News & Publications

Aug 20, 2026
“Best Lawyers®” Names 18 GMSR Lawyers Total for Appellate Practice

The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 edition recognized 11 GMSR lawyers for Appellate Practice:  Kent Richland, Robin Meadow, Cindy Tobisman, Ted Xanders, Laurie Hepler, Alana Rotter, David Hackett, Jeff Raskin, Gary Wax, Jeff Gurrola, and Joseph Bui.

It also recognized 7 lawyers as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Appellate Practice:  Laura Lim, Stefan Love, Tina Kuang, Hayley MacMillen, Kent Toland, Kylie Reynolds, and Margaret “Maggie” Maloy.

GMSR lawyers were also recognized for their notable experience in:

  • Insurance Law (Ted Xanders, Laurie Hepler, David Hackett and Gary Wax),
  • Real Estate Law (Robin Meadow),
  • Trusts and Estates (Robin Meadow and Alana Rotter),
  • Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Alana Rotter and Kylie Reynolds),
  • Litigation – Real Estate (Robin Meadow),
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law (Hayley MacMillen); and
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation (Robin Meadow and Kent Richland).

Best Lawyers’® peer-review 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 region and legal practice area.”