Washington, DC, August 20, 2025 – Miller & Chevalier Chartered today announced that 29 firm lawyers were selected as top Washington, DC, practitioners, with 11 firm lawyers selected as "Ones to Watch." in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The list includes:

Recognized Lawyers

Alejandra Montenegro Almonte, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Layla J. Asali, Tax Law
Kathryn Cameron Atkinson, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; International Trade and Finance Law
William P. Barry, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Kirby D. Behre, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James A. Bensfield, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; International Trade and Finance Law
John E. Davis, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Michael J. Desmond, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Matteson Ellis, International Trade and Finance Law
Rocco V. Femia, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
James R. Gadwood, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Marc J. Gerson, Tax Law
Lawrence B. Gibbs, Tax Law
Brian Gleicher, Tax Law
George A. Hani, Tax Law
Ian A. Herbert, Trusts and Estates
Maria O'Toole Jones, Tax Law
Kevin L. Kenworthy, Tax Law
Robert J. Kovacev, Tax Law
Paul A. Leder, Litigation – Securities
Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Criminal Defense: White-Collar; International Trade and Finance Law
Timothy P. O'Toole, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Michael J. Satin, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Anthony F. Shelley, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – ERISA
Mary Lou Soller, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Patricia J. Sweeney, Tax Law
Andrew T. Wise, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Alexander Zakupowsky, Jr., Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
David W. Zimmerman, Tax Law

Ones to Watch

Maame Esi Austin, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Melissa Burgess, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law; Communications Law
Katherine Chace, Tax Law
Elissa Harwood, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Brittany Huamani, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Elizabeth J. Jonas, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Peter Kentz, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Therese Kuester, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law 
Samuel A. Lapin, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Bradley Markano, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jaclyn Roeing, Tax Law

About the Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers® was first published in 1983. Publication research is based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation in which more than 123,000 leading attorneys cast over 20 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

About Miller & Chevalier 

Founded in 1920, Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, DC law firm with a global perspective and leading practices in Tax, International Law, Litigation, ERISA, White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations, Government Contracts, and Government Affairs. Miller & Chevalier is a top-ranked firm sharply focused on targeted areas that interact with the federal government. A significant number of firm lawyers have held senior positions in the U.S. government and have written many of the regulations they currently help clients navigate. For more information on the firm, visit www.millerchevalier.com.  

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