Dave McCarty, Director

With the release of its annual publication, The Best Lawyers in America^® has again recognized numerous Kegler Brown attorneys for excellence in the profession. In the 2024 edition, 30 Kegler Brown attorneys were honored, including Chris Weber, who earned the “Lawyer of the Year” designation in the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law area for Columbus. The selection process for the “Lawyer of the Year” honor is based on outstanding voting averages received from an extensive peer-review assessment the Best Lawyers team conducts with thousands of leading lawyers each year.

The following Kegler Brown attorneys have been selected to appear in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers:

Steve Barsotti (2019) [5]

• Corporate + Trademark Law

Ralph Breitfeller (2011) [10]

• Antitrust Law

John Brody (2010) [15]

• Litigation - Bankruptcy

Rob Cohen (2008) [15]

• Litigation - Antitrust

Catherine Cunningham (2010) [15]

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Scott Doran (2013) [10]

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law

Lori Fuhrer (2013) [10]

• Commercial Litigation

Don Gregory (2005) [20]

• Construction Law
• Litigation – Construction

Maria Guthrie (*)

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Allen Handlan (2011) [10]

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Erin Herbst (2021)

• Corporate Law

Tom Hill (1993) [30]

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Chuck Kegler (1995) [30]

• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Todd Kegler (2010) [15]

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mike Madigan (2014) [10]

• Construction Law

Dave McCarty (2011) [15]

• Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Vinita Mehra (2018) [5]

• Corporate Law

Mike Miller (2006) [15]

• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Rebecca Roderer Price (2021)

• Litigation - Health Care

Mark Reitz (2018) [5]

• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Rusty Schuermann (2017) [5]

• Insurance Law

Robert G. Schuler (2016) [5]

• Litigation - Insurance
• Litigation - Intellectual Property

Thomas J. Sigmund (1997) [25]

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Trusts and Estates

Jeffrey W. Stiltner (2017) [5]

• Real Estate Law

Eric Travers (2020) [5]

• Construction Law

Steve Tugend (2018) [5]

• Government Relations Practice

Timothy T. Tullis (2010) [15]

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs 

Christopher J. Weber (2007) [15]

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Nicholas E. Wilkes (2014) [10]

• Real Estate Law

Michael E. Zatezalo (2007) [15]

• Gaming Law
• Real Estate Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in any practice area.

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
[#] Anniversary plaque for which lawyer is eligible (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 years).

About Best Lawyers®

Best Lawyers was first published in 1983 and is the oldest ranking service in the world. Best Lawyers, known as the as the definitive guide to legal excellence, has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), with over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.