Continuing its strategic growth across key litigation and defense practice areas, Burns White LLC has expanded its legal team with the addition of nine attorneys during the second quarter of 2026. The new attorneys strengthen the firm’s capabilities in healthcare litigation, professional liability, transportation, trucking defense, and workers’ compensation, while enhancing client service in the firm’s Baltimore, Chatham, Pittsburgh, West Conshohocken, and Tampa offices. These additions reflect Burns White’s ongoing commitment to attracting top legal talent and delivering exceptional representation to clients across the region and beyond.
Baltimore, MD
Emily C. Kelley is a Member in the firm’s Baltimore, Maryland office. Ms. Kelley focuses her practice on defending healthcare providers and medical professionals against professional and general liability matters.
Chatham, NJ
Keith Harris is a Member of the firm and works from Burns White’s New York City and Chatham, New Jersey offices. He serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Truck and Logistics Liability Defense Group. His practice focuses on the defense of catastrophic claims, trucking and transportation, professional malpractice matters, dram shop liability, claims involving employment-related practices, and alleged violations of federal and state discrimination laws.
Maxwell A. Johnson is an Associate located in Burns White’s Chatham, New Jersey Office. Mr. Johnson focuses his practice on the defense of professional malpractice, personal injury, defamation, and complex civil litigation matters.
Josan V. Robinson is an Associate located in Burns White’s Chatham, New Jersey Office. Ms. Robinson focuses her practice on the defense of personal injury, trucking and transportation defense, and complex civil litigation matters.
Pittsburgh, PA
Michael D. Sherman is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office. Mr. Sherman focuses his practice on defending employers, insurers, self-insured employers and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation and appellate matters.
William D. Snow is an Associate in the firm’s Healthcare Group, focusing his practice on representing hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare professionals and entities with medical malpractice claims.
Danielle L. Stewart is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office. Ms. Stewart focuses her practice on Discovery and E-Discovery topics within Railroad Law. Ms. Stewart has extensive experience utilizing technology to conduct investigations and aid litigation with deep subject matter expertise in all stages of EDRM lifecycle.
Tampa, FL
Christopher F. Foster is an Associate in the firm’s Tampa, Florida office. Mr. Foster focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense, long-term health care defense, hospital liability, personal injury defense, and premises liability defense.
West Conshohocken, PA
Joseph M. Verratti is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Mr. Verratti focuses his practice on the defense of nursing homes, healthcare facilities, and medical professionals in nursing home and medical malpractice claims.