Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that 56 of the law firm’s lawyers are recognized in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with four lawyers earning the “Lawyer of the Year” designation for attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. The following Miles & Stockbridge lawyers have received this honor:

Harold Altscher, F. Ford Loker, Jeffrey H. Seibert and John A. Stalfort
Lawyers of the Year
- Harold Altscher – Public Finance Law (Baltimore)
- F. Ford Loker – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Baltimore)
- Jeffrey H. Seibert – Banking and Finance Law (Baltimore)
- John A. Stalfort – Banking and Finance Law (Washington, D.C.)
Miles & Stockbridge lawyers were recognized in 32 different practices in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas:
Appellate Practice
- Rachel T. McGuckian (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
Banking and Finance Law
- Shaun F. Carrick (Baltimore)
- Benjamin D. Horowicz (Baltimore)
- Frederick W. Runge, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore)
- John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Richard L. Costella (Baltimore)
- Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)
- Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore)
- Kenneth M. Misken (Washington, D.C. – Tysons Corner office)
- Joel L. Perrell, Jr. (Baltimore)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)
Commercial Litigation
- Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
- Thomas E. Lynch (Baltimore – Frederick office)
- John E. McCann (Baltimore)
- Rachel T. McGuckian (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
- Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore)
- Matthew J. Pavlides (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
- E. Hutchinson Robbins, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
Corporate Law
- William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
- John B. Frisch (Baltimore)
- Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
- Frederick W. Runge, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Gene Schleppenbach (Washington, D.C. – Tysons Corner office)
- J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
- Robert B. Webb, III (Washington, D.C. – Tysons Corner office)
- Scott R. Wilson (Baltimore)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Edward J. Adkins (Baltimore)
- Thomas J. St. Ville (Baltimore)
Employment Law – Management
- Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
- Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
Family Law
- Stephen J. Cullen (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)
- Rachel T. McGuckian (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
Health Care Law
- William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Peter P. Parvis (Baltimore)
- W. Robert Zinkham (Baltimore)
Immigration Law
- Ann L. Lamdin (Baltimore)
- Henry J. Suelau (Baltimore)
Insurance Law
- Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
Labor Law – Management
- Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
- Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Brian L. Moffet (Baltimore)
Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Linda V. Donhauser (Baltimore)
- Patricia Borenstein Jefferson (Baltimore)
- Richard L. Costella (Baltimore)
- Kenneth M. Misken (Washington, D.C. – Tysons Corner office)
- Joel L. Perrell, Jr. (Baltimore)
Litigation – Construction
- Jessica A. DuHoffmann (Baltimore)
- Matthew J. Pavlides (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
Litigation – Environmental
- Marian C. Hwang (Baltimore)
- Thomas E. Lynch (Baltimore – Frederick office)
Litigation – Insurance
- Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Suzzanne W. Decker (Baltimore)
- Kirsten M. Eriksson (Baltimore)
- Steven D. Frenkil (Baltimore)
- Kathleen Pontone (Baltimore)
Litigation - Patent
- Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
Litigation - Real Estate
- Robert S. Brennen (Baltimore)
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- James W. Dawson, Jr. (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
- F. Ford Loker (Baltimore)
- Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
Mediation
- Stephen J. Cullen (Baltimore and Washington, D.C.)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
- John B. Frisch (Baltimore)
- J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Joseph W. Hovermill (Baltimore)
- Daniel R. Lanier (Baltimore)
- Timothy L. Mullin, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Robin Silver (Baltimore)
- Dwight W. Stone (Baltimore)
- Matthew T. Wagman (Baltimore)
Public Finance Law
- Harold Altscher (Baltimore)
- John R. Devine (Baltimore)
- Robert L. Doory, Jr. (Baltimore)
- John A. Stalfort (Washington, D.C.)
Real Estate Law
- J. Michael Brennan (Baltimore)
- Michele L. Cohen (Baltimore)
- Nancy Whiteman Greene (Baltimore)
- Benjamin D. Horowicz (Baltimore)
- Sandra L. Howard (Baltimore)
- N. Gordon Knox (Baltimore)
- Thomas E. Lynch (Baltimore – Frederick office)
- Jeffrey H. Seibert (Baltimore)
Securities/Capital Markets Law
- J.W. Thompson Webb (Baltimore)
Tax Law
- Jerome Allen Breed (Washington, D.C.)
- William M. Davidow, Jr. (Baltimore)
- James W. Dawson, Jr. (Washington, D.C. – Rockville office)
- Robert H. Geis, Jr. (Baltimore)
- Jeffrey A. Markowitz (Baltimore)
Trusts and Estates
- George K. Reynolds, III (Baltimore)
Best Lawyers®
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