Firm increases representation for second year in a row
Twelve firm partners with Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea, BenMaier & Eastham PLLC (SBSB Eastham) have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list, a guide to the top trial attorneys in the United States.
“The outstanding advocates recognized here have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles,” said Lawdragon publisher Katrina Dewey. “This year’s guide features a who’s who of top trial lawyers from the nation’s greatest trial firms.”
The 12 SBSB Eastham partner honorees include:
- John Schouest – Commercial Litigation
- Limor BenMaier – Commercial Litigation
- Trevor Brown – Commercial Litigation
- Richard Cozad – Commercial Litigation
- Kelly Haas – Commercial Litigation, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Energy Litigation
- Tom Jacks – Commercial Litigation
- Sarah Clinton Jones – Commercial Litigation, Energy Litigation
- David Merkley – Products Liability Defense
- Christina Schovajsa – Admiralty & Maritime Law, Catastrophic Injury Defense
- Robert Vining – Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Susan Noe Wilson – Commercial Litigation
- Rasha Zeyadeh – Labor and Employment Litigation, Insurance Defense
“It is wonderful to see that every year we keep adding more of our firm partners to this list of attorneys,” said John Schouest, the firm’s managing partner. “I am very proud of this incredible team and the hard work they put in for our clients.”
Lawdragon honorees are selected through an open nomination process, followed by the publication’s research and vetting by a Lawdragon team of legal reporting and analysis experts.
To see the full Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators list, click here.