32 Zuckerman Spaeder LLP Attorneys Recognized in 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Three Partners Named "Lawyers of the Year"; Firm is Top-Listed Nationally for White Collar Criminal Defense

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP is pleased to announce that 32 of its attorneys are recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Zuckerman Spaeder is the publication’s “Top-Listed” firm for White-Collar Criminal Defense, with 18 attorneys recognized in the category—more than any other firm in the country.

Zuckerman Spaeder attorneys are also recognized in 22 other categories, including 17 attorneys in Commercial Litigation and seven attorneys in Bet-the-Company Litigation. In addition, three partners have been named “Lawyers of the Year” in the Baltimore area in the following categories: Martin S. Himeles, Jr. in White–Collar Criminal Defense, Robert T. Shaffer III in Real Estate Litigation, and William J. Murphy in Appellate Practice.

Zuckerman Spaeder’s Washington, DC office is top-listed locally for Bankruptcy Litigation. The firm’s Baltimore and Tampa offices are both top-listed locally for White-Collar Criminal Defense.

The following Zuckerman Spaeder attorneys are recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

Washington, DC 

New York

Tampa

  • Nathan M. Berman: Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Jack E. Fernandez: Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Health Care Litigation
  • Lee Fugate: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Marcos E. Hasbun: Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Morris "Sandy" Weinberg, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense

Baltimore

  • Gregg L. Bernstein:  White-Collar Criminal Defense
  • Herbert Better: Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Mediation
  • John J. Connolly: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
  • Martin S. Himeles, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Securities Litigation
  • Daniel P. Moylan: Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants
  • William J. Murphy: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants  
  • Robert T. Shaffer III: Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, Real Estate Litigation
  • Cy Smith: Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Legal Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs, ERISA Litigation

The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 is based on a peer-review selection process in which tens of thousands of leading attorneys vote on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. For more information about The Best Lawyers in America, please visit www.bestlawyers.com