Awards and Recognitions
Attorneys at The Gori Law Firm have been recognized by rating organizations, peer-review publications, and legal publishers, and the firm itself has been recognized by its employees through workplace surveys. Each recognition below names the organization that granted it and the year or years it applies to.
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The Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America® is a peer-review publication. Attorneys are recognized in specific practice areas based on confidential evaluations by other lawyers in the same region and field, and Best Lawyers states that attorneys cannot pay to be included. Editions are named for the year after they are released: the 2027 edition was published in August 2026. Read more about how Best Lawyers® selects attorneys.
The following Gori Law Firm attorneys were recognized in the 2027 edition, as announced in our August 2026 news post (four were also recognized in the 2026 edition, announced in August 2025):
- Brent Copple: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2027
- Beth Gori-Gregory: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2026–2027
- Christopher T. Layloff: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2026–2027
- Sara M. Salger: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2026–2027
- Jason Steinmeyer: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2026–2027
Best Law Firms (Firm Award)
Best Law Firms, published by Best Lawyers, ranks firms by practice area and region. The rankings combine client feedback, peer review from lawyers, and firm-submitted information. The Gori Law Firm was ranked in the 2026 edition, as announced in our November 2025 news post:
- The Gori Law Firm: Regional Tier 2, St. Louis, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation, 2026
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers, a rating service, selects attorneys to its Super Lawyers list each year using a patented multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research, and each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made annually, state by state. See the firm’s Super Lawyers profile.
The following Gori Law Firm attorneys have been selected to Super Lawyers in Illinois, including six in the 2026 list announced in our January 2026 news post:
- David W. Aubrey: Super Lawyers, 2024–2026
- Evan Buxner: Super Lawyers, 2015–2025
- Beth Gori-Gregory: Super Lawyers, 2024–2026
- Christopher T. Layloff: Super Lawyers, 2024–2026
- Robert P. Marcus: Super Lawyers, 2019–2026
- Sara M. Salger: Super Lawyers, 2024–2026
- Jason Steinmeyer: Super Lawyers, 2024–2026
Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Rising Stars is a separate Super Lawyers list for attorneys who are 40 or younger or who have practiced for 10 years or less. Candidates go through the same multiphase selection process as Super Lawyers. Selections are made by state or region.
The following Gori Law Firm attorneys have been selected to Rising Stars, including Patrick J. Moroney’s first New York Metro selection, announced in our 2020 news post:
- David W. Aubrey: Rising Stars, Illinois, 2020–2021
- Teona Drake-Robinson: Rising Stars, Illinois, 2026
- Robert P. Marcus: Rising Stars, Illinois, 2016–2017
- Patrick J. Moroney: Rising Stars, New York Metro, 2020–2026
- Dimitri Nichols: Rising Stars, California, 2012–2015
- Sara M. Salger: Rising Stars, Illinois, 2015–2023
Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers
Leading Lawyers, published by Law Bulletin Media, identifies Illinois attorneys through surveys of their peers. Emerging Lawyers is its companion list for attorneys who are 40 or younger or who have practiced for 10 years or less. Eleven Gori Law Firm attorneys were recognized in the 2024-2025 cycle, as announced in our January 2025 news post:
- David W. Aubrey: Leading Lawyer, 2025; Emerging Lawyer, 2021 and 2022
- Erin L. Beavers: Leading Lawyer, 2022 and 2025
- Evan Buxner: Leading Lawyer, 2022 and 2025
- Ivan Cason: Emerging Lawyer, 2025
- Jason B. Epps: Leading Lawyer, 2025
- Christopher T. Layloff: Leading Lawyer, 2025; Emerging Lawyer, 2018 and 2022
- Robert P. Marcus: Leading Lawyer, 2022 and 2025
- Sara M. Salger: Leading Lawyer, 2025; Emerging Lawyer, 2018, 2021 and 2022
- Gregory Joseph Sandifer: Leading Lawyer, 2025
- Jason Steinmeyer: Leading Lawyer, 2025
- James R. Stever: Leading Lawyer, 2025
Earlier selections were announced in our 2018, 2021 and 2022 news posts.
The National Trial Lawyers
The National Trial Lawyers is an invitation-only professional organization for civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers. It describes its selection as a multiphase process of peer nominations and third-party research, with lists organized by state or region, including the Top 100, the Top 40 Under 40, and practice-specific lists such as the Top 10 Asbestos/Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers.
The following Gori Law Firm attorneys were selected in the years shown, as announced in our firm news posts from 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021:
- David W. Aubrey: Top 40 Under 40, Illinois, 2020
- Jason B. Epps: Top 40 Under 40, Illinois, 2019 and 2020
- Christopher T. Layloff: Top 100, Illinois, 2020; Top 10 Asbestos/Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers, Illinois, 2020
- Leslie N. Reams: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, Illinois, 2021
- Sara M. Salger: Top 40 Under 40, Illinois, 2015–2018 and 2020
- James R. Stever: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, Illinois, 2021
Top Workplaces (Firm Award)
Top Workplaces awards are based solely on confidential employee surveys administered by Energage. The Gori Law Firm has been recognized regionally and nationally:
- Top Workplaces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2021
- Top Workplaces USA, 2022 and 2023
- Women-Led Top Workplace, Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards, 2024
Awards and recognitions reflect the standards and selection processes of the organizations that grant them. They are not a guarantee of any result, and no organization listed here has evaluated the outcome of any particular case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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