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