Vorys is happy to announce that 129 of the agency’s attorneys have been included on the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® listing and 62 Vorys attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America listing.
Ten Vorys attorneys have been additionally featured in Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of The Year Awards.” You can learn extra about these attorneys right here.
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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 Okay. 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
- 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 Okay. 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 Ann 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 (together with 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
The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® by Office:
Columbus:
- Elizabeth S. Alexander – Commercial Litigation
- Adam Borgman – Labor and Employment – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Brian W. Dressel – Labor and Employment – Management
- Joshua R. Eckert – Energy Law
- Oliver D. Frey – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Matthew D. Gutierrez – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Rebecca L. Hill – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Elizabeth Howard – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Maxwell H. King – Commercial Litigation
- Jefferson M. Kiser – Real Estate Law
- Megan Savage Knox – Tax Law
- Nikkia A. Knudsen – Health Care Law
- Christopher A. LaRocco – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Gretchen Rutz Leist – Privacy and Data Security Law
- Judson S. Millhon III – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Nathaniel Morse – Environmental Law
- Sydney N. Pahren – Health Care Law
- Lauren E. Ramamurthy – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Danielle S. Rice – Commercial Litigation
- Rylee R. Snively – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- George L. Stevens – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Asafu Suzuki – Immigration Law
- Emily J. Taft – Commercial Litigation
- Jake A. Thorn – Commercial Litigation
- Mitch Tobias – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Patricia C. Vargas Vegas – Immigration Law
- Thomas J. Whaling – Litigation – Construction
- Brady R. Wilson – Commercial Litigation
- Frank C. Zonars – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Cleveland:
- Margaret S. Echols – Commercial Litigation
- Matthew Fazekas – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Michael H. Gibbons – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Nicholas R. House – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (together with LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
- Cauley Simmons Oliver – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
Cincinnati:
- Wesley R. Abrams – Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Leslie A. Allen – Intellectual Property Law
- Theron C. Anderson – Corporate Law
- Jessica Okay. Baverman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Brian P. Baxter – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Petra Bergman – Commercial Litigation
- Daniel R. Bross – Real Estate Law
- Bailey Drexler – Trusts and Estates
- Laura E. Erdman – Technology Law
- Alexander D. Iammarino – Real Estate Law
- Alexandra T. Kubala – Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey A. Miller – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Zachary S. Mueck – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Joseph Michael Scherpenberg – Real Estate Law
- Alexander X. Shadley – Commercial Litigation
- Jabari A. Shaw – Intellectual Property Law
- Michael F. Soder – Commercial Litigation
- Emily St. Cyr – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Trusts and Estates
- Zachary M. Sterling – Banking and Finance Law
Houston:
- Grant M. Davis – Intellectual Property Law
- Maggie E. Martin – Patent Law
- Hamed Moradi – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Matthew D. Przywara – Commercial Litigation
Orange County:
- Jocelyn M. Hoffman – Labor and Employment Law – Management
Pittsburgh:
- Robert D. Shope – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Washington D.C.:
- Jacob M. Bartlett – Environmental Law
- Sarah A. Rhodes – Real Estate Law
- Andrew J. Tureaud – Commercial Litigation
About Vorys: Vorys was established in 1909 and at the moment has almost 375 attorneys in 10 places of work in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Texas, Pennsylvania, California, London and Berlin. Vorys at the moment ranks as one of many 200 largest legislation corporations within the United States in line with American Lawyer journal. Learn extra at vorys.com.