All Posts by
Meghan Hemingway
Where Grit Meets the Gavel: Don Godwin’s Self-Made Path to Legal Legend Status
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights
The Lawdragon Legend went from the back aisles of a grocery store to the front lines of the biggest, most high-stakes litigation in American history.
July 24, 2025
The Women Attorneys Achieving Some of Pomerantz’s Greatest Successes
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
Some of the firm’s most successful cases have been led by a triumvirate of powerhouse women partners: Jennifer Pafiti, Murielle Steven Walsh and Emma Gilmore.
July 21, 2025
At The Helm: Eric Belfi Takes the Wheel at Labaton Keller Sucharow
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
After three decades in practice, Belfi is no stranger to high-stakes litigation or managing major cases – and now, he’s officially steering the ship.
July 8, 2025
Barbaros Karaahmet’s Cross-Border Practice at Herrick Has Traditional Roots
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
A recognized thought leader, he frequently lectures and publishes on international trade, real estate and cross-border business strategy.
July 1, 2025
The Impact of a Collaborative Practice, with Hall of Fame Member Sherrie Savett
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights
The Hall of Fame litigator’s uniquely impressive practice has produced significant societal impacts alongside her many successes.
June 11, 2025
Refining A Practice Through Ever-Changing Times with Jonathan Harris of Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
With a background as a novelist and a high-end fashion designer, Harris is now one of the go-to trial lawyers in New York City.
June 2, 2025
Legends Limelight: Carolyn Lamm Leads in International Arbitration at White & Case
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
She started her career in DOJ's Civil Division Frauds Section then built a stellar track record in international arbitration and dispute resolution at White & Case.
May 27, 2025
Knowing Better and Doing Better with Hall of Fame Member Frank Branson
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
In his expansive and monumental career, Branson has secured record-setting jury verdicts and jaw-dropping settlements for injured victims and families in a wide variety of cases.
May 22, 2025
Cultivating a Trial-Centric Culture with Michael Duke, Founding Member of Elsberg Baker & Maruri
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
“The way I learned best was by doing the work,” says Duke. “There's no better way to force yourself to learn a case than if you're in the hot seat.”
May 14, 2025
Quality and Control: Seeing the Whole Picture with Ace Legal Recruiter Patty Morrissy
By Meghan Hemingway | Legal Consultant Limelights
Former Chief Recruiting Officer at both Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul, Weiss, Morrissy launched Morrissy Legal Search in 2021.
May 6, 2025
Hard Work and the Road to Leadership with Melissa D’Alelio
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights
The chair of the Insurance and Catastrophic Loss Group at Robins Kaplan in Boston takes lessons from her prior work as a teacher and waitress.
April 29, 2025
Trial and True: Empowering the Jury with Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer Ron Mercaldo
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Hall of Fame Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The Hall of Fame litigator has learned not to ask jurors for a specific damages amount, but to help them think about the worth of a limb - or a life.
April 23, 2025
Our Data, Our Selves: Jeremy Lieberman on Valuation and the Cost of “Free” Tech
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights, News & Features
Lieberman’s cases against Alphabet, Nikola Electric Trucks and Bed Bath & Beyond, among others, are highlighting big issues of privacy, bubble valuation, consolidation and third-party data sharing.
April 10, 2025
Blowing Away The Competition – Arnold & Itkin Turns Twenty
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The firm boasts more than $22B in verdicts and settlements, a feat accomplished by outsmarting, outworking and out-lawyering their opponents.
April 8, 2025
DiCello Levitt’s Greg Asciolla on the Vital Need for Private Antitrust Enforcement – and Diversity in the Practice
By Meghan Hemingway | Lawyer Limelights, Plaintiff Consumer Limelights
The antitrust litigator is also an active advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights and representation.
March 5, 2025