Litchfield Cavo Attorneys Named in 2026 Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch
Litchfield Cavo LLP is excited to honor and announce 38 of our attorneys nationwide who are listed among the nation’s top legal talent in The Best Lawyers in America®. The publication’s 31st edition also highlights our lawyers lawyers who are earlier in their careers in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® category, which recognizes promising attorneys early in their careers whose growing reputations are already earning peer acclaim. Combined, these professionals represent 20 of our 23 offices and are celebrated for their acumen and dedication nationwide.
Special recognition goes to Litchfield Cavo Partner Stephanie L. Dykeman who earned the highest peer‐review rating and was named 2026 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants in the Milwaukee area—an honor bestowed on just one lawyer per practice area and locale each year. Stephanie has been featured in Best Lawyers™ every year since 2021 and, in 2026, is also recognized in the areas of Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; and, Litigation – Insurance. The Lawyer of the Year distinction underscores the esteem in which Stephanie’s colleagues hold for her skills, professionalism and integrity.
BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA | 2026 EDITION
CA | Pasadena Office
- Daniel Ip | Litigation – Real Estate
CT | Hartford Area Office
- David A. Corbett | Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Insurance
- Michael J. Dugan | Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions –Defendants
- Richard A. Lord Jr. | Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John L. O’Brien | Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Paul G. Roche | Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
FL | Ft. Lauderdale Office
- Andrew S. Connell Jr. | Litigation – Insurance
FL | Tampa Office
- Jennifer L. Marino | Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
IL | Chicago Office
- Kenneth J. Barrish | Workers Compensation Law – Employers
- Dennis M. Dolan | Litigation – Insurance
- Michael L. Hahn | Insurance Law
- Daniel G. Litchfield | Insurance Law; Litigation – Law; Litigation – Insurance
- Hope G. Nightingale | Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
- Lauren M. Penn | Transportation Law
- James D. Sloan | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Lawrence R. Stolberg | Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
IN | Highland Office
- Neil J. Harrington, III | Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury – Defendants
LA | New Orleans Area Office
- Rebecca Zotti | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
MA | Boston Area Office
- William L. Boesch | Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice – Defendants; Litigation – Insurance
- Mark A. Darling | Insurance Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- John J. Jarosak | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Bethany P. Minich | Commercial Litigation
MO | Kansas City Office
- Michael L. Brown | Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment
MO | St. Louis Office
- Ben W. Hohenstein | Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Gregory S. Keltner | Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Brian K. McBrearty | Insurance Law
NV | Las Vegas Office
- Marisa A. Pocci Carney | Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Ann F. Richard | Commercial Litigation
NY | New York City Office
- John V. Barberi | Personal Injury Litigation – Insurance
- Dennis J. Dozis | Medical Malpractice – Defendants
PA | Pittsburgh Office
- Trisha A. Gill | Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Amy K. Pohl | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
TX | Houston Office
- Ellen G. Tagtmeier | Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
UT | Salt Lake City Office
- Vincent J. Velardo | Litigation – Insurance
WI | Milwaukee Office
- Stephanie L. Dykeman | Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- also recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” 2026 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants in Milwaukee
- Lynne M. Mueller | Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- John L. Pollock | Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
WV | Charleston Office
- Michael P. Markins | Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Insurance; Transportation Law
Litchfield Cavo attorneys named among the 2026 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch include:
AZ – Syed M.A. Warsi | CT – Michael T. Lynch, Katharine E. Reisbig | IL – Sarah V. Bourdet, Stephen M. Cady, Brian C. Hoppe, Dora Lee | FL – W. Robert Keller, Katherine L. Sloan | MO – Connor M. Oehmke, Sam A. Pomeroy, Lori Schmidt, Chad L. Whitney | NV – Lilith V. Xara | NY – Joseph Dimitrov | PA – Suchi Vuu | TX – Kaitlin E. Palmarozzi, Mahan V. Wright
Congratulations to all attorneys recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers publications, and our heartfelt thanks to Litchfield Cavo peers and clients for their nominations and their votes. To view the list of Litchfield Cavo attorneys selected for Best Lawyers in America click here. To view the list of attorneys named in Ones to Watch in America please click here.
Best Lawyers honors only those attorneys most frequently and consistently recommended by their peers, reflecting a true consensus of leading legal professionals within each region and practice area. To learn more about the Best Lawyers peer‐review methodology, please click here.