Thirty Five Benesch Attorneys Named 2011 Best Lawyers in America

Benesch announced that 35 of its attorneys were named in the recently released 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a referral guide of United States attorneys. The following Benesch attorneys were selected in their respective practice areas:

Cleveland Office:
George N. Aronoff – Corporate Law; Securities Law
Gary B. Bilchik – Trusts and Estates
Gregory G. Binford – Health Care Law
Harry M. Brown – Administrative Law; Health Care Law
Maynard A. Buck – Labor and Employment Law 
Allan Goldner – Corporate Law
Bernard D. Goodman – Real Estate Law
Norman W. Gutmacher – Real Estate Law
Douglas E. Haas – Corporate Law
James M. Hill – Corporate Law
Ira C. Kaplan – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Kevin D. Margolis -Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
Megan L. Mehalko – Securities Law
Barry J. Miller – Construction Law
Steven M. Moss – Labor and Employment Law
Robert C. Ondak, Jr.- Real Estate Law
Richard A. Plewacki – Transportation Law
Alan E. Schabes – Health Care Law
William E. Schonberg – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Howard A. Steindler – Real Estate Law
Michael K. Swearengen – Real Estate Law 
Jeffrey J. Wild – Real Estate Law
Eric Larson Zalud – Transportation Law
Robert A. Zimmerman – Government Relations Law; Labor and Employment Law

Columbus Office:
Marc S. Blubaugh – Transportation Law
Frank Carsonie – Health Care Law
Janet K. Feldkamp – Health Care Law
N. Victor Goodman – Administrative Law; Labor and Employment Law
Stephen P. Grassbaugh – Public Finance Law 
Martha J. Sweterlitsch – Health Care Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
Mark D. Tucker – Appellate Law; Labor and Employment Law

Indianapolis Office: 
Jeffrey A. Abrams – Real Estate Law 
David H. Kleiman – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Norman R. Newman – Real Estate Law
James H. Schwarz – Real Estate Law


Additionally, The Best Lawyers in America ranked Benesch first in Ohio in the areas of Administrative Law and Transportation Law. The firm ranked first in Cleveland in the areas of Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Government Relations Law, Health Care Law, Real Estate Law and Venture Capital Law. The firm ranked first in Columbus in the areas of Appellate Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law.

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 edition of Best Lawyers includes attorneys representing 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. For more information about The Best Lawyers in America, please visit www.bestlawyers.com.

About Benesch
Benesch is a seven-time winner of the NorthCoast 99 Award – Best Places to Work, and was recognized in 2010 by The Plain Dealer as being one of Northeast Ohio’s Top 75 Places to Work. With offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Shanghai, White Plains and Wilmington, Benesch’s practice and industry groups include Business Reorganization, the China Group, Compensation & Benefits, Construction, Commercial Finance & Banking, Corporate & Securities, Litigation, Energy, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Polymer Industry, Private Equity, Public Finance, Public Law, Real Estate & Environmental, Tax, Transportation & Logistics, and Estate Planning & Probate. For more information, visit www.beneschlaw.com.

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