Kent Hägglund

For more than 40 years, Bernard Smalley, Sr. has devoted his legal career to advocating on behalf of victims of corporate or professional negligence. He has secured for his client’s scores of seven-figure recoveries through his combination of intellect, perceptiveness, and warmth. As a young man, Mr. Smalley cut hair in his father’s West Philadelphia barber shop, where he met William H. Hastie, the first African-American to become Chief Judge of a Federal Court of Appeals in the U...

Heidi Abbott DiLorenzo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Heidi Abbott, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heidi Abbott is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jay Harvey is a trial lawyer with Winckler, Harvey & McConnell LLP in Austin, Texas . His practice focuses on representing individuals and families in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Through his work in Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Jay represents people who have been seriously harmed due to negligence, including injuries involving health care providers, unsafe conditions, and other preventable incidents. Clients turn to J...

Lorese Phillips is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Elder Law. Lorese, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lorese is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Danielle Golino is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Danielle, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Danielle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jim Kousoulas guides his real estate clients through complex commercial loan transactions and litigation management strategies. Jim provides trusted counsel to banks, private equity firms, private lenders, debt funds, life insurance companies, and other corporate clients related to their commercial lending and transactional real estate matters. He has over 25 years of experience helping clients through a variety of complicated commercial loan transactions, including commercial mortgage-backed...

Rex Heinke is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced appellate practitioners in California, and among the best in the nation. He has argued more than 150 appeals in federal and state courts across the country. Between 2001 and 2020, Rex was co-head of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s nationally renowned Supreme Court and Appellate practice. He is regularly called on to defend major corporations and high-profile individuals in some of their most hotly conte...

Mike Wirth is a Shareholder in the Litigation and Risk Management Practice Group at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. Mike is a seasoned trial attorney with more than 30 jury trials across Wisconsin. He focuses his practice on professional liability, insurance coverage litigation and appellate representation. Mike has extensive experience handling professional liability claims against attorneys, law firms, accountants, accounting firms and medical professionals. His insurance coverage practice in...

Elizabeth Jones Flachsbart is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Elizabeth Jones, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth Jones is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Hal Levinson is one of the firm’s senior corporate and transactional lawyers, having focused his career on complex mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Hal is known for bringing experienced and practical business oriented legal advice to each transaction. Hal is counsel of choice for many business owners, including those owned by generations of family members, entrepreneurs, and strategic companies that have decided to sell their business. Hal’s extensive transactional exper...