Best Lawyers

2026 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

2026 Lawyers of the Year: 

Benjamin l. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation (Charleston, West Virginia)

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Best Lawyers in America® 

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Jeffrey R. Baron: Commercial Litigation (Webster Groves, Missouri)

John W. Barrett: Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Kevin W. Barrett: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy (Charleston, West Virginia)

Thanos Basdekis: Commercial Litigation (Charleston, West Virginia)

Jonathan Boggs: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Appellate Practice (Charleston, West Virginia)

Jonathan S. Deem: Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Washington, D.C.)

William E. Elwood: Tax Law (Washington, D.C.)

Jennifer S. Fahey: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Energy Law (Charleston, West Virginia)

David Felice: Commercial Litigation (Wilmington, Delaware)

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law (Washington, D.C.)

Jonathan Gold: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Washington, D.C.)

Kerrie Lynne Haddad: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Westover, West Virginia)

Philip Gregory Haddad: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Westover, West Virginia)

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law (Washington, D.C.)

Sam A. Hrko: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Sharon F. Iskra: Civil Rights Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Cary Joshi: Civil Rights Law (Washington, D.C.) 

Lawrence J. Lederer: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Brian J. McAllister: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (Westover, West Virginia)

Jonathan R. Marshall: Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

D. Todd Mathews: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Maryville, Illinois)

Rebecca D. Pomeroy: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance, Insurance Law (Charleston, West Virginia)

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation - ERISA (Washington, D.C.)

Jackalyn Olinger Rochelle: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Maryville, Illinois)

Amy Rubin: Commercial Litigation (Webster Groves, Missouri)

Benjamin A. Schwartzman: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Qui Tam Law (Boise, Idaho)

David L. Selby II: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Birmingham, Alabama)

Eric B. Snyder: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Mary Pat Statler: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment (Charleston, West Virginia)

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law, Litigation - Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Charleston, West Virginia)

Luke Thomas: Corporate Law (Westover, West Virginia)

2026: Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch®

Panida Anderson: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment (Washington, D.C.)

Laura E. Babiak: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Charleston, West Virginia)

Jack Budig: Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation: Environmental (Charleston, West Virginia)

Sallie Gilbert: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental (Charleston, West Virginia)

Elliott McGraw: Commercial Litigation, Privacy and Data Security Law (Washington, D.C.)

Lorren Patterson: Banking and Finance Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Washington, D.C.)

Stephen C. Scott: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions (Washington, D.C.)

Christopher D. Smith: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

Elizabeth Stryker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs , Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (Westover, West Virginia)

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2025 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

2025 Lawyer of the Year:  Jonathan Marshall, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs 

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Jeffrey R. Baron: Commercial Litigation

John W. Barrett: Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs 

Kevin W. Barrett: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy

Thanos Basdekis: Commercial Litigation

Jonathan Boggs: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Jonathan S. Deem: Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jennifer S. Fahey: Commercial Litigation, Energy Law

David Felice: Commercial Litigation

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law 

Kerrie Lynne Haddad: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs 

Philip Gregory Haddad: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law

Sam A. Hrko: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Sharon F. Iskra: Civil Rights Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Cary Joshi: Civil Rights Law

Lawrence J. Lederer: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Brian J. McAllister: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Jonathan R. Marshall: Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

D. Todd Mathews: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Rebecca D. Pomeroy: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation - ERISA

Jackalyn Olinger Rochelle: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Amy Rubin: Commercial Litigation

Benjamin A. Schwartzman: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Qui Tam Law 

David L. Selby II: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Eric B. Snyder: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Mary Pat Statler: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

2025: Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch

Laura E. Babiak: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Thomas J. Bullock: Litigation - Environmental

Tony L. Clackler: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Matthew J. Ford: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Sallie Gilbert: Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental

Elliott McGraw: Privacy and Data Security Law

Lorren Patterson: Banking and Finance Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law

Christopher D. Smith: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Elizabeth Stryker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

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2024 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

John W. Barrett: Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs 

Kevin W. Barrett: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy

Thanos Basdekis: Commercial Litigation

Jonathan Boggs: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Jonathan S. Deem: Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jennifer S. Fahey: Commercial Litigation

David Felice: Commercial Litigation

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law 

Philip Gregory Haddad: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law

Sam A. Hrko: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Sharon F. Iskra: Civil Rights Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Cary Joshi: Civil Rights Law

Lawrence J. Lederer: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Brian J. McAllister: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Jonathan R. Marshall: Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

D. Todd Mathews: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Rebecca D. Pomeroy: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Insurance

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation - ERISA

Jackalyn Olinger Rochelle: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Benjamin A. Schwartzman: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Qui Tam Law 

David L. Selby II: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Eric B. Snyder: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Mary Pat Statler: Litigation - Labor and Employment

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

2024: Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch

Laura E. Babiak: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Thomas J. Bullock: Litigation - Environmental

Tony L. Clackler: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Sallie Gilbert: Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental

Elliott McGraw: Privacy and Data Security Law

Lorren Patterson: Banking and Finance Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law

Christopher D. Smith: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Elizabeth Stryker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Nick Warden: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment

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2023 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

2023 Lawyer of the Year: Benjamin Bailey, Criminal Defense: White Collar

2023 Lawyer of the Year: Brian Glasser, Energy Law

2023 Lawyer of the Year:  Jonathan Marshall, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs 

2023 Lawyer of the Year: Lawrence J. Lederer, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Product Liability Litigation 

Kevin W. Barrett: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, and Litigation - Bankruptcy 

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs 

Jonathan S. Deem: Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) and Commercial Litigation

William E. Elwood: Tax Law

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law 

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lawrence J. Lederer: Mass Tort Litigation – Plaintiffs

Cary Joshi: Civil Rights Law

Jonathan R. Marshall: Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits Law and Litigation - ERISA

Benjamin A. Schwartzman: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Qui Tam Law 

David L. Selby II: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

2023: Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch

Christopher D. Smith: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Elizabeth Stryker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Nick Warden: Commercial Litigation

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2022 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Product Liability Litigation 

Kevin W. Barrett: Chapter 11 Reorganizations and Bankruptcies 

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs 

Jonathan S. Deem: Commercial Litigation 

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law 

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Lawrence J. Lederer: Mass Tort Litigation – Plaintiffs

Jonathan R. Marshall: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits Law

Benjamin A. Schwartzman: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Qui Tam Law 

David L. Selby II: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

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2021 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Product Liability Litigation 

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs

Kevin W. Barrett: Commercial Litigation / Litigation - Banking & Finance / Litigation - Bankruptcy

Katherine Charonko, Women in the Law

Jonathan S. Deem: Commercial Litigation 

Brian A. Glasser: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Energy Law 

Michael de León Hawthorne: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Jonathan R. Marshall: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Gregory Y. Porter: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

David L. Selby II: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Brian R. Swiger: Energy Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

2021: Best Lawyers - Ones to Watch

Katherine Charonko: Technology Law

Travis A. Prince: Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs / Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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2020 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

Benjamin L. Bailey: Bet-The-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs / Criminal Defense - White Collar Crime

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs

Brian A. Glasser: (first listed in 2010) - Bet-The-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Criminal Defense - White Collar Crime

Brian R. Swiger: (first listed in 2011) - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants