Best Lawyers Highlights Over 100 Shook Attorneys and Lists 10 Lawyers of the Year

Shook is honored to have over 100 attorneys recognized among the 2026 Best Lawyers, including 10 as “Lawyer of the Year.” Best Lawyers and “Lawyer of the Year” distinctions are based on independent peer evaluations. Attorneys are named for their high level of client service and professionalism.

Shook attorneys selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” include the following partners: 

• Robert Adams (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Douglas Beck (Litigation – Insurance)
• Jad Davis (Environmental Law) 
• Bart Eppenauer (Litigation – Patent)
• Michael Gross (Trademark Law) 
• Michael Kleffner (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Adam Miller (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Clint Newton (Litigation - Intellectual Property)
• Kenneth Reilly (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• David Schoenfeld (Insurance Law)

Shook attorneys named to Best Lawyers include:

Atlanta

• Joshua Becker (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Ashley Drumm (Commercial Litigation)
• Colin Kelly (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Anna Sumner Pieschel (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Boston

• Lisa Oliver White (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Chicago

• Amy Cho (Commercial Litigation)
• Gary Elden (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Securities)
• Gary Miller (Commercial Litigation)
• Lynn Murray (Insurance Law)
• David Schoenfeld (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance)
• Matthew C. Wolfe (Commercial Litigation)

Denver

• Eric J. Hobbs (Commercial Litigation)
• Daniel E. Rohner (Commercial Litigation)

Hartford

• Robert Simpson (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Houston

• T. Lynne Eckels (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Scott A. James (Appellate Practice)
• John Lewis, Jr. (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• David Morehan (Litigation – Patent)
• Robert H. Reckers (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)

Orange County

• Jad T. Davis (Environmental Law)
• Michelle M. Fujimoto (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Janet Hickson (Commercial Litigation)
• Marc P. Miles (Commercial Litigation)

Kansas City

• Robert Adams (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants) 
• Eric Anielak (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jennifer Artman (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Sarah E. Lynn Baltzell (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Jane Bartley (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Douglas S. Beck (Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Adrienne Byard (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Katie Gates Calderon (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Michael Cargnel (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Andrew D. Carpenter (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Kerensa Cassis (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Zach Chaffee-McClure (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Amy Crouch (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Stacy E. Deere (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Tristan Duncan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Brent Dwerlkotte (Commercial Litigation)
• Charles Eblen (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Gabriel Egli (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jeffrey Elkins (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• David Erickson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Thomas Grever (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
• Michael Gross (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
• Sandra Hawley (Real Estate Law)
• Lindsey K. Heinz (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Micah Hobbs (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Justin Johl (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Scott D. Kaiser (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jennifer Blues Kenyon (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Michael J. Kleffner (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Patrick A. Lujin (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
• Audrey Manito (Administrative / Regulatory Law)
• Kirk Marty (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
• Carrie A. McAtee (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Steven McCartan (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Madeleine McDonough (FDA Law)
• Mark Moedritzer (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• James Muehlberger (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Clinton Newton (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
• Bryan Pratt (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Harley Ratliff (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Joseph Rebein (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Todd Ruskamp (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Maria R. Salcedo (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Leonard Searcy (Patent Law, Trademark Law)
• Terrence J. Sexton (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Russell J. Shankland (Commercial Litigation)
• Steven Soden (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Jon Strongman (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Dana Strueby (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Mark Tatum (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Steven M. Thomas (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• James F. Thompson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
• B. Trent Webb (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
• Paul A. Williams (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Gregory K. Wu (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Los Angeles

• Christopher J. Kondon (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Michael Mallow (Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Steven B. Weisburd (Appellate Practice)

Miami

• John M. Barkett (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Mediation)
• Gregory Boulos (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
• Hassia T. Diolombi (Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• William P. Geraghty (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Kenneth J. Reilly (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Daniel B. Rogers (Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Alfred J. Saikali (Privacy and Data Security Law)
• Hildy Sastre (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

New York

• Thomas J. Sheehan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

 Philadelphia

• Eben S. Flaster (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Thomas J. Sullivan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

San Francisco

• Alicia J. Donahue (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jessica Grant (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Michael F. Healy (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Tammy B. Webb (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Seattle

• Hunter K. Ahern (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Bart Eppenauer (Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)
• Kelly T. Feimster (Patent Law)
• Amy Ragen (Technology Law)

St. Louis

• Bill Corrigan (Banking and Finance Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Adam E. Miller (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Susan L. Werstak (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Tampa

• Razvan Axente (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Anitra R. Clement (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Ashley P. Hayes (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• W. Edwards Muñiz (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Terri Parker (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Curtis L. Perry (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Kristopher J. Verra (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jennifer M. Voss, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Laura K. Whitmore, Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 

Washington, D.C.

• Mark A. Behrens (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• William C. Martucci (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• William A. Yoder (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)