NEW ORLEANS, LA – Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC is proud to announce that 38 attorneys – in both the New Orleans and Baton Rouge offices – have been recognized in the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers^® in America, including 2026 Lawyer of the Year, 2026 Best Lawyers in America^®, 2026 Top-Listed Best Lawyers^®, 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America, and 2026 Top-Listed Ones to Watch^® in America.

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Click the categories below to view which Irwin Fritchie attorneys were honored and for which practice areas.

Best Lawyers^® 2026 Lawyer of the Year

Matthew W. Bailey

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

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2026 Top-Listed Firm Awards - Best Lawyers^®

Recognizing the practice areas and jurisdictions where Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC has the most recognized lawyers of any firm in The Best Lawyers in America^®.

State Awards

• Top-Listed in Louisiana in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

• Top-Listed in Louisiana in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Metro Awards

• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Litigation

• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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2026 Best Lawyers in America^®

Matthew W. Bailey (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)

• Litigation - Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Betsy Britton (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Camala E. Capodice (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Timothy F. Daniels (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)

• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Railroad Law

Gus A. Fritchie III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)

• Insurance Law
• Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Litigation - Insurance
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Elizabeth L. Gordon (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction

Jimmy Irwin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

• Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law

Christopher Irwin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)

• Insurance Law
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Kelly G. Juneau Rookard (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jay M. Mattappally (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)

• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

David M. Melancon (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)

• Environmental Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Kim E. Moore (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)

• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Douglas J. Moore (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Stephen G.A. Myers (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)

• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Claire A. Noonan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

David W. O'Quinn (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)

• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Darleene Peters (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Alexander R. Saunders (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)

• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Sarah Segrest-Jay (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)

• Litigation - Insurance
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Madison Sharko (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)

• Litigation - Insurance

Lloyd N. "Sonny" Shields (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction

John W. Sinnott (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Ali Spindler (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)

• Litigation - Environmental
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Edward W. Trapolin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)

• Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Quentin F. Urquhart, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)

• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Insurance
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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2026 Top-Listed Firm Awards - Ones to Watch^®

Recognizing the practice areas and jurisdictions where Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC has the most recognized lawyers of any firm in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

State Awards

• Top-Listed in Louisiana in Litigation - Environmental 
• Top-Listed in Louisiana in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
• Top-Listed in Louisiana in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Metro Awards

• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Litigation - Environmental
• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Top-Listed in New Orleans in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America

Patrick M. Bollman (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2023)

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Malpractice Law

Gabrielle Broders (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Katherine M. Cook (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)

• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Jourdan Curet (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Dominic Dewey (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Mary Claire Kramer (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2025)

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Diana J. Masters (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Kelli Murphy Miller (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Alex Mouhot (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Insurance Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Connor W. Peth (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2023)

• Litigation - Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Catherine Rutherford-Kidder (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Insurance Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Transportation Law

Victoria Terranova (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)

• Insurance Law
• Litigation - Environmental
• Transportation Law

Gabriel J. Winsberg (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has been esteemed by both legal professionals and the public as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Consequently, being recognized by Best Lawyers is a testament to exceptional practice.

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is determined solely through a comprehensive peer-review survey. For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, more than 31 million evaluations were analyzed, including a record-breaking 4.8 million new responses. 

About Irwin Fritchie (www.irwinllc.com)
With a national reputation as one of the premier defense litigation firms in the country, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC serves as national, regional and local counsel for public companies, privately owned businesses, governmental entities, non-profit organizations, individuals, and insurers with civil litigation needs, including Products Liability, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Construction, Railroad and Transportation, Trucking, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, and Casualty.

Irwin Fritchie was founded in 2000 by six partners from one of the oldest firms in New Orleans who had a collective vision of creating a firm that would provide clients with the highest level of service. With offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Irwin Fritchie has since become the only Louisiana-based law firm – and its individual attorneys are the only Louisiana lawyers – to be recognized by Chambers and Partners on the national level for Product Liability & Mass Tort.