Wood Smith Henning & Berman is proud to announce that 28 of its attorneys from offices nationwide have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most respected peer-reviewed legal guides in the profession.
For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has recognized attorneys who have demonstrated excellence in private practice across a wide range of legal specialties. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and evaluated through a rigorous, confidential survey process that captures the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic and practice areas.
Best Lawyers publishes its annual list to help clients identify the most qualified legal representation. Recognition in the publication is widely regarded as a significant honor due to the integrity of the selection process and its reliance on the insight of fellow legal professionals.
"We are honored to see so many of our attorneys recognized by their peers for their outstanding work," said Firmwide Managing Partner, Stewart Reid. "These accolades are a testament to our firm's deep commitment to legal excellence, client service, and leadership in the profession."
Please join us in congratulating the following WSHB attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America:
Atlanta, GA
- Richard Zelonka, Jr. - Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
Denver, CO
- Ryan Hicks - Litigation - Construction
Glendale, CA
- Sheila Fix - Construction Law
- Tom Vandenburg - Litigation - Environmental
Hartford, CT
- Kate Adams - Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Jacqueline Maulucci - Litigation - Health Care; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Las Vegas, NV
- Janice Michaels - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Joel Odou - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Los Angeles, CA
- Carlo Coppola - Construction Law
- Stephen Henning - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
- Frances O'Meara - Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Domingo Tan - Construction Law
- David Wood - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
New Orleans, LA
- Lori Barker - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Kathryn Trew - Commercial Litigation
New York, NY
- James Tyrie - Construction Law; Litigation - Environmental; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Orlando, FL
- Chad Dunigan - Construction Law
Phoenix, AZ
- Jodi Mullis - Commercial Litigation
- Jack Pemberton - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Portland, OR
- Graham Miller - Litigation - Construction
Raleigh, NC
- Robin Seelbach - Litigation - Construction; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
San Diego, CA
- Ranjan Lahiri - Litigation-Construction
- Jason Ross - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Seattle, WA
- Phillip Grennan - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Tim Repass - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Tim Shea - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tampa, FL
- Vince Beilman - Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Insurance
- Kimberly Jones - Appellate Practice; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
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