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Christine Howard is a partner in the Tampa and Atlanta offices. She also serves as a Co-Chair of the firm's Women's Initiative and Leadership Council. Christine focuses her practice on the defense of employment discrimination and harassment complaints and wage and hour and benefits litigation. She has successfully handled many dispositive motions, hearings and trials on behalf of employers. Over the last decade, she has defended numerous collective action cases filed on behalf of classes of e...

John T. Bennett is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Patent. John T., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christin Jones is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Christin, who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Dana Thrasher specializes in ERISA, regularly advising employers, trustees and service providers concerning qualified retirement plans, non-qualified plans, fringe benefits, welfare benefits and executive compensation issues. She has developed significant expertise in the ERISA/employee benefits practice area, representing a large and diverse client base. She regularly advises clients regarding planning and evaluating benefit programs, establishing and administering employee benefit plans, mo...

Jeffrey Lehrer is a partner in the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP, which is one of the largest labor and employment law firms in the United States. He has been practicing labor and employment law exclusively since 1999 and has represented a diverse group of employers throughout the southeast. He works closely with clients to comply with constantly changing laws and shield their businesses from frivolous employment claims. The most common employment issues Jeffrey defends are discriminati...

Todd W. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. Todd W., who practices law in Irvine, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Todd W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ellen K. Harrison advises clients on a broad range of tax issues, including estate planning and administration, tax controversies, and income, gift and estate tax planning for individuals, businesses and charitable organizations. She has significant experience drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, prenuptial arrangements and buy-sell agreements, as well as a broad range of corporate documents and family partnership agreements. Her tax controversy and litigation experience includes Inter...

Lori M. Waldron is Co-Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Life Sciences Practice Group. Her practice focuses on the representation of both emerging growth and well-established public and private companies in sophisticated business transactions, with a particular emphasis on the life sciences and biotech industries. Ms. Waldron has extensive experience representing clients through all phases of their business cycles and advising them how to best take advantage of varying business opportuniti...

Stephen E. Trimboli, Esq., is a labor, employment, regulatory compliance and reputation defense attorney for businesses, non-profits and public entities in New York, New Jersey and Washington D.C. He is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and the New York University School of Law. And he is a founding partner of Trimboli & Prusinowski, L.L.C., headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and with offices in New York City and Philadephia, Pa. Steve is admitted to practice in the States ...

Area of Emphasis Kevin Douglass is a shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, and Emerging Technologies groups. Mr. Douglass currently serves as chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. He is a complex commercial litigator with significant trial experience in a variety of forums including federal, state and bankruptcy courts and private arbitrations. In addition, he is a certified mediator and has served as an arbitrator in commercial and oil and gas disput...