Best Lawyers in America for Civil Rights Law
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Kelsey Speyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Labor and Employment Law - Employee and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Kelsey, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kelsey is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Walter Mason focuses on wrongful death, civil rights, medical malpractice, products liability, and catastrophic injury cases. Mr. Mason has a deep passion to achieve justice for victims. His most potent memories of pride and accomplishment come from the victories he has shared with clients and seeing the subsequent transformations in their lives.
3 Things to Know About Nichad Davis: He is Chair of the Civil Rights Section for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (June 2026 - June 2027) and has served on its Board of Governors (2024 - 2026). He has presented at CLEs on Personal Injury Jury Trial Advocacy and Civil Rights/Constitutional Litigation (2026). He has been named to The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40” (2023 - 2026) and “Top 100” (2026) lists.* Nichad Davis is an attorney at the Law Offices of Jame...
Hanna Chandoo joined Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP in February 2021 and represents clients in Civil Rights Law , Labor and Employment Law - Employee , and Litigation - Labor and Employment matters in Pasadena, California and throughout the state. Her practice focuses on advocating for employees and individuals in complex litigation involving workplace rights, discrimination, and civil liberties. Before joining the firm, Ms. Chandoo practiced at a boutique litigation firm where she serv...
W. Jackson Britton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Construction Law and Insurance Law. W. Jackson, who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which W. Jackson is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Marissa Wenzel’s practice focuses on complex trial and appellate litigation, often against state and federal regulators. She has substantial experience litigating consumer protection claims, including class actions, for a wide range of clients. She has also defended financial-sector clients facing intricate and novel questions of payments law.
Meghan Koushik focuses her practice on complex investigation and government enforcement matters, with a focus on anti-discrimination and higher education. She has represented universities in congressional inquiries, and in government investigations arising under Title VI and Title IX. She also advises colleges and universities on a range of regulatory and policy issues. She regularly conducts sensitive internal investigations involving allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrim...
Jared Waldhoff is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Jared, who practices law in St. Louis, Missouri, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jared is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ms. Bassett is a Member who is located in our Nashville office. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a major in Economics with a dual concentration in International Business through the Global Leadership Scholars Program. Following her time in Knoxville, she graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2017. While at MSU, Laura served as the Notes and Comments Editor for the International Law Review, pub...
Attorney Donald R. Williams, Jr. is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Reed Williams, A Professional Law Corporation. Throughout the years, Donald has dedicated his time and talent to the communities he has resided in along his journey—from board member and visiting law professor to youth football coach. Although Donald is a Carson, California native, he likes to say he was “born in California but raised southern,” as his family instilled their strong Louisiana and Texas ...
Our Methodology
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
The Process
Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer review survey is directly related to the quality of the voters.