17 Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Named Among 2025 ‘Best Lawyers in America,’ Deborah Willig and Irwin Aronson Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’

PHILADELPHIA (August 2024) – Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is proud to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications.

The 2025 Best Lawyers include Irwin W. Aronson, James S. Beall, Susan Bahme Blumenfeld, Stuart W. Davidson, Aneesah El-Amin-Jaamia, Michael P. Fenerty, Laurence M. Goodman, Ryan A. Hancock, Lauren M. Hoye, Nancy B. G. Lassen, Bruce M. Ludwig, Linda M. Martin, Amy L. Rosenberger, Ralph J. Teti, Deborah R. Willig, and Brett Zeitlin. Many of the attorneys have been named among Best Lawyers for 10 years or more, while Aronson, Davidson, and Willig have been named for more than 30 years. In addition, Jordan Konell was named among The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, which recognizes attorneys who have been in practice for 10 or fewer years.

Willig and Aronson also received Best Lawyers’ 2025 Edition “Lawyer of the Year” Awards. Willig was recognized in Philadelphia in the practice area of labor law – union, and Aronson was recognized in Harrisburg in the practice area of litigation – labor and employment. This honor is awarded to an individual lawyer based on the overall voter feedback from their peers in their specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is selected as Lawyer of the Year for each practice area and location.

The attorneys were recognized for their work in the practice areas of union labor law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, employment law – individuals, labor and employment law, labor and employment litigation, and family law.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become highly regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on detailed peer-review surveys, in which tens of thousands of leading attorneys vote on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Since lawyers are neither required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.