Super Lawyers® Recognizes 25 Fishman Haygood Attorneys & Names Bendana, Herman, Manthey, and Nobles to “Top” Lists

Super Lawyers® today released its annual rankings of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Louisiana Rising Stars. Each year, Super Lawyers selects attorneys based on peer nominations, evaluations, and independent research. Candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The Super Lawyers list recognizes the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars list recognizes the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state. Several Fishman Haygood attorneys also made appearances on “Top” lists, which recognize the highest-ranked attorneys by state or city. Notably, Steve Herman received Louisiana’s top ranking among Super Lawyers.

• Top 10: 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers: Steve Herman (ranked #1 overall)
• Top 25: 2026 Women Louisiana Super Lawyers: Alicia Bendana and Cherie Nobles
• Top 50: 2026 Louisiana Super Lawyers: Alicia Bendana, Steve Herman, and Tristan Manthey
• Top 50: 2026 New Orleans Super Lawyers: Alicia Bendana, Steve Herman, and Tristan Manthey

In addition, seventeen attorneys were named to the 2026 Louisiana Supers Lawyers list in the following primary practice areas:

 BATON ROUGE OFFICE

• Scott Chenevert: Mergers and Acquisitions
• Charles A. Landry: Real Estate

 NEW ORLEANS OFFICE

• Brent Barriere: Business Litigation
• Tad Bartlett: Appellate
• Alicia Bendana(*): Bankruptcy – Business
• Jason Burge: Securities Litigation
• Noel Darce: Utilities
• Steve Herman(*): General Litigation
• Tristan Manthey(*): Bankruptcy – Business
• Lance McCardle: Securities Litigation
• Lori Mince: Business Litigation
• Cherie Nobles(*): Bankruptcy – Business
• Billy Patrick: Bankruptcy – Business
• Blair Schilling: Environmental Litigation
• Steven Serio: Real Estate
• Jim Swanson: Securities Litigation
• Scott Willis: Real Estate

Eight Fishman Haygood attorneys were named 2026 Louisiana Rising Stars by Super Lawyers in the following primary practice areas:

 BATON ROUGE OFFICE

• Marina Speligene(**): Mergers and Acquisitions
• Christen Triche(**): Real Estate

 NEW ORLEANS OFFICE

• Joseph Caneco: Bankruptcy – Business
• Kaja Elmer: Civil Litigation – Plaintiff
• Isabel Englehart(**): Environmental Litigation
• Ryan McNamara: Mergers and Acquisitions
• Julie Meaders: Environmental Litigation
• Gabriel Winsberg: Class Action & Mass Torts

Congratulations to these outstanding Fishman Haygood attorneys!

(*) Lawyers who are included on any top list.

(**) Lawyers who are new to the list.