PHILADELPHIA — Fifty-one Stradley Ronon lawyers across the firm’s offices nationwide have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers are selected based on peer-review evaluations recognizing outstanding professional excellence across geographic and legal practice areas. The firm was honored across a variety of legal services, including corporate, litigation, employment, environment, mutual funds, insurance, trusts and estates, tax, nonprofit and securities regulation, among others. This year, partner Michael Engle was named Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: General Practice in Philadelphia — a recognition presented to an individual lawyer for each practice area and geographic region — and several firm lawyers were named as Ones to Watch, which recognizes lawyers earlier in their career for outstanding professional excellence Lawyer of the Year: Philadelphia, PA Michael Engle – Criminal Defense: General Practice Best Lawyers in America: Cherry Hill, NJ Andrew Hamelsky – Commercial Litigation Catherine Ward – Environmental Law Long Beach, CA David Piper – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants Neal Robb – Commercial Litigation Malvern, PA Edwin Boynton – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates Samantha Kats – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates Joseph McHale – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Russell Ressler – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates David Winkowski – Trusts and Estates New York, NY Stuart Coleman – Mutual Funds Law David Stephens – Mutual Funds Law Philadelphia, PA Danielle Banks – Litigation – Labor and Employment Craig Blackman – Insurance Law Steven Davis – Insurance Law Michael Engle – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Healthcare Law Jeffrey Grossman – Insurance Law John Hook – Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates Patrick Kingsley – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction Dean Krishna – Tax Law Andrew Levine – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental Bennett Picker – Arbitration; Mediation Ellen Rosen Rogoff – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants Stephanie Sanderson-Braem – Trusts and Estates William Sasso – Corporate Law Ashley Shapiro – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar Amy Vulpio – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy Washington, DC Sara Crovitz – Mutual Funds Law Greg DiMeglio – Litigation – Securities Alison Fuller – Mutual Funds Law David Grim – Mutual Funds Law Paul Kalish – Insurance Law Jesse Kanach – Mutual Funds Law Michael Mundt – Mutual Funds Law Eric Purple – Mutual Funds Law Ones to Watch: Cherry Hill, NJ Amanda Kita – Trusts and Estates Long Beach, CA Kate Nemzek – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities Teresa Thong – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities Connor Trafton – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Securities; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants New York, NY Jenifer Scarcella – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law Philadelphia, PA Chelsea Biemiller – Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment Joseph Catuzzi – Commercial Litigation Brian Crowell – Securities Regulation Adriel Garcia – Litigation – Securities Bridget Giroud – Commercial Litigation Shawn Hendricks – Securities Regulation Ben McCoy – Commercial Litigation Robert (RJ) Norcia – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law Daniel Pereira – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy Melissa Perry – Commercial Litigation Miranda Sturgis – Financial Services Regulation Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies — from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations — achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. With offices coast to coast, our lawyers seamlessly address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, ranging from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex commercial litigation.