Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP is pleased to announce that five Calfee attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as 2027 "Lawyers of the Year," 79 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, and 25 attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Five Calfee Partners Recognized as 2027 Best Lawyers “Lawyers of the Year” in Ohio
- David T. Bules, Litigation Partner, is recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2027 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Securities (Cincinnati).
- Maura L. Hughes, Litigation Practice Co-Chair and Partner, is recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2027 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Antitrust (Cleveland).
- Jason A. Rothman, Partner and Co-Chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group, is recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2027 "Lawyer of the Year" for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Cleveland).
- K. James Sullivan, Partner and Co-Leader of the Insurance Coverage group, is recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2027 "Lawyer of the Year" for Insurance Law (Cleveland).
- Michael G. VanBuren, Partner and Co-Leader of the Health Care Law practice, is recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2027 "Lawyer of the Year" for Health Care Law, (Cleveland).
Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making it a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages from peer-review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
79 Calfee Lawyers Named to 2027 Best Lawyers
Calfee congratulates the following lawyers named to the 2027 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Rick Amburgey – Construction Law; Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Tae E. Andrews – Insurance Law (Cleveland)
- Brent D. Ballard – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Matthew B. Barbara – Commercial Litigation (Cleveland)
- Blake C. Beachler – Public Finance Law (Cleveland)
- Fritz E. Berckmueller – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Cleveland)
- Joshua G. Berggrun – Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Karl S. Beus – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law (Cleveland)
- Jason J. (Jake) Blake – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction (Columbus)
- Chet J. Bonner – Patent Law (Cleveland)
- Michael W. Bowen – Government Relations Practice (Cleveland)
- David T. Bules – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities (Cincinnati)
- John R. Cernelich – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management (Cleveland)
- Matthew A. Chiricosta – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance (Cleveland)
- John S. Cipolla – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law (Cleveland)
- Jennifer Walwyn Colvin – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Cincinnati)
- Maryellen K. Corbett – Government Relations Practice (Columbus)
- Anthony J. Cox – Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Mara E. Cushwa – Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Terrence F. (Terry) Doyle – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law (Cleveland)
- Gary L. Ellsworth – Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Michael K. French – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Cleveland)
- Amy K. Friedmann – Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Michael K. Gall – Tax Law (Cleveland)
- Stephanie M. Glavinos – Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Elizabeth Zoller Golish – Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Mitchell L. Griffith – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Dallas)
- Arthur C. Hall III – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation (Cleveland)
- Gregory S. Harvey – Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Fred A. Hilow – Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (Cleveland)
- James C. Holsclaw – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law (Indianapolis)
- Justin T. Howell – Insurance Law (Cleveland)
- Maura L. Hughes – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust (Cleveland)
- Michael B. Hurley – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cincinnati)
- Christopher Jones – Environmental Law (Columbus)
- James F. Lang – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Litigation - Municipal (Cleveland)
- Laura C. McBride – Health Care Law (Cleveland)
- Albert J. Lucas – Commercial Litigation (Columbus)
- Mark W. McDougall – Patent Law (Cleveland)
- John J. McGuire – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Brian A. McMahon – Banking and Finance Law (Cleveland)
- Ronald M. McMillan – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction (Cleveland)
- Daniel J. McMullen – Copyright Law; Information Technology Law (Cleveland)
- Matthew M. Mendoza – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Insurance (Cleveland)
- Joseph M. Mentrek – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Thomas I. Michals – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (Cleveland)
- Robert A. Miller – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Cleveland)
- John A. Mongelluzzo – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cincinnati)
- Gerald A. Monroe – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships; Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Kevin Patrick Murphy – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Cynthia A. Neal – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law (Cincinnati)
- Douglas A. Neary – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law (Cleveland)
- Colleen M. O'Neil – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Andrew W. Owen – Commercial Litigation (Columbus)
- Todd F. Palmer – Employment Law - Management (Cleveland)
- Leah Pappas Porner – Government Relations Practice (Columbus)
- Brent M. Pietrafese – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Billy C. Raulerson – Patent Law (Columbus)
- Daniel Reinhard – Energy Law; Government Relations Practice (Columbus)
- Karla M. Rogers – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law (Cleveland)
- Jason A. Rothman – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Cleveland)
- Raymond Rundelli – Trademark Law (Cleveland)
- Joshua R. Sanders – Government Relations Practice (Columbus)
- Ann Z. Seger – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law (Cleveland)
- Erin E. Shick – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Cincinnati)
- Jodi D. Spencer – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance (Cleveland)
- Anthony F. Stringer – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance (Cleveland)
- James Sullivan – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance (Cleveland)
- Raymond M. Tarasuck – Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (Cleveland)
- Jerry J. Thomas – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Ashley Thurman – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Dallas)
- Salvatore J. (Sam) Totino – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law (Cleveland)
- Michael R. Trivisonno – Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Michael G. VanBuren – Health Care Law (Cleveland)
- Jaclyn M. Vary – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Jennifer L. Vergilii – Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Christopher M. Ward – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (Columbus)
- Thomas M. Welsh – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Christopher S. Williams – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA (Cleveland)
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify lawyers to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.
25 Calfee Lawyers Named to 2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Calfee congratulates the following lawyers recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
- Kelsey L. Baughman – Commercial Litigation (Cleveland)
- Nicholas A. Bonaminio – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Antitrust (Cleveland)
- Jacob J. Bourquin – Corporate Law (Cleveland)
- Christopher J. Brubaker – Construction Law; Entertainment and Sports Law; Project Finance Law (Cincinnati)
- Taylor M. Carpenter – Energy Law (Indianapolis)
- Stephen Carpinello – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Nicolette T.E. Cregan – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law (Cleveland)
- Emma M. Glending – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment (Cleveland)
- Andrew S. Griesser – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cincinnati)
- Tianshu (Allie) Ji – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cleveland)
- Terrence J. (TJ) Killeen, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Cleveland)
- Brittany L. Kulwicki Wheeler – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law (Cleveland)
- Dustin D. Likens – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law (Cleveland)
- Andrew L. Mandelbaum – Tax Law (Cleveland)
- Erik H. Nielsen – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Dallas)
- Maureen T. Pavicic – Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Victoria Diaz Pianta – Tax Law (Cleveland)
- Hunter D. Poindexter – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Cincinnati)
- John L. Reulbach III – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law (Cleveland)
- Madeline H. Shanahan – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment (Cincinnati)
- Zachary J. Stackhouse – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (Cleveland)
- Lauren A. Stenger – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law (Columbus)
- Sage Xin Wen – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law (Cleveland)
- Gretchen L. Whaling – Commercial Litigation (Columbus)
- Tianyue Zhang – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law (Cleveland)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.