Flaherty Celebrates 25 Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® 2026

Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC is proud to announce that 25 of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, an annual peer-reviewed recognition of legal excellence.

Standing out among this group, J. Dustin Dillard (Litigation – Health Care), J. Tyler Dinsmore (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants), William Hanna (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants), James W. Lane, Jr. (Litigation – Bankruptcy), Mark A. Robinson (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants) and Margaret Droppleman Wassick (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants), earned the distinction of Best Lawyers 2026 "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective communities—an honor granted to just one lawyer per practice area

Best Lawyers is compiled annually by geographic region and practice area.  Lawyers are reviewed by their peers based on professional experience and ability. “Ones to Watch” are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Flaherty attorneys acknowledged in 2026, and the practice areas for which they were recognized are:

Charleston Office

• Erica M. Baumgras – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Michael Bonasso – Bet‑the‑Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christopher A. Brumley – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• J. Dustin Dillard – Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• J. Tyler Dinsmore – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Thomas V. Flaherty – Appellate Practice; Bet‑the‑Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Sam Fox – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• William Hanna – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
• Amy R. Humphreys – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Richard D. Jones – Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• James W. Lane, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Edward C. Martin – Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Bryan Price – Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Consumer Protection Law
• Mark A. Robinson – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Salem C. Smith – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• James C. Stebbins – Litigation – Insurance
• Jeffrey M. Wakefield – Bet‑the‑Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Morgantown Office

• Peter T. DeMasters – Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Richard R. Marsh – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Alonzo D. Washington – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Margaret Droppleman Wassick – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Wheeling Office

• David S. Givens – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Ones to Watch – Charleston

• Evan Aldridge – Construction Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
• William Aubel – Insurance Law
• Eric M. Johnson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation