Best Lawyers in America announced today that sixteen Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for 2020. Two received the additional distinction of being named Lawyer of the Year in their respective areas of practice. The firm’s honorees include:
- Lawrence J. Baldasare, Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
- John A. Bass, Member, for Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
- David A. Damico, Executive Committee Member, for Railroad Law
- Robert E. Dapper, Jr., Member, for Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants
- David H. Dille, Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
- Daniel B. Donahoe, Member, for Railroad Law
- Andrew Fylypovych, Member, for Construction Law
- David R. Johnson, Member, for Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
- Brian S. Kane, Member, for Litigation—Insurance Law
- T.H. Lyda, Executive Committee Member, for Railroad Law
- Joseph A. Macerelli, Member, for Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
- Patrick L. Mechas, Member, for Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
- Scott Newman, Executive Committee Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
- Mary-Jo Rebelo, Member, for Commercial Litigation
- James R. Schadel, Member, for Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants
- David B. White, Executive Committee Member, for Appellate, Commercial Litigation, and Mediation
David A Damico and Brian S. Kane also received Lawyer of the Year distinctions. Mr. Damico, recognized for his work in Railroad Law, is the co-chair of the firm’s Railroad Law and Mass Tort and Toxic Tort practice groups, and a founding member of the firm. Mr. Kane, recognized by Best Lawyers for excellence in Insurance Litigation, has a broad practice, and serves as the co-chair of the firm’s Products Liability and Retail and Hospitality practice groups.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is based on a peer-review survey where more than 52,000 attorneys cast nearly 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas and geographic locations.