Bailey & Glasser, LLP partners Brian A. Glasser, Katherine E. Charonko, Cary Joshi, and David L. Selby II have been named to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list. This recognition honors the nation’s most accomplished courtroom advocates and highlights the firm’s ongoing success in complex litigation, mass torts, appellate advocacy, and e-discovery.

According to Lawdragon's 2027 press release:

We’re honored to introduce The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. The U.S. trial bar is without peer throughout the world. And these are its stars.

When we founded this guide five years ago, our intention was guided by the perceived wisdom that trial titan ‘Litigators’ were principally from fancy firms and working on behalf of the defense. Well, it takes two – or 200 – to tango. And as we’ve traveled thousands of miles talking to a like number of lawyers, we can only think of Roy Scheider as he understood what he was facing. “You’re going to need a bigger boat.” He, of course, was referring to Jaws, and we are referring with the utmost regard to the 4,000 lawyers honored here who have one thing in common: They excel at the art of advocacy before juries, judges and other decision makers on behalf of their clients.

They represent securities litigators on both sides, mass tort defenders and plaintiffs, criminal defense lawyers and white-collar experts. There are appellate artists, class action stars, energy experts and IP and trade secret lawyers. Among many, many others.

The guide still follows the path of ‘500’ lawyers in each of those and other expertise you can sort by ‘practice.’ As Lawdragon fans know, it’s a brand that has in many cases grown from a number. And that’s to allow us to honor the brilliant lawyers who bring justice to life.

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Four Bailey Glasser partners have earned a place on this esteemed list. 

Brian A. Glasser – Founding Partner

Founding partner Brian A. Glasser has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a Top 500 Litigator in America.  In 2026, Brian was named a Lawdragon Leading Lawyer in America, as well as multiple Lawdragon including 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, and 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. In 2025, Brian co-led the trial team representing the Coalition of Counsel for Justice in Talc Claimants in defeating Johnson & Johnson’s third “Texas Two-Step” bankruptcy attempt. Over his career, Brian has tried cases in 18 states, including four mass actions and six class actions and his work has helped thousands of individuals harmed by talc baby powder, toxic chemicals, and defective combat earplugs. He has been Chambers-ranked (Band 1) for 22 years, and Forbes Media has named him one of the Top Lawyers in America since 2024.

Katherine E. Charonko – Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Practice Group Leader

Katherine E. Charonko leads the firm’s Electronically Stored Information and Technology Practice Group, where she oversees e-Discovery in disputes involving large numbers of documents. Kate has earned widespread recognition for her work, including as a 2026 Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisor. Kate was named a 2026 Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar winner and Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award by Legalweek (ALM) in 2026. Kate is  nationally ranked by Chambers & Partners in Nationwide - Product Liability: Plaintiffs and Nationwide - e-Discovery & Information Governance: Plaintiffs (Band 1), among many other recognitions.

Cary Joshi – Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice Group Leader

Cary Joshi, leader of the firm’s Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice Group and based in Washington, D.C., directs many of Bailey Glasser’s most significant cases. This is the third consecutive year she has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. Cary is also one of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, and is ranked by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and more for her litigation work.

David L. Selby II – Mass Torts Practice Group Leader

David L. Selby II leads Bailey Glasser’s nationally recognized Mass Torts practice, where he represents individuals injured by dangerous and defective products, including talc, asbestos, hernia mesh, combat earplugs, and firearms. In addition this ranking by Lawdragon as a top trial lawyer, David has been named to its 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, and 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers guides. David is also recognized by Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers, and more for his litigation work.  

For the full 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list, visit this link.