In a record-setting year for the firm, 63 BAL attorneys have been recognized by the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers®, with 30 attorneys named as the 2025 “Best Lawyers in America” for immigration law and 33 named as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” In addition, BAL Partner Sharon Cook was honored as the immigration law “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta, GA.

“We are thrilled and proud to see so many of our attorneys recognized with this incredible honor,” said Managing Partner Frieda Garcia. “BAL is always looking to raise the standards of how we support our clients, and it can’t be done without the dedication and persistence of our attorneys. Having 63 attorneys recognized this year is proof of their hard work and expertise.”

The following BAL attorneys were recognized as “Best Lawyers”:

• Ashley Foret Dees, Partner, Houston 

• Delya Ghosh, Partner, San Francisco 

• Edward Rios, Partner, Boston 

• Elizabeth McKee, Senior Associate, Atlanta 

• Frieda Garcia, Managing Partner, Dallas, Santa Clara 

• Gabriel Mozes, Partner, Atlanta 

• Guillermo Ortiz, Senior Associate, Dallas 

• Jeff Joseph, Partner, Denver 

• Jeremy Fudge, CEO, Dallas 

• Jessica Mullins-Ta, Partner, Dallas 

• Jim King, Partner, Atlanta 

• Josiah Curtis, Partner, Boston 

• Kelli Duehning, Partner, San Francisco 

• Kortney Gibson, Partner, Dallas 

• Lynden Melmed, Partner, Washington, D.C. 

• Maria DeLapp, Partner, Chicago 

• Mark S. Johnson, Senior Associate, Atlanta 

• Mark Yelich, Partner, Dallas 

• Michelle Funk, Partner, Tysons 

• Michelle Gergerian, Partner, Boston 

• Petra Tang, Partner, San Francisco 

• Roberto Caballero, Partner, Houston 

• Russell Swapp, Partner, Boston 

• Ruth Clark, Partner, Houston 

• Sharon Cook, Partner, Atlanta 

• Shehryar Chaudhry, Partner, San Francisco  

• Stephanie Wolf, Partner, San Francisco 

• Susan Wehrer, Partner, Dallas 

• Tiffany Lam-Bentley, Senior Associate, Dallas 

• Tiffany Martinez, Senior Associate, San Francisco 

The following BAL attorneys were recognized as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”:

• Adam Smith, Houston  

• Allison Terry, Tysons 

• Asha George, New York 

• Ashley Tseung, Dallas 

• Brittney Quezada, Houston 

• Cheryl Kilborn, Chicago 

• Christopher Barnett, Dallas 

• Claudia Villaseñor-Sanchez, Dallas 

• Danielle Westgard, Dallas 

• David Wagner, Denver 

• Edwing Bustamente, Dallas 

• Eileen Lohmann, Washington, D.C. 

• Emily Yao, San Francisco 

• Gabriel Castro, Los Angeles 

• Gloria Luan, San Francisco 

• Heather Oh, New York 

• Jennifer McGill, Boston 

• Jennifer Schaaf, Boston  

• Jonathan Nagel, Boston 

• Keith Jensen, Dallas 

• Kyle Klaudt, Dallas 

• Logan Bowser, Dallas 

• Lynn Bonnello, Santa Clara 

• Maura Travers, Boston 

• Melissa Saldivar, Austin 

• Nazish Ali, Dallas 

• Peter Alphonso, Dallas 

• Saima Hussain, Dallas 

• Shane Andrews, Dallas 

• Shelly Song, Los Angeles 

• Steven Quezada, Dallas 

• Susan Kivuvani, Dallas 

• Taylor Chapman, Houston 

The attorneys will be featured in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the only purely peer-review guide to the legal profession.