PHILADELPHIA, April 13, 2026—Duane Morris LLP has been recognized across three categories of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2026 Pennsylvania Legal Awards. The annual awards program honors exceptional lawyers and firms whose dedication, leadership and vision have profoundly shaped the legal landscape.
Distinguished Leaders Honoree – Thomas G. Servodidio
The Distinguished Leaders Award recognizes lawyers and legal professionals who achieved impressive results in the past year and demonstrated clear leadership skills that helped them achieve those results.
Thomas G. Servodidio is Vice Chairman of the firm and also serves on the firm's Executive Committee. For over 30 years, Mr. Servodidio has represented corporate clients and senior executives in all aspects of complex employment law and management labor relations. Mr. Servodidio represents businesses in all types of employment litigation, including the defense of employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge cases, wage and hour litigation, employment contract matters and restrictive covenant litigation. Mr. Servodidio also counsels businesses on a variety of employment matters such as the preparation of human resource policies, the development of diversity and inclusion programs, employee investigations, reductions in the workforce and Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations.
Best Law Firm Mentors Finalist – Wendy M. Simkulak
The Best Law Firm Mentors honors senior attorneys who have taken it upon themselves to prepare the next generation of legal talent.
Wendy M. Simkulak is co-chair of the firm’s Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group and chair of the group’s Insurance Rights division. She also serves as a team lead for the firm’s Insurance & Reinsurance and is a member of the firm’s governing Partners Board. Ms. Simkulak practices in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, creditors' rights, commercial finance, secured transactions and international commerce. She represents insurance companies, financial institutions, trade creditors, lessors, liquidating trustees and debtors in debt restructurings and in all aspects of a bankruptcy case. Ms. Simkulak has served as counsel to insurance companies providing prepetition and/or postpetition insurance coverage to debtors in complex Chapter 11 cases. She has also represented lessors, mortgagees and assignees of non-residential leases in large Chapter 11 cases.
Finalist: Litigation Department of the Year—Specialty Practice (Appellate Law)—Duane Morris
The awards recognize the top specialty litigation departments, their record of success and impactful work in 2025.
Winners will be announced at the Pennsylvania Legal Awards ceremony on June 11 at the Hilton Hotel on Penns Landing and will be recognized in special editorial sections.
About Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP provides innovative solutions to today’s multifaceted legal and business challenges through the collegial and collaborative culture of its more than 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally. The firm represents a broad array of clients, spanning all major practices and industries. Duane Morris has been recognized by BTI Consulting as both a client service leader and a highly recommended law firm.
