2026
MD500
The MD500 recognizes the state’s most powerful and impactful leaders in business, nonprofits, law, higher education and more.
Accounting
Agriculture
Anthony Aellen
Cleo Braver- Bob Brennan
- Robert T. Brown
- Tony Brusco
- Mandy Castillo
- Thomas Cunningham
Chiara D’Amore
Robert Deford
Saj Dillard- Tope Fajingbesi
- Kip Fulks
- John Hargrove
Hilary Harp Falk- Laurie Landeau
- Gregory Langeler
- Randy Marriner
- Denzel Mitchell Jr.
- Wendy Powers
Jordan Shockley- Susan Summers
David Tribbett- Rick Watson
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Law
Architecture
Arts & Entertainment
Banking
Business Law
Gil Allen
Josephine Bahn
Merrick Benn
William E. Carlson
Gregory A. Cross
Thomas Dame
Christine Angela Dixon
Kevin Docherty
Martin T. Fletcher
Donald S. Goldbloom
Anu B. Kemet
Terri Ann Lowery
Rebekah Lusk
Scott Museles
Theodore A. Offit
Alan Rifkin
Jeff Schwaber
Jason M. St. John
Brian C. Thompson
Scott Wilson
Jeffrey A. Wothers
Construction
Credit Unions
Criminal Law
Gregg L. Bernstein
Oana Brooks
Warren A. Brown
Latoya A. Francis-Williams
J. Wyndal Gordon
David B. Irwin
Kathleen Kirchner
Bruce L. Marcus
Thomas Maronick Jr.
Michelle M. Martz
Mikhaila Mc Nicolls
Thomas Mooney
William H. ‘Billy’ Murphy Jr.
Debra Saltz
Stephanie A. Shipley
Steven Silverman
Erica Suter
Margaret Teahan
Jessica Zarrella
Cybersecurity
Economic Development
Employment Law
Energy
Engineering
Family Law
General Business
Healthcare
Victoria W. Bayless
Cheryl Cioffi
Melissa Clark
Rachel Dodge
Ashyrra Dotson
Michele Eberle
Paari Gopalakrishnan
Melony G. Griffith
Emily Holliman
Maulik Joshi
Kenneth D. Kozel
Steven Leonard
David Maine
Patsy McNeil
Redonda G. Miller
Jennifer Nickoles
Nkem Okeke
C. Taylor Pickett
Gene Ransom
Martine Rothblatt
Kenneth Samet
Bradley Schlaggar
Tswana N. Sewell
Paul Sharkey
Kevin Sowers
Mohan Suntha
Harsh Trivedi
Kristen Valdes
Higher Education
Heidi M. Anderson
Valerie Sheares Ashby
Mary Way Bolt
Michael Borgschulte
Aminta Breaux
Ron Daniels
Kent Devereaux
Theresa B. Felder
Gregory Fowler
Mark Ginsberg
Bruce Jarrell
Julia Jasken
Anthony L. Jenkins
David Jones
Margaret Kim
Sandra Kurtinitis
Renée H. Laurent
Carolyn Lepre
Rosalie Mince
Dinorah Olmos
Jay Perman
Brad Phillips
Darryll J. Pines
LaVonda Reed
Debbie Ricker
Terrence M. Sawyer
Toni St. John
Abagail Van Vlerah
Falecia Williams
Daria J. Willis
David K. Wilson
Hospitality/Tourism
Immigration Law
Insurance
Intellectual Property Law
Lobbyists
Manufacturing
Medical Malpractice Law
Nonprofits
Franklyn Baker
Sarah Coffey Bowes
Andrew Cushnir- Sherry DeFrancisci
Mike DiGiacomo- Meredith L. Gerard
Sharon Goldsmith
Amy Gross
Fagan Harris
Lenora Henry
Danista Hunte
Erica Joseph
Meg Kimmel
Gabriela Lemus- Cleo Manago
Rachel Monroe
Sandy Pagnotti
Jessica Quincosa- Alonzo Robertson
Jonathon Rondeau
Shanaysha M. Sauls- Emily Scarr
Sharon Markley Schreiber
Vicki Schultz
Reena Shah
Dana Vickers Shelley
Anna S. Sholl
M. DeLois “Dee” Strum
Chrissy Thornton
Personal Injury Law
Private Schools
- Dennis M. Baker
- Margery Bank
Gerald L. Boarman- Stephen A. DiBiagio
- Esther Donawa
- Christian Donovan
- Stuart Dunnan
- Clay Elliott
- Penny B. Evins
- David J. Farace
- Adrienne Forgette
- Tim Hormes
- Xavier Jacquenet
John Kane
Mary Beth Lennon
Claudia Nachtigal
Charlotte Riggs
Sue Sadler- Henry P.A. Smyth
- Christian Sullivan
- Ann Teaff
Laurie TerBeek
Matt Walsh- Clark Wight
Real Estate Services – Mortgage/Title
Real Estate, Commercial
Real Estate, Residential
Retirement/Assisted Living
Technology
Trusts & Estates Law
Wealth Management
Workers' Compensation
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