The law firm of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter (Kegler Brown) is proud to announce the selection of sixteen (16) attorneys to the 2009 "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers, a publication scheduled for release later this year.
The following attorneys (and the practice areas in which they have been acknowledged) have been recognized:
- Robert G. Cohen :: Antitrust Law
- Kenneth R. Cookson :: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
- Lawrence F. Feheley :: Labor and Employment Law
- Donald W. Gregory :: Construction Law
- Thomas W. Hill :: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Charles J. Kegler :: Tax Law; Trusts & Estates
- S. Michael Miller :: Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense; White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Paul D. Ritter, Jr. :: Corporate Law; Employee Benefits Law
- Thomas J. Sigmund :: Employee Benetis Law; Trusts & Estates
- S. Martijn Steger :: Corporate Law
- Geoffrey Stern :: Appellate Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Professional Malpractice Law
- Roger P. Sugarman :: Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Securities Law
- John R. Thomas :: Corporate Law
- Christopher J. Weber :: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Professional Malpractice Law
- Melvin D. Weinstein :: Commercial Litigation
- Michael E. Zatezalo :: Real Estate Law
Of these attorneys, Cookson is being honored for the first time; Kegler, Hill, Sigmund and Ritter have been honored for at least ten years; and Thomas has been honored for at least 20 years.
The "Best Lawyers in America" are nominated and recognized solely by their peers. Acknowledgement in this annual publication is an honor bestowed upon these attorneys by the legal community at large. After millions of surveys have been completed, the results are compiled and published each December. For 25 years, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.
For more information, contact Kegler Brown Marketing.