Best Lawyers bestows honors on Bricker & Eckler

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC) recently named nine Bricker & Eckler attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" in Columbus and Cincinnati. Additionally, fifty-five Bricker lawyers, representing nearly 38 percent of the firm's attorneys, were selected by their peers for inclusion in this year's edition.

Best Lawyers names only a single lawyer in each specialty as the "Lawyer of the Year" in each market.  Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current edition is based on detailed evaluations of nearly four million lawyers nationwide. Attorneys honored as "Lawyers of the Year" have received particularly high ratings in surveys for their abilities, professionalism and integrity. The 2014 Lawyers of the Year from Bricker & Eckler are:

Columbus –

Jerry O. Allen: Litigation & Controversy Tax "Lawyer of the Year"

John P. Beavers: Corporate Compliance Law "Lawyer of the Year"

Drew H. Campbell: Litigation-Banking & Finance "Lawyer of the Year"

Frank L. Merrill: Litigation-Environmental "Lawyer of the Year"

Karen M. Moore: Trusts & Estates "Lawyer of the Year"

Rebecca C. Princehorn: Education Law "Lawyer of the Year"

Anne Marie Sferra: Appellate Practice "Lawyer of the Year"

Cincinnati –

Andrew M. Shott: Litigation-Real Estate "Lawyer of the Year"

Claire Turcotte: Health Care Law "Lawyer of the Year"

Attorneys are named to the Best Lawyers list following a peer-review survey of more than 36,000 leading attorneys across the nation who cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers listed in Best Lawyers have no say in selecting the practice areas in which they are listed and are voted into the named practice area as a result of the votes received from peers.

Bricker is proud to congratulate these honored attorneys, listed by location and practice area:

Cleveland –
Glenn S. Krassen (Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law)
Thomas J. Onusko (Health Care Law)

Columbus –
Jerry O. Allen (Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law)
Laura G. Anthony (Education Law)
David G. Baker (Real Estate Law)
Catherine M. Ballard (Health Care Law)
John P. Beavers (Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
John F. Birath, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
Sally W. Bloomfield (Water Law, Energy Law)
Drew H. Campbell (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance)
Kimball H. Carey (Education Law)
William T. Conard II (Public Finance Law)
David K. Conrad (Real Estate Law)
Scott W. Davis  (Construction Law)
Jennifer A. Flint (Education Law)
James F. Flynn (Health Care Law)
John F. Furniss III (Trusts and Estates)
Dane A. Gaschen (Education Law)
Michael K. Gire (Health Care Law)
Craig A. Haddox (Real Estate Law)
James J. Hughes (Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental)
Stephen Intihar (Real Estate Law)
Kenneth C. Johnson (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law,  Litigation - Bankruptcy)
Gordon W. Johnston (Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law)
Richard F. Kane (Public Finance Law)
Donald R. Keller (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment)
Allen R. Killworth (Health Care Law)
Stephan R. Kleinman (Health Care Law)
Gordon F. Litt (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
Richard S. Lovering (Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
Edward A. Matto (Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust)
Charles H. McCreary (Real Estate Law)
Frank L. Merrill (Litigation - Environmental)
Karen M. Moore (Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Trusts & Estates)
Thomas J. O'Brien (Communications Law, Energy Law, Water Law)
James G. Petrie (Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment)
Rebecca C. Princehorn (Education Law, Public Finance Law)
Robert C. Rafferty (Trusts and Estates)
Jack Rosati, Jr. (Construction Law, Litigation - Construction)
James A. Rutledge (Corporate Law)
Anne Marie Sferra (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation)
Douglas Shevelow (Construction Law)
Diane M. Signoracci (Health Care Law)
Karen D. Smith (Health Care Law)
David C. Spialter (Health Care Law)
Elisabeth A. Squeglia (Health Care Law)
Christopher N. Swank (Real Estate Law)
Betsy A. Swift (Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management)
Kurtis A. Tunnell (Government Relations Practice)
David M. Whittaker (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)
Faith M. Williams (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Insurance Law)

Cincinnati-Dayton (West Chester) –
Mark A. Engel (Tax Law)
Jeffrey P. McSherry (Commercial Litigation)
Andrew M. Shott (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
Claire Turcotte (Health Care Law)

About Bricker & Eckler:
Bricker & Eckler is one of Ohio's leading law firms. Located in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati-Dayton, and a newly opened Marietta office, the firm represents a wide variety of clients, including businesses and corporations, nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, health care entities, school districts, municipalities, banks and insurers. For more information, visit www.bricker.com.

About Best Lawyers:
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Corporate Counsel magazine called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." Attorneys are named to the list following a peer-review survey of more than 36,000 leading attorneys across the nation who cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers listed in Best Lawyers have no say in selecting the practice areas in which they are listed. Attorneys are voted into the named practice area as a result of the votes received from peers. The subspecialties listed after their names are based on information from a variety of sources.

CONTACT: Jill Rako, 614-227-8828, [email protected]

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