Awards & Professional Recognition
Honors our attorneys have earned representing injured Marylanders
Our attorneys at Finnegan Cannon have spent decades building a reputation for results, and that work has been recognized by some of the most respected rating organizations in the legal profession. These honors reflect years of peer review, courtroom experience, and client trust. Below, you can learn more about the awards and professional recognitions earned by our team.
Kevin J. Finnegan
Kevin J. Finnegan has been selected to Super Lawyers from 2008 to 2014 and every year since 2016. He holds a 10.0 Superb rating from Avvo. He has also earned individual recognition from the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an invitation-only organization that recognizes the top trial lawyers in each state. Mr. Finnegan was named among the Top Attorneys in Maryland by Baltimore Magazine from 2011 to 2015, listed among the Best Maryland Attorneys by Woodward/White in 2013, and recognized as a Top Attorney in Washington, D.C. by DC Magazine.
Curtis D. Cannon
Curtis D. Cannon has been selected to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2024, and was selected to the Rising Stars list from 2012 to 2018. He was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in 2024. Baltimore Magazine has recognized him multiple times over the course of his career, naming him a Rising Star from 2013 to 2015, a Top Lawyer in Maryland in 2013, and a Top Young Attorney in Maryland in 2012.
Mayah Wells
Mayah Wells has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2023, a distinction given to top-rated attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less. This recognition reflects the trust she has built with clients and peers while representing injured workers throughout Maryland.
Charles Krikawa
Charles Krikawa holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, with a 5.0 out of 5.0 peer review rating. He has also received Avvo's Client's Choice Award, based on the volume and quality of reviews he has received from the clients he has represented.
Fani Kantartzis
Fani Kantartzis has been recognized individually by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an invitation-only recognition awarded to a select number of civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers in each state. This honor reflects her ongoing work handling complex civil litigation, including personal injury and wrongful death claims, on behalf of Maryland clients.
Karen Sussman
Karen Sussman is well respected within Maryland's legal community for her trial experience and objectivity, and she is frequently asked by her peers to serve as an impartial arbitrator in personal injury disputes. Ms. Sussman has represented hundreds of clients in jury trials across Maryland's counties and Baltimore City throughout her decades of practice.
Howard Simcox
Howard Simcox has been selected to the Super Lawyers list every year since 2008, a distinction based on peer recognition and professional achievement. Over his career, Mr. Simcox has tried approximately 150 jury trials to conclusion in Circuit Court across more than 15 Maryland counties, Baltimore City, and Washington, D.C.
Stuart Plotnick (Of Counsel, Retired)
Stuart Plotnick built a reputation over nearly three decades as a top-rated personal injury attorney, earning a Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and Avvo's Client's Choice Award for the quality of his client reviews. He was also named among the Top Attorneys in Maryland by Baltimore Magazine in 2020. Though now retired from active practice, his decades of client advocacy remain part of the foundation our firm continues to build on.
Choose a firm with a proven record
Our attorneys' recognition from their peers and clients is one more reason injury victims throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia turn to Finnegan Cannon. If you or a loved one has been hurt due to someone else's negligence, contact our firm and schedule a free case evaluation. Our services are based on contingency fees, so you owe nothing unless we win your case.