October 13, 2025
12 Willkie attorneys have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers, an annual list of the country’s top practitioners in private wealth, trusts & estates, probate litigation, and other areas of family law.
“The Private Wealth area is one of the fastest-growing in law practice,” Lawdragon noted, “And Willkie’s estimable group is one of the best.”
The following Willkie attorneys were recognized for excellence in their respective areas of family law:
- Eric Bakewell, partner in the Litigation Department (Trusts & Estates Litigation)
- Elizabeth Buckley Lewis, partner in the Tax Department and Chair of Willkie’s Exempt Organizations Practice Group (Tax, Family Office, Asset Management)
- Andrew Copans, West Coast Co-Chair of the Private Wealth Group (Private Wealth, Tax, Trust & Estates)
- Logan Elliott, partner in the Litigation Department (Trust & Estates Litigation)
- Barbara Grayson, National Chair of the Private Wealth Group (Private Wealth, Family Office)
- Sean Hanle, partner in the Litigation Department (Trust & Estates, High-Net Worth, Probate Litigation)
- Ani Hovanessian, partner in the Private Wealth Group (Private Wealth, Trust & Estate Planning)
- Jonathan Lurie, senior counsel in the Private Wealth Group (Private Wealth, Tax, Estate Planning)
- Donna Margolis, partner in the Private Wealth Group (Private Wealth, Tax, Estates)
- David McCabe, partner in the Private Wealth Group and Co-Chair of the Global Family Office practice (Private Wealth, Family Office)
- David J. Posner, Chair of the Private Wealth Group in New York (Private Wealth, Family Office)
- Alex Weingarten, Managing Partner of Willkie’s Los Angeles Office and Chair of the Entertainment Litigation Practice (Probate, Entertainment Litigation)
View the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers here.
