More than 200 Dinsmore attorneys were recognized as “Best Lawyers” or “Ones to Watch” in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. Six Dinsmore attorneys made the Best Lawyers list for the first time and 16 have made the list for 25 consecutive years or more. 

Best Lawyers’ list of outstanding lawyers is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate or be recognized by Best Lawyers.

Dinsmore also had 26 attorneys awarded “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice areas. You can find that list here.

Dinsmore attorneys selected as Best Lawyers include:

• Bloomington, IN
  • Timothy J. Hightower (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
• Boston, MA
  • Javier F. Flores (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Eric V. Skelly (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Charleston, WV
  • Allison S. Bungard (Employment Law – Management)
  • Mark A. Carter (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
  • Anna M. Dailey (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
  • Edward J. George (Government Relations Practice, Transportation Law)
  • Kelby Thomas Gray (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Brian J. Moore (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law)
  • Kevin A. Nelson (Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law)
  • Ashley C. Pack (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law)
  • William E. Robinson (Employment Law – Management, Mining Law)
  • Forrest H. Roles (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
• Cincinnati, OH
  • Alan H. Abes (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
  • Mark G. Arnzen, Jr. (Commercial Litigation)
  • Gary E. Becker (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law)
  • Christopher A. Benintendi (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Mark C. Bissinger (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
  • David D. Black (Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • J. David Brittingham (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Michael J. Bronson (Commercial Litigation)
  • Calvin D. Buford (Corporate Law)
  • Harvey Jay Cohen (Appellate Practice, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Technology Law)
  • Eric K. Combs (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
  • Michael G. Dailey (Financial Services Regulation Law)
  • Helana A. Darrow (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)*
  • Martiné R. Dunn (Corporate Law)
  • William M. Freedman (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law)
  • Karen K. Gaunt (Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
  • Allison L. Goico (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Gregory A. Harrison (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance)
  • Michael W. Hawkins (Arbitration, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation)
  • Mary J. Healy (Trusts and Estates)
  • M. Gabrielle Hils (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Jeffrey P. Hinebaugh (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Nancy A. Lawson (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Joshua A. Lorentz (Litigation - Intellectual Property)*
  • John D. Luken (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
  • Deborah R. Lydon (Health Care Law)
  • Paul R. Mattingly (Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)
  • John C. Merchant (Public Finance Law)
  • Jennifer Orr Mitchell (Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care)
  • Robert W. Olson (Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Bryan E. Pacheco (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
  • Brian P. Perry (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Mary-Jo Pullen (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Clifford A. Roe, Jr. (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
  • Charles M. Roesch (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Lynda E. Roesch (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
  • Jerry S. Sallee (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Joseph L. Sallee, Jr. (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Jill M. Scherff (Trusts and Estates)
  • H. Toby Schisler (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Steven H. Schreiber (Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
  • William J. Seitz III (Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Municipal)
  • Lee M. Stautberg (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Noah J. Stern (Tax Law)
  • Brian S. Sullivan (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
  • Timothy A. Tepe (Family Law)
  • Richard B. Tranter (Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law)
  • Joan M. Verchot (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • George H. Vincent (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
  • Brenda A. Wehmer (Public Finance Law)
  • Ben F. Wells (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
  • George B. Wilkinson (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
• Cleveland, OH
  • Benjamin Carnahan (Financial Services Regulation Law)*
  • James A. Dimitrijevs (Trademark Law)
  • Richik Sarkar (Commercial Litigation)
• Columbus, OH
  • Thomas J. Bonasera (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  • Brian C. Close (Corporate Law)
  • Elizabeth Y. Collis (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law)
  • D. Michael Crites (Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Jessica L. Davis (Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Jan E. Hensel (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Thomas W. Hess (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law)
  • Kelvin M. Lawrence (Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law)
  • Kelly A. Leahy (Health Care Law)
  • Brett L. Miller (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Eric J. Plinke (Health Care Law)
  • Glendon B. Pratt (Public Finance Law)
  • Michael A. Renne (Trusts and Estates)
  • Dennis G. Schwallie (Public Finance Law)
  • Susan G. Sheridan (Commercial Litigation)
  • Michael L. Squillace (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Marilena R. Walters (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
  • Thomas A. Wilson (Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law)*
• Covington, KY
  • Roger L. Peterman (Public Finance Law)
• Dayton, OH
  • James E. Beyer (Patent Law)
  • Richard A. Broock (Corporate Law)
  • Frederick J. Caspar (Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Thomas L. Czechowski (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Bradley W. Evers (International Mergers and Acquisitions)*
  • James F. Gottman (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
  • Timothy W. Hagan (Patent Law)
  • Timothy D. Hoffman (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
  • Edward M. Kress (Corporate Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
  • William J. Leibold (Antitrust Law, Corporate Law)
  • Matthew A. Molloy (Patent Law)
  • Lisa S. Pierce (Corporate Law)
  • B. Joseph Schaeff (Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
  • Merideth A. Trott (Real Estate Law)
  • Thomas P. Whelley II (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • David R. Wickham (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  • Philip A. Zukowsky (Tax Law)
• Denver, CO
  • Michael A. Paul (Construction Law)
• Evansville, IN
  • Ross E. Rudolph (Litigation – Insurance, Mediation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Frankfort, KY
  • Carl W. Breeding (Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental)
  • Lloyd R. Cress, Jr. (Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law)
• Huntington, WV
  • J. David Bolen (Railroad Law)
  • Richard J. Bolen (Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law)
  • M. Edward Cunningham II (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Litigation, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Daniel A. Earl (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Janet Smith Holbrook (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Angela W. Konrad (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law)
  • Daniel J. Konrad (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Luke Andrew Lafferre (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law)
  • John H. Mahaney (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law)
  • Thomas J. Murray (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
  • Christopher J. Plybon (Mining Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Scott K. Sheets (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Indianapolis, IN
  • Matthew M. Adolay (Litigation - Real Estate)
  • Mark L. Boos (Real Estate Law)
  • James M. Boyers (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Kent M. Broach (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Thomas W. Dinwiddie (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Dale W. Eikenberry (Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Environmental)
  • Allison W. Gritton (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
  • John W. Hamilton (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Robert F. Inselberg (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Douglas B. King (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • E. Joseph Kremp III (Real Estate Law)
  • Christopher D. Lee (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Michael Rabinowitch (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate)
  • Ronald G. Salatich (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Travis Smith (Litigation – Insurance)
  • Daniel D. Trachtman (Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Michael A. Valinetz (Real Estate Law)
  • John D. Waller (Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Lewisburg, WV
  • Jason S. Long (Education Law)
• Lexington, KY
  • Glen S. Bagby (Family Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  • Mindy G. Barfield (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
  • Christopher R. Cashen (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • James E. Cleveland III (Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Railroad Law)
  • Chauncey S. R. Curtz (Energy Law, Environmental Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Timber Law)
  • Barbara B. Edelman (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
  • Robert W. Fleming (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  • Sara A. Johnston (Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
  • Ellen Arvin Kennedy (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
  • Wade C. Lawson (Trusts and Estates)
  • John R. Rhorer, Jr. (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Terri R. Stallard (Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)
  • Joseph H. Terry (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Martin B. Tucker (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
  • Charles E. Ward (Real Estate Law)
  • Linsey W. West (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law)
• Louisville, KY
  • Alexander P. Brackett (Patent Law)
  • Bradley A. Case (Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
  • James E. Cole (Patent Law)
  • Tony C. Coleman (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
  • Edward T. Depp (Communications Law, Energy Law, Utilities Law)
  • Robert H. Eichenberger (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law)
  • Robert L. Hallenberg (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Barbara Menefee (Immigration Law)
  • R. Kenyon Meyer (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Kathiejane Oehler (Railroad Law)
  • Donna King Perry (Arbitration, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Kathryn A. Quesenberry (Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • David T. Schaefer (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • John E. Selent (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Communications Law, Utilities Law)
  • M. Trent Spurlock (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Wayne F. Wilson (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
  • D. Craig York (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Morgantown, WV
  • Jill Cranston Rice (Appellate Practice, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law)
  • Joshua S. Rogers (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • F. Thomas Rubenstein (Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
• Orlando, FL
  • Tom Harbert (Real Estate Law)
  • Frank Pierce (Insurance, Litigation-Insurance, Medical Malpractice – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation)                                                                                                                                            
• Pittsburgh, PA
  • Christopher J. Azzara (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Christopher B. Brewer (Public Finance Law)
  • Edmund M. Carney (Employment Law – Management, Energy Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law)
  • Anthony A. Ditka (Public Finance Law)
  • Robyn B. Eisen (Litigation - Real Estate)*
  • Michael Magee (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• San Diego, CA
  • Christopher Celentino (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
  • Robert Prine (Consumer Law)
• Troy, MI
  • Thomas E. Anderson (Patent Law)
  • Joseph J. DeVito (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Douglas J. McEvoy (Patent Law)
• Washington, DC
  • Frank T. Mamat (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Wheeling, WV
  • Denise D. Pentino (Commercial Litigation)

(*) indicates first time on the list

Of the 69 Dinsmore attorneys who made the “Ones to Watch” list, 11 were named for the first time. 

• Bloomington, IN
  • Lauren E. Dimmitt (Family Law, Insurance Law)
• Charleston, WV
  • Clayton Harkins (Commercial Litigation)*
  • Ian G. Henry (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law)
• Chicago, IL
  • Luke S. Curran (Intellectual Property Law)
  • Sean T. Price (Intellectual Property Law)
  • Michelle A. Rakestraw*
  • James M. Theo (Intellectual Property Law)
• Cincinnati, OH
  • Jared M. Bruce (Corporate Law)
  • Yongsok Choi (Patent Law)
  • Govinda M. Davis (Intellectual Property Law)
  • Michael T. Dean (Public Finance Law)
  • Rudy Ellis (Labor and Employment Law – Management)*
  • Betsy Emmert (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
  • Lauren L. Fletcher (Commercial Litigation)
  • Hayley Geiler Clancy (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Maxwell W. Gerwin (Banking and Finance Law)
  • R. Samuel Gilley (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice)
  • Leon A. Hampton (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)*
  • Alice A. Jones (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Christopher M. Jones (Labor and Employment Law – Management)*
  • Oleg Khariton (Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property)
  • Bethany R. Lahmann (Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law)
  • Jaci L. Overmann (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property)
  • Kelly E. Pitcher (Commercial Litigation)
  • J. Andrew Recker (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
  • Julia d'Hemecourt Sherburne (Commercial Litigation)*
  • Jason Snyder (Construction Law)
  • Reginald L. Staples, Jr. (Public Finance Law)
  • Bryan C. Wisecup (Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law)
• Cleveland, OH
  • Edward Caja (Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law)
  • Stephanie M. Williams (2021) (Intellectual Property Law)
• Columbus, OH
  • Arlene L. Boruchowitz (Commercial Litigation)
  • Andrew M. Gammill (Real Estate Law)
  • Joshua D. Grossman (Public Finance Law)
  • Christopher M. Hammond (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law)
  • Katherine A. Rasmussen (Commercial Litigation)
• Dayton, OH
  • Jennifer H. Lunn Ph.D. (Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law)
• Denver, CO
  • Matthew W. Blubaugh (Construction Law, Litigation - Real Estate)
• Huntington, WV
  • Bryon D. Collier (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Adam T. Harlow (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law)
  • Matthew L. Ward (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law)
• Indianapolis, IN
  • Samantha R. Hargitt (Land Use and Zoning Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Daniel R. Kelley (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation – Securities)
  • Michael B. Reichert (Public Finance Law)
  • William E. Young II (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Lexington, KY
  • Joshua W. Beam (Trusts and Estates)
  • Houston A. Bragg (Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Mary L. Bryson (Commercial Litigation)
  • Evan Buckley (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law)
  • Kyle R. Bunnell (Commercial Litigation)*
  • Christopher L. Jackson (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Kristeena L. Johnson (Commercial Litigation)
  • Donald Morgan (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Louisville, KY
  • Matthew W. Barszcz (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • R. Brooks Herrick (Commercial Litigation)
• Morgantown, WV
  • Alex M. Greenburg (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law)
  • Michelle Salter (Immigration Law)
  • David R. Stone II (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
  • Paige K. Vagnetti (Corporate Law)
• Philadelphia, PA
  • Joshua M. Link (Commercial Litigation)*
• Pittsburgh, PA
  • John J. Berry (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management)
  • Jason C. Danks (Corporate Law)*
  • Nicholas Godfrey (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management)
  • Bryan P. Murray (Commercial Litigation)*
  • Jeffrey M. Stacko (Oil and Gas Law)
• Tampa, FL
  • Caroline Claire Engle (Insurance Law)
• Troy, MI
  • R.J. Cronkhite (Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Real Estate Law)
• Washington, DC
  • Sunni R. Harris (Insurance Law)*
• Wheeling, WV
  • Jessica Spencer Benedict (Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)

(*) indicates first time on the list

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