RESTON, Aug. 22, 2025 — Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC is pleased to announce that 22 lawyers have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
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OFP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Jennifer Banks – Real Estate Law
- Jo Anne S. Bitner – Real Estate Law
- Bruce M. Blanchard – Commercial Litigation
- Garen E. Dodge – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David E. Feldman – Real Estate Law
- Leslye S. Fenton – Family Law Mediation
- Craig J. Franco – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Grayson P. Hanes – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Litigation – Real Estate
- Sally Ann Hostetler – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
- Matthew Kapuscinski – Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Benjamin Kinder – Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Donald F. King – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Sara Mariska – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Margaret Marks – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- John L. McBride – Land Use and Zoning Law
- Pamela G. Morand – Trusts and Estates
- James B. Pittleman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Tax Law
- Thomas F. Quinn III – Corporate Law
- F. Douglas Ross – Commercial Litigation
- Thomas J. Sawyer – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Catherine F. Schott Murray – Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
- Ellen Sharpe – Real Estate Law
About Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., a full-service law firm located in Reston, VA, serves clients in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and nationwide. Established in 1972, the firm serves clients across a variety of practice areas ranging from Corporate/business law to commercial Real Estate and Family/Domestic Relations. Learn more about Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. at www.ofplaw.com.
About The Best Lawyers in America®
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