Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass tort law firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is proud to announce that San Francisco Partners Jennifer Alesio and Deborah Rosenthal have been selected to the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list.
Alesio focuses her practice on mesothelioma and asbestos-related litigation, representing injured workers and families nationwide. Over the course of her 15-year career, she has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients harmed by asbestos exposure. Working closely with trial teams, Alesio helps develop cases for trial and advocates for clients throughout every stage of the litigation process.
Rosenthal is a member of the firm’s Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Environmental Litigation, Personal Injury, and Sexual Abuse Litigation practice groups. Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, she has more than 25 years of litigation experience representing individuals harmed by asbestos exposure, toxic contamination, sexual violence, and other serious injuries. Throughout her career, Rosenthal has helped secure substantial verdicts and settlements against manufacturers, shipping companies, telecommunications carriers, and other corporate defendants.
Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers recognizes outstanding attorneys across more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. Only the top 5% of attorneys in Northern California are selected each year.
The Northern California Super Lawyers list is featured annually in Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine and distributed to attorneys and ABA-accredited law school libraries throughout the region.
