Best Lawyers 31st Edition Honors 87 Hahn Loeser Attorneys Across 47 Practice Areas

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP is pleased to announce that 65 attorneys from the Firm have been included in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 22 attorneys from the Firm were recognized in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Hahn Loeser’s 65 Best Lawyers inclusions is the highest total the Firm has ever received in a single year, while the 87 total honors matches the highest in a year.

In addition, three Hahn Loeser attorneys received “Lawyer of the Year” awards based on their extremely high overall feedback within a specific practice area and metropolitan region. The following lawyers received a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” award in their respective practice area:

Aaron S. Evenchik – Litigation – Real Estate, Cleveland, OH

Stephen J. Knerly Jr. – Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Cleveland, OH

Theodore L. Tripp Jr. – Litigation – Real Estate, Fort Myers, FL

Hahn Loeser would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2025 Best Lawyers publications:

Hahn Loeser Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2025:

Chicago, IL

• Steven E. Feldman – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Ryan T. Johnson – Construction Law*
• Cornelius F. Riordan – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Sherry L. Rollo – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law

Cleveland, OH

• Christopher S.W. Blake – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey A. Brauer – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Erica L. Calderas – Commercial Litigation
• Douglas C. Carlson – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Arthur L. Cobb – Health Care Law, Real Estate Law
• Benjamin M. Cooke – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
• Justin M. Croniser – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• M. Patricia Culler – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Rocco I. Debitetto – Art Law, Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Dana Marie DeCapite – Family Law, Trusts and Estates
• Daniel A. DeMarco – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Christina D’Eramo Evans – Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Aaron S. Evenchik – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Stephen H. Gariepy – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Arthur E. Gibbs III – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Warren Goldenberg – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law
• Steven A. Goldfarb – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Stanley R. Gorom III – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Gaming Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law
• Matthew K. Grashoff –Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Joan M. Gross – Trusts and Estates
• Stephen J. Knerly, Jr. – Art Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Ann E. Knuth – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Frank C. Krasovec, Jr. – Trusts and Estates
• Eric B. Levasseur – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
• John Paul Lucci – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• E. Sean Medina – Commercial Litigation
• Andrew J. Natale – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• F. Ronald O’Keefe – Corporate Law
• Scott M. Oldham – Patent Law*
• Lawrence E. Oscar – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael B. Pascoe – Litigation – Construction
• Robert B. Port – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
• Richard T. Prasse – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Rob Remington – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Sonja Rice – Corporate Law
• Dennis R. Rose – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Steven Seasly – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher St. Marie – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Gregory A. Thompson –Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Craig Owen White – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
• Christopher B. Wick – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law
• Erica K. Williams – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates

Columbus, OH

• Timothy J. Cole – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
• Michael R. Reed – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Thomas J. Riley – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Elisé Yarnell – Commercial Litigation
• Jeffrey A. Yeager – Commercial Litigation

Fort Myers, FL

• Robert A. Cooper – Community Association Law, Real Estate Law
• James L. Holloway – Real Estate Law
• Joel W. Hyatt – Commercial Litigation, Community Association Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Kenneth A. Jones – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law
• Theodore L. Tripp, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Michael R. Whitt – Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law

Naples, FL

• Allison B. Christensen – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey M. Folkman – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law
• John D. Gast – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates
• Mark R. Klym – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates
• Jeanne L. Seewald – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Trademark Law
• Phoebe S. Wise – Commercial Litigation

San Diego, CA

• Michael J. Gleason – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
• Danielle C. Humphries – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates

Hahn Loeser Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025:

Chicago, IL

• Hervé Jacquiau – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Kelsey L. Smith – Commercial Litigation*

Cleveland, OH

• Matthew J. Ambrose – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher R. Butler – Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Patent Law, and Technology Law
• Bryan W. Evans – Commercial Litigation
• James M. Gianfagna – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law
• Kate M. Grady – Construction Law*
• Rachel L. Hazelet – Litigation – Labor and Employment*
• Benjamin J. Horvath – Corporate Law
• Malek A. Khawam – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law*
• Rachel E. Kolecky – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment Law
• James P. Oliver – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Ethan J. Peters – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Litigation – Patent
• Tara J. Rose – Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Katie L. Steiner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Jonathan Wolnik – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Columbus, OH

• Christopher S. Baxter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Philip K. Stovall – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Naples, FL

• Kyle T. Mordew – Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Fabianna R. Pergolizzi – Trusts and Estates*

San Diego, CA

• John D. Drdek – Commercial Litigation*
• Victoria M. Manfredonia – Commercial Litigation*

*indicates first-time selection

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive and transparent peer-review evaluation. Almost 113,000 industry leading lawyers from around the world are eligible to vote. Best Lawyers received over 15 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas. For the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 11 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in the inclusion of more than 66,000 lawyers, or approximately 5% of practicing lawyers in the United States. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

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