The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 has named 58 Benesch lawyers to its annual rankings list. Four Benesch lawyers were also recognized as Best Lawyers 2018 “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:
Barry J. Miller: Construction Law, Cleveland – this is the 5th time Barry has received this recognition
Brian N. Ramm: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Cleveland
Leslie A. Drockton: Securities/Capital Markets Law, Cleveland
Mark D. Tucker: Labor Law, Columbus – this is the 2nd time Mark has received this recognition
The fill list of lawyers is below.
Cleveland:
George N. Aronoff: Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
W. Eric Baisden: Labor Law – Management
Yelena B. Boxer: Commercial Litigation; Yelena B. Boxer 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 A. Drockton: Securities / Capital Markets Law
Gregg A. Eisenberg: Securities / 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 / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
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
Michael F. Marhofer: Mergers and Acquisitions 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
Jared E. Oakes: Real Estate Law
Robert C. Ondak, Jr.: Real Estate Law
Sean T. Peppard: Securities / Capital Markets Law
Gregory J. Phillips: Commercial Litigation
Mark A. Phillips: Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard A. Plewacki: Transportation Law
Brian N. Ramm: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert A. 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
Michael Snyder: Energy 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:
David M. Abromowitz: Health Care Law
Marc S. Blubaugh: Transportation Law
Frank 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
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; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Indianapolis:
Jeffrey A. Abrams: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Melvin R. Daniel: Municipal 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: Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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