2027 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® names 15 Romanucci & Blandin Partners and Attorneys

Senior Partner Frank A. Sommario named Lawyer of the Year for Workers’ Compensation Claimants in Chicago

CHICAGO (August 20, 2026) – Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is proud to announce that 15 Partners and Attorneys have been named to the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® lists.

Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a rigorous peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geographic regions. Similarly, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® honors rising attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence in private practice early in their careers. Collectively, these honorees represent an elite group within the legal profession.

R&B Founding Partners Antonio M. Romanucci and Stephan D. Blandin; Managing & Senior Partner the Hon. Gina A. DeBoni; Senior Partners Frank A. Sommario and Michael E. Holden; and Partners Joseph E. Kolar and Sarah M. Raisch and Senior Attorney Stephen H. Weil were named to the Best Lawyers in America® list. Seven lawyers were honored with placement on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list: Senior Attorneys Benjamin A. Berkman, Michelle R. DiSilvestro, Sam A. Harton, Patrick A. Huber and Joshua M. Levin, and Attorneys Colton M. Johnson Taylor and Isabella A. Mazzanti.

Additionally, Romanucci & Blandin is pleased to announce that Senior Partner Frank A. Sommario has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Workers’ Compensation Law - Claimants in Chicago, one of the organization’s highest distinctions. This honor is presented to only one individual in each practice area and geographic region and is based entirely on peer-review evaluations, making it a singular recognition of professional excellence and reputation within the legal community.

“To have 15 attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin named on the distinguished Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch lists for 2027, along with Frank being named the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Workers’ Compensation Law - Claimants in Chicago is a tremendous honor, and one we do not take lightly, noted Antonio M. Romanucci, Founding Partner of Romanucci & Blandin. “Each day we come to work prepared to fight for our clients and our community. To be recognized by our peers for this work is incredibly meaningful.”

This year, Romanucci & Blandin expanded its presence on The Best Lawyers in America® list with the first-time inclusion of Senior Attorney Stephen H. Weil and on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list with Senior Attorney Benjamin A. Berkman and Attorneys Colton M. Johnson Taylor and Isabella A. Mazzanti. Additionally, Antonio M. Romanucci was named to the Civil Rights Law practice area list.

Romanucci & Blandin, LLC - The Best Lawyers in America® (2027 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
• 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
  • Civil Rights Law
  • 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
• Stephen H. Weil
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Romanucci & Blandin, LLC - The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch (2027 Edition)

• Benjamin A. Berkma
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Michelle R. DiSilvestro
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury 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
• Colton M. Johnson Taylor
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Joshua M. Levin
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Isabella A. Mazzanti
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

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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 nearly 30 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.