August 21st, 2025
Darla McClure Named As a Best Lawyers of 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” Plus 34 Stein Sperling Attorneys Listed in 2026 Best Lawyers
Posted in: Business Law Commercial Litigation Construction Law Employment Law Estates, Trusts & Probate Family Law Firm News Personal Injury Real Estate Law Tax Law
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 11 lawyers have been included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Additionally, business and employment law attorney Darla McClure was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) in Washington, D.C..
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” award, Darla J. McClure was also listed in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the following practice areas:
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
The following Stein Sperling lawyers have been named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Millard S. Bennett – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, and Corporate Law
- Micah Bonaviri – Trusts and Estates
- Julie Christopher – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- E. Andrew Cole – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- David S. De Jong – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Kathryn Deckert – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Sara M. Donohue – Family Law
- Sondra Douglas – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Eduardo S. Garcia – Commercial Litigation
- Monica G. Harms – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Jeffrey A. Kolender – Trusts and Estates
- Darla J. McClure – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Individuals, and Employment Law – Management
- Beth Mcintosh Irving – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, and Real Estate Law
- Matthew J. Pavlides – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- Eric J. Rollinger – Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
- Jeffrey M. Schwaber – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Litigation – Real Estate
- Andrew Schwartz – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, and Real Estate Law
- Mark W. Schweighofer – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Tax Law
- Karen N. Shapiro – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Employment Law – Management
- Donald Sperling – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate Law
- Rama Taib-Lopez – Family Law and Family Law Arbitration
- David B. Torchinsky – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Steven B. Vinick – Criminal Defense: General Practice, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
The following Stein Sperling lawyers have been named to the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
- James C. Crosland – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Zachary C. Johnston – Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
- Morgan M. Kirby – Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
- Laura C. Llanso – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jordyn Y. Lueker – Family Law
- Vida Mank– Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Micah M. Millsaps – Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
- Joseph M. Moeller – Commercial Litigation
- Rebecca A. O’Neill – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation and Controversy – Tax, and Tax Law
- Nidhi P. Patel – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Corporate Law
- Nindiya Ramchandani – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
