Lawdragon

Lawdragon publishes annual guides recognizing lawyers across a range of practice areas, from leading litigators and dealmakers to plaintiff attorneys and rising stars. Selection is based on independent research, not self-nomination. The editorial team looks at recent case outcomes, deal work, and impact on the law before choosing honorees. It is a process built on more than three decades of reporting on the legal profession.

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2026

John W. Barrett: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Samira Bode: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Mass Tort and Product Liability)

Mark G. Boyko: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Katherine E. Charonko:
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
    Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Tony Clackler: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Class Action, Litigation, Consumer Rights)

Sallie Gilbert: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Construction, Mass Torts)

Brian A. Glasser:  
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
 
Joshua Hammack: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Sharon Iskra: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Cary Joshi: Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

James Kauffman: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Aliya Khalidi: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Lawrence Lederer:  Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Jonathan Marshall: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

D. Todd Mathews:
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Elliott McGraw: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Financial, Investigations)

Michael Murphy: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Lorren Patterson: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Corporate, Transactions)

Gregory Y. Porter: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Travis Prince: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Plaintiff Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Rights)

David L. Selby II:  
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

Christopher Smith: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Class Action, Appellate)

Elizabeth Stryker: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Personal Injury, Plaintiff Litigation)

Nick Warden: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation)

             

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2025

Samira Bode: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Mass Tort and Product Liability)

Mark Boyko: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (ERISA Class Action Litigation)

Katherine E. Charonko: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Tony Clackler: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Class Action, Litigation, Consumer Rights)

Sallie Gilbert: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Construction, Mass Torts)

Brian A. Glasser:  
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers 

Joshua Hammack: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

Cary Joshi: Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers 

Sharon Iskra: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Sexual Abuse, Employment Discrimination)

James Kauffman: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Aliya S. Khalidi: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Sex Abuse, Civil Rights Litigation)

Lawrence Lederer:  Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

Jonathan Marshall: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers 

D. Todd Mathews: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Sexual Abuse, Employment Discrimination)

Elliott McGraw: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Financial, Investigations)

Michael L. Murphy: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers

Gregory Y. Porter: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (ERISA, Employee Benefits & Trust Litigation)

Travis Prince: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Plaintiff Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Rights)

David L. Selby II:
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers
    Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Plaintiff Litigation, inc. Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights)

Christopher Smith: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation, Class Action, Appellate)

Elizabeth Stryker: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Personal Injury, Plaintiff Litigation)

Nick Warden: Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation (Litigation)

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2024

Katherine E. Charonko:  Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (Electronically Stored Information)

Brian A. Glasser: Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Plaintiff Litigation, Incl. Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights)

Joshua I. Hammack: Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation (Commercial Litigation & Appellate)

Sharon F. Iskra: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Sexual Abuse, Employment Discrimination)

Cary Joshi:  Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Plaintiff Litigation, Incl. Discrimination, Civil Rights)

Lawrence Lederer: Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers

D. Todd Mathews: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Sexual Abuse, Employment Discrimination)

Gregory Y. Porter: Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (ERISA, Employee Benefits & Trust Litigation)

David L. Selby II:  Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers (Plaintiff Litigation, Incl. Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights)

     

   

2017-2023

Lawrence Lederer: Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Financial Lawyers