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Zelle Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers in America 2026
August 21, 2025Thirty-six Zelle LLP attorneys from nine different offices have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2026, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Those selected as Best Lawyers:
Dennis Anderson (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law
Steven Badger (Dallas) – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Commercial Litigation
Laura Bartlow (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law
Eric Caugh (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law
James Chin (Atlanta) – Litigation – Insurance
Kristin Cummings (Dallas) – Insurance Law
Lindsey Davis (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law
Nick Dolejsi (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law
Jennifer Gibbs (Dallas) – Insurance Law
Elizabeth Kniffen (Minneapolis) – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
Jonathan MacBride (Philadelphia) – Insurance Law
Wm. Gerald McElroy, Jr. (Boston) – Insurance Law
Christopher Micheletti (Oakland) – Antitrust Law
Dan Millea (Minneapolis) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Reinsurance Law
Brian Odom (Dallas) – Insurance Law
Shannon O’Malley (Dallas) – Commercial Litigation
George Reede, Jr. (Washington, DC) – Litigation – Insurance
Christine Renella (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial Litigation
Todd Tippett (Dallas) – Insurance Law
Brett Wallingford (Dallas) – Insurance Law
Jane Warring (Atlanta) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Judith Zahid (Oakland) – Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Those selected as Ones to Watch:
Anjalee Behti (Oakland) – Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust
Akira Céspedes Gilheany (Minneapolis) - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
James Dugan (Minneapolis) - Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Peter Golfman (New York) - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Bryant Green (Washington, DC) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Marsheldondria Johnson (Dallas) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Bret Morace (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Bennett Moss (Dallas) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Hannah Motsenbocker (Dallas) – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mackenzie Moy (Minneapolis) - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Adrienne Nelson (Dallas) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Gabrielle Siskind (New York) - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Michael Upshaw (Dallas) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Jacarri Walker (Fort Lauderdale) – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers recognizes attorneys based entirely on peer review. Their process 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.
