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82 Steptoe & Johnson attorneys representing offices throughout Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia received honors in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their distinguished work.

In addition to the individual accolades, Steptoe & Johnson is:
  • Top listed in the United States in Professional Malpractice law
  • Top listed in 44 areas of law, including Bet-the-Company litigation, Corporate and Commercial litigation, Energy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law in West Virginia
  • Top listed in Pennsylvania in Oil and Gas Law
  • Top listed in Ohio in Natural Resources Law
Individual Listed Attorneys
Click on any attorney name to view their full bio.

Attorney 

 Name

Best Lawyer Practice Area(s)

 

Laurie C. Barbe


Insurance Law

Michael W. Barill

Tax Law; Trusts & Estates

 A. Neal Barkus
 Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

 

Kenneth J. Barton, Jr.

Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Land Use & Zoning; Litigation-Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation; Real Estate Law

 

Rodney L. Bean

Appellate Practice; Employment Law- Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

 

Ralph J. Bean, Jr.

Energy Law; Venture Capital Law

 

Armando F. Benincasa

Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Oil & Gas Law; Water Law

Henry C. Bowen

Workers' Compensation Law-Employers

 

Susan S. Brewer

Health Care Law;
Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants;
Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants;
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants;
Professional Malpractice Law

 
 John R. Callcott
 Litigation-Labor & Employment
 James C. Carpenter
 Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants

 

George E. Carenbauer

Government Relations Practice;
Immigration Law 


Bridget M. Cohee

Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants

 

Bryan R. Cokeley

Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

 

Vincent A. Collins

Municipal Law;
Project Finance Law;
Public Finance Law;
Securitization & Structured Finance Law

 

Gordon H. Copland

Antitrust Law;
Commercial Litigation;
Health Care Law; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Municipal; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement(SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Patrick D. Deem

Corporate Law; Energy Law;
Natural Resources Law;
Oil & Gas Law;
Real Estate Law

 

David E. Dick

Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management

 
Tracey B. Eberling
 Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants

Louis E. Enderle, Jr.

Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

Donald J. Epperly

Bankruptcy &
Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy

W. Randolph Fife

Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation

 

Sharon O. Flanery

Energy Law; Mining Law;
Natural Resources Law;
Oil & Gas Law

 

Jan L. Fox

Education Law; Labor Law-Management; Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

 

William E. Galeota

Bet-the-Company Litigation;
Commercial Litigation;
Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants;
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants;
Professional Malpractice Law

 

Brian D. Gallagher

Real Estate Law; Venture Capital Law

 
James E. Garvin   
 Real Estate Law


Andrew S. Graham

Real Estate Law

J. Greg Goodykoontz

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

 

Kelly Little Guice

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation

Ronald H. Hanlan

Litigation & Controversy-Tax; Municipal Law; Tax Law

Sara E. Hauptfuehrer

Litigation-ERISA

Eric J. Hulett

Construction Law; Litigation-Construction

Charles F. Johns

Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law

Karen E. Kahle

Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation

Evans L. King, Jr.

Banking & Finance Law; Corporate Law;
Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions; Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Thomas S. Kleeh

Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

Paul A. Konstanty

Construction Law; Litigation-Construction

Michael Kozakewich, Jr.

Construction Law; Litigation-Construction

W. Henry Lawrence

Commercial Litigation; Energy Law;
Litigation-Environmental;
Natural Resources Law;
Oil & Gas Law

Jamie L. Leary

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation-ERISA

Lucien G. Lewin

Commercial Litigation;
Insurance Law; Litigation-First Amendment; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants

Richard L. Lewis

Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law

Randall C. Light

Banking & Finance Law; Education Law; Real Estate Law

David H. Lunsford

Litigation-Trusts & Estates; Trusts & Estates

Edward A. Matto

Antitrust Law; Litigation-Antitrust

E. Dandridge McDonald

Energy Law;
Natural Resources Law

Steven P. McGowan

Energy Law; Mining Law

John R. Merinar, Jr.

Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

Katerina E. Milenkovski

Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Natural Resources Law

 
 Ryan J. Morgan
 Energy Law

C. David Morrison

Employment Law-Individuals; Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment; Mining Law

James J. A. Mulhall

Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

Gary W. Nickerson

Workers' Compensation Law-Employers

Jeffrey K. Phillips

Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants

Michelle E. Piziak

Insurance Law

Robert D. Pollitt

Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental; Mining Law

Patricia Proctor

Oil & Gas Law

Ancil G. Ramey

Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation;
Insurance Law; Litigation-Banking & Finance; Litigation-Labor & Employment

Larry J. Rector

Criminal Defense-White Collar; Employment Law; Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

James A. Russell

Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Natural Resources Law;
Oil & Gas Law; Real Estate Law

Russell L. Schetroma

Oil and Gas Law

Charles A. Sinsel

Health Care Law

Christopher L. Slaughter

Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

Arthur M. Standish

Banking & Finance Law; Bankruptcy &
Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Real Estate Law

Frank J. Stanek

Commercial Litigation

Robert M. Steptoe, Jr.

Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation;
Commercial Litigation; Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Labor & Employment; Mediation

Timothy P. Stranko

Environmental Law; Water Law

H. Toney Stroud

Workers' Compensation Law-Employers

John C. Stump

Project Finance Law;
Public Finance Law;
Securitization & Structured Finance Law

Joanna I. Tabit

Appellate Law; Medical Malpractice Law;
Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation

 
James W. Turner
 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Railroad Law

Thomas A. Vorbach

Non-Profit/Charities Law;
Tax Law; Technology Law; Trusts & Estates

Carolyn A. Wade

Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment

Melissa S. Watkins

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation & Controversy-Tax; Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law

Sherri S. Whalen

Elder Law

Kara L. Cunningham Williams

Energy Law; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions

L. Frederick Williams, Jr.

Corporate Law;
Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Municipal Law; Project Finance Law;
Public Finance Law;
Securitization & Structured Finance Law; Tax Law; Trusts & Estates

Walter L. Williams

Administrative/Regulatory Law; Health Care Law

William D. Wilmoth

Bet-the-Company Litigation;
Commercial Litigation;
Corporate Governance Law; Criminal Defense-White Collar;
Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-First Amendment; Litigation-Land Use & Zoning; Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions

James M. Wilson

Insurance Law; Mediation;
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants

Richard M. Yurko, Jr.

Education Law; Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment