231 Seyfarth Lawyers Selected as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2026; 8 Seyfarth Attorneys Honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in Their Practices

August 21, 2025 - 231 individual Seyfarth attorneys were chosen by their peers as leaders in their fields, covering 46 different practice areas, in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers from all 13 of Seyfarth’s US offices were honored.

Eight Seyfarth lawyers were honored as Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas: Bart Lazar (Litigation – Intellectual Property); Benjamin Conley (Employee Benefits (ERISA)); Brenda Radmacher (Construction Law); Camille Olson (Litigation - Labor and Employment); John Skelton (Franchise Law); Kristine Argentine (Trade Secrets Law); Laura Maechtlen (Employment Law – Management), and Mark Grajski (Litigation - Labor and Employment).

William B. Hill, Jr. was recognized in five separate practice areas. Douglas Mancino and Richard Morvillo each earned accolades in four different practices.

A dozen more Seyfarth lawyers (Lisa Damon, Noah Finkel, Lynn Kappelman, Ofer Lion, Michael Marino, Ellen McLaughlin, Camille Olson, Robert Over, Thomas Piskorski, Richard Preston, Lisa Schaures, and Howard Wexler earned recognition in three distinct practice areas.

37 additional lawyers were recognized in two practice areas apiece, giving Seyfarth a total of 318 rankings in Best Lawyers 2026.

Another 130 individual Seyfarth attorneys were selected as “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers for outstanding professional excellence in the earlier stages of their careers.

Best Lawyers, with a stated “core mission to highlight the top legal talent in America,” bases its listings solely on a peer review process, in which researchers ask leading attorneys from specific practice areas and geographic regions about their colleagues’ professional abilities.

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