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27 Attorneys Named Best Lawyers In America, 1 Lawyer Of The Year & 6 Lawyers Named Ones to Watch

Aug 19, 2021 | News

Best Lawyers in America® announced today that 27 Burns White attorneys have been selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America© for 2022. One lawyer received the additional distinction of being named Lawyer of the Year in their respective area of practice. Six lawyers are also listed as Ones to Watch. The firm’s honorees include:

Lawrence J. Baldasare, Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
John A. Bass, Member, for Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
Nicole E. Bazzy, Member, for Railroad Law
Robert J. Behling, Member, for Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
Jason J. Cervone, Member, for Railroad Law
David A. Damico, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Committee Member, for Railroad Law
Robert E. Dapper, Jr., Executive Committee 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
Kurt F. Fernsler, Member, for Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
Daniel J. Hampton, Member, for Railroad Law
D. Matthew Jameson III, Member, for Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
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
Colleen A. Mountcastle, Member, for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions Defendants
William J. Mundy, Executive Committee Member, for Health Care Law
D. Scott Newman, Executive Committee Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
Dorothy C. O’Neil, Member, for Family Law
Thomas M. Pohl, Member, for Commercial Litigation
Mary-Jo Rebelo, Chief Executive Officer, for Commercial Litigation, Employment Law—Management
Joseph C. Romano, Member, for Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers
Richard W. Saxe, Jr., Member, for Construction Law, Litigation—Construction
Mark Stadler, Member, for Commercial Litigation
Lyle D. Washowich, Chief Operating Officer Western Region, for Commercial Litigation

D. Matthew Jameson, III also received the Lawyer of the Year distinction, recognized for his work in Construction Law. Mr. Jameson serves as the co-chair of the firm’s Construction Law practice group.

Lauren S. Angeles, Joshua D. Brown, J. Amanda Carmona, Ashley L. Griffin, Daniel W. Inadomi, and Daniel J. Margonari also received Ones to Watch distinctions. Ms. Angeles, recognized for her work in Health Care Law; Mr. Brown for his work in Commercial Litigation, Energy Law and Real Estate Law; Ms. Carmona for her work in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Ms. Griffin, for her work in Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants; Mr. Inadomi, for his work in Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Litigation; and Mr. Margonari, for his work in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers in America® 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.