Forbes 2026 America’s Top Women Lawyers
Herrick is proud to announce that Belinda G. Schwartz, executive chair of Herrick and co-chair of the Real Estate Department, was recognized in the Forbes inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers.
Attorneys included in this list are a "rarefied group of elite attorneys in private practice. As with all such Forbes lists, Top Women Lawyers is based on a rigorous, multi-stage process of editorial research and analysis to identify the finest in the profession: lawyers with illustrious track records in their specialties, leaders in the field and those lauded by peers and clients."
Click here to view the Forbes inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers.
Forbes’ methodology and evaluation process was designed by an editorial team with broad experience in law practice and the legal marketplace. We identified a wide pool of eligible candidates through interviews with industry insiders, outside nominations and editorial research, as well as outreach through law firms and local, state and national bar associations. To qualify for consideration, lawyers were required to be active and licensed. More than two thousand finalists from a variety of backgrounds, specializations and jurisdictions were ultimately considered.