U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers 2017

The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 has named 55 Benesch lawyers to its annual rankings list. Three Benesch lawyers were also recognized as Best Lawyers 2017 “Lawyer of the Year,” a distinction given annually to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.

Those named “Lawyer of the Year” are:

Cleveland: Barry Miller, Litigation – Construction; Doug Haas – Securities Regulation; Rich Plewacki – Transportation Law

Indianapolis: Jim Schwarz – Real Estate Law

The full list of lawyers is below.

CLEVELAND, OH
George N. Aronoff Corporate Law / Securities and Capital Markets Law
Eric Baisden Labor Law – Management
Gary B. Bilchik  Trusts and Estates
Gregory G. Binford  Health Care Law
Yelena B. Boxer  Commercial Litigation / Litigation – Labor and Employment
Harry M. Brown  Administrative / Regulatory Law / Health Care Law
Maynard A. Buck  Employment Law – Management / Labor Law – Management / Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joseph A. Castrodale Commercial Litigation / Litigation – Banking and Finance / Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions / Litigation – Securities
Thomas O. Crist  Litigation – Construction
Leslie Drockton  Securities and Capital Markets Law
Gregg A. Eisenberg  Securities and Capital Markets Law
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 Governance Law / Corporate Law / Securities and 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 / Litigation – Labor and Employment
David A. Landman  Commercial Litigation
Kevin D. Margolis  Environmental Law / Real Estate Law
Megan L. Mehalko  Corporate Law / Securities and 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
Jared Oakes Real Estate Law
Robert C. Ondak, Jr. Real Estate Law
Sean T. Peppard Securities and Capital Markets Law
Gregory J. Phillips  Commercial Litigation
Mark A. Phillips  Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard A. Plewacki  Transportation Law
Robert Ross Corporate Law / International Trade and Finance 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 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 and Regulatory Law / Labor Law – Union / Litigation – Labor and Employment
Martha J. Sweterlitsch Health Care Law / Non-Profit and 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 / Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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 and Class Actions – Defendants / Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants