One hundred twenty-four lawyers from Dinsmore & Shohl LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of
The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, Dinsmore & Shohl is ranked by Best Lawyers as the #1 law firm in the United States in two significant areas - Mining and Workers' Compensation Law.
Click Here for a list of the firms #1 rankings.
Dinsmore & Shohl attorneys selected for this year's guide include:
CHARLESTON
Jill Cranston Bentz (Government Relations Law)
Mark A. Carter (Labor and Employment Law)
Anna M. Dailey (Labor and Employment Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
John F. Hussell IV (Trusts and Estates)
Monika J. Hussell (Intellectual Property Law)
W. Henry Jernigan, Jr. (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Product Liability Litigation)
Donna C. Kelly (Mining Law)
Robert J. O'Neil (Health Care Law)
Christopher B. Power (Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
Forrest H. Roles (Labor and Employment Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
CINCINNATI
Alan H. Abes (Insurance Law)
Gregory P. Adams (Immigration Law)
Gary E. Becker (Transportation Law)
Christopher A. Benintendi (Workers' Compensation Law)
Mark C. Bissinger (Construction Law)
J. David Brittingham (Product Liability Litigation)
Charles H. Brown III (Intellectual Property Law)
Bonnie G. Camden (Trusts and Estates)
John E. Christopher (Non-Profit/Charities Law)
Harvey J. Cohen (Information Technology Law, International Trade and Finance Law)
James A. Comodeca (Construction Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Product Liability Litigation)
J. Michael Cooney (Trusts and Estates)
Deborah DeLong (Labor and Employment Law)
Martiné R. Dunn (Corporate Law)
Michael D. Eagen (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Lawrence R. Elleman (Commercial Litigation)
Frederick M. Erny (Product Liability Litigation)
William M. Freedman (Employee Benefits Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law)
Michael S. Glassman (Labor and Employment Law)
K.C. Green (Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Douglas J. Halpert (Immigration Law)
Gregory A. Harrison (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
Michael W. Hawkins (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment Law)
Mary J. Healy (Trusts and Estates)
Charles F. Hertlein (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
M. Gabrielle Hils (Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Jeffrey P. Hinebaugh (Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law)
Nancy A. Lawson (Commercial Litigation)
Kim Martin Lewis (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
John D. Luken (Commercial Litigation)
Deborah R. Lydon (Health Care Law)
Paul R. Mattingly (Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)
Michael J. Newman (Labor and Employment Law)
Robert W. Olson (Corporate Law)
Brian P. Perry (Workers' Compensation Law)
Mary-Jo Pullen (Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Steven H. Ray (Railroad Law)
Clifford A. Roe, Jr. (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
Charles M. Roesch (Labor and Employment Law)
Lynda E. Roesch (Intellectual Property Law)
Jerry S. Sallee (Labor and Employment Law)
Steven H. Schreiber (Real Estate Law)
Joanne M. Schreiner (Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Structured Finance Law)
Thomas J. Sherman (Banking Law, Real Estate Law)
Mark L. Silbersack (Antitrust Law)
Vincent B. Stamp (Environmental Law)
Lee M. Stautberg (Tax Law)
Brian S. Sullivan (Commercial Litigation)
Timothy A. Tepe (Family Law)
Richard B. Tranter (Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
Mark A. Vander Laan (Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
Joan M. Verchot (Workers' Compensation Law)
George H. Vincent (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
Gerald V. Weigle, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
Thomas J. Westerfield (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)
George B. Wilkinson (Workers' Compensation Law)
Frank C. Woodside III (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Susan B. Zaunbrecher (Banking Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law)
COLUMBUS
Donald A. Antrim (Health Care Law)
Thomas J. Bonasera (Trusts and Estates)
Diane H. Dobrea (Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law)
Richard A. Hernandez (Workers' Compensation Law)
Thomas W. Hess (Administrative Law, Health Care Law)
Rick A. Lavinsky (Real Estate Law)
Donald B. Leach, Jr. (Construction Law, Real Estate Law)
Brett L. Miller (Workers' Compensation Law)
Eric J. Plinke (Health Care Law)
Michael L. Squillace (Workers' Compensation Law)
Marilena R. Walters (Medical Malpractice Law)
Michael L. Williams (Workers' Compensation Law)
DAYTON
Karen R. Adams (Real Estate Law)
James E. Beyer (Intellectual Property Law)
Richard A. Broock (Corporate Law)
Frederick J. Caspar (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
Richard J. Chernesky (Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Andrew K. Cherney (Banking Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Thomas L. Czechowski (Commercial Litigation)
Mark S. Feuer (Employee Benefits Law)
Kimberly Gambrel (Intellectual Property Law)
James F. Gottman (Intellectual Property Law)
Timothy W. Hagan (Intellectual Property Law)
Ralph E. Heyman (Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
Timothy D. Hoffman (Environmental Law)
Nicholas C. Hollenkamp (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Richard A. Killworth (Intellectual Property Law)
Edward M. Kress (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
William J. Leibold (Antitrust Law, Corporate Law)
Lisa S. Pierce (Corporate Law)
B. Joseph Schaeff (Intellectual Property Law)
Merideth A. Trott (Real Estate Law)
Steven R. Watts (Corporate Law)
Thomas P. Whelley II (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law)
David R. Wickham (Trusts and Estates)
FRANKFORT
Carl W. Breeding (Environmental Law, Government Relations Law)
Lloyd R. Cress, Jr. (Environmental Law, Government Relations Law, Water Law)
LEXINGTON
Mindy G. Barfield (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation)
Chauncey S.R. Curtz (Energy Law, Environmental Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Timber Law)
Barbara B. Edelman (Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
John R. Rhorer, Jr. (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law)
Susan C. Sears (Labor and Employment Law)
Joseph H. Terry (Banking Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
LOUISVILLE
Frank P. Doheny, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
Jon L. Fleischaker (First Amendment Law, Media Law)
Marvin J. Hirn (Commercial Litigation)
John E. Selent (Administrative Law, Communications Law)
MORGANTOWN
F. Thomas Rubenstein (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
Harry M. Rubenstein (Education Law)
David M. Thomas (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Commercial Litigation)
PITTSBURGH
Christopher B. Brewer (Public Finance Law)
Edmund M. Carney (Labor and Employment Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
Anthony A. Ditka (Education Law)
Joel M. Helmrich (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Thomas C. Reed (Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
C. James Zeszutek (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
About Best Lawyers
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Best Lawyers Rankings by State
Ranked #1 in Kentucky in First Amendment Law
Ranked #1 in Kentucky in Government Relations Law
Ranked #1 in Kentucky in Media Law
Ranked #1 in Kentucky in Timber Law
Ranked #1 in Kentucky in Water Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Information Technology Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Intellectual Property Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Mass Tort Litigation
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Product Liability Litigation
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Project Finance Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Securities Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Structured Finance Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Technology Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio in Workers' Compensation Law
Ranked #1 in Pennsylvania in Mining Law
Ranked #1 in Pennsylvania in Natural Resources Law
Ranked #1 in West Virginia in Antitrust Law
Ranked #1 in West Virginia in Intellectual Property Law
Ranked #1 in Ohio with 93 attorneys
Ranked #1 in Cincinnati, OH with 58 attorneys
Ranked #1 in Dayton, OH with 23 attorneys