102 Shumaker Lawyers Recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

TOLEDO, OH – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP announced today that 102 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 27^thEdition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.

Eight of the firms lawyers earned “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective metropolitan area and practice area. Additionally, 16 lawyers were included in the inaugural 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch edition, recognizing lawyers who are early in their careers who have exhibited outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

The full list of Shumaker’s lawyers selected for 2021 include:

Charleston

H. Michael Bowers: Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
J. Bennett Crites, III: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
G.P. Diminich: Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Felix C. Pelzer: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth T. Thomas: Health Care Law

Charlotte

W. Thad Adams, III: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Lynn F. Chandler: Trusts and Estates
Philip S. Chubb: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David H. Conaway: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Stephanie C. Daniel: Trusts and Estates
Warren P. Kean: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
John D. Kocher: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Moses Luski: Real Estate Law
Steven A. Meckler: Commercial Litigation
John H. Northey III: Real Estate Law
Scott M. Stevenson: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Karen H. Stiles: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Frederick M. Thurman, Jr.: Employment Law - Management

Columbus

David F. Axelrod: Corporate Compliance Law
Michael E. Born: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Kelly A. Leahy: Health Care Law
Michael J. O'Callaghan: Environmental Law

Sarasota

Anthony J. Abate: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Steven J. Chase: Commercial Litigation
Douglas A. Cherry: Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Daniel J. DeLeo: Commercial Litigation
Cheryl L. Gordon: Tax Law
Benjamin R. Hanan: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Gregory M. Marks: Tax Law
Malcolm J. Pitchford: Real Estate Law

Tampa

Erin Smith Aebel: Health Care Law
Jaime Austrich: Commercial Litigation
Willard A. Blair: Corporate Law
C. Philip Campbell, Jr.: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Ronald A. Christaldi: Health Care Law
Duane A. Daiker: Appellate Law
Hugo S. deBeaubien: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Julio C. Esquivel: Corporate Governance Law
Bruce H. Gordon: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Melanie S. Griffin: Commercial Litigation
Michele Leo Hintson: Commercial Litigation
W. Kent Ihrig: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
John S. Inglis: Real Estate Law
Ernest J. Marquart: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Andrew J. Mayts: Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law
W. Jan Pietruszka: Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Samuel P. Queirolo: Real Estate Law
Maria delCarmen Ramos: Immigration Law
Mindi M. Richter: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Darrell C. Smith: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
William R. Swindle: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
J. Todd Timmerman: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Seth P. Traub: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Thomas M. Wood: Commercial Litigation
Gregory C. Yadley: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

Toledo

M. Scott Aubry: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John C. Barron: Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Jenifer A. Belt: Health Care Law
Thomas C. Blank: Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Michael M. Briley: Transportation Law
Eric D. Britton: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Cheri A. Budzynski: Environmental Law
John H. Burson: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
James R. Carnes: Commercial Litigation
David J. Coyle: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Terrance K. Davis: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Scott G. Deller: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Gary R. Diesing: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Thomas P. Dillon: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Robert H. Eddy: Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Janis E. Susalla Foley: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jack G. Fynes: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
William H. Gosline: Trusts and Estates
W. Reed Hauptman: Banking and Finance Law
Douglas G. Haynam: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
John W. Hilbert, II: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law
Regina M. Joseph: Corporate Law, Immigration Law
John N. MacKay: Banking and Finance Law
Timothy C. McCarthy: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
Michael S. McGowan: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law
Brian N. McMahon: Franchise Law
John K. Nelson: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
William L. Patberg: Environmental Law
Thomas G. Pletz: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Labor and Employment
David J. Rectenwald: Trusts and Estates
Joseph A. Rideout: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
James I. Rothschild: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
Gregory S. Shumaker: Real Estate Law
John J. Siciliano: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Peter R. Silverman: Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Securities, Mediation
Joseph S. Simpson: Environmental Law
John L. Straub: Family Law
Louis E. Tosi: Environmental Law
Gregory H. Wagoner: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance
Mark D. Wagoner: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
David F. Waterman: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Martin D. Werner: Banking and Finance Law
James F. White, Jr.: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
David W. Wicklund: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Mechelle Zarou: Immigration Law

Lawyer of the Year:

M. Scott Aubry: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William H. Gosline: Trusts and Estates
Warren P. Kean: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Michael S. McGowan: Tax Law
John J. Siciliano: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers - Toledo
Scott M. Stevenson: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Martin D. Werner: Banking and Finance Law
Gregory C. Yadley: Corporate Law - Tampa

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

Charlotte

Ronald D.P. Bruckmann: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Megan M. Stacy: Commercial Litigation

Sarasota

C. Jade Davis: Commercial Litigation
Brett M. Henson: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
Andrew J. Oppenheim: Commercial Litigation

Tampa

Junior Ambeau: Commercial Litigation
Jaide L. Beverly: Health Care Law
Matt Newton: Litigation - Real Estate
Colin Rice: Real Estate Law
Samantha R. Vloedman: Insurance Law
Jessica Smith West: Health Care Law

Toledo

Kristen M. Fries: Intellectual Property Law
Wyatt J. Holliday: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Austin K. Irving: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Nicolas A. Linares: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Matthew C. Spaulding: Commercial Litigation

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

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