37 attorneys at McDonald Hopkins selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2019
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CLEVELAND – Thirty-seven attorneys at McDonald Hopkins have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers 2019. In addition, Cleveland member Dale Vlasek was selected among 2019’s “Lawyers of the Year.” Vlasek is chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group and has been a feature on the Best Lawyers list every year since 2006. The 24th edition of Best Lawyers is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Lawyer of the Year
Dale R. Vlasek
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Cleveland)
Florida
Peter M. Bernhardt – Member, Litigation Department
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Alan Burger – Member, Business Law Department
• Commercial Litigation
John T. Metzger – Managing member, West Palm Beach Office
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law
Raquel A. Rodriguez – Managing Member, Miami Office
• Commercial Litigation
Illinois
David A. Agay – Managing Member, Chicago Office
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Steve M. Harris – Member, Healthcare Practice Group
• Health Care Law
Jeffrey Van Winkle – Member, Business Law Department
• Corporate Law
Michigan
John E. Benko – Member, Litigation Department
• Commercial Litigation
James J. Boutrous II – Managing Member, Detroit Office
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
Stephen M. Gross – Member; Chair, Automotive Practice Group
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Patrick A. Karbowski – Member, Real Estate Practice Group
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law
Michael G. Latiff – Member; Co-Chair, Business Litigation Practice Group
• Commercial Litigation
Antoinette M. Pilzner – Member; Employee Benefits Practice Group
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Miriam L. Rosen – Member; Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group
• Employment Law - Individuals
• Employment Law - Management
Ohio
Chad Arfons – Member, Real Estate Practice Group
• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
Richard H. Blake; Member; Chair, Government Compliance, Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Group
• Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jeffrey P. Consolo – Member, Chair, Tax and Benefits Department
• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates
David B. Cupar – Member, Chair, Intellectual Property Department
• Patent Law
M. Collette Gibbons – Of Counsel, Business Restructuring Department
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Richard S. Cooper – Member; Co-Chair, Healthcare Practice Group; Co-Chair, Healthcare Restructuring Practice Group
• Health Care Law
Carl J. Grassi – Firm Chairman
• Corporate Law
David H. Gunning II – Member, Co-Chair, Real Estate Practice Group
• Real Estate Law
Jeffrey R. Huntsberger – Member, Real Estate Practice Group
• Real Estate Law
Brian J. Jereb – Member, Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
• Trusts and Estates
David M, Kall – Managing Member, Cleveland Office
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
Bernard L. Karr – Senior of Counsel, Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
• Trusts and Estates
Sean D. Malloy – Member; Chair, Business Restructuring Services Department
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael J. Meaney – Member, Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William J. O’Neill – Member; General Counsel
• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Michael G. Riley – Member, Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
• Trusts and Estates
Shawn M. Riley – Firm President
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Roger L. Shumaker – Member, Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
• Trusts and Estates
James E. Stief – Member; Chair, Business Law Department
• Banking and Finance Law
Dale R. Vlasek – Member, Chair, Employee Benefits Practice Group
• Benefits (ERISA) Law
Peter D. Welin – Managing Member, Columbus Office; Co-Chair Construction Law and Real Estate Litigation Practice Group
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction
John M. Wirtshafter – Member, Employee Benefits Practice Group
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Charles B. Zellmer – Senior of Counsel, Business Law Department
• Corporate Law
About McDonald Hopkins
Founded in 1930, McDonald Hopkins is a business advisory and advocacy law firm with locations in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Miami, and West Palm Beach. With more than 50 service and industry teams, the firm has the expertise and knowledge to meet the growing number of legal and business challenges our clients face. For more information about McDonald Hopkins, visit mcdonaldhopkins.com.
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