Thirty-seven Groom attorneys are recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, an increase from 24 Groom attorneys in 2026. This year’s recognitions span five practice areas – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – ERISA, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law – reinforcing Groom’s national leadership in these highly complex and regulated fields.
The Best Lawyers® distinction is based entirely on rigorous peer-review methodology, designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and practice areas.
The following Groom lawyers were named to the 2027 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America lists:
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kathryn Amin
- David Ashner
- David Block (Ones to Watch)
- Jon Breyfogle*
- Lisa Campbell
- Jim Cole
- Michael Cook (Ones to Watch)
- Elizabeth T. Dold
- Elizabeth Drake
- Jennifer Eller*
- Brandon Ford (Ones to Watch)
- Rina Fujii (Ones to Watch)
- Lars Golumbic*
- Ellen Goodwin
- Joanne Jacobson
- Michael Junk
- Christine Keller
- Tamara Killion
- Michael Kreps
- Jeffrey Kroh
- Jason Lee
- David Levine*
- Scott Mayland
- Louis T. Mazawey*
- Ross McSweeney
- Seth Perretta
- Michael Prame
- Thomas Roberts
- George Sepsakos
- Elizabeth E. Smith (Ones to Watch)
- Christy Tinnes
- George Tsai
- Brigen Winters
- J. Rosie Zaklad
Health Care Law
- Jessica Winslow (Ones to Watch)
Litigation – ERISA
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Elizabeth E. Smith (Ones to Watch)
Tax Law
*Indicates at least 10 years of inclusion in The Best Lawyers® publication.
Specializing in all aspects of benefits, health and retirement law, Groom Law Group, Chartered was founded in the wake of a landmark regulatory development—the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Today, with over 90 attorneys practicing in the field, Groom has the largest ERISA and benefits practice in the United States, solving complicated legal issues for a variety of clients in finance, retirement, health care, and the public sector. Informed by decades of experience, Groom’s widely-recognized litigation practice maneuvers the complex, dynamic landscape of employer, health, and pension-related litigation to successfully represent clients in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and government investigations across the country.
