Fragomen U.S. attorneys recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
September 14, 2020

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For the second straight year, 45 Fragomen U.S. attorneys – including the 30th time for Chairman Austin T. Fragomen, Jr. – have been recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of immigration law. Fragomen was also named the "top listed" firm (the firm with the most lawyers listed in the immigration law practice area) nationwide, as well as in Georgia and New York.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers’ methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Below are the Fragomen attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion:
Jonathan Adams (Partner, New York, NY)
Carmita Alonso (Partner, New York, NY)
Michael Boshnaick (Partner, Los Angeles, CA)
Robert Casazza (Partner, New York, NY)
Kelly Cobb (Partner, Houston, TX)
Amy Cococcia (Partner, New York, NY)
Bo Cooper (Partner, Washington, D.C.)
David Duong (Partner, Dallas, TX)
Amy Fallon (Partner, New York, NY)
Scott FitzGerald (Partner, Boston, MA)
Enrique Gonzalez (Partner, Miami, FL)
Sophia Goring-Piard (Of Counsel, New York, NY)
Andrew Greenfield (Partner, Washington, D.C.)
Carl Hampe (Partner, Washington, D.C.)
Janora Hawkins (Partner, Atlanta, GA)
Janet Henner (Partner, New York, NY)
Michelle Jacobson (Partner, Chicago, IL)
Lance Kaplan (Partner, Matawan, NJ)
Parisa Karaahmet (Partner, New York, NY)
Ethan Kaufman (Partner, New York, NY)
Lisa Koenig (Partner, New York, NY)
Cynthia Lange (Senior Counsel, Santa Clara, CA)
Karin Lestelle (Partner, New York, NY)
George Lester (Partner, Boston, MA)
Catherine Macris (Partner, Boston, MA)
Daniel Maranci (Partner, Boston, MA)
Kevin Miner (Partner, Atlanta, GA)
Francesca Moschetta (Partner, New York, NY)
Priscilla Muhlenkamp (Partner, Washington, D.C.)
Brenda Oliver (Of Counsel, Washington, D.C.)
James Pack (Partner, Irvine, CA)
Patrick Quane (Senior Counsel, New York, NY)
Noreen Quirk (Partner, New York, NY)
Gwendolyn Robosson (Partner, Matawan, NJ)
Patrick Shen (Partner, Washington, D.C.)
Kyle Sherman (Partner, Atlanta, GA)
Kristi Taylor (Partner, Dallas, TX)
Paige Taylor (Partner, Dallas, TX)
Michael Turansick (Senior Counsel, Chicago, IL)
Freddi Weintraub (Partner, New York, NY)
Karine Wenger (Partner, San Diego, CA)
Mitch Wexler (Partner, Irvine, CA)
Karen Winarsky (Partner, Atlanta, GA)
Ellen Yost (Partner, New York, NY)
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