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Aug. 17, 2023

Young Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers ‘Ones to Watch’

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Ones to Watch list.

In California:

  • Ryan E. Cosgrove, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
  • D. Tucker Dowling, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Jahmy S. Graham, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Jessica M. Higashiyama, Commercial Litigation
  • Mikaela Jackson, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Jennifer C. Koo, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Patrick Raue, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Ian G. Schuler, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

In Colorado:

In the District of Columbia:

  • David M. Barnes, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Mike Bradshaw, Corporate Law
  • Hannah L. Cross, Healthcare Law
  • Jonathan J. Huber, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants

In Florida:

In Georgia:

In Maryland:

In Massachusetts:

In Minnesota:

  • Rachelle V. Anderson, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • David J. Carrier, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Jesse E. Sater, Litigation – Environmental

In New York:

  • Valerie A. Gross, Corporate Law

In North Carolina:

In Ohio:

  • Zachary Adams, Commercial Litigation
  • Rachel Byrnes, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Savannah Fox, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Matt Grossi, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Zach Maciaszek, Commercial Litigation

In South Carolina:

  • Matt Abee, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
  • Olesya V. Bracey, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Christopher D. Casavale, Patent Law
  • David C. Dill, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice
  • Erika Karnaszewski Fedelini, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants
  • Joseph E. Fornadel, III, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Christopher Hanson, Technology Law, Healthcare Law
  • Sean Hastings, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Jennifer Jokerst, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Jonathan M. Knicely, Commercial Litigation
  • Brittany M. McIntosh, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
  • Graham Mitchell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Eric Smith, Real Estate Law
  • Bobby Streisel, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Donna Tillis, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Lindsay Van Slambrook, Real Estate Law
  • Blake T. Williams, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment

In Tennessee:

  • Jason Brace, Healthcare Law
  • Woods Drinkwater, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
  • Stephanie Savage, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

In Texas:

  • John L. Ackley, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Tracy Kambobe, Construction Law
  • Amanda R. McKinzie, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Katherine H. Pennetti, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

In Virginia:

  • Heather M. Lambert, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Products Liability – Defendants

Recognition is given to attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers (with five to nine years of experience) for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

According to the organization, lawyers are selected for inclusion based on a peer-review survey. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Best Lawyers is based on confidential evaluations by and interviews of leading attorneys about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical areas and legal practice area.

Learn more about the methodology.

Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm that has more than 1,000 attorneys and government relations professionals across 33 offices in 17 states and Washington, D.C. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.