2026:
The MLO Minute: “MCANDREWS LAW ATTORNEYS NAMED AS 2026 PENNSYLVANIA SUPER LAWYERS® AND RISING STARS!”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
BERWYN, PA, 2026: McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. is honored to announce that four of our colleagues have been selected as 2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars! Super Lawyer® is a provision of Thomson Reuters and is defined on their website as follows: “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Our patented attorney selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers list each year.”
For 23 consecutive years, Dennis McAndrews has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for his consistent and successful professional achievements, which accompanies his frequent high ratings in professional and law firm surveys and testimonials. Dennis is the founder of McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan, P. C. which has developed a national reputation in the fields of special education, school-related injuries, estate planning, estate administration, and specialized trust matters.
Michael Connolly has also been named a 2026 Super Lawyer for the third year in a row, highlighting his steadfast dedication to representing children with disabilities and their families. Michael is the CEO and Supervising Partner of The Special Education Department of McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. With over twenty-five years of legal experience, he represents children with special needs and their families in a variety of educational matters at administrative hearings and in state and federal court. He assists parents in disputes involving their public school or charter school regarding issues such as eligibility and identification, programming and placement, tuition reimbursement, discipline, bullying, discrimination, injuries and more.
Rachel Rosenberg has been named a 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Star for the third year in a row. Rachel is an incredibly talented and compassionate attorney in our Special Education Department where her daily focus is to improve the lives of the clients that we serve every day. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has extensive experience working with children and families and advocating for their legal and educational needs.
Jennifer L. Simons has also been named a 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Star for the third year in a row which highlights her incredible work as an accomplished and highly skilled attorney in The Estates and Trusts Department of McAndrews Law Offices. Jennifer worked for our firm all throughout law school while receiving her Juris Doctor degree at Widener University Delaware Law School. She handles the full range of matters involving estates, wills, trusts, special needs, elder law, and guardianships, and is well respected for her compassion and dedicated representation of our clients.
Only 5% of lawyers obtain the status of Super Lawyers, and 2.5% are selected to Rising Stars.
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About McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. (McAndrews Law Offices or “MLO”): We are a nationally recognized law firm that provides families of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Area, and New Jersey with exceptional legal representation in Special Education, Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Abuse of Vulnerable Citizens, and Title IX matters and higher education allegations of misconduct. We have grown from a sole practitioner legal entity over 40 years ago to possessing one of the largest Special Education Departments in the United States, and regularly pursue cutting edge litigation on behalf of children with disabilities and in Title IX matters in the federal courts. Our Estate Planning/Administration Department was among the first in the country to develop special needs trusts for families and individuals with disabilities, and are well respected for our work in elder law/Medicaid planning, guardianship, and family-based estate planning.
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