2026 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® names Romanucci & Blandin Partners and Attorneys

CHICAGO (August 21, 2025) – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is proud to announce that thirteen Partners and Attorneys have been named to the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® lists. R&B Founding Partners Antonio M. Romanucci and Stephan D. Blandin, Managing and Senior Partner the Hon. Gina A. DeBoni, Senior Partners Frank A. Sommario and Michael E. Holden, along with Partner Joseph E. Kolar, Partner Jason J. Friedl and Senior Attorney Sarah M. Raisch were named to the Best Lawyers in America® list. Five lawyers were honored with placement on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list: Senior Attorneys Sam A. Harton, Patrick A. Huber and Joshua M. Levin, and Attorneys Michelle R. DiSilvestro and Patrick J. Driscoll.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

“Our firm’s continued presence on the prestigious Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch lists is a source of pride as well as a reflection of the caliber of achievement by our legal team,” said Antonio M. Romanucci, Founding Partner of Romanucci & Blandin. “We are also excited to have Senior Attorney Sarah M. Raisch and Attorney Patrick J. Driscoll on these lists for the first time.”

“We are extremely proud of our legal team’s commitment to delivering justice for our clients and, in the process, improving our communities,” added Stephan D. Blandin, Founding Partner of Romanucci & Blandin. “It is an honor to see R&B’s critical work recognized by our peers.”

Romanucci & Blandin, LLC - The Best Lawyers in America® (2026 Edition)

• Gina Arquilla Deboni
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Stephan D. Blandin
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Jason J. Friedl
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Michael E. Holden
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Joseph E. Kolar
• Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Sarah Raisch
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Antonio M. Romanucci
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants
• Frank A. Sommario
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants

Romanucci & Blandin, LLC - The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch (2026 Edition)

• Michelle R. DiSilvestro
• Civil Rights Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Patrick J. Driscoll
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Sam A. Harton
• Civil Rights Law
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Patrick A. Huber

• • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Joshua M. Levin
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

About Romanucci & Blandin, LLC

Romanucci & Blandin is a Chicago-based national trial practice committed to fighting for victims of negligence, abuse and wrongful death. For 25 years, we have secured more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for our clients - many for millions of dollars and others record-setting awards.  Our experience ranges from mass shootings, civil rights and police misconduct to medical malpractice, sexual abuse, motor vehicle accidents or workplace injury cases involving individual or institutional negligence. Romanucci & Blandin is a valuable legal resource to individuals and groups of people who have been injured by others’ wrongdoing. Referring attorneys and clients say several factors differentiate our firm: Our record of success, depth of experience, talented and dedicated legal team, tireless preparation and strategic use of communications to fight for the rights of those whose lives have been changed forever. We are different from other personal injury firms in that our work does not stop when a verdict or settlement is secured.  We are often inspired by our clients’ experiences and commit resources to create change in our communities. For more information about Romanucci & Blandin, please visit www.rblaw.net or call (312) 458-1000.