44 Benesch Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 2013

44 lawyers from Benesch were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).  Because Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

The following Benesch attorneys were selected in their respective practice areas:

Cleveland, OH:

• George N. Aronoff – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Gary B. Bilchik – Trusts and Estates
• Gregory G. Binford – Health Care Law
• Harry M. Brown – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
• Maynard (Mike) A. Buck –  Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Thomas O. Crist – Litigation – Construction
• Allan Goldner – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Bernard D. Goodman – Real Estate Law
• Norman W. Gutmacher – Real Estate Law
• Douglas E. Haas – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• James M. Hill – Corporate Law
• Ira C. Kaplan – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Ross J. Kirchick – Commercial Finance Law
• Kevin D. Margolis – Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
• Megan L. Mehalko – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• David W. Mellott – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Barry J. Miller – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Steven M. Moss – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Robert C. Ondak, Jr. – Real Estate Law
• Mark A. Phillips – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Richard A. Plewacki – Transportation Law
• Alan E. Schabes – Health Care Law
• William E. Schonberg – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Howard A. Steindler – Real Estate Law
• Michael K. Swearengen – Real Estate Law
• Richard F. Tracanna – Tax Law; Corporate Law
• Jeffrey J. Wild – Real Estate Law
• Eric L. Zalud – Transportation Law
• Robert A. Zimmerman – Employment Law – Management; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Columbus, OH:

• Marc S. Blubaugh – Transportation Law
• Frank Carsonie – Health Care Law
• Orla (Chip) E. Collier III – Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Janet K. Feldkamp – Health Care Law
• N. Victor Goodman – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Labor Law – Union; Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Stephen P. Grassbaugh – Public Finance Law
• Martha J. Sweterlitsch – Health Care Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Mark D. Tucker – Appellate Practice; Labor Law – Union; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Indianapolis, IN:

• Jeffrey A. Abrams – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Melvin R. Daniel – Municipal Law
• David H. Kleiman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Andrielle Metzel – Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
• Norman R. Newman – Real Estate Law
• James H. Schwarz – Real Estate Law
• Judy L. Woods – Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants