48 Benesch Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

Benesch is pleased to announce that Ira C. Kaplan has been named Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year and Alan E. Schabes has been named Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area by Best Lawyers in America© 2015. Also, Stephen P. Grassbaugh has been named Public Finance Law Lawyer of the Year and Martha J. Sweterlitsch has been named Non-Profit/Charities Law Lawyer of the Year in the Columbus Metropolitan Area by Best Lawyers in America© 2015. Best Lawyers is a well-respected peer-review publication in the legal industry. “Lawyer of the Year” awards are presented annually to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.

Benesch is also pleased to announce that a total of 48 attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015. 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 A. Buck – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Thomas O. Crist – Litigation-Construction
Allan Goldner –  Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joseph N. Gross – Litigation-Labor and Employment
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 and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Ross J. Kirchick – Commercial Finance Law
Peter N. Kirsanow – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
David A. Landman – Commercial Litigation
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 and Estates
Barry J. Miller – Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Steven M. Moss – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Robert C. Ondak – 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 Right/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Howard A. Steindler – Real Estate Law
Michael D. Stovsky – Information Technology Law
Michael K. Swearengen – Real Estate Law
Richard F. Tracanna – Tax Law
Jeffrey J. Wild – Real Estate Law
Eric L. Zalud – Transportation Law
Robert A. Zimmerman – Employment Law-Management; Government Relations Practice; Litigation-Labor and Employment

Columbus, OH:

Marc S. Blubaugh – Transportation Law
Frank W. Carsonie – Health Care Law
Orla E. Collier III – Administrative/Regulatory Law
Janet K. Feldkamp – Health Care Law
N. Victor Goodman – Administrative/ Regulatory Law; Labor Law-Union; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Stephen P. Grassbaugh – Public Finance Law
Roger L. Schantz – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law-Management
Martha J. Sweterlitsch – Health Care Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
Mark D. Tucker – Appellate Practice; Labor Law-Union; Litigation-Labor and 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
Andi Metzel – Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
Norman R. Newman – Real Estate Law
James H. Schwarz – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Judy L. Woods – Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants