23 Summit Attorneys Named in 2026 Super Lawyers Lists

Summit Law Group is pleased to announce that 23 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Washington Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars®, Top 50 Women, and Top 100 lists. The annually published lists recognize the top 5% percent of attorneys statewide based on peer recognition and professional achievement, and the top 2.5% of candidates who are 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less are named to the Rising Stars list.


2026 Washington Super Lawyers

Kristin D. Anger - Labor and Employment

Maki Arakawa - Technology Transactions 

Alexander A. Baehr - Business Litigation

Diana Breaux - Litigation, Top 50 Women in Washington, Top 100 in Washington

Jessica L. Goldman - Constitutional Law  

Otto G. Klein III - Labor and Employment 

Lawrence C. Locker - Business Litigation

J. Chad Mitchell - Business Litigation

Quinn Oppenheim - Employment Litigation

Shannon E. Phillips - Employment Litigation, Top 50 Women in Washington, Top 100 in Washington

Chris Wion - Business Litigation

Rodney B. Younker - Labor and Employment


2026 Washington Rising Stars

Selby P. Brown - Business Litigation

Hathaway Burden - Employment Litigation 

Ada Dea Danelo -  Business, Corporate/Securities

James Feldman - Environmental Litigation

Molly Gibbons - Litigation

John Henry - Labor and Employment

Eva S. Oliver - Business Litigation

Monica Romero - Employment Litigation

Valerie Shmigol - Technology Transactions

Jesse Taylor - Employment Litigation

Vanessa Williams-Hall - Civil Litigation: Defense


Both Diana Breaux and Shannon E. Phillips were named to the Top 50: 2026 Women Washington Super Lawyers and the Top 100: 2026 Washington Super Lawyers. Newcomers to this year's list include James Feldman, John Henry, Monica Romero, and Vanessa Williams-Hall.

Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes through a patented process of independent research and peer input. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made annually, state by state. To read more about the selection process, please click here.

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