News Release
63 McGlinchey Attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers in America® 2021
Read Time: 4 minsIncluding 47 listed by Best Lawyers, 4 designated as “Lawyers of the Year,” and 16 recognized in new “Ones to Watch” category
McGlinchey Stafford proudly announces that 63 attorneys have been recognized in 42 practice areas across 12 offices in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
This year, 47 attorneys (up from 42 in 2020) have been recognized in 37 practice areas across nine offices in The Best Lawyers in America®. Nine attorneys were newly-added to the list in 2021, and the firm was newly recognized in the Government Contracts practice area.
Four McGlinchey attorneys in four distinct practice areas in Baton Rouge and New Orleans earned the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those recognized with this honor are selected based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity.
Additionally, 16 McGlinchey attorneys were included in the new Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for 2021. These lawyers represent nine offices and 13 practice areas nationwide. This new honor recognizes Associates and lawyers who have been practicing less than 10 years for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
These McGlinchey attorneys were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year”:
- Sam Bacot: Baton Rouge Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year”
- Rudy Cerone: New Orleans Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Kathy Conklin: New Orleans Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Deirdre McGlinchey: New Orleans Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year”
These 47 McGlinchey attorneys were recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®:
Albany, NY
- Marc J. Lifset – Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Baton Rouge, LA
- Rodolfo J. “Rudy” Aguilar – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Samuel A. Bacot – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Richard A. Curry – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Environmental
- Michael D. Ferachi – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, 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
- Ronnie L. Johnson – Insurance Law
- Mary Terrell Joseph – Banking and Finance Law
- Christine Lipsey – Commercial Litigation
- R. Andrew “Drew” Patty – Copyright Law, Patent Law, and Trademark Law
- Jean-Paul Perrault – Insurance Law
- Anthony Rollo – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Michael H. Rubin – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Banking and Finance
- S. Jess Sperry* – Real Estate Law
Birmingham, AL
- Christopher A. Bottcher – Litigation – Banking and Finance and Litigation – Environmental
- Paul S. Leonard – Tax Law
- Michael B. Odom – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Litigation – Real Estate
Cleveland, OH
- Mark S. Edelman – Financial Services Regulation Law
- David B. Waxman – Real Estate Law
Dallas, TX
- Frank Catalano* – Commercial Litigation
Jackson, MS
- G. Dewey Hembree – Commercial Litigation
- Stephen T. Masley – Commercial Litigation
- John T. Rouse* – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- H. Hunter Twiford – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Municipal, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
New Orleans, LA
- J. Patrick Beauchamp – Banking and 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
- Mark N. Bodin – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Francis H. “Rasch” Brown* – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Rudy J. Cerone – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Kathy Conklin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Gary Hebert* – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kathleen A. Manning – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Deirdre C. McGlinchey – Litigation – Insurance and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Colvin “Woody” Norwood – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Patrick O’Cain* – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel T. Plunkett* – Government Contracts
- Stephen W. Rider – Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin O. Schupp – Admiralty and Maritime Law
Washington, D.C.
- Douglas W. Charnas* – Tax Law
* denotes attorneys newly-listed in 2021
Of those listed above, two (Michael H. Rubin and Colvin “Woody” Norwood) have been recognized in Best Lawyers for more than 25 years; six have been recognized for more than 15 years; 38 have been recognized for more than 10 years; and 10 have been recognized for five or more years.
The following McGlinchey attorneys were recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021:
Birmingham, AL
- T. Dylan Reeves – Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Cleveland, OH
- Stephanie Hand-Cannane – Commercial Litigation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Joseph A. Apatov – Commercial Litigation
- Kerry Ann Cummings – Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Regulation Law
- Peter J. Maskow – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Irvine, CA
- Dhruv M. Sharma – Commercial Litigation, Immigration Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
New Orleans, LA
- Timothy G. Byrd – Commercial Litigation
- Sarah Edwards – Commercial Litigation and Financial Services Regulation Law
- Hillary Barnett Lambert – Energy Law, Public Finance Law, and Real Estate Law
Washington, D.C.
- Alfred D. Carry – Construction Law and Real Estate Law
For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in The Best Lawyers in America® following a peer-review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge. Learn more at bestlawyers.com.