Morris James is proud to announce 47 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 Best Lawyers in America guide and the “Ones to Watch” lists.
For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has been the oldest and one of the 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 area and legal practice area.
This year, four Morris James lawyers were named “Lawyer of The Year” for their respective areas of law. This recognition is awarded to the individual attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific location and practice area.
- Shannon S. Frazier - Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Richard Galperin - Health Care Law
- Lewis Lazarus - Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- John Newcomer - Litigation - Real Estate
The Morris James lawyers listed in the 2023 edition and the areas of law in which they are recognized are as follows:
Lawyer Name | Specialty | Location |
Susan D. Ament | Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | Wilmington, DE |
Ross Antonacci | Commercial Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law | Wilmington, DE |
John M. Bloxom IV | Construction Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law | Wilmington, DE |
Allyson M. Britton | Litigation - Labor and Employment | Wilmington, DE |
Nicholas J. Caggiano | Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law | Wilmington, DE |
P. Clarkson Collins, Jr. | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions | Wilmington, DE |
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo | Family Law; Family Law Mediation | Wilmington, DE |
Keith E. Donovan | Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | Dover, DE |
Kenneth L. Dorsney | Litigation - Patent | Wilmington, DE |
Matthew R. Fogg | Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | Wilmington, DE |
Shannon S. Frazier | Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law | Wilmington, DE |
James J. Gallagher II | Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Elder Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates | Wilmington, DE |
Richard Galperin | Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Wilmington, DE |
Robert G. Gibbs | Health Care Law | Georgetown, DE |
Kevin G. Healy | Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs | Newark, DE |
A. Kimberly Hoffman | Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law | Wilmington, DE |
David C. Hutt | Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law | Georgetown, DE |
Ross C. Karsnitz | Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | Wilmington, DE |
Brya M. Keilson | Litigation - Bankruptcy | Wilmington, DE |
Gretchen S. Knight | Family Law; Family Law Mediation | Wilmington, DE |
Carl N. Kunz III | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Privacy and Data Security Law | Wilmington, DE |
Lewis H. Lazarus | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions | Wilmington, DE |
Lewis C. Ledyard III | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law | Wilmington, DE |
James H. McMackin III | Education Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment | Wilmington, DE |
Edward M. McNally | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions | Wilmington, DE |
Stephen M. Miller | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Wilmington, DE |
Eric J. Monzo | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy | Wilmington, DE |
John H. Newcomer | Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law | Wilmington, DE |
K. Tyler O'Connell | Commercial Litigation | Wilmington, DE |
Michael G. Owen | Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants | Wilmington, DE |
Dennis L. Schrader | Government Relations Practice; Real Estate Law | Georgetown, DE |
David J. Soldo | Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants | Wilmington, DE |
Jonathan G. Strauss | Equipment Finance Law; Project Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law | Wilmington, DE |
Cindy L. Szabo | Tax Law | Georgetown, DE |
Bruce W. Tigani | Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates | Wilmington, DE |
David H. Williams | Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment | Wilmington, DE |
The following Morris James attorneys are on the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list, which identifies up-and-coming young lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years.
Lawyer Name | Specialty |
Michelle Bounds | Land Use and Zoning Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law |
Allyson M. Britton | Education Law |
Albert J. Caroll | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law |
Sarah Ennis | Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Barnaby Grzaslewicz | Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law |
Wilson A. Gualpa | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants |
R. Eric Hacker | Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law |
Ryan T. Keating | Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law |
Rebecca Kilmon | Banking and Finance Law |
Jason Levin | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy |
Bryan Townsend | Commercial Litigation |
Kirsten Zeberkiewicz | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law |