Press Release

24 Groom Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Best in Best Lawyers 2026 Edition

Issued by Groom Law Group

Aug. 21, 2025

Twenty-four Groom attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. This year’s recognitions span four practice areas – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Healthcare, Litigation – ERISA, and Tax Law – reinforcing Groom’s national leadership in these highly complex and regulated fields. In addition, two of the firm’s attorneys received the prestigious Lawyer of the Year designation: Louis T. Mazawey for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Lars Golumbic for Litigation – ERISA, both in Washington, D.C.

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 Lawyer of the Year award, in particular, is presented to a single attorney per practice and region who received the highest peer feedback, making it one of the publication’s most selective and respected accolades.

The following Groom lawyers were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® list:

Lawyer of the Year

• Louis T. Mazawey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Washington, DC)
• Lars Golumbic – Litigation – ERISA (Washington, DC)

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• David Ashner (Ones to Watch)
• Jon Breyfogle*
• Jim Cole
• Elizabeth Thomas Dold
• Elizabeth Drake
• Douglas W. Ell*
• Jennifer Eller*
• Rina Fujii (Ones to Watch)
• Lars Golumbic*
• Joanne Jacobson
• Christine Keller
• Michael Kreps
• David Levine*
• Scott Mayland (Ones to Watch)
• Louis T. Mazawey*
• Seth Perretta
• Michael Prame
• George Sepsakos
• Christy Tinnes
• George Tsai
• Brigen Winters

Health Care Law

• Jessica Winslow (Ones to Watch)

Litigation – ERISA

• Lars Golumbic*
• Edward Meehan
• Mark C. Nielsen
• Michael Prame*

Tax Law

• David Ashner (Ones to Watch)
• Elizabeth Thomas Dold
• Louis T. Mazawey*

*Indicates at least 10 years of inclusion in the Best Lawyers^® publication.

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