128 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 10 Named "Lawyer of the Year"

PITTSBURGH – August 15, 2017 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is proud to announce that 128 of the firm’s attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018. Of those, 18 attorneys are named to the list for the first time this year and 10 are named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice and metropolitan area. 

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on a peer-review evaluation and attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Only one lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

Below is the list of Buchanan attorneys, by office location, who are included in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 list and those selected as “Lawyer of the Year.”

ALEXANDRIA, VA

• Erin Dunston, Patent Law
• Todd R. Walters, Litigation – Patent and Intellectual Property
• Charles F. Wieland, III, Litigation – Patent and Intellectual Property 

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

• Bruce I. Booken, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Jesse H. Diner, Lawyer of the Year, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance, Construction, Real Estate and Trusts and Estates
• Kelly H. Kolb, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David B. Mankuta, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• David A. Pearl, Real Estate Law
• Lawrence M. Ploucha, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Adele I. Stone, Real Estate Law

FORT MYERS, FL

• Garey F. Butler, Real Estate Law
• Carl Joseph Coleman, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate

HARRISBURG, PA

• Brian J. Clark, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
• Jill M. Lashay, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John F. Povilaitis, Communications Law; Energy Law
• Alan M. Seltzer, Energy Law
• Jack M. Stover, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Deborah M. Suder, Government Relations Practice
• Jonathan Vipond, III, Health Care Law
• Jayson R. Wolfgang, Commercial Litigation

JACKSONVILLE, FL

• Eric J. Holshouser, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert G. Riegel, Jr., Lawyer of the Year , Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

NEW YORK, NY

• Daniel Z. Rivlin, Family Law

NEWARK, NJ

• Rosemary J. Bruno, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John D. Goldsmith, Corporate Law; Environmental Law

PHILADELPHIA, PA

• James M. Becker, Criminal Defense – White-Collar
• Thomas A. Bergstrom, Criminal Defense – General Practice and White-Collar
• Gerald Burns, Commercial Litigation
• Douglas P. Coopersmith, Corporate Law
• Paul J. Greco, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• James S. Lawlor, Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law
• Brian S. North, Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• James O’Toole, Jr., Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Howard D. Scher, Commercial Litigation
• William H. Schorling, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• H. Marc Tepper, Insurance Law
• John R. Washlick, Health Care Law

PITTSBURGH, PA

• Lynn J. Alstadt, Lawyer of the Year, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Bruce A. Americus, Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law
• Margaret B. Angel, Public Finance Law
• John A. Barbour, Real Estate Law
• Thomas E. Boyle, Health Care Law
• Samuel W. Braver, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Litigation, Trusts and Estates
• Thomas G. Buchanan, Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law
• Matthew F. Burger, Commercial Litigation; Mining Law; Energy Law
• George L. Cass, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Craig G. Cochenour, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Rosemary L. Corsetti, Health Care Law
• Jason A. D'Amico, Real Estate Law
• Lewis U. Davis, Jr., Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Michael L. Dever, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Mary Ann Dunham, Corporate Law
• James Forsyth, Tax Law
• B. Lynn Freeman, Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
• Thomas S. Galey, Banking and Finance Law
• Shawn N. Gallagher, Real Estate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
• Charles B. Gibbons, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• David A. Gurwin, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music
• Pamela E. Hepp, Health Care Law
• Scott W. Irmscher, Real Estate Law
• Robert A. Johnson, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Jack J. Kessler, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law
• Carrie Kochenbach, Real Estate Law
• Gregory J. Krock, Commercial Litigation
• Rebecca Livingston Lando, Real Estate Law
• David J. Laurent, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Natural Resources Law
• Jacqui Fiske Lazo, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Deborah Little, Commercial Litigation
• Kevin P. Lucas, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• Kenneth R. Luttinger, Public Finance Law
• Thomas Madigan, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Donald E. Malecki, Banking and Finance Law
• E. David Margolis, Trusts and Estates
• Paul S. Mazeski, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
• Joseph F. McDonough, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Erin J. McLaughlin, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James G. McLean, Commercial Litigation
• Matthew H. Meade, Commercial Litigation; Privacy and Data Security Law
• B. Lafe Metz, Real Estate Law
• Gregory A. Miller, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sean W. Moran, Corporate Law; Energy Law
• James D. Newell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Wendelynne J. Newton, Lawyer of the Year, Antitrust Law; Litigation – Health Care
• Timothy P. Palmer, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Joseph J. Palumbo, Real Estate Law
• Stanley Parker, Commercial Litigation
• Mariah Passarelli, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David J. Porter, Commercial Litigation
• John R. Previs, Corporate Law; Franchise Law
• Robert B. Ramsey, III, Health Care Law
• Carl E. Rothenberger, Jr., Corporate Law
• Stephanie Winer Schreiber, Health Care Law
• Christopher Schueller, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Terry Shulsky, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Duane Stewart III, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Thomas M. Thompson,, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jaime S. Tuite, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Hugh G. Van der Veer, Corporate Law
• Deborah B. Walrath, Real Estate Law
• Howard J. Wein, Environmental Law
• Jason Wrona, Real Estate Law
• Stanley Yorsz, Commercial Litigation

PRINCETON, NJ

• Ivan J. Punchatz, Health Care Law

SAN DIEGO, CA

• Kimberly Arouh, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning 

TALLAHASSEE, FL

• Linda Loomis Shelley, Lawyer of the Year, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• John McKager “Mac” Stipanovich, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice

TAMPA, FL

• Cathy J. Beveridge, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Heather B. Brock, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John D. Emmanuel, Lawyer of the Year, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation
• William J. Flynn, III , Immigration Law
• G. Calvin Hayes, Commercial Litigation
• Mitchell I. Horowitz,  Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Thomas J. Hunt, Real Estate Law
• Richard A. Jacobson, Lawyer of the Year, International Trade and Finance Law
• Rhea F. Law, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
• Ronald H. Noble, Environmental Law
• Dilip Patel, Lawyer of the Year, Immigration Law
• Donald B. Reynolds, Jr., Tax Law
• Richard G. Salazar, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
• Hala A. Sandridge, Appellate Practice
• Ted R. Tamargo, Real Estate Law
• Scott A. Underwood, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Dale S. Webber, Health Care Law
• Andrea E. Zelman, Lawyer of the Year, Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

WASHINGTON, DC

• Ronald D. Abramson, Real Estate Law
• Kathryn A. Kronquist, Banking and Finance Law
• John P. Warner, Tax Law
• S. Maki Uchiyama, Real Estate Law