112 Vorys Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America List; 26 Vorys Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers’ Inaugural “Ones to Watch” List

One hundred and twelve lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^® 2021 edition. In addition, 26 Vorys attorneys were named to the inaugural Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer–review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. “Ones to Watch” honors are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The process for named to this list is the same peer-review process as being named to the Best Lawyers in America list.

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Columbus office are:

Robin P. Amicon – Health Care Law
Timothy J. Bechtold - Government Relations Practice
Robert A. Bell, Jr. - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Adam K. Brandt - Corporate Law
Alycia Broz - Litigation – Securities, Commercial Litigation
Robin L. Canowitz - Health Care Law
Nelson D. Cary - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tiffany Strelow Cobb - Litigation – Bankruptcy
David W. Cook - Immigration Law
Perry W. Doran II - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Elizabeth Turrell Farrar - Corporate Law
Victor J. Ferguson - Trusts and Estates
Shawn M. Flahive - Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
John F. Furniss III - Trusts and Estates
Thomas H. Fusonie - Commercial Litigation
Sheila Nolan Gartland - Real Estate Law
Anthony J. Giuliani - Environmental Law
Rick W. Grady - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Robert A. Harris - Employment Law – Management
Jolie N. Havens – Health Care Law
Herbert A. Hedden - Franchise Law
Kimberly Weber Herlihy - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Dan L. Jaffe - Tax Law
Allen S. Kinzer - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
William D. Kloss, Jr. - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Mark A. Knueve - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
John J. Kulewicz - Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law
John L. Landolfi - Commercial Litigation
Judith L. Marsh - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Franchise Law
Michael D. Martz - Corporate Law
Douglas R. Matthews - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management
Theodore P. Mattis - Commercial Litigation, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Linda R. Mendel - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joseph R. Miller- Commercial Litigation
Daniel J. Minor - Real Estate Law
Karen M. Moore - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Jonathan M. Norman -Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Bruce P. Paige - Corporate Law
William G. Porter - Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation
D. Scott Powell - Tax Law
Nicholas M.J. Ray - Tax Law
Lisa Pierce Reisz - Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care
Russell R. Rosler - Corporate Law
Gregory D. Russell - Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Allen L. Rutz - Construction Law
Richard D. Schuster - Commercial Litigation
Suzanne J. Scrutton - Health Care Law
Michael J. Settineri - Energy Law
Brad K. Sinnott - Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Andrew C. Smith - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Elizabeth T. Smith - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
J. Theodore Smith - Construction Law, Real Estate Law
Jeffery E. Smith - Corporate Law
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton - Appellate Practice
David A. Swift - Trusts and Estates
Thomas E. Szykowny - Insurance Law
Jill S. Tangeman - Land Use and Zoning Law
Mark E. Vannatta - Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Jonathan R. Vaughn - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Webb I. Vorys - Corporate Law
Travis J. Wahl - Banking and Finance Law
Kristin L. Watt - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
John B. Weimer - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Equipment Finance Law
Anthony D. Weis - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James A. Wilson - Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Nancy Nicole "Nici" Workman - Banking and Finance Law
Scott J. Ziance – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law

“Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Columbus office are:

Zachary T. Brumfield - Banking and Finance Law
James A. Carr II - Energy Law, Real Estate Law
Mary Beth Cubberly - Litigation - Antitrust
Jocelyn M. Hoffman - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Elizabeth Howard - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lauren M. Johnson - Tax Law
Barbara J. Jordan - Real Estate Law
Angelyne Lisinski - Commercial Litigation
Nicklaus J. Reis - Real Estate Law
Lauren E. Sanders - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Michael J. Shoenfelt - Labor and Employment Law - Management
Janay M. Stevens - Labor and Employment Law - Management

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Cincinnati office are:

William D.G. Baldwin - Real Estate Law
Melvin A. Bedree - Banking and Finance Law, Franchise Law
Charles C. Bissinger, Jr. - Real Estate Law
Kent A. Britt - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA
Whitney C. Gibson - Commercial Litigation
David A. Groenke - Trusts and Estates
Hani R. Kallas - Banking and Finance Law
Andrew M. Kaplan (retired)- Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Nathaniel Lampley, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Jr. - Corporate Law, International Mergers & Acquisitions
J.B. Lind - Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey A. Marks - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Mark A. Norman - Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Anthony L. Osterlund - Litigation - Real Estate
Eric W. Richardson - Commercial Litigation
Kimberly J. Schaefer - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael G. Schwartz -Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Victor A. Walton, Jr. - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Elizabeth E. W. Weinewuth - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Rosemary D. Welsh - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cincinnati office are:

Andrew E. DeBord - Tax Law
Clifford W. Lauchlan - Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
Joel M. Lund - Real Estate Law
Nicklaus R. McKee - Real Estate Law
Gabriel A. Moyer - Real Estate Law
Patrick J. Reardon - Real Estate Law
Emily E. St. Cyr - Trusts and Estates

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Cleveland office are:

Matthew E. Albers - Health Care Law
Kari B. Coniglio - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Marcel Duhamel - Commercial Litigation
Bryan H. Falk - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Bryan J. Farkas - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Jeffrey A. Fickes - Corporate Law
Lisa Babish Forbes - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Commercial Litigation
Michael J. Garvin - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Martin S. Gates - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
James J. McMonagle – Arbitration, Mediation
Anthony J. O'Malley - Commercial Litigation
Drew T. Parobek - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David J. Tocco - Securities Litigation, Commercial Litigation

Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Cleveland office are:

Jeffrey W. Bieszczak - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Nicholas R. House - Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
Gregory C. Scheiderer - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lindsay Doss Spillman - Tax Law

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Akron office are:

Thomas R. Crookes - Employment Law – Management
Philip F. Downey - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
J. Bret Treier - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Mark A. Watkins - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Elia O. Woyt - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Akron office are:

Christopher J. DePizzo - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Andrew P. Guran - Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Houston office are:

Stephen D. Browning - Real Estate Law
Jacklyn J. Ford - Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Carey C. Jordan - Patent Law
Iona N. Kaiser - Patent Law
Monica F. Oathout - Employment Law – Management
Steven R. Rech - Commercial Litigation

Ones to Watch” from the Vorys Houston office are:

Akilah F. Craig - Labor and Employment Law - Management

Best Lawyers from the Vorys Washington, D.C. office are:

Pamela A. Bresnahan - Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

2021 "Lawyers of the Year"

In addition, nine Vorys attorneys have been named Best Lawyers’ 2021 Lawyers of the Year. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” To learn more about those lawyers, click here.

About Vorys: Vorys was established in 1909 and has grown to be one of the largest law firms with nearly 375 attorneys in seven offices in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Houston, Texas; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vorys currently ranks as one of the 200 largest law firms in the United States according to American Lawyer magazine.