29 Tucker Arensberg Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers®
23 Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and 6 Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
23 attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, representing 31 practice areas, while 6 attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, spanning 10 practice areas. Together, the recognitions highlight the depth and breadth of experience Tucker Arensberg attorneys bring to clients across the firm’s practices.
PITTSBURGH, August 26, 2026 – Tucker Arensberg, P.C. is pleased to announce that 29 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
23 attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers, representing 31 practice areas, while 6 attorneys were named to Ones to Watch, spanning 10 practice areas. Together, this year’s recognitions highlight the depth and breadth of experience Tucker Arensberg attorneys bring to clients across the firm’s practices.
Best Lawyers recognitions are determined through a peer-review process in which attorneys evaluate the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and practice area. Lawyers are not permitted to pay a fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes attorneys earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Like the traditional Best Lawyers recognition, recipients are selected through a peer-review process.
The complete list of Tucker Arensberg attorneys recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America is as follows:
BEST LAWYERS
- Christopher W. Cahillane for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Insurance (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Michael A. Cassidy for Health Care Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
- Thomas M. Clark for Family Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027)
- J. Kent Culley for Health Care Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
- R. Douglas DeNardo for Trusts & Estates (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Jeremy V. Farrell for Litigation – Labor and Employment (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
- Irving S. Firman for Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Municipal (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
- Judith K. Fitzgerald for Arbitration, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Mediation (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
- Neil J. Gregorio for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation – ERISA (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
- Gary J. Gushard for Elder Law and Municipal Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Matthew M. Hoffman for Construction Law and Education Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Gary P. Hunt for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005)
- Albert S. Lee for Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
- Beverly Weiss Manne for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
- Robert L. McTiernan for Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, and Municipal Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- Brian W. Perry for Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
- Jerry J. Russo for Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Kenneth G. Scholtz for Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
- Michael A. Shiner for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
- Richard B. Tucker III for Appellate Practice (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
- John T. Vogel for Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
- Christopher L. Voltz for Real Estate Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
- Paul J. Welk for Health Care Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
ONES TO WATCH
- Matthew Christoph for Corporate Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2027)
- Ian M. Grecco for Commercial Litigation and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2025)
- Brandon O’Connor for Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)
- Brian A. Pepicelli for Commercial Litigation and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)
- Weston P. Pesillo for Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law, and Trusts and Estates (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)
- Ashley Puchalski Thomas for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, and Real Estate Law (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2025)
About Tucker Arensberg, P.C.
Tucker Arensberg, P.C. is a full-service law firm with more than 100 attorneys serving businesses, organizations and individuals across a broad range of industries and legal needs. Founded in 1900 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the firm has offices in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Charleston, West Virginia, New York, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, and Beaver, Pennsylvania, and provides legal services in the San Francisco Bay Area through Tucker Arensberg, L.L.P.*
The firm advises clients across a wide range of practice areas, including business and finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate, health care, intellectual property and technology, energy, estates and trusts, education and municipal law, and other complex legal and business matters. For more information, visit TuckerLaw.com.
*As Tucker Arensberg, L.L.P.
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