Benchmark Litigation Names Hecker Fink Partner Sean Hecker to 2026 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” List

By Hecker Fink LLP
Filed to: Awards and Recognitions
Published on:October 30, 2025

Benchmark Litigation has once again named Hecker Fink partner Sean to its 2026 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list. The publication describes this year’s honorees as “an elite group of partners who have been venerated by peers and clients as being the best in breed at the nuanced practice of trial law, with this acclaim supported by representative work (public or confidential) to exemplify this status.”

According to Benchmark Litigation’s analysis, Sean is “a rare breed of white-collar trial lawyer, with an unassailable reputation that has been fortified by universal peer and client testimonials, and the representative work to support the commentary.”

Peers noted that Sean is someone they would “call if I was in the crosshairs,” adding, “Who doesn’t love Sean Hecker?” One client described him as “a smart, responsive, creative lawyer.”

The publication also recognized Hecker Fink partners across several additional categories this year:

Top 250 Women in Litigation

  • Jenna Dabbs

Litigation Stars

  • Jenna Dabbs
  • Mike Ferrara
  • Julie Fink
  • David Gopstein
  • Sean Hecker
  • Joshua Matz
  • David Patton
  • Gabrielle Tenzer

Future Stars

  • Shawn Crowley
  • Kate Doniger
  • Damaris Hernández

40 and Under

  • Matthew Craig
  • Joshua Matz
  • John Quinn

Methodology:

Benchmark Litigation conducts extensive interviews with litigators, dispute-resolution specialists, and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms.

Review the full list of “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” here.