128 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 10 Named "Lawyer of the Year"

PITTSBURGH – August 15, 2017 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is proud to announce that 128 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018. Of those, 18 attorneys are named to the list for the first time this year and 10 are named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and metropolitan area.

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation and attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Only one lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

Below is the list of Buchanan attorneys, by office location, who are included in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 list and those selected as “Lawyer of the Year.”

ALEXANDRIA, VA

Erin Dunston, Patent Law
Todd R. Walters, Litigation – Patent and Intellectual Property
Charles F. Wieland, III, Litigation – Patent and Intellectual Property

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

Bruce I. Booken, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
Jesse H. Diner, Lawyer of the Year, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance, Construction, Real Estate and Trusts and Estates
Kelly H. Kolb, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
David B. Mankuta, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
David A. Pearl, Real Estate Law
Lawrence M. Ploucha, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
Adele I. Stone, Real Estate Law

FORT MYERS, FL

Garey F. Butler, Real Estate Law
Carl Joseph Coleman, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate

HARRISBURG, PA

Brian J. Clark, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
Jill M. Lashay, Litigation – Labor and Employment
John F. Povilaitis, Communications Law; Energy Law
Alan M. Seltzer, Energy Law
Jack M. Stover, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Deborah M. Suder, Government Relations Practice
Jonathan Vipond, III, Health Care Law
Jayson R. Wolfgang, Commercial Litigation

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Eric J. Holshouser, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert G. Riegel, Jr., Lawyer of the Year , Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

NEW YORK, NY

Daniel Z. Rivlin, Family Law

NEWARK, NJ

Rosemary J. Bruno, Litigation – Labor and Employment
John D. Goldsmith, Corporate Law; Environmental Law

PHILADELPHIA, PA

James M. Becker, Criminal Defense – White-Collar
Thomas A. Bergstrom, Criminal Defense – General Practice and White-Collar
Gerald Burns, Commercial Litigation
Douglas P. Coopersmith, Corporate Law
Paul J. Greco, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
James S. Lawlor, Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law
Brian S. North, Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
James O’Toole, Jr., Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Howard D. Scher, Commercial Litigation
William H. Schorling, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
H. Marc Tepper, Insurance Law
John R. Washlick, Health Care Law

PITTSBURGH, PA

Lynn J. Alstadt, Lawyer of the Year, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Bruce A. Americus, Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
Margaret B. Angel, Public Finance Law
John A. Barbour, Real Estate Law
Thomas E. Boyle, Health Care Law
Samuel W. Braver, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Litigation, Trusts and Estates
Thomas G. Buchanan, Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
Matthew F. Burger, Commercial Litigation; Mining Law; Energy Law
George L. Cass, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Craig G. Cochenour, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Rosemary L. Corsetti, Health Care Law
Jason A. D'Amico, Real Estate Law
Lewis U. Davis, Jr., Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Michael L. Dever, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Mary Ann Dunham, Corporate Law
James Forsyth, Tax Law
B. Lynn Freeman, Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Thomas S. Galey, Banking and Finance Law
Shawn N. Gallagher, Real Estate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
Charles B. Gibbons, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
David A. Gurwin, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music
Pamela E. Hepp, Health Care Law
Scott W. Irmscher, Real Estate Law
Robert A. Johnson, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
Jack J. Kessler, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law
Carrie Kochenbach, Real Estate Law
Gregory J. Krock, Commercial Litigation
Rebecca Livingston Lando, Real Estate Law
David J. Laurent, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Natural Resources Law
Jacqui Fiske Lazo, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Deborah Little, Commercial Litigation
Kevin P. Lucas, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
Kenneth R. Luttinger, Public Finance Law
Thomas Madigan, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Donald E. Malecki, Banking and Finance Law
E. David Margolis, Trusts and Estates
Paul S. Mazeski, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Joseph F. McDonough, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Erin J. McLaughlin, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
James G. McLean, Commercial Litigation
Matthew H. Meade, Commercial Litigation; Privacy and Data Security Law
B. Lafe Metz, Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Miller, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Sean W. Moran, Corporate Law; Energy Law
James D. Newell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Wendelynne J. Newton, Lawyer of the Year, Antitrust Law; Litigation – Health Care
Timothy P. Palmer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Joseph J. Palumbo, Real Estate Law
Stanley Parker, Commercial Litigation
Mariah Passarelli, Litigation – Labor and Employment
David J. Porter, Commercial Litigation
John R. Previs, Corporate Law; Franchise Law
Robert B. Ramsey, III, Health Care Law
Carl E. Rothenberger, Jr., Corporate Law
Stephanie Winer Schreiber, Health Care Law
Christopher Schueller, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Terry Shulsky, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Duane Stewart III, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Thomas M. Thompson,, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jaime S. Tuite, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Hugh G. Van der Veer, Corporate Law
Deborah B. Walrath, Real Estate Law
Howard J. Wein, Environmental Law
Jason Wrona, Real Estate Law
Stanley Yorsz, Commercial Litigation

PRINCETON, NJ

Ivan J. Punchatz, Health Care Law

SAN DIEGO, CA

Kimberly Arouh, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

TALLAHASSEE, FL

Linda Loomis Shelley, Lawyer of the Year, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
John McKager “Mac” Stipanovich, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice

TAMPA, FL

Cathy J. Beveridge, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Heather B. Brock, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
John D. Emmanuel, Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation
William J. Flynn, III , Immigration Law
G. Calvin Hayes, Commercial Litigation
Mitchell I. Horowitz, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Thomas J. Hunt, Real Estate Law
Richard A. Jacobson, Lawyer of the Year, International Trade and Finance Law
Rhea F. Law, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
Ronald H. Noble, Environmental Law
Dilip Patel, Lawyer of the Year, Immigration Law
Donald B. Reynolds, Jr., Tax Law
Richard G. Salazar, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
Hala A. Sandridge, Appellate Practice
Ted R. Tamargo, Real Estate Law
Scott A. Underwood, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Dale S. Webber, Health Care Law
Andrea E. Zelman, Lawyer of the Year, Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

WASHINGTON, DC

Ronald D. Abramson, Real Estate Law
Kathryn A. Kronquist, Banking and Finance Law
John P. Warner, Tax Law
S. Maki Uchiyama, Real Estate Law

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