Best Lawyers in America are designated through a peer-review process. Attorneys are divided by geographic region and practice areas and then reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise. Best Lawyers also publishes a “Ones to Watch” list, recognizing lawyers who have been in practice between five and ten years. According to the publication, the list highlights the most promising younger lawyers in the United States.
The following HFM Attorneys were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers ® in America list:
- Roland H. Achtel – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Susan E. Basinger – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Steven J. Cologne – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants,
- Christine De Santis – Family Law
- Peter S. Doody – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Mitchell B. Dubick – Tax Law
- Martin A. Eliopulos – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Michael R. Gibson – Litigation- Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
- AnneElise P. Goetz – Health Care Law
- Jonathan A. Grissom – Business Organizations, Nonprofit / Charities Law and Tax Law
- Alexis S. Gutierrez – Commercial Litigation
- Susan M. Hack – Health Care Law, Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Daniel C. Herbert – Family Law
- Rachel R. James – Family Law
- Kenneth C. Jones – Real Estate Law
- Regina Knoll – Immigration Law
- William M. Low – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- William A. Miller – Commercial Litigation
- John M. Morris – Appellate Practice
- Bruce M. O’Brien – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- James M. Peterson – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management
- Gregory Pyke – Real Estate Law
- John J. Rice – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Phillip Samouris – Commercial Litigation
- Donald K. Sheppard – Immigration Law
- Mark K. Stender – Real Estate Law
- Brian P. Tsu – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Kirsten A. Worley – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
The following HFM Attorneys were named to the 2025 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list:
- Nicholas D. Brauns – Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
- Steven M. Brunolli – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Mayra A. Castro – Immigration Law
- Julie M. Dewberry – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Francisco Garcia, Jr. – Trusts and Estates
- Greer L. Houston – Trusts and Estates
- Joshua P. Katz – Tax Law
- Kimia Kojouri – Family Law
- Nicole M. Martinez- Family Law
- Kyle W. Nageotte – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labot & Employment
- Jacob T. Spaid – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Geoffrey M. Thorne – Commercial Litigation
- Justine K. Wong – Intellectual Property Law