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17 Wright Close Barger & Guzman Partners Earn Places in 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators Guide
Seventeen Wright Close Barger & Guzman partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators list, a guide to the top trial attorneys in the country.
“The outstanding advocates recognized here have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles,” said Lawdragon publisher Katrina Dewey. “They have changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative.”
The partners recognized in the 2026 list include:
- Thomas Wright – Appellate
- Howard Close – Commercial Litigation
- Jessica Z. Barger – Appellate
- Eva Guzman – Appellate
- Brian Cathey – Complex Commercial Litigation, Appellate Litigation
- Kenneth Fair – Commercial Litigation
- Wanda McKee Fowler – Appellate
- Heidi Gumienny – Appellate, Commercial Litigation
- Russ Hollenbeck – Appellate
- Marie Jamison – Appellate, Commercial Litigation
- Andrew Love – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Jim Marrow – Appellate
- Raffi Melkonian – Appellate
- Randall C. Owens – Commercial Litigation, IP Litigation
- Tod A. Phillips – Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Commercial Litigation
- Rachel Stinson – Appellate
- Natasha Taylor – Appellate
Attorneys selected for the guide typically have decades of experience in leading roles in state or federal courts, before government agencies and international adjudicatory entities.
This year’s Lawdragon Leading Litigators are considered the best of the best in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a vast array of class actions, product liability and other complex civil litigation. They are selected through submissions to Lawdragon and research and vetting by Lawdragon’s experienced researchers.