Announcements: Recognition

February 3, 2026

Firm Attorneys Named as ‘Best Lawyers in America’

The Best Lawyers in America is a listing of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The 2026 listing recognized: Shaine T. Alleman (Real Estate Law); Mark S. Bosco (Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law); Lance R. Broberg (Commercial Litigation); David L. Case (Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates); Darren T. Case (Trusts and Estates); Ashley L. Case (Trusts and Estates); Sarah K. Deutsch (Commercial Litigation); James A. Fassold (Litigation-Trusts and Estates); Richard C. Gramlich (Litigation-Construction); Alisa J. Gray (Litigation-Trusts and Estates); John A. Hink (Real Estate Law); Nora L. Jones (Elder Law, Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates); Christopher R. Kaup (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy); Jacob Kiser (Litigation – Real Estate); May Lu (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Business, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Kelly L. Mendoza (Family Law); Robert D. Mitchell (Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Securities); Kevin P. Nelson (Litigation-Construction); James P. O’Sullivan (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Robert A. Royal (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Ginny Cochran Rutledge (Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law); Andrew Saag (Real Estate Law); and Anthony R. Smith (Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law).

The Best Lawyers in America listed the following attorney as Ones to Watch in 2026: Elise B. Adams (Elder Law, Litigation-Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates); David M. Barlow (Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Bankruptcy); Emily S. Fann (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law); Claudia L. Grajeda (Trusts and Estates); and Elliot C. Stratton (Commercial Litigation).