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2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

August 18, 2022News Releases

2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

190 Dinsmore attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Dinsmore also had 16 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice fields and 63 attorneys named to the “Ones to Watch” list.

Dinsmore attorneys selected as Best Lawyers include:

  • Bloomington, IN
    • Timothy J. Hightower (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
       
  • Boston, MA
    • Javier F. Flores (Product Liability Litigation- Defendants)
    • Eric V. Skelly (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
       
  • Charleston, WV
    • Allison S. Bungard (Employment Law - Management)
    • Mark A. Carter (Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management)
    • Anna M. Dailey (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
    • Edward J. George (Government Relations Practice and Transportation Law)
    • Kelby Thomas Gray (Employment Law - Management)
    • Monika L. Jaensson (Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
    • Brian J. Moore (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law)
    • Kevin A. Nelson (Employment Law - Management, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law)
    • Ashley C. Pack (Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law)
    • William E. Robinson (Employment Law - Management)
    • Forrest H. Roles (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
       
  • Cincinnati, OH
    • Alan H. Abes (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)
    • Gregory P. Adams (Immigration Law)
    • Mark G. Arnzen, Jr. (Commercial Litigation)
    • Gary E. Becker (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Transportation Law)
    • Christopher A. Benintendi (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • Mark C. Bissinger (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)
    • J. David Brittingham (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Michael J. Bronson (Commercial Litigation)
    • Calvin D. Buford (Corporate Law)
    • Bonnie G. Camden (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
    • Harvey Jay Cohen (Appellate Practice, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Technology Law)
    • Eric K. Combs (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
    • Michael G. Dailey (Financial Services Regulation Law)
    • Martiné R. Dunn (Corporate Law)
    • William M. Freedman (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law)
    • Karen K. Gaunt (Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
    • Allison L. Goico (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Gregory A. Harrison (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance)
    • Michael W. Hawkins (Arbitration, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation)
    • Mary J. Healy (Trusts and Estates)
    • M. Gabrielle Hils (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Jeffrey P. Hinebaugh (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Transportation Law)
    • Nancy A. Lawson (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • John D. Luken (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent)
    • Deborah R. Lydon (Health Care Law)
    • Paul R. Mattingly (Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)
    • John C. Merchant (Public Finance Law)
    • Jennifer Orr Mitchell (Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care)
    • Robert W. Olson (Corporate Law)
    • Bryan E. Pacheco (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
    • Brian P. Perry (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • Mary-Jo Pullen (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Clifford A. Roe, Jr. (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
    • Charles M. Roesch (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Lynda E. Roesch (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
    • Jerry S. Sallee (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Joseph L. Sallee, Jr. (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • Jill M. Scherff (Trusts and Estates)
    • H. Toby Schisler (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Steven H. Schreiber (Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
    • Joanne M. Schreiner (Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law)
    • Seth Alan Schwartz (Commercial Litigation)
    • William J. Seitz III (Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Municipal)
    • Lee M. Stautberg (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Noah J. Stern (Tax Law)
    • Brian S. Sullivan (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
    • Timothy A. Tepe (Family Law)
    • Richard B. Tranter (Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law)
    • Joan M. Verchot (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • George H. Vincent (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
    • Brenda A. Wehmer (Public Finance Law)
    • Ben F. Wells (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
    • Thomas J. Westerfield (Corporate Governance Law)
    • George B. Wilkinson (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
       
  • Cleveland, OH
    • James A. Dimitrijevs (Trademark Law)
    • Richik Sarkar (Commercial Litigation)
    • Leslie G. Wolfe (Environmental Law)
       
  • Columbus, OH
    • Thomas J. Bonasera (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
    • Brian C. Close (Corporate Law)
    • Elizabeth Y. Collis (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law)
    • D. Michael Crites (Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
    • Jessica L. Davis (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
    • Jan E. Hensel (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Thomas W. Hess (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law)
    • Kelvin M. Lawrence (Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law)
    • Kelly A. Leahy (Health Care Law)
    • Brett L. Miller (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • Eric J. Plinke (Health Care Law)
    • Glendon B. Pratt (Public Finance Law)
    • Michael A. Renne (Trusts and Estates)
    • Dennis G. Schwallie (Public Finance Law)
    • Susan G. Sheridan (Commercial Litigation)
    • Michael L. Squillace (Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
    • Marilena R. Walters (Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants)
       
  • Covington, KY
    • Roger L. Peterman (Public Finance Law)
       
  • Dayton, OH
    • James E. Beyer (Patent Law)
    • Richard A. Broock (Corporate Law)
    • Frederick J. Caspar (Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Thomas L. Czechowski (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Kimberly Gambrel (Trademark Law)
    • James F. Gottman (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
    • Timothy W. Hagan (Patent Law)
    • Timothy D. Hoffman (Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental)
    • Edward M. Kress (Corporate Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
    • William J. Leibold (Antitrust Law, Corporate Law)
    • Matthew A. Molloy (Patent Law)
    • Lisa S. Pierce (Corporate Law)
    • B. Joseph Schaeff (Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
    • Merideth A. Trott (Real Estate Law)
    • Thomas P. Whelley II (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions)
    • David R. Wickham (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
    • Philip A. Zukowsky (Tax Law)
       
  • Denver, CO
    • Michael A. Paul (Construction Law)
  • Detroit, MI
    • Thomas E. Anderson (Patent Law)
    • Joseph J. DeVito (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Douglas J. McEvoy (Patent Law)
    • Andrey T. Tomkiw (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Evansville, IN
    • Michele S. Bryant (Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
    • Ross E. Rudolph (Litigation - Insurance, Mediation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
       
  • Frankfort, KY
    • Carl W. Breeding (Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation - Environmental)
    • Lloyd R. Cress, Jr. (Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation - Environmental, Natural Resources Law)
       
  • Huntington, WV
    • J. David Bolen (Railroad Law)
    • Richard J. Bolen (Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law)
    • M. Edward Cunningham II (Commercial Litigation, Tax Law)
    • Daniel A. Earl (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
    • Janet Smith Holbrook (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)
    • Angela W. Konrad (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Railroad Law)
    • Daniel J. Konrad (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
    • Luke Andrew Lafferre (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Railroad Law)
    • John H. Mahaney (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Railroad Law)
    • Thomas J. Murray (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
    • Christopher J. Plybon (Mining Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Scott K. Sheets (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
       
  • Indianapolis, IN
    • Matthew M. Adolay (Litigation - Real Estate)
    • Mark L. Boos (Real Estate Law)
    • James M. Boyers (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Kent M. Broach (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Thomas W. Dinwiddie (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Dale W. Eikenberry (Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Environmental)
    • Allison W. Gritton (Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental)
    • John W. Hamilton (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Robert F. Inselberg (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Douglas B. King (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • E. Joseph Kremp III (Real Estate Law)
    • Christopher D. Lee (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Michael Rabinowitch (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate)
    • Ronald G. Salatich (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Travis Smith (Litigation - Insurance)
    • Daniel D. Trachtman (Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants)
    • Michael A. Valinetz (Real Estate Law)
    • John D. Waller (Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law)
       
  • Lewisburg, WV
    • Jason S. Long (Education Law)
       
  • Lexington, KY
    • Glen S. Bagby (Family Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
    • Mindy G. Barfield (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)
    • Christopher R. Cashen (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • James E. Cleveland III (Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Railroad Law)
    • Chauncey S. R. Curtz (Energy Law, Environmental Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Timber Law)
    • Barbara B. Edelman (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
    • Robert W. Fleming (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
    • Sara A. Johnston (Litigation - Bankruptcy)
    • Ellen Arvin Kennedy (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)
    • Wade C. Lawson (Trusts and Estates)
    • John R. Rhorer, Jr. (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law)
    • Jason B. Sims (Corporate Governance Law)
    • Terri R. Stallard (Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Joseph H. Terry (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
    • Martin B. Tucker (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Bankruptcy)
    • Charles E. Ward (Real Estate Law)
    • Linsey W. West (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Railroad Law)
       
  • Louisville, KY
    • David D. Black (Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Bradley A. Case (Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
    • Tony C. Coleman (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management)
    • Edward T. Depp (Communications Law, Utilities Law)
    • Jill F. Endicott (Litigation- Insurance, Mass Tort / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Robert L. Hallenberg (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • Barbara Menefee (Immigration Law)
    • R. Kenyon Meyer (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Kathiejane Oehler (Railroad Law)
    • Donna King Perry (Arbitration, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • Kathryn A. Quesenberry (Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
    • David T. Schaefer (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • John E. Selent (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law)
    • M. Trent Spurlock (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
    • Wayne F. Wilson (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
    • D. Craig York (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
       
  • Morgantown, WV
    • Jill Cranston Rice (Appellate Practice, Government Relations Practice)
    • Joshua S. Rogers (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates)
    • F. Thomas Rubenstein (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
       
  • Pittsburgh, PA
    • Christopher J. Azzara (Real Estate Law, Construction Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
    • Christopher B. Brewer (Public Finance Law)
    • Edmund M. Carney (Natural Resources Law, Mining Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Labor Law - Management, Energy Law, Employment Law - Management)
    • Anthony A. Ditka (Public Finance Law)
    • Michael Magee (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)
       
  • San Diego, CA
    • Christopher Celentino (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
    • Robert Prine (Consumer Law)
       
  • Washington, DC
    • Robert Huston Beatty, Jr. (Mining Law)
    • Frank T. Mamat (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)  
       
  • Wheeling, WV
    • Denise D. Pentino (Commercial Litigation)

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