Will Brewer IV and Josh Harris Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 X- The Next Generation List
New York partner Will Brewer IV and Dallas partner Josh Harris were named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation List.
As described by Lawdragon, “These lawyers have made their mark in fewer than 15 years in practice, with entire careers ahead of them to be the change they want to see in the world.”
Founded in 2005, Lawdragon is a leading digital media company producing the best lawyer guides and content in the legal industry. Its industry-leading guides recognize the most effective lawyers and legal professionals in a wide variety of industries and areas, with news-focused content that is followed by industry leaders.
To review the full list of honorees, visit The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | Lawdragon
William Brewer III Named as Finalist for D Magazine Leadership Excellence Award
Firm Partner William A. Brewer III was named a finalist for D Magazine’s 2026 Leadership Excellence Awards in the Community Impact Leader of the Year Category.
As described by D CEO, “The program recognizes executives distinguished not only by business results, but by intentional leadership, strong cultures, ethical decision-making, and long-term impact.”
Brewer is one of six finalists recognized in the Community Impact Leader category. Finalists were selected after multiple judging sessions by D CEO’s editors.
The winners will be revealed at an awards celebration in September.
View the finalists here.
LTV's East End News Interview Brewer Clients on Devastating Southampton Golf Cart Crash
May 8, 2026 — John Mascali and Heather Dailey, along with their lead counsel William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, discussed the harrowing events underlying their pending suits against Garrett Huff and his parents, Craig Allen Huff and Jacqueline Tracey Huff, in an interview airing on LTV's East End News, hosted by Christine Sampson.
On the night of August 3, 2024, Garrett Huff drove his family-owned golf cart at high speed exiting the family's Southampton estate, causing the vehicle to flip while taking an unexpected sharp turn.
The crash ejected both Mascali and Dailey onto the pavement. Both were knocked unconscious. Mascali sustained spinal fractures. Dailey required five staples to close a head wound and continues to suffer from debilitating migraines.
The plaintiffs experienced multiple traumatic injuries, including neurological impairment, chronic pain, and other long-term medical complications.
The suits, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court, also name Garrett's parents, Craig Allen Huff and Jacqueline Tracey Huff, as defendants on claims including negligent entrustment.
Watch the full interview.
William A. Brewer III Named to 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know
Firm partner William A. Brewer III has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know list.
As described by Lawdragon, this year's honorees "inspire and lead as never before. They are impassioned, inclusive and represent a new era of what it looks like to lead a law firm. They steer global enterprises whose success is measured in the billions; local law firms in a family's third generation; midsized firms intensely competing for survival; and plaintiff firms finding the right cases and pathways to achieve lasting success."
Honorees are selected through a combination of firm submissions and journalistic research, paired with editorial vetting from some of the best minds in the legal industry.
Founded in 2005, Lawdragon is a leading digital media company producing the best lawyer guides and content in the legal industry. Its industry-leading guides recognize the most effective lawyers and legal professionals in a wide variety of industries and areas, with news-focused content that is followed by industry leaders.
To review the full list of honorees, visit The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know | Lawdragon
William A. Brewer III Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List
Firm partner William A. Brewer III was named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List.
As described by Lawdragon, “These amazing advocates find pathways to justice for investors who have been defrauded, companies who have been blocked from fair competition and consumers who have been duped, hornswoggled and otherwise had their rights trampled on by ruthless corporations, from social media to pharmaceuticals.”
Founded in 2005, Lawdragon is a leading digital media company producing the best lawyer guides and content in the legal industry. Its industry-leading guides recognize the most effective lawyers and legal professionals in a wide variety of industries and areas, with news-focused content that is followed by industry leaders.
To review the full list of honorees, visit The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | Lawdragon
New York Post: Brewer Clients File Lawsuit Over Southampton Tragedy
December 15, 2025 – The New York Post reports that a prominent New York City and Southampton family — Craig and Jacqueline Huff, and their son, Garrett — face lawsuits over a catastrophic golf cart crash.
Brewer clients John Mascali and Heather Dailey recently filed lawsuits in Suffolk County Supreme Court – alleging they suffered serious, long-term injuries in a golf cart rollover near the Huff family’s Southampton residence. According to the complaint, Garrett Huff drove his parents’ golf cart at high speed toward a roundabout on the night of August 3, 2024, veering left without warning and attempting a dangerous stunt that caused the cart to flip. As passengers, Mascali and Dailey were reportedly ejected from the vehicle and knocked unconscious.
As reported by the Post on December 14, the vehicle overturned, “violently hurling” Mascali and Dailey to the pavement and knocking them unconscious, according to their Suffolk County Supreme Court lawsuits against Huff and his parents, Craig and Tracey Huff, seeking unspecified damages.
The plaintiffs allegedly sustained multiple traumatic injuries, including a concussion, spinal fractures, neurological impairment, chronic pain, and other long-term medical complications. According to the Post, the suit further alleges that Garrett had a history of prior golf cart accidents, including one that “previously injured a friend’s hand,” and that his parents were aware of this pattern yet continued to allow him unrestricted access to the vehicle.
According to the lawsuits, following the accident, Craig and Jacqueline Huff disposed of the golf cart, eliminating critical physical evidence. The lawsuit asserts claims of negligence, gross negligence, and negligent entrustment.
“This was not an accident – it was the predictable result of recklessness and a long-ignored pattern of dangerous behavior,” said William A. Brewer III, partner at Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors and counsel for plaintiffs.
Read more here: Boozy hedge-fund scion flips golf cart at $15M Hamptons estate, leaving pals with broken back and bleeding skull: suit | New York Post
Law360: $3,000 An Hour? See How Brewer Redefines Legal Value
August 28, 2025 – Law360 recently profiled Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors partner William A. Brewer III and the bold business model behind his firm.
The article highlights how the firm raised its top rate to $3,000 per hour – one of the highest among boutique firms – not to drive away clients, but to encourage innovative fee structures that reward results.
Brewer tells Law360: “Honestly, we haven’t had any resistance at all, which tells me that we could probably set my rate and rates for others higher than they are, because I’m not hearing any complaining.” Brewer tells Law360 that, at the moment, about half the firm’s work is still billed hourly.
Brewer demonstrates how innovative fee structures – such as contingency or performance-based arrangements – can generate returns far exceeding traditional hourly rates.” The piece also underscores Brewer’s commitment to talent, with first-year associate salaries now starting at $300,000.
The article positions Brewer as a firm redefining value in legal services – proving that small firms can deliver big-firm impact while embracing creative approaches to client partnerships.
Read the article.
Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors Names Two New Partners: Josh Harris in Dallas and Nafiz Cekirge in New York
August 11, 2025 – Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors has named two high-impact litigators to Partner: Josh Harris in Dallas and Nafiz Cekirge in New York. The promotions reflect the Firm’s accelerating trajectory – expanding client victories, deepening bench strength, and broadening community engagement.
Harris Promoted in Dallas After Breakout Year
In Dallas, Joshua Harris has been named Partner after just 18 months with the Firm.
Since joining in January 2024, Harris has delivered high-impact victories in complex commercial litigation. Harris is an integral part of the Firm’s community impact advocacy affiliate, the Brewer Storefront, and serves as a mentor to students in the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program, an educational and leadership development program that serves students from the urban sector of the Dallas Independent School District.
A former associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Harris holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago and graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College.
“Josh brings strategic firepower and purpose to everything he does,” says Firm Partner William A. Brewer III. “He’s helping us grow not just as a Firm – but as a force for impact.”
Cekirge Returns as National Litigation Leader
Nafiz Cekirge reenters the Firm as Partner after establishing himself as a coast-to-coast force in financial and white-collar litigation. A former associate in Brewer’s New York office, Cekirge has since led more than 200 mortgage mass actions and complex tort cases in federal and state courts nationwide.
Before returning, he was Principal at Offit Kurman and Partner at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, managing litigation from New York and Los Angeles. Cekirge earned his J.D. from Cardozo School of Law and his philosophy degree from Columbia University.
“Nafiz is not just exceptional – he’s dynamic,” says Brewer. “He’s back with battle-tested leadership, ready to help drive the Firm’s future.”
A Firm on Offense
The new partners build upon a wave of momentum at Brewer. In April, the Firm raised first-year associate salaries to $300,000.
It’s doubling down on alternative fee models, leveraging technology to serve a growing national and international client base, and exploring office expansion in both New York and Dallas.
This year also marks the 25th anniversaries of the Brewer/NYU International Public Policy Forum and the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program – the Firm’s two cornerstone educational initiatives.
“This Firm is built on advocacy – whether in court, in classrooms, or in communities,” says Brewer. “We’re constantly trying to leverage our advocacy and professional commitment into greater outcomes.”