(Nationwide) (August 15, 2024)– Wood Smith Henning & Berman (WSHB) proudly celebrates the recognition of forty-two of its exceptional attorneys in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.® This prestigious accolade, awarded by the oldest and most-respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, highlights the remarkable contributions and professional achievements of emerging legal talent from law firms across the country.
The selection process for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch involves a comprehensive framework of peer nominations, followed by an extensive peer-review process. During this process, detailed feedback on professional abilities and integrity is collected from fellow attorneys, ensuring that only the highest-ranked individuals are honored. This annual recognition showcases the nation’s most promising early-career lawyers who are poised to make significant impacts in their respective fields.
“What stands out to me is the wide variety of practice areas where the firm was recognized, which underscores the depth and reputational results of our national practice,” said founding partner Stephen Henning. “I’m extremely proud we have built a firm that truly handles with the highest level of proficiency such a varied range of practice areas so evenly disbursed throughout the nation.”
WSHB is proud to acknowledge the following attorneys named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:
- Joseph Aguirre: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Ahllam Berri: Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Rochelle Bailey: Commercial Litigation
- Ian Baldwin: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Aaron Beharie: Insurance Law
- Kellan Byrne: Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Riley Carter: Insurance Law
- Aaron Cruz: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Catherine Deter: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law
- Kamela Devole: Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendant
- Joanna Dyriam: Litigation - Construction
- Danielle Ebel: Construction Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Kevin Fitzpatrick: Construction Law; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Rebecca Gabroy: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Christian Gunneson: Insurance Law
- Jonathan Hart: Insurance Law; Transportation Law
- Christopher Heo: Litigation - Labor and Employment; Professional Malpractice Law
- Lee Jeansonne: Litigation - Construction
- Brendan Johnson: Professional Malpractice Law
- Bolam Kim: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Real Estate Law
- Daniel Knuth: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Transportation Law
- Sebastian Larrea: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Thomas Lehman: Construction Law
- Christina Loni: Litigation - Construction
- Zachary Lynch: Labor and Employment Law - Employee
- Rontavian Mack: Real Estate Law
- Fationa Mamo: Litigation - Construction
- Lauren McDowell: Workers Compensation Law - Claimants
- Cole Munson: Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Jacqueline Murphy: Insurance Law
- Ilon Oliveira: Commercial Litigation
- Rudolf Petrosyan: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Stephen Rothring: Legal Malpractice Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jeffery Rowe: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
- Susana Santana: Construction Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Melissa Saracyan: Litigation - Construction
- Ryan Schoeb: Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Securities; Transportation Law
- Michael Simpson: Insurance Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kelli Steele: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law
- Courtney Swartz: Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Iulia Taranu: Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Megan Zlokas: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
