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23 Benesch Attorneys Named to 2006 List of Best Lawyers in America
September 12, 2005
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP today announced that 23 of its attorneys were named in the recently released 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a referral guide of United States attorneys. The following Benesch attorneys in the Cleveland office were selected in their respective practice areas:
George N. Aronoff – Corporate Law
Steven M. Auvil – Intellectual Property Law
Lawrence M. Bell – Corporate Law
Gary B. Bilchik – Trusts and Estates
Gregory G. Binford – Health Care Law
Harry M. Brown – Health Care Law
Janet Feldkamp – Health Care Law
Allan Goldner – Corporate Law
Bernard D. Goodman – Corporate Law
N. Victor Goodman – Labor and Employment Law
Norman W. Gutmacher – Real Estate Law
James M. Hill – Corporate Law
Ira C. Kaplan – Corporate Law
Richard G. Lillie – Non-White- Collar Criminal Defense; White- Collar Criminal Defense
Barry J. Miller – Construction Law
Ginger F. Mlakar – Trusts and Estates
C. David Paragas – Government Relations Law
Alan E. Schabes – Health Care Law
Howard A. Steindler – Real Estate Law
Ronald J. Teplitzky – Banking Law
Mark Tucker – Appellate Law; Labor and Employment Law
Jeffry L. Weiler – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Published biennially since 1983, and now an annual publication, The Best Lawyers in America is universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. The current, 12th edition of Best Lawyers includes attorneys representing 57 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC. The results are compiled through an extensive peer-review survey in which more than 18,500 of the leading lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
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