2025 Best Lawyers in America: 9 Attorneys Listed!

We are pleased to announce that 6 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®   and 3 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

In addition, congratulations to Jim Ford for his recognition by Best Lawyers® as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Worker’s Compensation Law- Employers.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list 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.

Elam & Burke, PA would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America list:

  • Samuel A. Diddle – Commercial Litigation
  • Kyle Duren – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
  • James A. Ford – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Julianne S. Hall – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
  • Joyce Hemmer – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
  • Matthew L. Walters – Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates

We would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

  • Jaclyn Gans – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Abigail R. Germaine – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Municipal Law
  • Meghan Sullivan Conrad – Municipal Law