Author: Bailey Glasser

BG Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers in America® Lists

Bailey Glasser attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® in 2026. This recognition is only awarded to the top 5% of lawyers across the United States.

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Bailey Glasser attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® in 2026. This recognition is only awarded to the top 5% of lawyers across the United States.

Two lawyers were also named “Lawyers of the Year.” Founding partner Benjamin L. Bailey was named a “Lawyer of the Year”in Bet-the-Company litigation, and John W. Barrett in the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs category (in Charleston, West Virginia). We’re proud that Bailey Glasser lawyers across the country received these recognitions, including in Washington, D.C., Idaho, Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Missouri.

We thank everyone who participated in the 2026 selection process and warmly congratulate all lawyers across the country who have received this recognition.

The full list of recognized lawyers is below.

2026 Lawyers of the Year:
Benjamin l. Bailey: Bet-the-Company Litigation (Charleston, West Virginia)

John W. Barrett: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs (Charleston, West Virginia)

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Allison Bruff Appointed to Supreme Court Fellows Commission

The Chief Justice of the United States appoints the members of the Commission, which oversees the Supreme Court Fellows Program and selects the Fellows each year.

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Bailey Glasser lawyer Allison A. Bruff has been appointed as a Commissioner to the Supreme Court Fellows Commission. The Chief Justice of the United States appoints the members of the Commission, which oversees the Supreme Court Fellows Program and selects the Fellows each year.

Founded in 1973, the Supreme Court Fellows Program offers mid-career professionals, recent law school graduates, and doctoral degree holders from the law and political science fields an opportunity to broaden their understanding of the judicial system through exposure to federal court administration. Four Fellows are selected each year and placed among four judiciary agencies: Supreme Court of the United States, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Judicial Center, and U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Allison served as a Supreme Court Fellow from 2020 to 2022, with placements at the U.S. Sentencing Commission and in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice. As an alumna of the Fellows Program, Allison will bring a unique and important perspective to the Commission.

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First in Class: NH Court Wades Into Birthright Citizenship Class Action

The relief granted in this case is nothing short of a nationwide injunction.

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Read our new client alert digesting last week’s ruling by a federal court in New Hampshire that issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration, blocking the executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship rights. This appears to be the earliest instance of plaintiffs effectively obtaining a nationwide injunction against a Trump administration policy since the Supreme Court’s June 27 ruling seemingly closed the door on “universal injunctions.”

While the court noted that the certified class definition was narrower than that requested by plaintiffs, the court’s order uses broad language to ensure relief and protection to persons across the country and to enjoin the federal agencies from enforcing President Trump’s “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” executive order.

Read the full client alert at this link.

This alert was written by lawyers Allison A. Bruff, Katherine E. Charonko (Electronically Stored Information Practice Group Leader), Jonathan Marshall (Contingency Area Practice Area Leader), and David Selby II – Trial Lawyer (Mass Torts Practice Group Leader).

As a national leader in class action law, including product liability, medical device, ERISA/ESOP, TCPA, consumer protection, institutional sexual abuse, and defective firearms, our firm is watching the developments in this arena closely.

BG Defeats $900M Lawsuit and Obtains $2.9M Attorney’s Fees Award as a Result

Bailey Glasser has successfully represented our client Williamson Energy in defeating a $900 million lawsuit and obtaining the award of $2.9 million in attorney’s fees as a result.

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Pursuant to a ruling from the Appellate Court of Illinois, Bailey Glasser has successfully represented our client Williamson Energy in defeating a $900 million lawsuit and obtaining the award of $2.9 million in attorney’s fees as a result.

In 2014, based on ancient deeds conveying mineral rights in Illinois, the Mitchell-Roberts Partnership sued Williamson Energy for $900 million. On Williamson Energy’s behalf, Bailey Glasser secured summary judgment on that claim—a complete win for the defense—in 2019, and the appellate court affirmed shortly thereafter. Bailey Glasser then pressed Williamson Energy’s counterclaim. As it turned out, in signed mitigation agreements, the Partnership had expressly waived and released the very claims it brought against Williamson Energy several years before it filed suit. The mitigation agreements also contained attorney fee provisions awarding fees to the prevailing party in the event of such a lawsuit.

Accordingly, under the contracts, the Partnership was on the hook for all of Williamson Energy’s attorney’s fees. The trial court agreed. And, yesterday, the appellate court affirmed an award of $2.9 million in fees. All told, the Partnership that sued Williamson Energy for $900 million will have to pay it $2.9 million instead.

Bailey Glasser attorneys Brian Glasser, Nick Johnson, Jeffrey Baron, and Joshua Hammack represented the defendants. Joshua Hammack drafted the appellate briefs and argued the appeals before the Appellate Court. Charles Little participated in this case as an investigator and Pat Wilson and Christy Satterfield provided valuable paralegal expertise.

Learn more about the case and read the opinion at this link.

Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Sports Icon Lynette Woodard

The Globetrotters breached the terms of their agreement by failing to pay Woodard her contractual share—25% of net merchandising revenue—for products using her likeness which she never authorized.

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A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Harlem Globetrotters by Bailey & Glasser, LLP on behalf of Lynette Woodard—the first woman to play for the iconic exhibition basketball team. Bailey Glasser partners Michael Murphy and Elliott McGraw are leading the legal team protecting Ms. Woodard’s legal rights related to her name, image and likeness. Our co-counsel is Michael Clohisy.

Ms. Woodard is a sports icon who was the first woman to play with the Harlem Globetrotters beginning in 1986, which made her the first woman to ever play for a men’s professional basketball team.

A four-time All-American at the University of Kansas, Ms. Woodard captained the gold-medal-winning 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team, competed in the WNBA, and played professionally across Europe and Japan. Her contributions to the sport have earned her a place in multiple halls of fame, including the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the Women’s Sports Hall of Fame, and the African American Hall of Fame, among others.

Our lawsuit claims the Globetrotters breached the terms of their agreement by failing to pay Woodard her contractual share—25% of net merchandising revenue—for products using her likeness which she never authorized.

As set forth in our complaint: “By their own account, respondents named the ‘Lynette’ fleece sweatsuit after Ms. Woodard to take advantage of her iconic status as the first woman Harlem Globetrotter and to falsely imply her endorsement. Ms. Woodard never gave permission to defendants to use her name or persona.”

The case is Woodard v. UNDRCRWN LLC et al., case number 1:25-cv-05415, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

This case has been covered by numerous outlets including Sports Illustrated and Sportico. For more, visit this link.