The designation reflects excellence in personal injury law, medical malpractice law, and consumer protection law
Excellence runs deep at Luvera Law Firm, and we’re proud to announce that seven of our attorneys have been elevated by their peers for their skill and impact in the courtroom and beyond, earning a placed in the the 2026 Best Lawyers in America guide.
The attorneys are being recognized for demonstrating exceptional expertise in three core practice areas: personal injury litigation, consumer protection law, and medical malpractice law.
“We are proud of our colleagues for consistently achieving outstanding work and results,” said Robert Gellatly, managing partner of Luvera Law Firm. “It is an honor to see our colleagues named among so many other great attorneys, and it reflects the firm’s level of dedication and tenacity as we advocate for our clients.”
Luvera Law Firm partners and attorneys have been recognized in the annual Best Lawyers rankings for many years based on professional excellence and consistently strong ratings from peers. The 2026 guide honors:
- Patricia Anderson, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- David Beninger, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- John Gagliardi, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Robert Gellatly, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Andy Hoyal, Consumer Protection Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Mark Kamitomo, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Deborah Martin, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
The Best Lawyers guide is based on rigorous peer-review surveys, including more than 13.7 million evaluations from top attorneys in their field.
What’s more, Mark Kamitomo has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice in the region by Best Lawyers In America. This is the sixth time Kamitomo has been named “LaBest Lawyers 2026 logo, seven attorney headshotswyer of the Year,” last receiving the title in 2022. With only one attorney named for each specialty and geographic region, receiving this honor is especially significant.
Luvera Law Firm is dedicated to advocating for seriously injured individuals and their families. The firm is known for handling complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases, including a $103 million verdict against Nationwide for insurance misconduct, a $150 million verdict following a fatal crane collapse in Seattle’s South Lake Union area in 2019, representing several victims of the 2017 Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington and a $23.9 million verdict for a Port Townsend family whose baby suffered a permanent brain injury when she slowly suffocated during labor and delivery at Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center.
