MG+M The Law Firm is proud to announce that 39 of our lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion on the 2026 Best Lawyers lists, with 32 named among the Best Lawyers in America and 7 recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Published annually for more than 30 years, Best Lawyers is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The peer-reviewed publication compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by surveying thousands of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice area. Learn more about the Best Lawyers process and methodology.

MG+M Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America

Basking Ridge, New Jersey

• Nancy McDonald: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions—Defendants

Boston, Massachusetts: 

• Stephanie M. Batchelder: Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Brian D. Gross: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Kevin W. Hadfield: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• David J. Hatem: Construction Law, Insurance Law
• Tracy A.R. Jolly: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• John B. Manning: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Daniel P. McCarthy: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• Jeffrey C. McLucas: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• Katharine S. Perry: Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Jonathan F. Tabasky: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Jennifer A. Whelan: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants

Chicago, Illinois

• Pamela R. Budreau: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions—Defendants

Hattiesburg, Mississippi:

• Jack C. McCants: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

Miami, Florida: 

• Susan Cole: Litigation—Construction
• Rebecca Kibbe: Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Lucia Pazos: Litigation—Construction

New Orleans, Louisiana: 

• David R. Frohn: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation—Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Chris O. Massenburg: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants,  Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Jeanette S. Riggins: Litigation—Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Max Swetman: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• Brandie Thibodeaux: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

O'Fallon, Illinois: 

• Robert C. Creighton: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• David J. Fisher: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants
• John J. Kurowski: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• Joshua N. Severit: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• William D. Shultz, Jr.: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants

Providence, Rhode Island: 

• Kenneth R. Costa: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

Walnut Creek, California

• David Glaspy: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants

Wilmington, Delaware

• Amaryah K. Bocchino: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• Ryan W. Browning: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Jason Cincilla: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants

MG+M Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Boston, Massachusetts: 

• Michael F. McVinney: Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

Chicago, Illinois: 

• Emily A. Sample: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation—Intellectual Property, Litigation—Patent, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

Los Angeles, California

• Dane W. Schrader: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

Miami, Florida: 

• Stephanie M. Selman: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants, Product Liability Litigation—Defendants

New York, New York: 

• Misha Shah: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants

O'Fallon, Illinois: 

• Elizabeth Kurowski Quante: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants
• Matthew L. Sauerwein: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants