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The POWER List: Business Defense 2026
Staff Report//May 14, 2026//
Lawyers who defend businesses in court don’t necessarily like to be in the spotlight. The best thing they can do for their clients is to resolve legal issues quickly and quietly. If that doesn’t work and the case heads to trial, the defense lawyers’ hard-won victory is probably something the client would prefer not to dwell on.
So this latest edition of THE POWER List goes out to the most powerful attorneys who defend businesses and corporations in court. These are practitioners who defend their clients on claims ranging from products liability to premises liability, contesting plaintiffs’ claims at every turn and taking great pride in a verdict form that reads: $0.
As always, our POWER series is a subjective endeavor. We’re confident in our choices, but we expect readers might disagree with who we put in or keep out. Let us know what you think we got right and tell us who else we should have considered. And watch for new versions of THE POWER List throughout 2026.
Reach Editor Jordan Yount at [email protected].
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