Barton Congratulates Attorneys on 2026 Super Lawyers Rankings

Barton LLP is pleased to announce our roster of  attorneys that have been selected to Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers: Rising Stars for 2026.

A Thomson Reuters publication, Super Lawyers is an annual, national listing of the top 5% of lawyers in their respective practice areas, as nominated by their peers.

Rising Stars lists the top 2.5% of lawyers either 40-years-old or younger or in practice 10 years or less in their respective practice areas, as nominated by their peers.

Below are the 2026 designees, representing a wide variety of practice areas:

Super Lawyers

• Tara Aaron-Stelluto: Intellectual Property, Technology Transactions
• Roger E. Barton: Business & Corporate, Business Litigation
• Richard H. Block: Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation
• Ross J. Charap: Business Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property
• Alan T. Gallanty: Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Petek Günay Balatsas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Business Litigation, Employment & Labor: Employer, Employment Litigation: Defense, General Litigation
• James E. Heavey: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Employment & Labor: Employer, Securities Litigation
• Orrit Hershkovitz: Family Law
• Roger Kobert: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, International
• Abe Mastbaum: Tax
• Julia G. Maxfield: Family Law
• Randall L. Rasey: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, International
• Kenneth N. Rashbaum: Cannabis Law, Civil Litigation: Defense, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Technology Transactions
• Maurice N. Ross: Employment Litigation: Defense, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Ian Shane: Tax
• Merryl E. Steinberg: Family Law
• Charlene Valdez Warner: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, International

Rising Stars

• Barak Bacharach: Business Litigation
• Shrisha Juneja: Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance
• George Pikus: Business Litigation