Leonard C. Leicht

Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for this recognition.

Additionally, three of the firm’s attorneys received the Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in their respective practice areas and demographic regions. 

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OUR 2026 LAWYERS OF THE YEAR

Cleveland: Andrew H. Isakoff, Transportation Law
Orlando: Bradley P. Blystone, Insurance Law
Pittsburgh: Stuart Sostmann, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

OUR 2026 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA

Philadelphia, PA
•    Josh J. T. Byrne, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    James H. Cole, Insurance Law
•    John J. Delany III, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    John P. Gonzales, Employment Law - Management
•    John Hare, Appellate Practice
•    Daniel D. Krebbs, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Michele Punturi, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Bradley D. Remick, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Robin M. Romano, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Daniel J. Ryan, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Gary M. Samms, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Joseph J. Santarone, Jr., Civil Rights Law
•    Christopher N. Santoro, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Josh D. Scheets, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Robert P. Schenk, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Robin Snyder, Litigation - Health Care
•    Michael L. Turner, Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
•    Claire Breaux Ventola, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Pittsburgh, PA
•    Melissa Devich Cochran, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    John F. Deasy, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Daniel W. Deitrick, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Ryan A. Hauck, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Douglas C. LaSota, Litigation - Construction; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
•    Christian D. Marquis, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Patricia A. Monahan, Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
•    Patrick T. Reilly, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Brett C. Shear, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Teresa O. Sirianni, Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
•    Stuart Sostmann, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Scranton, PA
•    Sarah E. Argo, Litigation - Insurance
•    Michael J. Connolly, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Matthew Keris, Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    John T. McGrath, Jr., Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    William J. McPartland, Insurance Law
•    John R. Nealon, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Victoria Scanlon, Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Michael A. Sebastian, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Thomas A. Specht, Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance

Harrisburg , PA
•    Brittany E. Bakshi, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Shannon P. Fellin, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Allison Krupp, Insurance Law
•    Michael C. Mongiello, Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    John R. Ninosky, Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Christopher Reeser, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Kacey Wiedt, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers

King of Prussia, PA
•    Michael L. Detweiler, Construction Law
•    Joseph L. Hoynoski III, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Gregory J. Kelley, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
•    Edward J. McGinn, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•    Anthony Natale III, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Mark Riley, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Francis X. Wickersham, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    A. Judd Woytek, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers

Erie, PA
•    Patrick M. Carey, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Thomas M. Lent, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Mount Laurel, NJ
•    David D. Blake, Litigation - Insurance
•    Barbara Davis, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Walter J. Klekotka, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Lynne Nahmani, Litigation - Health Care
•    John H. Osorio, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    John L. Slimm, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Roseland, NJ
•    Robert T. Evers, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Justin F. Johnson, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Julia Klubenspies, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Leonard C. Leicht, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Howard Mankoff, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
•    Patricia M. McDonagh, Appellate Practice
•    Sunny Sparano, Litigation - Construction
•    William F. Waldron Jr., Litigation – Construction; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

New York, NY
•    Tonya M. Lindsey, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Tampa, FL
•    Michael Archibald, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Michael J. Bradford, Admiralty and Maritime Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Lindsay G. McCormick, Litigation – Construction

Orlando, FL
•    Bradley P. Blystone, Insurance Law; Litigation - Health Care; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Thomas F. Brown, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Peggy Bush, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Dante C. Rohr, Commercial Litigation

Fort Lauderdale, FL
•    Kimberly Kanoff Berman, Appellate Practice

Jacksonville, FL
•    Elizabeth B. Ferguson, Litigation - Construction
•    James P. Hanratty, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Wilmington, DE
•    Sarah B. Cole, Litigation - Insurance
•    Keri L. Morris-Johnston, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Cincinnati, OH
•    Timothy B. Schenkel, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    David E. Williamson, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Cleveland, OH
•    Vincent E. Cononico, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Jillian L. Dinehart, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    David J. Fagnilli, Insurance Law
•    Jason P. Ferrante, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care
•    Andrew H. Isakoff, Transportation Law
•    Leslie M. Jenny, Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

OUR 2026 BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH

Jacksonville, FL
•   Sean J. Reeves, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Orlando, FL
•    Carolin A. Pacheco, Insurance Law

Melville, NY
•    Matthew A. Gray, Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Philadelphia, PA
•    Holli K. Archer, Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law
•    Emily Pritchyk, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Pittsburgh, PA
•    Taylor E. Kosko, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
•    Alana Staniszewski, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
•    Michael D. Winsko, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law

King of Prussia, PA
•    Richard Lechette, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants