Twenty-four Goodell DeVries Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers 2022

Goodell DeVries is pleased to announce that sixteen of its attorneys have been named to the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and another eight have been selected for Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2022.

Additionally, the following attorneys were named Baltimore “Lawyers of the Year” for 2022 in these practice areas:

  • Linda S. Woolf: Litigation – Insurance
  • Malcolm S. Brisker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Thomas J. S. Waxter III: Litigation – Construction
  • Thomas V. Monahan, Jr.: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Recognition in Best Lawyers® is based on a peer review and voting process. The results are analyzed as to professional abilities within geographic regions. This publication is used by in-house counsel to research options for outside legal expertise. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Goodell DeVries congratulates the following attorneys named to 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

  • Richard M. Barnes – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Bonnie J. Beavan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Malcolm S. Brisker – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (also named Baltimore “Lawyer of the Year” 2022 in this practice area); Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Janet A. Forero – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Terri L. Goldberg – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Amy B. Heinrich – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Jeffrey J. Hines – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Kamil Ismail – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Kelly Hughes Iverson – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Shannon M. Madden – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Craig B. Merkle – Health Care Law; Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Thomas V. Monahan, Jr. – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (also named Baltimore “Lawyer of the Year” 2022 in this practice area); Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Nichole Nesbitt– Commercial Litigation
  • Marianne DePaulo Plant – Litigation – Health Care
  • Thomas J. S. Waxter III – Litigation – Construction (also named Baltimore “Lawyer of the Year” 2022 in this practice area); Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Linda S. Woolf – Litigation – Insurance (also named Baltimore “Lawyer of the Year” 2022 in this practice area); Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2022

About Goodell DeVries

Goodell DeVries is a regional law firm with a national presence. From product liability and mass torts to medical malpractice law, complex commercial litigation, insurance, toxic torts, and more, Goodell DeVries’s team of attorneys handles the most complex legal challenges for clients across the country. Our lawyers are ranked among the best in the nation by leading directories, including ChambersBest Lawyers, and Super Lawyers. To learn more, visit www.gdldlaw.com.