction.
Seventeen McGlinchey attorneys have been recognized as among The Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years, including five recognized for more than 20 years: Mike Rubin, Rudy Aguilar, Mary Terrell Joseph, Katherine Conklin, and Kathleen Manning.
These 51 McGlinchey attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 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, 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
Houston, TX
- Charles L. Adams* – Real Estate Law
- Matt Manning* – 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
- T. Dylan Reeves – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
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, 23 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 11 are listed for the first time. This year’s recognitions include new listings for five McGlinchey offices: Fort Lauderdale, Irvine, 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*
- Jordan Goldfarb* – Commercial Litigation
- Alyssa Weiss* – Commercial Litigation
Houston, TX
- Jessica Bozell* – Commercial Litigation
- Nicholas O’Conner – Financial Services Regulation Law
- Thomas White* – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Irvine, CA*
- Omomah I. Abebe* – Commercial Litigation
Jackson, MS*
- Lindsay K. Roberts* – Commercial Litigation
Nashville, TN*
- Cole Hodge* – Litigation – Banking and Finance
- William Wojcik* – Commercial Litigation
New Orleans, LA
- Lauren Baudot* – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- 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 Lorraine Davis – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
- Jaina Dara Green – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Morgan Kelley – Commercial Litigation
- Gillian Miculek McCarroll – Commercial Litigation
- Hillary Barnett Lambert – Energy Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
Seattle, WA*
- Daniel Shortt* – Corporate Law
Washington, D.C.
- Alexander R. Green – Banking and Finance Law
*denotes attorney newly recognized or newly listed with McGlinchey in 2025
For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in Best Lawyers following a peer-review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge.