Super Lawyers®, a national rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, recognizes 28 Goodell DeVries attorneys as Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2026. The publication identifies those individuals who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.
The following Goodell DeVries lawyers were named Maryland Super Lawyers for 2026:
- Richard M. Barnes, Personal Injury - Products: Defense
- Bonnie J. Beavan, Personal Injury - Products: Defense
- Malcolm S. Brisker, Class Action
- Craig S. Brodsky, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Lucas Chrencik, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- M. Peggy Chu, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Janet A. Forero, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Jhanelle A. Graham Caldwell, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Jared M. Green, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Amy B. Heinrich, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Jeffrey J. Hines, Personal Injury - Products: Defense
- Kamil Ismail, Insurance Coverage
- Kelly Hughes Iverson, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Joseph S. Johnston, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Shannon M. Madden, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- George S. Mahaffey, Professional Liability: Defense
- Craig B. Merkle, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- K. Nichole Nesbitt, Civil Litigation: Defense
- Marianne DePaulo Plant, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- Derek M. Stikeleather, Appellate
- Linda S. Woolf, Class Action
Goodell DeVries's 2026 Rising Stars are:
