BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rubin Rudman is pleased to announce that Michael Riseberg and Theodore Folkman, co-chairs of the firm’s Litigation practice, have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list. The guide recognizes the lawyers who excel in litigation in an array of practice areas who “have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative, and administrative battles.”
Michael Riseberg has more than 30 years of experience as a civil litigator and trial attorney. His litigation work involves high-profile cases across state and federal courts, including before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Specifically, he focuses his practice on the defense of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, the defense of legal malpractice claims, and insurance coverage and extra-contractual insurance disputes.
He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law (2014-2026), was named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers for Civil Law Litigation (2021-2024), and to Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2021-2024). He is a past President and Director of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. He is also a member of DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar and USLAW Network, Inc. Riseberg received his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Theodore Folkman has over 25 years of experience in business litigation, cross-border disputes, and arbitration. His complex business and commercial litigation practice includes a special focus on cross-border issues, international judicial assistance, and private international law. In addition to arguing cases across the Massachusetts courts and in federal and appellate courts around the country, he often assists foreign lawyers and their clients by obtaining evidence in the U.S. needed to win their cases abroad. He also helps U.S. lawyers and their clients obtain evidence abroad that is needed to win their U.S. cases. He is an accomplished arbitrator and member of the American Arbitration Association’s commercial and consumer panels.
Folkman founded the well-known blog, Letters Blogatory, which was recognized by the ABA as one of the best on the web and is believed to be the first blog specifically focused on international judicial assistance. He has been named a “Top Commercial Litigation Lawyer” by Boston Magazine (2023-2024) and a “2024 Go To Business Litigation Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Folkman is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a Leadership Board member of the American Jewish Committee of New England. He is active in the Boston Bar Association and is the past co-chair of the BBA’s International Law Section. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, his M.A. from Columbia University, and his A.B., magna cum laude, from Princeton University.
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