38 Morris James Attorneys Earn "Best Lawyers" Recognition; 10 Listed as "Ones to Watch"

Morris James is proud to announce that 48 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Spanning each of our five Delaware offices, these attorneys have been acknowledged for their excellence across 37 practice areas, highlighting the depth and breadth of our firm's legal knowledge and experience.

In addition to the Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch© rankings, three Morris James attorneys have been named 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective Delaware practices.

The Morris James attorneys listed in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:

Attorney/Practice Area(s)

• Susan Ament: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Ross Antonacci: Commercial Finance Law: Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Samuel Bashman: Commercial Litigation
• Allyson Britton: Education Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nicholas Caggiano: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• P. Clarkson Collins, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• W. Christopher Componovo: Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Keith Donovan: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Veronica Faust: Government Relations Practice
• Matthew Fogg: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Shannon Frazier: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• James Gallagher II: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Elder Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Robert Gibbs: Health Care Law
• Wilson Gualpa: Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants
• Kevin Healy: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants
• A. Kimberly Hoffman: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• David Hutt: Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Ross Karsnitz: Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Brya Keilson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Gretchen Knight: Family Law; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation
• Carl (Chuck) Kunz: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Lewis Lazarus: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Lewis Ledyard: Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Albert Manwaring: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• James (Jim) McMackin: Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Edward McNally: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joshua Meyeroff: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Stephen Miller: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Eric Monzo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John Newcomer: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• K. Tyler O'Connell: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law
• Michael Owen: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• David Soldo: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jonathan Strauss: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Cindy Szabo: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Bruce Tigani: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey R. Waxman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation - Bankruptcy

Additionally, the following Morris James attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America©:

Attorney/ Practice Area(s)

• Michelle Bounds: Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Cortlan Hitch: Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Jason Levin: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Alyssa Meldrum: Family Law
• Aubrey Morin: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Litigation - Securities
• Tara Pakrouh: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Aarish Sheikh: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alena Smith: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Litigation - Securities
• Bryan Townsend: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

At Morris James, our attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers exemplify the excellence, integrity, and client focus that define our firm. 

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has been the oldest and one of the most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. The lists of lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers within the same geographical and legal practice areas.

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