U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers 2016

The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 has named 52 Benesch lawyers to its annual rankings list. Three Benesch lawyers were also recognized as Best Lawyers 2016 “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:

Ira C. Kaplan, Venture Capital Law – Cleveland, OH
Barry J. Miller, Construction Law – Cleveland, OH
Mark D. Tucker, Labor Law – Columbus, OH

The full list of Best Lawyers is below:

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
Yelena B. Boxer Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Maynard A. Buck Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Joseph A. Castrodale Litigation – Commercial Litigation; Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities
Thomas O. Crist Litigation - Construction
Leslie 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
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 / 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, Jr. Real Estate Law
Sean T. Peppard Securities/Capital Markets Law
Gregory J. Philllips Commercial Litigation
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 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
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
Andrielle 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