Thirty-one Morris James attorneys in 33 practice areas were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 edition. Additionally, three of those attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their respective practices, including Keith E. Donovan for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Richard Galperin for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Robert G. Gibbs for Health Care Law. Congratulations to Nicholas J. Caggiano, Lewis C. Ledyard, III, and Michael M. Ledyard for being recognized for the first time.
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 2020 Best Lawyers list is based on an extensive national survey involving over 5.5 million detailed evaluations of leading lawyers by their peers.
The Morris James attorneys listed in the 2020 edition and the areas of law in which they are recognized include:
2020 Best Lawyers (Date indicates first year of inception)
Eugene H. Bayard (2015) Land Use and Zoning Law Real Estate Law
John M. Bloxom IV (2010) Real Estate Law
Nicholas J. Caggiano (2020) Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Clarkson Collins, Jr. (2005) Commercial Litigation Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mary M. Culley (2008) Elder Law
Jill Spevack Di Sciullo (2019) Family Law
Keith E. Donovan (2009) Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Kenneth L. Dorsney (2019) Litigation - Patent
Shannon S. Frazier (2019) Securitization and Structured Finance Law
James J. Gallagher II (2018) Elder Law Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Richard Galperin (2005) Health Care Law Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Robert G. Gibbs (2018) Health Care Law
Kevin Healy (2019) Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Richard K. Herrmann (2003) Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law Information Technology Law Technology Law
Gretchen S. Knight (2007) Family Law
Carl N. Kunz III (2013) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy Privacy and Data Security Law
Lewis H. Lazarus (2006) Commercial Litigation Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Lewis C. Ledyard III (2020) Commercial Finance Law
Michael M. Ledyard (2020) Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Mary B. Matterer (2009) Insurance Law Litigation - Intellectual Property
James H. McMackin III (2018) Education Law
Edward M. McNally (2005) Commercial Litigation Corporate Law Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Stephen M. Miller (2013) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Eric Monzo (2019) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John H. Newcomer (2019) Real Estate Law
Tyler O'Connell (2019) Commercial Litigation
Dennis L. Schrader (2018) Government Relations Practice Real Estate Law
Bruce W. Tigani (2011) Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Charles H. Toliver IV (2018) Arbitration Family Law Arbitration Mediation
David H. Williams (2007) Education Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
About Morris James LLP
For over 85 years, Morris James has been serving the needs of its clients such as Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, law firms, and our community. With over 70 lawyers and six offices, our attorneys work together across legal disciplines and use the depth of their collective knowledge of Delaware law with our daily experiences in Delaware courts to provide clients with creative solutions and outstanding service.
