The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 85 Roetzel & Andress attorneys across nine offices in its 2023 edition, including 72 listed as Best Lawyers and 13 on its list of “Ones to Watch.” Also, nine Roetzel attorneys received "Lawyer of the Year" accolades.
Lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers and divided by geographic region and practice areas. Lawyers may be included in more than one practice area. A single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named as the "Lawyer of the Year." Those selected as “Ones to Watch” are earlier in their career (5-9 years) and recognized for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
The following Roetzel attorneys named to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers:
Akron
- Karen D. Adinolfi - Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Aretta K. Bernard - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Susan S. Box - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Christopher E. Cotter - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Transportation Law
- Steven St. L. Cox – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- John M. Coyne III – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jason Dodson – Municipal Law
- Laura M. Faust – Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Terrence S. Finn – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- + Stephen W. Funk – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
- Michael J. Hudak – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Paul L. Jackson – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law Union; Labor Law Management
- Ronald S. Kopp – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation- Intellectual Property
- + Ronald B. Lee – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- + Terrence H. Link II – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Justin P. Markey – Economic Development Law; Municipal Law
- + Brian J. Moore – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Christopher P. Reuscher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- John J. Rutter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- George R. Sarkis – Public Finance Law
- + Bruce R. Schrader II - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Bradley A. Wright – Transportation Law
Chicago
- Ericka L. Adler – Health Care Law
- Avery Delott – Health Care Law
- Edward L. Filer – Real Estate Law
- Robert Taylor – Real Estate Law
Cincinnati
- Eric G. Bruestle – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
Cleveland
- Robert E. Blackham – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Anna Moore Carulas – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Barry Y. Freeman – Employment Law - Individuals
- Deirdre G. Henry – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- Joseph E. Herbert – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Mark Jones – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Ingrid Kinkopf-Zajac – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Tammi J. Lees – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Nancy A. Noall – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Albert N. Salvatore – Corporate Law
- Jessica Sanderson – Transportation Law
- + Mark L. Sarlson – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Donald S. Scherzer – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation- Securities
- Douglas E. Spiker – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- David W. Woodburn – Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Mark Young – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
Columbus
- + Shane A. Farolino – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- + Erika L. Haupt – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; 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
- Judith D. Levine – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Daniel G. Rohletter – Real Estate Law; Tax Law
- Thomas L. Rosenberg – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Bradley L. Snyder – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Jeremy Young – Commercial Litigation
Fort Myers
- Garey F. Butler – Real Estate Law
- Sean M. Ellis – Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Paul A. Giordano – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Litigation-Real Estate
- Beverly Grady – Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
- Lori L. Moore – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Sarah Spector – Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael S. Yashko – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Naples
- John T. Blakely – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Christopher Donovan – Appellate Practice
- Paul K. Heuerman – Real Estate Law
- Marc A. Huling – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Lisa H. Lipman – Corporate Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Ashley D. Lupo – Community Association Law
- Brian V. McAvoy – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Mark J. Price – Real Estate Law
- Jamie B. Schwinghamer – Elder Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Toledo
- Denise M. Hasbrook – Employment Law - Management
- Thomas S. Zaremba – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation- Bankruptcy
Winter Park
- Glenn Jensen – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Eric Werrenrath - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
(+) Denotes “Lawyer of the Year” recipient
The following Roetzel attorneys named to the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:
Akron
- Nicholas Adair – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
- Moriah Cheatham Williams – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
- Stephanie Olivera Mittica – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Chicago
- Andrew Clott – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Cincinnati
- Tyler Jolley – Insurance Law; Transportation Law
Cleveland
- Diana Feitl – Education Law; Government Relations Practice
Columbus
- Phillip Sarnowski – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
Fort Myers
- Ashley Suarez – Litigation – Real Estate Law; Real Estate Law
Naples
- Sarah Grieb – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation
- Sara Hall – Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Real Estate
Toledo
- Lidia Ebersole – Energy Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Transportation Law
- Jonathan Miller – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Transportation Law
- Lauren Smith – Commercial Litigation