More Than 190 Vorys Attorneys Named to the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® Lists

Vorys is pleased to announce that 130 of the firm’s attorneys have been included on the 2026 Best Lawyers in America^® list and 61 Vorys attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^®in America list.

Eight Vorys attorneys were also featured in Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of The Year Awards.” You can read more about these attorneys here.

Best Lawyers has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence for more than 40 years due to its exhaustive peer–review survey, in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, adding to the legitimacy of Best Lawyers’ results. Ones to Watch honors are given to early-career attorneys who display professional excellence in private practices based in the United States, relying on the same peer-review process as The Best Lawyers in America^® list.

Best Lawyers in America^® by Office:

Columbus:

Michael J. Ball – Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
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 N. Broz – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Securities
Robin L. Canowitz – Health Care Law
Nelson D. Cary – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Daniel J. Clark – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Tiffany Strelow Cobb – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law – Bankruptcy, Litigation
David W. Cook – Immigration Law
Perry W. Doran II – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Jennifer Dunsizer – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Ryan D. Elliott – Environmental Law
Michael P. Farrell – Banking and Finance Law
Victor J. Ferguson – Trusts and Estates
Jacklyn J. Ford – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Nonprofit / Charities Law
John F. Furniss III – Trusts and Estates
Thomas H. Fusonie – Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Suzanne Galyardt – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
Sheila Nolan Gartland (retired) – Real Estate Law
Anthony J. Giuliani – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Rick W. Grady – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Liam Gruzs – Health Care Law
Robert A. Harris – Employment Law – Management
Susan Barrett Harty – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jolie N. Havens – Health Care Law
Kimberly Weber Herlihy – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Rodney A. Holaday – Commercial Litigation
Dan L. Jaffe – Tax Law
Allen S. Kinzer – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
William D. Kloss, Jr. (retired) – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Christopher J. Knezevic – Economic Development Law
Mark A. Knueve – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
John M. Kuhl – Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
John L. Landolfi – Advertising Law, 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
Natalie M. McLaughlin – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joseph R. Miller – Land Use and Zoning Law
Karen M. Moore – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Martha Brewer Motley – Commercial Litigation
Bruce P. Paige – Corporate Law
Sachiyo Isoda Peterson – Immigration Law
Gretchen Petrucci – Energy Regulatory Law
William G. Porter – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Christine M. Poth – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
D. Scott Powell – Tax Law
Nicholas M.J. Ray – Tax Law
Chadwick Reynolds – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Adam J. Rocco – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Russell R. Rosler – Corporate Law
Gregory D. Russell – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Gary J. Saalman – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Suzanne J. Scrutton – Health Care Law
Michael J. Settineri – Energy Law
Benjamin A. Shepler – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Andrew C. Smith – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Theodore Smith – Construction Law, Real Estate Law
Jonathan K. Stock – Economic Development Law
Wendy Swary – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jill S. Tangeman – Economic Development Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Mark E. Vannatta (retired) – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Jonathan R. Vaughn (retired) – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Webb I. Vorys (retired) – Corporate Law
Travis J. Wahl – Banking and Finance Law
Kristin L. Watt – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
Robert M. Webner – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
John B. Weimer – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Equipment Finance Law
Anthony D. Weis – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Elissa Wilson – Economic Development Law
James A. Wilson – Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Nici Workman – Banking and Finance Law
Scott J. Ziance – Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law

Akron:

Aaron S. Berke – Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
Thomas R. Crookes – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management
Ashley Manfull – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Jacinto Núñez – Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law
Bret Treier – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
Mark A. Watkins – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Elia O. Woyt – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Cleveland:

Charles F. Billington III – Labor Law – Management
Carrie Mae Brosius – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jennie L. Church – Real Estate Law
Kari B. Coniglio – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Marcel C. Duhamel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 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
Michael J. Garvin – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
James J. McMonagle – Arbitration, Mediation

Cincinnati:

William D.G. Baldwin – Real Estate Law
Charles C. Bissinger, Jr. – Real Estate Law
Kent A. Britt – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Health Care, Transportation Law
Elizabeth A. Callan – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
David Edelstein – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Whitney C. Gibson – Commercial Litigation
David A. Groenke – Trusts and Estates
David F. Hine – Commercial Litigation
Jason Hodges – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Hani R. Kallas – Banking and Finance Law
Nathaniel Lampley, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
Roger E. Lautzenhiser, Jr. – Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions
J.B. Lind – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Jacob D. Mahle – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Anthony L. Osterlund – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Emily Pan – Trusts and Estates
Eric W. Richardson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Kimberly J. Schaefer – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael G. Schwartz – Commercial Litigation, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Jeff G. Stagnaro – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
Patrick R. Veith – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Victor A. Walton, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Elizabeth E. W. Weinewuth – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Rosemary D. Welsh – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kristin Woeste – Real Estate Law

Houston:

Jacquelyn Meng Abbott – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen D. Browning – Real Estate Law
Monica A. Fitzgerald – Employment Law – Management
Carey C. Jordan – Patent Law
Iona N. Kaiser – Patent Law
Steven R. Rech – Commercial Litigation

Orange County:

Brent M. Giddens – Employment Law – Management Litigation, Labor and Employment
Cory D. Catignani – Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Thomas N. McCormick – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Pittsburgh:

Phillip J. Binotto – Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jana P. Grimm (retired) – Employment Law – Management
Samuel L. Stoller – Oil and Gas Law
Keith A. Zabela – Oil and Gas Law

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