Thirteen Hilgers PLLC attorneys have been named to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide, reflecting the firm’s deep bench of litigation talent and its commitment to deliver exceptional legal representation across a wide array of complex commercial, intellectual property and regulatory matters.
This national honor reinforces the firm’s position as a premier litigation team, trusted by clients to resolve their most critical corporate and partnership disputes.
Lawdragon describes this year’s honorees as lawyers who “excel at the art of advocacy before juries, judges and other decision makers on behalf of their clients.”
Lawdragon Leading Litigator honorees include:
- Ellen Ross Belfer (Miami) – Commercial litigation, appellate
- Carly Abramson Kligler (Miami) – Commercial litigation, class actions
- Alec Schultz (Miami) – Commercial litigation, antitrust, class actions
- Mike Merriman (San Diego) – Commercial litigation, shareholder and securities, government investigations
- Peter McCall (Pittsburgh) – Commercial litigation, construction
- Jonathan Musch (St. Louis) – Commercial litigation, IP litigation, trademark
- Mary Ann Novak (Omaha, Neb.) – IP litigation, trademark
- Matthew Poplawski (Chicago) – eDiscovery, government investigations
- Michael Burns (Washington) – Complex civil litigation
- Erin Kelly (Denver) – IP & patent litigation, commercial litigation
- Will Burgess (Atlanta) – Litigation, investigations
- David Sillers (Dallas) – Litigation, defamation
- Theodore Kwong (Dallas) – IP & patent litigation, commercial litigation
“We are incredibly proud of our attorneys who have been recognized by Lawdragon this year,” said Heather Hilgers, CEO of Hilgers PLLC. “This honor reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to excellence, courtroom success and the trust our clients place in us to get them through their most critical legal challenges.”
Attorneys selected for the guide typically have decades of experience in leading roles before state and federal courts, government agencies and international entities.
Honorees are selected through nominations, staff research and vetting by a Lawdragon team of legal reporting and analysis experts.
To review the full list of honorees, click here.
Hilgers PLLC is a nationwide law firm with elite legal talent specializing in complex commercial and IP litigation, government investigations, reputation protection, discovery counsel, corporate and trademark services.
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