Twenty-one Morris James attorneys in twenty-six practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 edition. Additionally, three of those attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practices, including Richard Galperin for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Gretchen S. Knight for Family Law, and Mark D. Olson for Tax Law.
For over 30 years, Best Lawyers has been regarded by both the legal profession and the public as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. The 2016 Best Lawyers list is based on an extensive national survey involving over 5.5 million detailed evaluations of leading lawyers by their peers. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
The Morris James attorneys listed in the 2016 edition and the areas of law in which they are recognized include:
Eugene H. Bayard
- Land Use and Zoning Law
Richard P. Beck
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
John M. Bloxom, IV
- Real Estate Law
P. Clarkson Collins, Jr.
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Mary M. Culley
- Elder Law
Keith E. Donovan
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Richard Galperin
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants *
Richard K. Herrmann
- Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
- Information Technology Law
- Technology Law
Gretchen S. Knight
- Family Law *
Carl N. Kunz, III
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lewis H. Lazarus
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Mary B. Matterer
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
Edward M. McNally
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation – Real Estate
Stephen M. Miller
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mark D. Olson
- Tax Law *
Joseph R. Slights, III
- Commercial Litigation
Bruce W. Tigani
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
David H. Williams
- Education Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
* indicates "Lawyer of the Year" recognition
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Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
- Business Torts
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Contract Litigation
- Corporate Trust and Fiduciary Services
- Education Law
- Elder Law and Disability Planning
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Injury Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use
- Litigation and Liquidation Trustees
- LLC, LP, Partnership Litigation
- Non-Compete and Trade Secret Protection
- Real Estate
- Special Committee Representation
- Tax Advice for Businesses and Owners
- Tax, Estates and Business Practice
- Trusts and Estates