The recently released 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® includes 24 Tydings attorneys selected for their work across numerous practice areas. This number reflects a near doubling of Tydings attorneys included in the 2024 rankings.
Best Lawyers' listings, published annually since 1983, are based on merit and comprehensive peer-review evaluations. Their methodology captures the consensus of leading lawyers about their colleagues' professional abilities within the same geographical and legal practice areas.
The 2025 list recognizes 20 Tydings attorneys as Best Lawyers.
- Brian A. Balenson (Trusts and Estates)
- Scott Patrick Burns (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability – Defendants)
- Glenn E. Bushel (Commercial Litigation)
- William W. Carrier (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, and Labor Law – Management)
- Richard L. Costella (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Diane V. D'Aiutolo (Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Mark D. Dopkin (Real Estate Law)
- Emerson L. Dorsey, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
- Gregory M. Garrett (Litigation – Health Care)
- Alexander M. Giles (Admiralty and Maritime Law and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants)
- Alan M. Grochal (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- John B. Isbister (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability – Defendants)
- Daniel S. Katz (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- Jaime W. Luse (Employment Law – Management)
- William C. Sammons (Commercial Litigation)
- Joseph M. Selba (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation)
- Dennis J. Shaffer (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- Ferrier R. Stillman (Family Law)
- Gerry H. Tostanoski (Commercial Litigation and Product Liability – Defendants)
- Barry Weiskopf (Corporate Law and Real Estate Law)
Additionally, four Tydings attorneys earned the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch designation.
- Casey D. Brinks (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- Zachary Jones (Tax Law)
- Rima A. Kikani (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Jung Lee (Commercial and Criminal Defense: General Practice)
Over 90 years old, Tydings is a Maryland-based law firm serving clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region. The firm provides a wide range of legal services in a variety of areas, including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, business, corporate and tax, general and commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime, health care provider representation, employment counseling and litigation, intellectual property, real estate, estates and trusts, and family law.