Dinsmore Earns Top Honors in 2025 Chambers USA Rankings

June 6, 2025News Releases

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is proud to announce its continued recognition in the prestigious Chambers USA 2025 guide, with multiple departments and attorneys ranked among the nation’s best.

This year, 14 practice areas and 34 attorneys across the firm received rankings, reflecting Dinsmore’s deep bench of legal talent and commitment to client service across the country.

Highlights from the 2025 rankings:

Top Band Department Rankings:

  • Real Estate – Band 1
  • Public Finance– Band 1
  • Labor & Employment – Band 2
  • Litigation: General Commercial- Band 2
  • Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities – Band 2

Notable Individual Recognitions:

  • Barbara B. Edelman – Band 1, Litigation: General Commercial (Kentucky)
  • Kathryn A. Quesenberry – Band 1, Labor & Employment (Kentucky)
  • Ellen Kennedy – Band 1, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Kentucky)
  • Clifford Ashburner – Band 1, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Kentucky)
  • John Merchant- Band 1, Public Finance (Ohio)
  • Lona Valentine- Band 1, Public Finance (Ohio)
  • Sujyot S. Patel, Band 1, Public Finance (Ohio)
  • Thomas Wilson, Band 1, Public Finance (Ohio)
  • Mark Carter, Band 1, Labor & Employment (West Virginia)
  • Thomas Dinwiddie- Senior Statesperson, Real Estate
  • Chauncey Curtz- Senior Statesperson, Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities: Natural Resources
  • Mark Vander Laan- Senior Statesperson, Litigation: General Commercial
  • Forrest Roles- Senior Statesperson, Labor & Employment

View all of Dinsmore’s 2025 Chambers USA-ranked attorneys and departments here. Chambers USA is widely regarded as the leading legal directory, ranking the top lawyers and law firms across the United States based on independent research and client feedback.