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Dinsmore Expands its Chambers and Partners Rankings with Top Honors Across Multiple States and Practice Areas

June 10, 2024News Releases

Yearly rankings by Chambers and Partners demonstrate Dinsmore's continued excellence in various areas of law, among departments and individual levels, particularly across the Firm's offices in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

Chambers and Partners, a legal publishing group based in London, England, employs a team of over 200 researchers who conduct interviews throughout the United States. Law firms and attorneys are ranked in bands from one to six, with one being the highest ranking.

Up from 13 in 2023, Dinsmore ranked in 15 departments on the 2024 list, including Band 1 in Indiana for Real Estate and in Ohio for Public Finance. Thirty-two lawyers made the list, with five earning Band 1 rankings in their fields of expertise. Additionally, Chauncey Curtz, Anna Dailey, Thomas Dinwiddie, Mark Vander Laan and Forrest Roles earned prestigious “Senior Statespeople” rankings.

See the complete list below.

Dinsmore Rankings:

Indiana:

Real Estate (Band 1)

Kentucky:

Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities (Band 2)

Labor & Employment (Band 2)

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 2)

Real Estate (Band 3)

Ohio:

Public Finance (Band 1)

Immigration (Band 2)

Intellectual Property (Band 2)

Healthcare (Band 4)

Labor & Employment (Band 4)

Litigation: General Commercial (Band 4)

Pennsylvania:

Public Finance (Band 1)

West Virginia:

Labor & Employment (Band 2)

Corporate/Commercial (Band 3)

Energy & Natural Resources (Band 3)

Individual Rankings:

Indiana:

LITIGATION: GENERAL COMMERCIAL

Douglas King (Band 3)

REAL ESTATE

Thomas Dinwiddie (Senior Statespeople)

E. Joseph Kremp (Band 3)

John Hamilton (Band 3)

Samantha Hargitt (Band 3)

Kentucky:

BANKRUPTCY/RESTRUCTURING

Ellen Kennedy (Band 1)

ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES & UTILITIES: NATURAL RESOURCES

Chauncey Curtz (Senior Statespeople)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Robert Eichenberger (Band 3)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Kathryn Quesenberry (Band 1)

Donna Perry (Band 2)

LITIGATION: GENERAL COMMERCIAL

Barbara Edelman (Band 1)

REAL ESTATE: ZONING/LAND USE

Clifford Ashburner (Band 1)

Ohio:

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Ben Wells (Band 3)

ENVIRONMENT

Timothy Hoffman (Band 3)

HEALTHCARE

Eric Plinke (Band 4)

IMMIGRATION

Katie Jacob (Band 2)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Karen Gaunt (Band 2)

James Dimitrijevs (Band 3)

Joshua Lorentz (Band 3)

Grant Monachino (Band 3)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Jan Hensel (Band 4)

Michael Hawkins (Band 4)

LITIGATION: GENERAL COMMERCIAL

Mark Vander Laan (Senior Statespeople)

LITIGATION: WHITE-COLLAR CRIME & GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS

Michael Crites (Band 3)

West Virginia:

CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL

Christopher Plybon (Band 3)

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

Thomas Rubenstein (Band 2)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Anna Dailey (Senior Statespeople)

Forrest Roles (Senior Statespeople)

Mark Carter (Band 1)

Ashley Pack (Band 3)

Brian Moore (Band 3)

Kevin Nelson (Band 3)

REAL ESTATE

Christopher Plybon (Band 3)

Dinsmore also earned rankings on the High Net Worth list. One department and five attorneys were recognized.

Dinsmore rankings:

Ohio:

Private Wealth Law (Band 2)

Individual rankings:

Kentucky:

PRIVATE WEALTH LAW

Glen S. Bagby (Band 3)

Wade C. Lawson (Band 3)

Ohio:

PRIVATE WEALTH LAW

Lee M. Stautberg (Band 1)

Mary Healy (Band 3)

West Virginia:

PRIVATE WEALTH LAW

Joshua S. Rogers (Band 1)