Fisher Phillips Attorneys Named Among the Best Lawyers in America® for 2026
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8.21.25
Fisher Phillips, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers, announces the inclusion of 158 attorneys in the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® list, the guide’s 32nd edition.
The Best Lawyers rankings are determined entirely through peer review, from nomination through selection, and listed lawyers are evaluated for their talent and skill in the legal industry.
This year’s list of Fisher Phillips’ attorneys includes nine newly listed lawyers. Of the firm’s listed lawyers, six have earned the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation, honoring a single outstanding lawyer in each practice and geographic area. A full list of the 2026 Fisher Phillips’ “Lawyers of the Year” includes:
J. Hagood Tighe - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management (Columbia, SC)
J. Randall Coffey - Labor Law – Management (Kansas City)
Jeffrey Mandel - Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (Orlando)
Mark Ricciardi - Employment Law – Management (Las Vegas)
Megan Reese U'Sellis - Litigation - Labor and Employment (Louisville)
Steven Bernstein - Labor Law – Management (Tampa)
Additionally, 80 of the firm’s lawyers were recognized by Best Lawyers as “Ones to Watch.” These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America. Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for under 10 years.
To see Fisher Phillips’ full results, visit the firm’s Best Lawyers profile here.
About Fisher Phillips (www.fisherphillips.com)
With over 700 attorneys across the United States, Mexico and Japan, and a vast network of attorneys in jurisdictions around the globe, Fisher Phillips advises and advocates for employers on an international scale. Through our technology-driven approach, we partner with companies to achieve their business objectives, anticipate potential disruption, and provide the legal guidance to navigate and resolve the workplace matters critical to their success.
About Best Lawyers (www.bestlawyers.com)
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 87,000 leading lawyers globally are eligible to vote, and Best Lawyers received almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
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- J. Hagood Tighe
- Partner and Co-Chair, Wage and Hour Practice Group
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- J. Randall Coffey
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- Jeffrey E. Mandel
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- Mark J. Ricciardi
- Regional Managing Partner
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- Megan Reese U'Sellis
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- Steven M. Bernstein
- Regional Managing Partner and Labor Relations Group Co-Chair