LAWDRAGON 500: THE LEGENDS

The Lawdragon Legends includes the truly select lawyers who have made our elite annual guide 10 times since our founding in 2005. The Legends are a dazzling array of law firm leaders, plaintiff icons, Supreme Court justices, corporate counsel and public interest attorneys. We first published the Legends in 2015, as part of our 10th Year Anniversary celebration.

Name Organization City Year
Kurt Arnold Arnold & Itkin Houston 2024
Johnine P. Barnes Greenberg Traurig Washington, D.C. 2024
Paul M. Basta Paul Weiss New York 2024
LaBarron Boone Beasley Allen Montgomery, Ala. 2024
John D. Buretta Cravath New York 2024
Michael Carlinsky Quinn Emanuel New York 2024
Vincent H. Cohen Jr. Dechert Washington, D.C. 2024
Stephen D'Amore Winston & Strawn Chicago 2024
Karin A. DeMasi Cravath New York 2024
Diane M. Doolittle Quinn Emanuel Redwood Shores, Calif. 2024
Gregory G. Garre Latham Washington, D.C. 2024
Elizabeth 'Beth' Graham Grant & Eisenhofer San Francisco 2024
Erica Harris Susman Godfrey Houston 2024
Jason Itkin Arnold & Itkin Houston 2024
Rachel Jensen Robbins Geller San Diego 2024
Christopher Keller Labaton Sucharow New York 2024
Kathy Love McGinn Montoya Albuquerque, N.M. 2024
Edward Micheletti Skadden Wilmington 2024
Donald A. Migliori Motley Rice Mount Pleasant, S.C. 2024
Sharon Nelles Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2024
Sean F. O'Shea Cadwalader New York 2024
Stephanie E. Parker Jones Day Atlanta 2024
Brian A. Ratner Hausfeld Washington, D.C. 2024
Noelle M. Reed Skadden Houston 2024
William T. Reid IV Reid Collins Austin 2024
Lorin L. Reisner Paul Weiss New York 2024
David Ring Taylor Ring Manhattan Beach, Calif. 2024
Kathryn Ruemmler Goldman Sachs New York 2024
Gina N. Shishima Norton Rose Fulbright Austin 2024
Tara D. Sutton Robins Kaplan Minneapolis, Minn. 2024
Jeroen van Kwawegen Bernstein Litowitz New York 2024
Milton Williams Walden Macht New York 2024
Bruce E. Yannett Debevoise New York 2024
Barry Berke Kramer Levin New York 2023
Andrew R. Brownstein Wachtell New York 2023
Mats Carlston Winston & Strawn New York 2023
Brian Duwe Skadden Chicago 2023
Howard Ellin Skadden New York 2023
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick Motley Rice Providence 2023
Ilene Knable Gotts Wachtell New York 2023
Benjamin Gruenstein Cravath New York 2023
Melinda Haag Paul Weiss San Francisco 2023
Heidi Hubbard Williams & Connolly Washington, D.C. 2023
Jameel Jaffer Knight First Amendment Institute New York 2023
Erika A. Kelton Phillips & Cohen Washington, D.C. 2023
Gayle R. Klein Schulte Roth New York 2023
Wendi Lazar Outten & Golden New York 2023
Paola Lozano Skadden New York 2023
Tom Melsheimer Winston & Strawn Dallas 2023
Gerard G. Pecht Norton Rose Fulbright Houston 2023
Hannah Ross Bernstein Litowitz New York 2023
Antony L. Ryan Cravath New York 2023
Rachel G. Skaistis Cravath New York 2023
Cate Stetson Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C. 2023
Jamie L. Wine Latham New York 2023
Taurie M.  Zeitzer White & Case New York 2023
Michael Aiello Weil New York 2022
Frank Aquila Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2022
Sean Berkowitz Latham Chicago 2022
Ray Boucher Boucher LLP Los Angeles 2022
E. Leon Carter Carter Arnett Dallas 2022
Apalla Chopra O'Melveny Los Angeles 2022
Steven Fineman Lieff Cabraser New York 2022
Katherine B. Forrest Paul Weiss New York 2022
Kenneth Gallo Paul Weiss Washington, D.C. 2022
Elaine Golin Wachtell New York 2022
Jeh Charles Johnson Paul Weiss New York 2022
Debra Katz Katz Marshall Washington, D.C. 2022
Paul Lancaster Adams Ogletree Deakins Philadelphia 2022
Colette Matzzie Phillips & Cohen Washington, D.C. 2022
Christopher Meade BlackRock New York 2022
Patrick Quinn Cadwalader New York 2022
Grace Speights Morgan Lewis Washington, D.C. 2022
John C. Taylor Taylor & Ring Los Angeles 2022
Shawn Williams Robbins Geller San Diego 2022
Debra Wong Yang Gibson Dunn Los Angeles 2022
Baher Azmy Center for Constitutional Rights New York 2021
Peter Barbur Cravath New York 2021
Erica Berthou Kirkland New York 2021
Vineet Bhatia Susman Godfrey Houston 2021
Lisa Blatt Williams & Connolly Washington, D.C. 2021
Andre Bouchard Paul Weiss Wilmington 2021
Shauna Clark Norton Rose Houston 2021
Lori Cohen Greenberg Traurig Atlanta 2021
Mary Louise Cohen Phillips & Cohen Washington, D.C. 2021
Philip Harnett Corboy Jr. Corboy & Demetrio Chicago 2021
Mike Delikat Orrick New York 2021
Daralyn Durie Durie Tangri San Francisco 2021
Keith Flaum Hogan Lovells Menlo Park, Calif. 2021
Steve Gavin Winston & Strawn Chicago 2021
Faith Gay Selendy Gay New York 2021
Glenn Gerstell Center for Strategic & International Studies Washington, D.C. 2021
Nicholas Groombridge Groombridge Wu New York 2021
Geoffrey Harrison Susman Godfrey Houston 2021
Adam Klein Outten & Golden New York 2021
George Lombardi Winston & Strawn Chicago 2021
Larry Rogers, Jr. Power Rogers Chicago 2021
William Savitt Wachtell New York 2021
Ronald Schutz Robins Kaplan Minneapolis 2021
Philippe Selendy Selendy Gay New York 2021
Paul Shim Cleary Gottlieb New York 2021
Paul Singerman Berger Singerman Miami 2021
Richard Stark Cravath New York 2021
Adam Streisand Sheppard Mullin Los Angeles 2021
Kathleen Sullivan Quinn Emanuel New York 2021
Max Tribble Susman Godfrey Houston 2021
Helgi Walker Gibson Dunn Washington, D.C. 2021
David Zornow Skadden New York 2021
Matthew Abbott Paul Weiss New York 2020
Stephen Arcano Skadden New York 2020
Judy Barrasso Barrasso Usdin New Orleans 2020
Timothy Cameron Cravath New York 2020
Michael Elkin Winston & Strawn New York 2020
Miguel Estrada Gibson Dunn Washington 2020
Ora Fisher Latham Menlo Park 2020
Paul Geller Robbins Geller Boca Raton 2020
Salvatore Graziano Bernstein Litowitz New York 2020
Shawn Holley Kinsella Weitzman Santa Monica 2020
Sherrilyn Ifill NAACP-LDF New York 2020
Roberta Kaplan Kaplan Hecker & Fink New York 2020
David Karp Wachtell New York 2020
Jennifer Keller Keller Anderle Irvine 2020
Ethan Klingsberg Freshfields New York 2020
Mark Lebovitch Bernstein Litowitz New York 2020
Sandra Leung Bristol-Myers Squibb New York 2020
Jonathan Lowy Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence Washington 2020
David Marriott Cravath New York 2020
Randi McGinn McGinn Carpenter Albuquerque 2020
David Nevin Nevin Benjamin Boise 2020
Robin Panovka Wachtell New York 2020
Kathy Patrick Gibbs & Bruns Houston 2020
Anthony Romero ACLU New York 2020
Steven Rosenblum Wachtell New York 2020
Susan Saltzstein Skadden New York 2020
Karen Patton Seymour Goldman Sachs New York 2020
Tony West Uber San Francisco 2020
Marc Wolinsky Wachtell New York 2020
Damien Zoubek Freshfields New York 2020
Charla Aldous Aldous Walker Dallas 2019
Samuel Alito U.S. Supreme Court Washington 2019
Kim Askew K&L Gates Dallas 2019
Robert Barnett Williams & Connolly Washington 2019
George ‘Gar’ Bason Davis Polk New York 2019
Donald Godwin Godwin Bowman Dallas 2019
Cari Dawson Alston & Bird Atlanta 2019
Kelly Dermody Lieff Cabraser San Francisco 2019
Jodi Flowers Motley Rice Mount Pleasant 2019
Agnieszka Fryszman Cohen Milstein Washington 2019
Sergio Galvis Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2019
David Goldschmidt Skadden New York 2019
Thomas Goldstein Goldstein & Russell Bethesda 2019
Richard Hall Cravath New York 2019
Michael Hausfeld Hausfeld Washington 2019
Lynne Hermle Orrick Menlo Park 2019
James Hurst Kirkland Chicago 2019
Elena  Kagan U.S. Supreme Court Washington 2019
Jeffrey Kessler Winston & Strawn New York 2019
William Lafferty Morris Nichols Wilmington 2019
Mark Lanier Lanier Law Firm Houston 2019
David Lira Girardi Keese Los Angeles 2019
Katharine Martin Wilson Sonsini Palo Alto 2019
Mark Mendelsohn Paul Weiss Washington 2019
Scott Musoff Skadden New York 2019
Stacy Phillips Blank Rome Los Angeles 2019
Darren Robbins Robbins Geller San Diego 2019
John Savarese Wachtell New York 2019
Kannon Shanmugam Paul Weiss Washington 2019
Steve Toll Cohen Milstein Washington 2019
Robert Townsend Cravath New York 2019
Linda Addison Norton Rose New York 2018
David Anders Wachtell New York 2018
Steve Berman Hagens Berman Seattle 2018
Steve Bochner Wilson Sonsini Palo Alto 2018
Ted Boutrous Gibson Dunn Los Angeles 2018
David Braff Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2018
John Branca Ziffren Brittenham Los Angeles 2018
Susanna Buergel Paul Weiss New York 2018
James Carroll Skadden Boston 2018
Paul Clement Kirkland Washington, D.C. 2018
Ty Cobb The White House Washington, D.C. 2018
Robin Cohen McKool Smith New York 2018
Karen Dyer Boies Schiller Orlando 2018
Stuart Grant Grant & Eisenhofer Wilmington 2018
Nicholas Gravante Boies Schiller New York 2018
William Isaacson Paul Weiss Washington, D.C. 2018
Jeffrey Klein Weil Gotshal New York 2018
Jeffrey Lamken MoloLamken Washington, D.C. 2018
Carolyn Lamm White & Case Washington, D.C. 2018
Steve Molo MoloLamken New York 2018
Francis Patrick Murphy Corboy & Demetrio Chicago 2018
Faiza Saeed Cravath New York 2018
Jonathan Schiller Boies Schiller New York 2018
Allison Schneirov Skadden New York 2018
Roman Silberfeld Robins Kaplan Los Angeles 2018
Gerald Silk Bernstein Litowitz New York 2018
Daniel Slifkin Cravath New York 2018
Sonia Sotomayor U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2018
Clarence Thomas U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2018
Beth Wilkinson Wilkinson Walsh Washington, D.C. 2018
Greg Williams Richards Layton Wilmington 2018
Scott Barshay Paul Weiss New York 2017
Scott Edelman Milbank New York 2017
Jay Eisenhofer Grant & Eisenhofer New York 2017
Patricia Glaser Glaser Weil Los Angeles 2017
Jamie Gorelick WilmerHale Washington, D.C. 2017
Mark Greene Cravath New York 2017
Nina Gussack Pepper Hamilton Philadelphia 2017
Kenton King Skadden Palo Alto 2017
Colleen Mahoney Skadden Washington 2017
Pat McGroder Gallagher & Kennedy Phoenix 2017
Mark Morton Potter Anderson Wilmington 2017
Brian Panish Panish Shea Los Angeles 2017
Christian Searcy Searcy Denny Miami 2017
Joseph Shenker Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2017
Diane Sullivan Weil Princeton, N.J. 2017
Jonathan Turley George Washington University Law School Washington, D.C. 2017
Leigh Walton Bass Berry Nashville 2017
Mary Alexander Mary Alexander & Associates San Francisco 2016
Riley Allen Riley Allen Law Orlando 2016
Corinne Ball Jones Day New York 2016
Robert Baron Cravath New York 2016
Hilarie Bass Greenberg Traurig Miami 2016
Sam Baxter McKool Smith Dallas 2016
Stephen Breyer U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2016
Bill Carmody Susman Godfrey New York 2016
Frank Darras Darras Law Ontario, Calif. 2016
Adam Emmerich Wachtell Lipton New York 2016
Pat Fitzgerald Skadden Chicago 2016
James Garner Sher Garner New Orleans 2016
Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2016
Robert Giuffra Sullivan & Cromwell New York 2016
Sandra Goldstein Kirkland  New York 2016
Edward Herlihy Wachtell Lipton New York 2016
Jay Kasner Skadden New York 2016
Neal Katyal Hogan Lovells Washington, D.C. 2016
Steve Lane Herman Herman New Orleans 2016
Neal Manne Susman Godfrey Houston 2016
Mike McKool McKool Smith Dallas 2016
Ted Mirvis Wachtell Lipton New York 2016
Gary Naftalis Kramer Levin New York 2016
Steven Newborn Weil Gotshal Washington, D.C. 2016
Eileen Nugent Skadden New York 2016
Carter Phillips Sidley Austin Washington, D.C. 2016
Joe Power Power Rogers Chicago 2016
Gordon Rather Wright Lindsey Little Rock, Ark. 2016
Alison Ressler Sullivan & Cromwell Los Angeles 2016
Paul Schnell Skadden New York 2016
Robert Schumer Paul Weiss New York 2016
Chris Seeger Seeger Weiss New York 2016
Joe Sellers Cohen Milstein Washington, D.C. 2016
Leopold Sher Sher Garner New Orleans 2016
Stuart Singer Boies Schiller Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2016
Robert Spatt Simpson Thacher New York 2016
Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, Ala. 2016
Donald Verrilli U.S. Solicitor General Washington, D.C. 2016
Donald Wolfe Potter Anderson Wilmington 2016
Steve Yerrid Yerrid Law Tampa, Fla. 2016
Michael Young Willkie Farr New York 2016
Kevin Arquit Simpson Thacher New York 2015
Max Berger Bernstein Litowitz New York 2015
Martha Bergmark Voices for Civil Justice Washington, D.C. 2015
David Boies Boies Schiller New York 2015
Brad Brian Munger Tolles Los Angeles 2015
Elizabeth Cabraser Lieff Cabraser San Francisco 2015
Evan Chesler Cravath New York 2015
Richard Clary Cravath New York 2015
Richard Climan Weil Gotshal Redwood Shores, Calif. 2015
Thomas Demetrio Corboy & Demetrio Chicago 2015
Robert Denham Munger Tolles Los Angeles 2015
Marcia Goldstein Weil Gotshal New York 2015
Kris Heinzelman Cravath New York 2015
Russ Herman Herman Herman New Orleans 2015
Brad Karp Paul Weiss New York 2015
David Katz Wachtell New York 2015
Anthony Kennedy U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2015
Tom Kline Kline & Specter Philadelphia 2015
Walter J. Lack Engstrom Lipscomb Los Angeles 2015
William Lee WilmerHale Boston 2015
Andrew Levander Dechert New York 2015
Judith Livingston Kramer Dillof New York 2015
Gregory Markel Cadwalader New York 2015
Brian McCarthy Skadden Los Angeles 2015
William McLucas WilmerHale Washington, D.C. 2015
Thomas A. Moore Kramer Dillof New York 2015
Daniel Neff Wachtell New York 2015
Thomas Nolan Skadden Los Angeles 2015
Theodore Olson Gibson Dunn Washington, D.C. 2015
Ronald Olson Munger Tolles Los Angeles 2015
Wayne Outten Outten & Golden New York 2015
Kathleen Flynn Peterson Robins Kaplan Minneapolis 2015
Aaron Podhurst Podhurst Orseck Miami 2015
John Quinn Quinn Emaneul Los Angeles 2015
John Roberts U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2015
Kelli Sager Davis Wright Los Angeles 2015
Gloria Santona McDonald’s Chicago 2015
Antonin Scalia U.S. Supreme Court Washington, D.C. 2015
Brad Smith Microsoft Redmond, Wash. 2015
Larry Sonsini Wilson Sonsini Palo Alto 2015
Myron Steele Potter Anderson Dover, Del. 2015
Leo Strine Delaware Supreme Court Wilmington 2015
Stephen Susman Susman Godfrey Houston 2015
John Tarantino Adler Pollock Providence, R.I. 2015
Seth Waxman WilmerHale Washington, D.C. 2015
Dan Webb Winston & Strawn Chicago 2015
Theodore Wells Paul Weiss New York 2015
John White Cravath New York 2015
Mary Jo White SEC Washington, D.C. 2015

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