SAN FRANCISCO (June 30, 2026) – Super Lawyers has named five attorneys from Holland & Knight's San Francisco office as Northern California "Super Lawyers" and 10 as "Rising Stars" for 2026.
Published annually by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service that annually identifies outstanding lawyers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
The following attorneys were named in their respective practice areas this year:
Super Lawyers
Daniel Golub: Land Use & Zoning, Civil Litigation: Defense, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Environmental Litigation
Jennifer Hernandez: Environmental, Land Use & Zoning
Stacie Nelson: Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate
Tamsen Plume: Land Use & Zoning, Environmental
Marne Sussman: Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources
Rising Stars
Kevin Ashe: Land Use & Zoning, Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources
Philippa Balestrieri: Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entertainment & Sports, Healthcare, Transportation/Maritime
Nathaniel Bernstein: Land Use & Zoning, Environmental
Ana Dragojevic: Business Litigation, Healthcare
Rebecca Freed: Real Estate
Scott Gesundheit: Land Use & Zoning
Emily Lieban: Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources, Land Use & Zoning
Danielle Santucci: Banking
Will Sterling: Land Use & Zoning
Ben Ylo: Banking