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Potomac, MD, August 15, 2024 — Shulman Rogers is pleased to announce that 34 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”

Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Shulman Rogers would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Matthew D. Alegi – Real Estate Law
• Lawrence R. Bard – Corporate Law
• Michele Bartoli Cain – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Marc Bergoffen – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Leisure and Hospitality Law, and Real Estate Law
• Todd D. Brown – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Meredith Campbell – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joy C. Einstein – Labor Law – Union
• Jay M. Eisenberg – Trusts and Estates
• Aaron Ghais – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amanda W. Gilbert – Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law, and Family Law Mediation
• Gregory D. Grant – Commercial Litigation and Employment Law – Management
• Matthew G. Hjortsberg – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Mediation
• Patrick J. Howley – Trusts and Estates
• David M. Kochanski – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
• Michael J. Lichtenstein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Heather Mehigan – Elder Law, Family Law, and Family Law Mediation
• Matthew Moore – Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law
• Michael Nakamura – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Karl J. Protil – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
• Nancy P. Regelin – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Samuel M. Spiritos – Real Estate Law
• Shirley M. Steinbach – Community Association Law
• Todd S. Wilkinson, Jr. – Corporate Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

“The unparalleled methodology of Best Lawyers ensures the value and esteem of our legal rankings through both our traditional awards and our expanded ‘Ones to Watch’ accolades,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “Clients trust Best Lawyers as a credible and reliable way to identify the most elite lawyers, and it is with great pride that we continue to provide this valued service in the country.”

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either “Ones to Watch” or traditional Best Lawyers awards. “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” is not a seed list to “The Best Lawyers” and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Alexander I. Castelli – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Molly Cioffi – Family Law
• Justin A. DeVault – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Danielle M. Dolch – Real Estate Law
• Alison H. Graham – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate
• Hunter M. Haines – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Neil G. Hood – Real Estate Law
• Tracy E. Phillips – Family Law
• Bianca M. Pinnock – Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• Paul M. Schwinn – Banking and Finance Law
• John Troost – Commercial Litigation