Eighty-four attorneys from Roetzel & Andress were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 list, the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication. Attorneys from nine of Roetzel’s offices were recognized in 49 different practice areas.
Additionally, two attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year,” a recognition awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.
Lawyers of the Year:
- Erika L. Haupt: Litigation – Trusts and Estates (Columbus)
- Megan Faust - Insurance Law (Akron)
The following Roetzel attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America are:
Akron:
- Karen Adinolfi – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Aretta Bernard – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Susan Box – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions -Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Christopher Cotter – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants and Transportation Law
- Steven Cox – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- John Coyne III – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
- Jason Dodson – Government Relations Practice and Municipal Law
- Megan Faust – Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; and Professional Malpractice Law Defendants
- Terry Finn – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Steve Funk – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Land Use & Zoning; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; and Municipal Law
- Paul Jackson – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ron Kopp – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property; and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Ronald Lee – Mass Tort Litigation; Class Actions-Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Justin Markey – Economic Development Law and Municipal Law
- Megan Millich – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Brian Moore – Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law
- Nicholas Resetar – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Chris Reuscher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Corporate Law
- Jay Rutter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy
- George Sarkis – Banking and Finance Law and Public Finance Law
- Bruce Schrader - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; and Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Brad Wright – Transportation Law
Chicago:
- Ericka Adler – Health Care Law
- Avery Delott – Health Care Law
Cincinnati:
- Thomas Allen – Education Law
- Eric Bruestle – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Cleveland:
- Bob Blackham – Litigation – Labor and Employment and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Anna Moore Carulas – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Barry Freeman – Employment Law -Individuals
- William Hanna – Municipal Law
- Heather Heberlein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Deirdre Henry – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Joseph Herbert – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Robert Humphrey – Corporate Law
- Todd Hunt – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; and Real Estate Law
- Ingrid Kinkopf-Zajac – Medical Malpractice Law -Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation -Defendants
- Shelly LaSalvia – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Tammi Lees – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Nancy Noall – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Rachael Russo – Commercial Litigation
- Albert Salvatore – Corporate Law
- Jessica Sanderson – Transportation Law
- Mark Sarlson – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Donald Scherzer – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation – Antitrust; and Litigation – Securities
- Douglas Spiker – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Timothy Webster – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- David Woodburn – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Mark Young: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; and Corporate Law
Columbus:
- Heather Adams – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Lisa Burleson – Education Law
- Shane Farolino – Environmental Law
- Erika Haupt – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
- Ed Hertenstein – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- Stephen Jones – Commercial Litigation and Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Judith Levine – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
- Donald Mason – Energy Regulatory Law and Government Relations Practice
- Gary Pasheilich – Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental
- Daniel Rohletter – Real Estate Law and Tax Law
- Thomas Rosenberg – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
- Brad Snyder – Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Brian Tarian – Employment Law – Management and Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- Sherri Warner – Government Relations Practice
- Jeremy Young – Commercial Litigation
Fort Myers:
- Garey Butler – Real Estate Law
- Sean Ellis – Community Association Law and Real Estate Law
- Paul Giordano – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; and Litigation – Real Estate
- Lori Moore – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
- Sarah Spector – Community Association Law and Real Estate Law
- Michael Yashko – Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law
Naples:
- John Blakely – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
- Christopher Donovan – Appellate Practice
- Paul Heuerman – Real Estate Law
- Marc Huling – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law
- Lisa Lipman – Corporate Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
- Ashley Lupo – Community Association Law; and Real Estate Law
- Brian McAvoy – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation -Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer Nichols – Community Association Law and Real Estate Law
- Mark Price – Real Estate Law
- Jamie Schwinghamer – Elder Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; and Trusts and Estates
Toledo:
- Michael Briley – Antitrust Law; Transportation Law
- Denise Hasbrook – Employment Law – Management
- Phil Heebsh – Transportation Law
- Thomas Zaremba – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; and Litigation - Bankruptcy
Winter Park:
- Glenn Jensen – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer–review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services.