Over 100 Steptoe & Johnson Attorneys Named Among the Best Lawyers in America

Bridgeport, WV – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is excited to share that over 100 attorneys were named in the 2023 rankings of The Best Lawyers in America®. They practice throughout firm locations in Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.

Also noted below are the five attorneys who have received the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch designation. This recognition is given to lawyers in private practice who are earlier in their careers and demonstrate professional excellence.

Below are the Steptoe & Johnson attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America.

Thomas L. Aman Jr.

• Project Finance Law

Rodney L. Baker II

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Laurie C. Barbe

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Michael W. Barill

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Kenneth J. Barton Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Real Estate Law

Rodney L. Bean

• Appellate Practice
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management

Kathy G. Beckett

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Litigation – Environmental
• Oil and Gas Law

Armando F. Benincasa

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Water Law

Jules S. Brenner

• Corporate Law

Susan S. Brewer

• Health Care Law
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Marc Bryson

• Environmental Law

Amy Sullivan Cahill

• Copyright Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Trademark Law

John R. Callcott

• Litigation – Labor and Employment

James C. Carpenter

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Nathan S. Catanese (Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch)

• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

John R. Chadd

• Energy Law

Brent D. Chicken

• Litigation – Environmental

Bryan R. Cokeley

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Gordon H. Copland

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Antitrust

Katherine E. David

Lori A. Dawkins

• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Tax Law

• Commercial Litigation

Mark C. Dean (Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch)

• Labor and Employment Law – Management

Susan L. Deniker

• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Marcia L. DePaula

• Litigation – Labor and Employment

G. Kurt Dettinger

• Energy Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Natural Resources Law

Tracey B. Eberling

• Employment Law – Management
• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Jonathan R. Ellis

• Mining Law

Sarah C. Ellis

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

Louis E. Enderle Jr.

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

Sharon O. Flanery

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law

David M. Flannery

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Natural Resources Law
• Water Law

Michael E. Flowers

• Commercial Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Robert D. Fluharty

• Energy Law
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Real Estate Law

Jan L. Fox

• Education Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Sandra K. Fraley

• Energy Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law

Bridget D. Furbee

• Energy Law

Michael A. Furlong (Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch)

• Labor and Employment Law – Management

Brian D. Gallagher

• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Venture Capital Law

Michelle E. Gaston

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Andrew S. Graham

• Real Estate Law

Vincent I. Holzhall

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Gregory A. Jackson (Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch)

• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Russell D. Jessee

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Craig L. Johnson

• Litigation – Health Care
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Evans L. King Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kurt L. Krieger

• Energy Law
• Oil and Gas Law

Edward L. Kropp

• Environmental Law

Stacy C. Kula

• Leisure and Hospitality Law

William M. Lane

• Trusts and Estates

W. Henry Lawrence

• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law

Joseph U. Leonoro

• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Richard L. Lewis

• Energy Law
• Energy Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Mining Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Water Law

Randall C. Light

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Real Estate Law

Anders W. Lindberg

• Litigation – Health Care

David R. Little

• Energy Law
• Litigation – Construction

Steven F. Luby

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Melissa Dorman Matthews

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Laura L. Mays

• Commercial Litigation

John R. Merinar Jr.

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Ryan J. Morgan

• Energy Law
• Natural Resources Law

C. David Morrison

• Appellate Practice
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Employment Law – Management
• Energy Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mining Law

James J. A. Mulhall

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Michael D. Mullins

• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Jim Newberry

• Education Law

Melanie Morgan Norris

• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Lori T. Oliphant

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Christopher Passodelis Jr.

• Real Estate Law

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Law
• Mining Law

Jeffrey K. Phillips

William J. Powell

• Commercial Litigation

Bryan K. Prosek

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law

Ancil G. Ramey

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Hannah Curry Ramey

• Litigation – Insurance

Larry J. Rector

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Richard L. Reed

• Construction Law

Shaina L. Richardson (Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch)

• Appellate Practice

Benjamin L. Riddle

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Real Estate

Jason E. Roma

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Transportation Law

H. Hampton Rose IV

• Energy Law
• Oil and Gas Law

John K. Round

• Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

Donald C. Sinclair II

• Transportation Law

Charles A. Sinsel

• Health Care Law

Christopher L. Slaughter

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Amy M. Smith

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial Litigation

Candace B. Smith

• Commercial Litigation

Arthur M. Standish

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Real Estate Law

Frank J. Stanek

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

Robert M. Steptoe Jr.

• Arbitration
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mediation

John C. Stump

• Economic Development Law
• Government Relations Practice
• Municipal Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Todd M. Swanson

• Utilities Law

Harriet Tabb

• Real Estate Law

Marty Truss

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Oil and Gas Law

Allyn G. Turner

• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Environmental
• Water Law

James W. Turner

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Railroad Law
• Transportation Law

Endia J. Vereen

• Corporate Law

Thomas A. Vorbach

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

William J. Wahoff

• Employment Law – Management
• Labor Law – Management
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Rick L. Warren

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Melissa S. Watkins

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Tax Law

Sandra Ramos White

• Employment Law – Management
• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Allison B. Williams

• Litigation – Labor and Employment

Monté L. Williams

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation – Insurance
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Privacy and Data Security Law
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

William D. Wilmoth

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Governance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Qui Tam Law

About Steptoe & Johnson

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