29 Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Listed in the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
August 20, 2026
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Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America across 15 different categories.
Additionally, Robert O’Connor was recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” in the Admiralty and Maritime Law category.
Since its first publishing in 1983, Best Lawyers in America has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
Montgomery McCracken attorneys listed in the 2027 edition include:
Best Lawyers in America
- David S. Blum – Real Estate Law
- Leonard A. Busby – Trusts and Estates
- Frank Chernak – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Vincent M. DeOrchis – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Karl E. Emerson – Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Donald W. Kramer – Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Alfred J. Kuffler – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Jeffrey R. Lerman – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Jeremy D. Mishkin – Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment
- Louis R. Moffa, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- Carson B. Morris – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lathrop B. Nelson III – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Eugene J. O’Connor – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Robert O’Connor – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Steven Pachman – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Albert L. Piccerilli – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Timothy Semenoro – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Howard Vigderman – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Jon Werner – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Paul H. Zoubek – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
- Elizabeth Catalano – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Robert E. Day – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
- Jennifer A. Elchisak – Commercial Litigation
- Abigail L. Parnell – Commercial Litigation
- Gabriella Petrillo – Environmental Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Layal Issa Ramirez – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stefania A. Rosca – Litigation – Securities
- Kimberly Sachs – Commercial Litigation
- Rachel L. Welsh – Commercial Litigation
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.
About Montgomery McCracken
Montgomery McCracken is a full-service law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware. The firm represents leading businesses, multinational corporations, nonprofit organizations and individuals across a wide range of industries in complex litigation matters, significant corporate transactions and challenging disputes. For more information about Montgomery McCracken or its practice areas, please visit us online at www.mmwr.com.