Goldberg Segalla is proud to celebrate the 77 attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, along with the 75 attorneys honored in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Best Lawyers recognition comes from a rigorous review process based on the consensus opinion from leading lawyers evaluating their peers in the legal community by practice area and geographic location.

The 152 attorneys hail from across the firm’s offices nationwide and represent an expansive list of the firm’s practices, including Alternative Dispute Resolution,  Appellate, Aviation, Civil Litigation and Trial, Class Action Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Construction Litigation and Counsel, Consumer Product Regulation, Corporate Law and Transactions, Employment and Labor, Environmental Law, Global Insurance Services, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Management and Professional Liability, Municipal and Government Law, Product Liability, Real Estate and Land Use, Real Estate Litigation and Title Disputes, Retail and Hospitality, Sports and Entertainment, Toxic Tort, Transportation, and Workers’ Compensation.

Additionally, the following three Goldberg Segalla partners received the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award – a prestigious recognition granted to a single attorney in each practice area and metropolitan region.

• David L. Brown
  • Insurance Law – The Triad, North Carolina

• Christina G. Holdsworth
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants – Buffalo, New York

• Kathleen J. Martin
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants – Buffalo, New York

The following attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

ALBANY

• Jonathan M. Bernstein
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

• William J. Greagan
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

BALTIMORE

• Imoh E. Akpan
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• John K. Archibald
  • Corporate Law

BUFFALO

• Michael E. Appelbaum
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Christopher J. Belter
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property

• Kenneth L. Bostick Jr.
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Jason A. Botticelli
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Marc W. Brown
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Real Estate Law

• Meghan M. Brown
  • Commercial Litigation

• Ashlyn M. Capote
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Laura A. Colca
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law

• Albert J. D’Aquino
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Sarah J. Delaney
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Adam R. Durst
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Richard A. Galbo
  • Insurance Law

• Michael T. Glascott
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Neil A. Goldberg
  • Aviation Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Phyliss A. Hafner
  • Commercial Litigation

• Joseph M. Hanna
  • Insurance Law

• Christina G. Holdsworth
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Jeffrey L. Kingsley
  • Insurance Law

• Kris E. Lawrence
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Kathleen J. Martin
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Christopher P. Maugans
  • Commercial Litigation

• Paul D. McCormick
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Colleen M. Murphy
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Cheryl A. Possenti
  • Consumer Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Thomas F. Segalla
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Reinsurance Law

• Joseph J. Welter
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

CHICAGO

• Bruce M. Engel
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Larry D. Mason
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Jennifer B. Santoro
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

GARDEN CITY

• Scott R. Green
  • Employment Law – Management

GREENSBORO

• David L. Brown
  • Insurance Law

• Martha P. Brown
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

• David G. Harris II
  • Insurance Law

• John I. Malone Jr.
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Brady A. Yntema
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

HARTFORD

• Jonathan A. Beatty
  • Litigation – Insurance

• Samantha K. Levasseur
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Brian L. Smith
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Kristen L. Stumpo
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

MIAMI

• Frank Ramos
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Valerie Shea
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

NEW YORK

• Steven R. Ganfer
  • Litigation – Real Estate

• Emilio F. Grillo
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Kelly A. McGee
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• John F. Parker
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

• Reed M. Podell
  • Construction Law

NEWARK

• Christian A. Cavallo
  • Insurance Law

• Kevin P. Sullivan
  • Insurance Law

• Thomas M. Wester
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

ORLANDO

• Timothy A. Dunbrack
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• R. Gavin Mackinnon
  • Commercial Litigation

PHILADELPHIA

• Michael A. Hamilton
  • Insurance Law

• Michael P. Luongo
  • Litigation – Municipal

• Michael S. Saltzman
  • Insurance Law

• Stacy A. Tees
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Elizabeth A. Weill
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Jonathan S. Ziss
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

PRINCETON

• Caroline J. Berdzik
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Health Care

• Robert M. Hanlon Jr.
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Anita Hotchkiss
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Amanda R. Kenna
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• H. Lockwood Miller III
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• David S. Osterman
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

RALEIGH

• Thomas More Buckley
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

• Ryan W. Keevan
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Erica B. Lewis
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

ROCHESTER

• Robert W. Clark
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

ST. LOUIS

• John M. Allen
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• James R. Hess
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Sarah B. Mangelsdorf
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

SYRACUSE

• Kenneth M. Alweis
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mediation

• David E. Leach
  • Commercial Litigation

WEST PALM BEACH

• Marta R. Golani
  • Litigation – Insurance

The following attorneys were included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

ALBANY

• Rebecca M. Edwards
  • Commercial Litigation

BALTIMORE

• Sunny C. Lapera
  • Commercial Litigation

• Alexa N. Mellis
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Beteley T. Mulatu
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

BUFFALO

• Kallie Banker
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Ryan P. DiFlavio
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Petra A. Holness
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Samuel L. Newman
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction

• Chloe J. Nowak
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

• Dustin W. Osborne
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Entertainment and Sports Law
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Jessica N. Reich
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• James M. Specyal
  • Appellate Practice
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

• Kaixi (Kathy) Xu
  • Commercial Litigation

CHICAGO

• Alexandra R. Pecora
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law

• Chad P. Thompson
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

GARDEN CITY

• Jennifer A. Lyons
  • Commercial Litigation

• Jacqueline N. Roman
  • Commercial Litigation

• Alexandra L. Sweet
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

GREENSBORO

• Nicholas J. Davis
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

• Caroline M. Willcox
  • Insurance Law

HARTFORD

• Jessica N. Kipphut
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Maxwell C. LaFrance
  • Commercial Litigation

• Samantha J. Spicer
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

LOS ANGELES

• Joseph R. Coriaty
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Transportation Law

• Andrew Morrell
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Mykhal N. Ofili
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Leonard V. Retter
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

NEW YORK

• Sarah K. Allison
  • Insurance Law

• Ashley M. Anderson
  • Insurance Law

• John N. Lynn
  • Insurance Law

• Zachary D. Oliva
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Dylan R. Prior
  • Insurance Law

• Neel R. Rana
  • Insurance Law

• Siya Saggi
  • Insurance Law
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Courtney M. Schott
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Michael Terlizzi
  • Insurance Law

• Michael A. Thompson
  • Insurance Law

• Ryan P. Thompson
  • Professional Malpractice Law

• Meghan A. Yarussi
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

NEWARK

• Elizabeth Lautenbach Adams
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Diana H. Goodwin
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Alexis Harris
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Shawn D. Kraemer
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Christopher J. Major
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Anthony I. Perchiacca
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Piotr Popkowski
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

ORANGE COUNTY

• Elisa D’Egidio
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

ORLANDO

• Matthew Bussin
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Serenity Eller
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Ahmad Felo
  • Commercial Litigation

• Gregory E. Jordan
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

PHILADELPHIA

• Hemna Chaudry
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Steven Evans
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Emily Knight
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Angelina Nordeman
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Andrew J. Simmers
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Construction

PRINCETON

• Rachel W. Console
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Ghina Gharaibeh
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Christopher L. Jackson
  • Transportation Law

• Eve K. Kokolis
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Valerie Mayzelshteyn
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

RALEIGH

• Dema Alqudwah
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Kalie L. Chumley
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Evan B. King
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Allegra A. Sinclair
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

ROCHESTER

• Dylan C. Miller
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

SAN FRANCISCO

• Lynet’ D. Shigg
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

ST. LOUIS

• Lauren A. Behan
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

• Joseph M. Dankert
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Transportation Law

SYRACUSE

• Rebecca R. Rabideau
  • Commercial Litigation

• Dennis T. Scanlon
  • Commercial Litigation

WEST PALM BEACH

• Chelsea E. Bellew
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

• Jason R. Hepperly
  • Insurance Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Anthony R. Rodriguez
  • Litigation – Construction

WHITE PLAINS

• Steven J. Lee
  • Litigation – Construction