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42 Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Award Recipients

8/21/25

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP is pleased to announce that 42 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America. This recognition highlights the talent and dedication of FMG’s next generation of lawyers, who continue to deliver exceptional results for clients across a wide range of practice areas. Their inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America underscores the firm’s commitment to excellence and the depth of its growing bench of legal professionals.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

“The unparalleled methodology of Best Lawyers ensures the value and esteem of our legal rankings through both our traditional awards and our expanded ‘Ones to Watch’ accolades,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “Clients trust Best Lawyers as a credible and reliable way to identify the most elite lawyers, and it is with great pride that we continue to provide this valued service in the country.”

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either “Ones to Watch” or traditional Best Lawyers awards. “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” is not a seed list to “The Best Lawyers” and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Austin Anderson – Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, and Privacy and Data Security Law
• John M. Badagliacca – Commercial Litigation
• Mallory D. Ball – Insurance Law
• Nicolas Bohorquez – Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law
• Geoffrey Calderaro – Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Jessica Cauley – Insurance Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Dave Cecil – Commercial Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law
• David C. Chang – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Christopher G. Donnelly – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Quinn P. Donnelly – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Anna Drake – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marissa Dunn – Government Relations Practice and Insurance Law
• Amanda Figueroa – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Patric J. Friend – Commercial Litigation
• Michael Gelfound – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Insurance Law
• Ryan Giggi – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joseph A. Gonnella – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Transportation Law
• Kaitlyn Grajek – Construction Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Geoffrey R. Hafer – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
• Ashley Hetzel – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Nicholas Hubner – Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kristin A. Ingulsrud – Insurance Law
• Wesley C. Jackson – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, and Government Relations Practice
• Arielle Katz – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew J. Kim – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Glenn A. Klinger – Insurance Law
• Courtney Knight – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Gaia T. Linehan – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Katherine Mastrobuoni – Construction Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Aaron Miller – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Bryce Newell – Commercial Litigation
• Blanca Retamozo Pelico – Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Michael V. Ruocco – Commercial Litigation
• Krystina N. Saade Machado – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Tara Sheldon – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Brian W. Skalsky – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Rachael Slimmon – Government Relations Practice and Insurance Law
• Kelli Spearman – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kevin R. Stone – Commercial Litigation
• Kathleen A. Taylor – Civil Rights Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Municipal Law
• Matthew A. Wachstein – Litigation – Construction
• Lee Whatling – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Insurance Law