Fifty-eight partners from across all four of Susman Godfrey’s offices have been included on Lawdragon’s third annual list of the country’s 500 Leading Litigators in America. Susman Godfrey has more lawyers on this list than any other litigation firm – with more than half of its partnership recognized.
The 2026 list of leading litigators includes attorneys who have “made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles,” and “changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative.”
In January, twenty-four partners were among Lawdragon’s prestigious Lawdragon 500 (more than any litigation firm on the list) and in April, thirteen partners were recognized on the inaugural Top 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers list. In
June, over half of the partnership was included on the annual list of the country’s Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers (beating out all other litigation firms). Twenty-seven young lawyers were named to Lawdragon’s 500X – The Next Generation. Also in February, Jacob Buchdahl, Shawn Rabin and Kalpana Srinivasan were named among Lawdragon’s Legends.
The full list of 2025 Leading Litigator honorees names seven or more partners in each of Susman Godfrey’s offices.
Houston. Barry Barnett, Vineet Bhatia, Ophelia Camina, Johnny Carter, Ryan Caughey, Joseph Grinstein, Erica Harris, Geoffrey Harrison, Richard Hess, Alex Kaplan, John Lahad, Chanler Langham, Neal Manne*, Eric Mayer, Ashley McMillian, Brian Melton, Bill Merrill, Justin Nelson, Abby Noebels, Trey Peacock, Sy Polky, Shawn Raymond, Robert Rivera Jr., Robert Safi, Mary Kathryn Sammons, Harry Susman, Max Tribble, Laranda Walker, Mark Wawro*, Lexie White, Meng Xi.
Los Angeles. Amanda Bonn, Davida Brook, Kathryn Hoek, Krysta Kauble Pachman, Marc Seltzer*, Steven Sklaver, Kalpana Srinivasan.
New York. Seth Ard, Elisha Barron, Jacob Buchdahl, Cory Buland, Bill Carmody*, Mark Hatch-Miller, Ryan Kirkpatrick, Tamar Lusztig, Mark Musico, Shawn Rabin, Stephen Shackelford, Steven M. Shepard.
Seattle. Matthew Berry, Rachel Black, Ian Gore, Drew Hansen, Andres Healy, Stephen Morrissey, Dan Shih, Genevieve Wallace.
*Leading litigators previously inducted into Lawdragon’s Hall of Fame
