Erise shareholders Michelle Marriott and Carrie Bader have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Every year, Best Lawyers analyzes more than 13 million lawyer evaluations to compile its rankings of the top attorneys across multiple categories and regions in the United States. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award. Michelle was chosen as Lawyer of the Year for IP Litigation and Carrie was chosen as Lawyer of the Year for Patent Law.
Erise attorneys named to Best Lawyers include:
Abran Kean (Intellectual Property Litigation)
Carrie Bader (Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Law)
Jennifer Bailey (Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Patent Law)
Eric Buresh (Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation)
Michelle Marriott (Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation)
Adam Seitz (Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Patent Law)
Best Lawyers is solely based on peer review; lawyers earn recognition based on the feedback from their peers in the legal community. More information on the methodology is available here.
