Shook Next Generation Lawyers Ranked as Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers ranked 28 of Shook’s next generation attorneys among its 2026 “Ones to Watch.” Best Lawyers is an independent, peer-reviewed directory of lawyers across the country. “Ones to Watch” are early-career, private-practice attorneys who stand out for their service to clients. Shook attorneys included in this year’s list serve clients in a wide variety of areas, including health, science and technology. 

The following Shook attorneys were listed as “Ones to Watch.”

Atlanta

• Caroline Gieser (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Boston

• Anne Krache (Litigation – Bankruptcy, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Emyr T. Remy (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction)

Chicago

• Peter F. O'Neill (Commercial Litigation)
• Joshua J. Taylor (Litigation – Environmental)

Hartford

• Sheldon Poole (Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Houston

• Lakshmi Achari (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Michella Gibbs (Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Julia F. Kurtz (Civil Rights Law, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Andrew Long (Intellectual Property Law)
• Erika Medina (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Megan J. Mitchell (Intellectual Property Law)
• Farhan Mohiuddin (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Cesar Udave (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law)

Kansas City

• Zachary Beach (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Maxwell C. McGraw (Litigation – Patent)
• Dalton R. Mott (Environmental Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Torrey Peterson (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• W. Clark Richardson (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Megan Schuh (Commercial Litigation)
• Patrick J. Sullivan (Patent Law)

Los Angeles

• Adam M. Shoshtari (Privacy and Data Security Law)

Miami

• Alexander Schneider (Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property)

Philadelphia

• Katelyn Romeo (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Melissa A. Ruth (Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

San Francisco

• Nalani Crisologo (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Melina Manetti (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)