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98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 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, three of the firm’s attorneys received the Best Lawyers® 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in their respective practice areas and demographic regions. 

Blake J. Hood Appointed Co-Chair of Jacksonville Bar Association Committee

Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that Blake J. Hood, a shareholder in the Jacksonville office, has been appointed co-chair of the Social Security and Workers’ Compensation Law Committee of the Jacksonville Bar Association for the 2025-2026 Bar year. In this role, Hood will play a key role in shaping the committee’s goals and priorities for the year as well as planning and executing programming.

Blake Hood

James P. Hanratty Admitted to Membership of the International Association of Defense Counsel

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.

James Hanratty