Brian Glasser Named a 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyer in America

Brian Glasser has been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America in recognition of his litigation and class action work. This recognition is Lawdragon’s flagship honor, and it highlights 500 lawyers whose work defined the most important legal matters of the prior year.

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Bailey & Glasser, LLP founding partner Brian A. Glasser has been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America in recognition of his litigation and class action work.

This recognition is Lawdragon’s flagship honor, and it highlights 500 lawyers whose work defined the most important legal matters of the prior year. The list includes leaders in commercial litigation, class actions, M&A, white collar matters, capital markets, REITs, structured finance, securities litigation, employment law, international arbitration, corporate governance, antitrust, international trade, human rights, civil rights, insurance recovery, environmental law, technology, toxic torts, and more.

Lawdragon describes this year’s honor as follows:

This is our 21st year honoring the lawyers of now – those advocates who lead the way for clients, their communities, their firms. They are brilliant, impassioned and dedicated to the law and its practice.

That was tested as never before in the year that was – an unprecedented time of Executive Orders targeting some of the nation’s largest law firms and the livelihoods and talents of their lawyers. This guide is a celebration and tribute to the good that lawyers do, and it must be said that the skills and ability of lawyers to provide their services and for clients to hire those lawyers is fundamental . . . . We select the 500 through our blend of yearlong research, discussions with lawyers and your very robust nominations. Excellence is required, as, typically, is 15 years in law practice at the highest levels. From America’s first family of trucking litigation in Scranton, Penn., to the peaks of dealmaking in Manhattan, energy litigators and advisors in Houston and national security specialists in Washington, D.C., this 500 is robust with lawyers who inspire us and will shape the law for decades to come.

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Bailey Glasser Wins Class Certification in Lawsuit Against Dovenmuehle Mortgage

Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles certifies a class of North Carolina residents who paid their DMI fees over the phone.

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Bailey & Glasser, LLP has successfully secured class certification in Custer v. Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc., a North Carolina federal lawsuit challenging Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.’s (“DMI”) “pay-to-pay” fees charged borrowers making loan payments by phone. In this matter, we have alleged that DMI unlawfully collected fees from mortgage holders paying mortgages by phone (up to $15 per payment per month), in violation of the North Carolina Debt Collection Act and the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

On December 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, pursuant to an opinion by Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles, certified a class of North Carolina residents who paid their DMI fees over the phone, finding that “a class action will allow finality for all members of the class” and noting “[a]ll putative class members have mortgages on North Carolina property that are serviced by DMI, and all allege the same injury under the same two North Carolina statutes.”

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Happy Holidays from Bailey & Glasser, LLP

We wish all of you a very joyous holiday season and Happy New Year!

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We wish all of you a very joyous holiday season and Happy New Year!

To watch the full video with a holiday message from founding partner Ben Bailey, please visit this link.

Partner Tad Duree to Speak at BARBRI CLE on Litigation Funding

This CLE webinar will discuss lawsuits and arbitration involving third-party litigation funding (TPLF), including an overview of the TPLF market, and much more.

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Bailey Glasser partner Tad Duree is presenting at an upcoming BARBRI CLE next Wednesday, December 17, entitled “Defending Lawsuits Involving Third-Party Litigation Funding: Practical Tips and Mitigation Strategies.”

This CLE webinar will discuss lawsuits and arbitration involving third-party litigation funding (TPLF), including an overview of the TPLF market, discoverability of TPLF agreements, mitigating the effects of TPLF, and judicial and legislative responses to calls for greater disclosure. In addition, the discussion will include what litigators should now factor into their trial and discovery strategies, budgets, timelines, data protection practices, and client recommendations.

This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

To learn more and to register, visit this link.

To read Tad’s recent client alert about ethical issues involving litigation funding, visit here.

Bailey & Glasser, LLP has been recognized by Best Law Firms® across 46 categories on both nationwide and regional tiers in 2026. It reflects the work our lawyers do every day across our 18 offices, including Charleston, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Boise, Birmingham, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Des Moines, and Morgantown.

These recognitions cover the full range of what we handle: complex commercial litigation and bet-the-company cases, class actions, mergers & acquisitions, securities, banking and finance, energy matters, mass torts, product liability, white-collar defense, bankruptcy and business reorganization, employment disputes, insurance law, ERISA litigation, and more.

Our litigation and corporate teams are deeply dedicated to the clients they serve, and we never take your good words for granted. Thank you for recognizing our work for another year.

Please click here to see a full list of our 2026 rankings.