SEATTLE (August 29, 2025) - Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 21 of its lawyers from eight metropolitan areas have been named 2026 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
The Best Lawyers in America list is based on peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Lawyers honored as “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on impressive voting averages and high ratings received during the process for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
The Perkins Coie lawyers named 2026 Lawyers of the Year are:
| Lawyer | Practice Area | Metropolitan Area |
| Eric B. Fjelstad** | Litigation - Environmental | Anchorage |
| Marcelo Halpern | Technology Law | Chicago |
| Ronald A. McIntire | Aviation Law | Los Angeles |
| Charles G. Curtis, Jr. | Litigation - First Amendment | Madison |
| Christopher G. Hanewicz | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Madison |
| John F. Delaney | Information Technology Law | New York City |
| William J. McCabe* | Patent Law | New York City |
| Bradley A. Cosman* | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Phoenix |
| Diane M. Johnsen* | Appellate Practice | Phoenix |
| Chris Hall* | Corporate Law | Portland-OR |
| David S. Matheson | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Portland-OR |
| Christopher W. Rich* | Environmental Law | Portland-OR |
| John R. Thomas | Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation | Portland-OR |
| Camarin E.B. Madigan* | Environmental Law | San Francisco |
| David C. Clarke | Venture Capital Law | Seattle |
| Susan D. Fahringer* | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Seattle |
| Andrew L. Greene | Construction Law | Seattle |
| Patchen M. Haggerty | Trademark Law | Seattle |
| Kathleen M. O'Sullivan | Appellate Practice | Seattle |
| Bryan S. Smith | Tax Law | Seattle |
*First time named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
**Two Years in a row
