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Paul Berg splits his time between managing the firm and his litigation practice. Paul’s practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation, along with personal injury and wrongful death actions. Paul co-authored the 2020 edition of Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation , as well as the 2009 supplement to the “Case Investigation” chapter of the Oregon Civil Litigation Manual .
Nina Fields Britt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Antitrust Law, Litigation - Securities and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Nina, who practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Richard W. Hawthorne is a partner at DMHD, where he focuses on real estate and banking law. He represents buyers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate transactions, landlords and tenants in commercial leasing and developers of multifamily housing and retail buildings. He also has significant experience representing buyers and sellers of debt obligations.Mr. Hawthorne previously worked for Arthur Anderson & Co. (Jacksonville, Florida) as a tax accountant, Foley & Lardne...
Kevin D. Johnson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kevin D., who practices law in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
JAMES B. HADDOW was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on June 25, 1959. He is admitted to practice in Maine, the United States District Court for the District of Maine, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is the author of The Evolution of the Maine Law of Attachment on Ordinary and Trustee Process, 7 Me. Bar Journal 2 (1992), and Legal Is...
David M. Fuqua is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law and Mediation. David M., who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Terry Sanks, a registered patent attorney, has developed a reputation in guiding clients with developing strategies to best utilize and protect their intellectual property. Terry’s diverse practice also includes developing and managing patent portfolios and trademark portfolios for Fortune 500 companies to regional companies to start-up companies. His practice is not limited to the Orlando area as he represents clients throughout Florida, Silicon Valley, Chicago, other high-tech innovat...
Brian Robison is a trial lawyer who represents large companies in a wide range of business-litigation matters, with a focus on antitrust cases and class actions. He also represents clients in connection with mergers and government investigations. Mr. Robison invests the time necessary to understand his clients’ business goals and then devises a litigation strategy that is tailored to achieve those goals in the most efficient way possible. Before joining Brown Fox, Mr. Robison clerked fo...
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Marcus Washington is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. Marcus, who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marcus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matthew T. Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Matthew T., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Chase is a member of the litigation section of RSJG, practicing in the Birmingham office. His practice focuses on workers’ compensation defense, intentional torts arising out of workers’ compensation claims, including co-employee liability and retaliatory discharge claims, representing sureties, and defending personal injury claims resulting from highway and premises accidents. Chase represents a wide range of local and national clients, and he has extensive trial experience throu...
Stefanie A. Salomon is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson PC ’s Miami, Florida office. Her practice centers on contract negotiation , project management, alternative dispute resolution , commercial construction disputes , and construction defect litigation. She represents owners, contractors, and other industry participants throughout all phases of construction projects and related disputes. Stefanie regularly handles litigation matters in both Florida state and federal courts, includin...
Tyler Thren is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Tyler, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tyler is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ben Hardison is a corporate partner in the Dallas office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on the representation of private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and a variety of other public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures, private equity investments, restructurings and related general corporate counseling.
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