42 McElroy Deutsch Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List

McElroy Deutsch is pleased to announce that 42 of its attorneys have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® with 4 of its attorneys receiving “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries. “Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide," says CEO Phillip Greer.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

McElroy Deutsch would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to 2022 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Adam J. Adrignolo - Insurance Law
• Suzanne E. Baldasare - Real Estate Law
• Theodore M. Baum - Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
• Jeffrey Bernstein - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Gary D. Bressler - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• James A. Budinetz - Commercial Litigation  
• Anthony M. Carlino - Insurance Law
• John T. Coyne - Insurance Law
• Thomas R. Curtin - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Patent
• Edward J. DePascale - Insurance Law
• Edward B. Deutsch - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation  
• Michael B. Devins - Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Peter A. Gaudioso - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James G. Green, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
• Thomas R. Hurd - Construction Law
• Todd E. Jaworsky - Insurance Law
• Lucille J. Karp - Real Estate Law
• Barry D. Kleban - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Peter L. Korn - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• June Baker Laird - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Joseph P. LaSala - Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
• Thomas G. Librizzi - Construction Law
• Kevin MacGillivray - Insurance Law
• Michael J. Marone - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nancy McDonald - Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Laurence M. McHeffey - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance
• C. Ian McLachlan - Appellate Practice
• John W. Morris - Construction Law
• James S. Myers - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Paul G. Nittoly - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• William F. O'Connor, Jr. - Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants  
• John J. O'Reilly - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• James E. Patterson - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John J. Peirano - Employment Law – Management and Labor Law - Management
• Louis R. Pepe - Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Mediation
• Albert J. Pucciarelli - Leisure and Hospitality Law
• Diane D. Reynolds - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Ronald J. Riccio - Appellate Practice  
• John A. Ridley - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jane A. Rigby - Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Richard J. Williams, Jr. - Litigation – Insurance
• Jane E. Young - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance

Additionally, only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.

McElroy Deutsch would like to congratulate the following attorneys named 2022 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”:

• Peter L. Korn - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (Newark)
• Joseph P. LaSala - Bet-the-Company Litigation (Newark)
• Richard J. Williams, Jr. - Litigation – Insurance (Newark)
• Jane E. Young - Litigation - Insurance (Denver)

Finally, McElroy Deutsch is pleased to announce that 5 of its attorneys have been included in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

McElroy Deutsch would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

• Kelley M. Brogan - Insurance Law
• Emily A. Cathcart - Insurance Law
• Kate Chetta - Environmental Law
• Josie Sheppard Wilson – Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Construction
• Clint D. Watts - Alternative Dispute Resolution