Tydings is pleased to announce that 26 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the recently released 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, recognized for their work across numerous practice areas.
Best Lawyers' listings have been published annually since 1983. Rankings are based on merit and comprehensive peer-review evaluations, which capture the consensus of leading lawyers about their colleagues' professional abilities within the same geographical and legal practice areas.
The 2026 list recognizes twenty 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 and Real Estate Law)
- William W. Carrier III (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, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Dennis J. Shaffer (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Ferrier R. Stillman (Family Law)
- Gerry H. Tostanoski (Commercial Litigation and Product Liability – Defendants)
- Barry Weiskopf (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, and Real Estate Law)
Additionally, six Tydings attorneys earned the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch designation. Ones to Watch highlights attorneys with 5-9 years in private practice. Meaghan Farnham, Fernando Kirkman, and Lauren Poster join the list for the first time.
- Casey D. Brinks (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- Meaghan N. Farnham (Commercial Litigation)
- Zachary Jones (Corporate Law and Tax Law)
- Rima A. Kikani (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Fernando D. Kirkman (Commercial Litigation)
- Lauren E. Poster (Corporate Law and Tax Law)
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.