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Lisa L. Levi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Lisa L., who practices law in Reston, Virginia, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lisa L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Topeka-based family law attorney Ardith Smith-Woertz has been handling cases involving divorce, parentage, child support, child custody, residency, and parenting time for more than three decades. She is a Certified Mediator through the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration and regularly acts as a mediator/conciliator for parties involved in domestic disputes. She also serves on the Kansas Judicial Council’s Family Law Advisory Committee—studying family law issues, writing propo...

A shareholder at Berger Kahn, Stephan S. Cohn’s practice is concentrated in the areas of insurance, business, real estate and community association law. He routinely litigates business torts, real estate issues, environmental-toxic torts and insurance matters. In addition, he regularly counsels insurers regarding fair claim practices and claim investigations, and directors and officers in the enforcement of governing documents and other day-to-day operational matters. Steve has represen...

Douglas E. Bacon P.C. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law. Douglas E., who practices law in Houston, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Douglas E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael Bailkin focuses in two value creation areas of real estate: (i) development incentives; and (ii) structuring and helping implement real estate development projects. Development incentives includes a broad range of programs that utilize public sector resources to add value to private projects, including financial supports, EB-5 financing, cost reductions, land use actions and sole source and below market acquisition of land. Structuring real estate projects generally involves taking in...

Mark Smith is a business and regulatory lawyer who focuses his practice on economic development, government relations and telecommunications and utility matters. Mark has been involved in numerous state and local tax incentive projects with capital investments ranging from less than $2 million to more than $1 billion. He also represents a wide range of clients before the Tennessee General Assembly and before various State agencies and local governmental entities. Mark serves as Assistant Gene...

With more than 20 years of experience as an attorney, Todd Shadle maintains a practice focused on labor and employment law. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, this experience includes counseling and preparation of policies, litigation, conducting investigations, as well as dealing with state and federal agencies. These issues include claims under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, state causes of action, non-compete agreements, and trade sec...

Ed West's practice areas include white-collar defense and investigations, professional licensing board defense and complex business litigation. Ed has represented individuals, businesses, and organizations under investigation by a myriad of state and federal agencies including: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Securities & Exchange Commission, N.C. Secretary of State Securities Division, N.C. Banking Commission, Internal Revenue S...

Stacey C.S. Cerrone is a principal and office litigation manager of the New Orleans, Louisiana, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a core member of the Employee Benefits and the ERISA Complex Litigation practice teams. Her nationwide practice focuses on the defense of complex ERISA class actions filed against public and private single employer ERISA plan sponsors and fiduciaries, as well as multi-employer plans and fiduciaries and ERISA plan services providers. Stacey litigates a wide variety o...

Marcia S. Wagner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Marcia S., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2003. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marcia S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.