News & Events

James P. Hanratty, shareholder and managing attorney of the firm’s Jacksonville, Florida office, has been admitted to membership of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).

The IADC is an invitation-only, peer-review association that serves a distinguished membership of corporate insurance executives and insurance defense attorneys since 1920. Its members include the world’s leading corporate and insurance lawyers, and insurance executives.

Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been elected shareholders of the firm effective Jan. 1, 2025. Additionally, two attorneys have been promoted from associate to special counsel. These new shareholders and special counsel represent the firm's four core departments – Casualty, Professional Liability, Health Care and Workers' Compensation – and come from eight of the firm's 19 offices. 

Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that two of its Florida shareholders, Peggy Smith Bush and Heather Byrer Carbone, have been recognized as 2024 Florida Trend Legal Elite NOTABLE - Women Leaders in Law. Both are honored for their impact in the field of law, mentorship, and leadership in professional organizations and civic/community service initiatives.

Marshall Dennehey has been named a "2025 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 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; and Litigation- Construction.   

Marshall Dennehey is proud to announce the expansion of its Florida Workers’ Compensation practice with the addition of Blake J. Hood, who joins the firm’s Jacksonville office as a shareholder. Hood was previously a partner at a regional insurance defense firm in Jacksonville.

Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 109 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for this recognition.

Additionally, six of the firm’s attorneys received the Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in their respective practice areas and demographic regions.