Esmonde Keane SC

David Garraux is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. David, who practices law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

F. Christopher Austin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Trademark Law. F. Christopher, who practices law in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which F. Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Deborah K. St. Lawrence Thompson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Deborah K. St. Lawrence, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah K. St. Lawrence is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elizabeth Kates is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Elizabeth, who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Margaret Z. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Margaret Z., who practices law in Ridgeland, Mississippi, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Margaret Z. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

BACKGROUND Jim White specializes in the domestic and foreign prosecution of software and Internet-related patents, and also provides services in strategic planning and analysis of patent portfolios, patent validity and infringement opinions, and patent licensing. He received his technical degrees from Stanford University, including an M.S. in Computer Science (1991) and a B.S. in Symbolic Systems with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence (1989). After over six years of work as a software en...

David Blachly advises middle-market and growth companies, entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, and management teams on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Mr. Blachly represents clients in connection with business organizations , including LLCs and partnerships, corporate law matters, capitalization strategies , mergers and acquisitions , business sales, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, private offerings of equity and debt, successi...

Matthew C. Reeber is a Partner with Pannone Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment Law Teams. He is a highly skilled and experienced trial attorney and litigator, focusing his practice on defending clients in both state and federal courts. Attorney Reeber serves as counsel for a wide range of clients and has successfully handled matters ranging from major property losses to wrongful termination claims. He prides himself on bringing matters ...

Megan O’Neill is the Chair of Wyche’s Transactional Practice Group. She regularly represents clients in a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development, leasing, disposition and financing of all types of commercial properties. She has been main counsel to sponsors in numerous projects throughout the Southeast with acquisition and development costs ranging from $25,000,000 to over $100,000,000 and involving multifaceted equity and finan...

John Micheaels began practicing law in 1979. His practice focuses on medical malpractice and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. John has taken over 75 trials to a jury in the state and federal courts in Arizona. He has a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” attorney rating and is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Injury, and Wrongful Death Litigation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been for over 15 years, as well as a Fellow in two of the most prestigiou...