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Chartwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2027

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August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026

(Philadelphia, PA) — Twenty Chartwell attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2027, which honors attorneys earlier in their careers for professional excellence in private practice.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® is based on peer review, with attorneys evaluating the professional abilities of colleagues practicing within the same geographic region and legal practice area.

Chartwell’s 2027 honorees represent offices across 11 states, with selections in insurance, workers’ compensation, personal injury defense, commercial litigation, transportation, product liability, and labor and employment. The attorneys named to this year’s list have established strong reputations within their practices and among their peers in the legal profession.

The attorneys named to the 2027 edition include:

Miami, FL

  • Melissa S. Haluska — Insurance Law
  • Jay C. Hamilton — Insurance Law
  • Samantha N. Nugent — Insurance Law

Atlanta, GA

  • Anelise R. Codrington — Transportation Law
  • Danielle N. Glover — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Abriana Horton — Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Andrew Wharton — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Framingham, MA

  • Samuel Miano — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

St. Louis, MO

  • Robert Berra — Insurance Law
  • Matthew E. Kouri — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Erica N. Radford — Insurance Law

Ridgeland, MS

  • Mackenzie N. Ellis — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Charlotte, NC

  • Kimberlee A. Farr — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Mount Laurel, NJ

  • Lindrit Shkodra — Insurance Law
  • J. Taylor Stewart — Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

New York, NY

  • Ingrid Marmol — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Matt Matsuyama — Insurance Law

Philadelphia, PA

  • Ashley L. Pipari — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Charleston, SC

  • Rachel Shipp — Insurance Law; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Glen Allen, VA

  • Peter J. Leyh — Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

About Chartwell Law  

Chartwell Law is a nationally ranked law firm with over 300 attorneys across nearly 40 offices throughout the country. Our attorneys advise and defend our clients in complex, multi-party cases involving insurance coverage, bad faith, and reinsurance; construction defect and site accidents; automobile and trucking accidents; trucking and transportation law; retail, entertainment, and hospitality matters; employment law; workers’ compensation; first-party property; creditors’ rights; and maritime law, among various other facets of general civil and commercial litigation. Fostering a collaborative approach to legal services, we maintain a national presence, while providing a boutique experience to our clients.

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