Phelan Petty Partners Selected for 2025 Best Lawyers in America®
The entire team at Phelan Petty congratulates partners Jonathan Petty and Michael G. Phelan on being selected for inclusion in the 31st edition of Best Lawyers in America®! Jonathan was also named Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs (Richmond) for the third time.
Best Lawyers® compiles annual lists of attorneys across the country who have been recognized by their peers for their outstanding work in their respective legal areas. You cannot purchase a place on the list, and being selected one year does not guarantee inclusion the next. All eligible lawyers must receive a nomination from other attorneys. Best Lawyers® does not permit self-nomination. Attorneys must also be in good standing with their Bar.
About Best Lawyers®
Since Best Lawyers® was first published in 1983, the organization has earned a universal reputation as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. Over 123,000 industry-leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and they have received more than 20 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
About Jonathan Petty
Jonathan Petty, partner, has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® every year since 2012 for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs (Richmond). He also earned the Lawyer of the Year award for his Medical Malpractice work in Richmond in 2014, 2023, and 2025. He has been named to Virginia Super Lawyers every year since 2008 and has been included in the Top 100 and Top 50 Super Lawyers lists. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
About Michael G. Phelan
Michael G. Phelan, partner, has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® every year since 2009 for his work in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs (Richmond). He is recognized by Virginia Super Lawyers, including the Top 100 and Top 50 in Richmond lists, as well as The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) in 2007 and has been awarded AAJ’s Above and Beyond Award (2020-2024) and Wiedemann Wysocki Award (2016 and 2019).
Please join us in congratulating Jonathan and Michael for their inclusion in 2025’s Best Lawyers in America®. We are all so proud of you both!
