Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Recognizes 104 Roetzel Attorneys in 55 Practices Firmwide

Roetzel & Andress announced today that 104 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 guide. Among those honored, seven were named “Lawyer of the Year,” and 16 were included in the “Ones to Watch” list for their respective practice areas. For 2026, only the top five percent of practicing attorneys in the United States earned selection to the guide.

Attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America are grouped by geographic region and practice area. They are evaluated by their peers based on professional experience and undergo an authentication process to confirm they are actively practicing and in good standing.

Additional recognition is awarded to lawyers who receive the highest overall peer feedback in a given practice area and region. Only one attorney is selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

The following Roetzel attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year”:

Steve St. L. Cox – Trusts and Estates (Akron)
Christopher M. Huryn – Corporate Law (Akron)
Marc B. Merklin – Litigation – Bankruptcy (Akron)
William R. Hanna – Municipal Law (Cleveland)
Terry W. Vincent – Tax Law (Cleveland)
Jeremy S. Young – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Columbus)
Jennifer A. Nichols – Community Association Law (Naples)

Best Lawyers:

Akron, Ohio:

Karen Adinolfi - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
John Archer - Commercial Litigation
Aretta K. Bernard - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Susan S. Box - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Christopher E. Cotter - Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Transportation Law
Steven St. L. Cox - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
John M. Coyne III - Community Association Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Jason Dodson - Government Relations Practice; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
John C. Fairweather - Commercial Litigation
Laura M. Faust - Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Terrence S. Finn - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
J. Benjamin Fraifogl - Oil and Gas Law
Stephen W. Funk - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
Daniel K. Glessner - Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard H. Harris III - Trusts and Estates
Christopher M. Huryn - Corporate Law; Health Care Law
Paul L. Jackson - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Julie Kaplan Zurn - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Ronald S. Kopp - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Justin P. Markey - Economic Development Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Marc B. Merklin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Megan M. Millich - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Brian J. Moore - Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Timothy B. Pettorini - Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law
Moira Pietrowski - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Nicholas P. Resetar - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
John J. Rutter - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
George R. Sarkis - Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Bruce R. Schrader II - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Daniel L. Silfani - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Irving B. Sugerman - Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
Christopher F. Swing - Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
Bradley A. Wright - Transportation Law

Youngstown, Ohio:

Timothy M. Reardon - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
Edward F. Smith - Corporate Law
Matthew G. Vansuch - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Chicago, Illinois:

Ericka L. Adler - Health Care Law
Christina Kuta - Health Care Law
Michael H. Wetmore - Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation - Insurance

Cincinnati, Ohio:

Eric G. Bruestle - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tyler M. Jolley - Transportation Law

Cleveland, Ohio:

Susan Anderson - Education Law; Labor Law - Management
Robert E. Blackham - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Christopher J. Carney - Commercial Litigation
Anna Moore Carulas - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
James T. Dixon - Construction Law; Real Estate Law
Barry Y. Freeman - Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Susan L. Friedman - Trusts and Estates
Patricia A. Gajda - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law
Thomas A. Gattozzi - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
William R. Hanna - Municipal Law
Heather Heberlein - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Joseph E. Herbert - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
David Hirt - Education Law
R. Todd Hunt - Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
R. Mark Jones - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Lori R. Kilpeck - Trusts and Estates
Ronald B. Lee - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tammi J. Lees- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Lisa A. Mack - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Nancy A. Noall - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kathryn I. Perrico - Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law
Albert N. Salvatore - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jessica Sanderson - Transportation Law
Mark L. Sarlson - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Donald S. Scherzer - Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation - Securities
Douglas E. Spiker - Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
David Sporar - Commercial Litigation
Terry W. Vincent - Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Timothy Webster - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
E. Mark Young - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law

Columbus, Ohio:

Heather Renée Adams - Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Sara E. Fanning - Oil and Gas Law
Shane A. Farolino - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Erika L. Haupt; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Edward C. Hertenstein - Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Stephen D. Jones - Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Judith D. Levine - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Donald L. Mason - Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice; Oil and Gas Law
Greg Melick - Commercial Litigation
Gary L. Pasheilich - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Daniel G. Rohletter - Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Thomas L. Rosenberg - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Bradley L. Snyder - Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
Sherri Warner - Government Relations Practice
Jeremy Young - Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Fort Myers, Florida:

Garey F. Butler - Real Estate Law
Sean M. Ellis - Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
Paul A. Giordano - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
Lori L. Moore - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Michael S. Yashko - Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law

Naples, Florida:

Sarah M. Grieb - Real Estate Law
Paul K. Heuerman - Real Estate Law
Marc A. Huling - Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
Ashley D. Lupo - Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
Brian V. McAvoy - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Jennifer Nichols - Community Association Law
Mark J. Price - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Jamie Schwinghamer - Elder Law; Litigatoin - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates

Toledo, Ohio:

Denise M. Hasbrook - Employment Law - Management
Philip S. Heebsh - Insurance Law; Transportation Law
Thomas S. Zaremba - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Winter Park, Florida:

W. Glenn Jensen - Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law

The Roetzel attorneys named “Ones to Watch” are listed here.

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