Susman Godfrey is delighted to announce that Partners Bill Carmody, Neal Manne and Stephen Shackelford, Jr. and Co-Managing Partner Kalpana Srinivasan have once again been named to Benchmark Litigation’s list of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America.” The “elite” list consists of partners who have been, “venerated by peers and clients as being the best in breed at the nuanced practice of trial law.” This marks Carmody’s tenth year appearing on this list. Srinivasan has now appeared the list for the past six years and Manne for the past five. In addition, 2025 marks Shackelford’s second year being named among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation.
Srinivasan, Carmody, Manne and Shackelford all lead robust trial practices, and Susman Godfrey is frequently recognized as the top litigation practice in the country by Benchmark. After Benchmark’s announcement, Srinivasan said “We are thrilled that Benchmark continues to recognize SG’s trial strength – we are very proud of it. We have a deep bench of experienced trial lawyers across our ranks.”
