NEW YORK – Aug. 21, 2025 – Kahana Feld is pleased to announce that Eric S. Bernhardt and Daniel R. Erwin were included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Joyce J. Choi, Dominic Donato, Anisha Mathew, Joshua C. Offenhartz, and Antigone Tzakis were included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. 

Best Lawyers in America 2026
Eric Bernhardt was awarded for his work in Litigation - Insurance. Bernhardt is a partner in the firm’s Buffalo, NY office, admitted in New York and California, and a member of Kahana Feld’s national appellate litigation & consulting group, as well as the New York general litigation team. His practice encompasses multiple types of litigation including the defense of New York Labor Law, construction, product liability, trucking, automobile accident, and premises liability cases. 

Daniel Erwin was recognized in the area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Erwin is a partner in Kahana Feld’s Houston office and practices primarily in the firm’s General Liability, Trucking and Transportation, and Construction Law practice groups. He has extensive experience litigating high-stakes cases before state and federal courts throughout Texas. He has a particular emphasis on complex cases involving high-exposure, catastrophic personal injury litigation. 

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2026
Joyce Choi was recognized in the area of Commercial Litigation. Choi is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office and is chair of Kahana Feld’s Korea Practice Group. She represents a wide range of clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings focused on breach of contract, fraud, construction, employment, entertainment, false advertising, intellectual property, and real estate disputes.