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Marshall Dennehey has been named a "2026 Best Law Firm" in multiple practice areas, both nationally and across numerous regions of the country, by Best Lawyers®. Nationally, the firm ranked in the practice areas of Litigation- Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants, Insurance Law, and Commercial Litigation.    
 

Three attorneys from Marshall Dennehey— John “Jack” Delany, III, Chair of Marshall Dennehey’s Catastrophic Claims Litigation Practice Group, veteran medical malpractice shareholder Gary Samms, and John J. Hare, chair of the firm’s Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice Group—were featured presenters in a recent episode of A.M. Best’s Insurance Law Podcast.

Marshall Dennehey is strengthening its Pennsylvania workers’ compensation practice with the strategic additions of Perry D. Merlo as shareholder and Andrew W. Maffett as special counsel in the firm’s Harrisburg office. Both attorneys join from Lavery Law in Harrisburg, bringing deep experience and proven litigation success to the team.

Five attorneys from Marshall Dennehey’s New York City and Long Island offices have been selected to the 2025 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine. A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Marshall Dennehey announced today that veteran trial lawyer Brendan P. Smith has joined the firm’s Orlando office as a shareholder. Formerly a name partner at a civil defense firm, Smith brings extensive trial experience and strategic insight to the firm.

Marshall Dennehey is honored to accept the External Law Firm Partner of the Year Award from Liberty Mutual Insurance. The award is bestowed upon law firms Liberty Mutual considers to have consistently delivered pragmatic legal solutions in defending and advancing the interests of their customers, policy holders and the company itself. 

According to Liberty Mutual, “Marshall Dennehey distinguished itself from its peers by focusing on quality and service, achieving exceptional outcomes in a cost-effective and innovative manner, and fostering inclusion.”