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Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is determined through a comprehensive peer-review survey. To create The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards through a comprehensive peer-review survey, over 27 million evaluations were analyzed including a record breaking 4.2 million responses from this year alone. Our commitment to a purely peer-based review process is central to our philosophy, as we believe that the top lawyers are best suited to identify their peers at the highest level.
Bailey Cavalieri honorees include:
• Dan Baily, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003 for Corporate Law, Directors & Officers Insurance
• Gary Batke, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 for Employment & Labor Law
• Lloyd Depew, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 for Healthcare Law
• Robert Dunn, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 for Trusts and Estates Law
• Tom Geyer, recognized since 2012 and 2025 Lawyer of the Year recipient for Securities Regulation
• Jim Groner, recognized since 2015 for Real Estate Law
• John Marsh, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016 for Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Dave Onega, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024 for Trusts and Estates Law
• Jamie Ryan, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003 for Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Brittany Stephen, recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025 for Trusts and Estates Law
• Elizabeth Cary, recognized in Best Lawyers as One to Watch since 2022 for Litigation