Thompson Hine LLP is pleased to announce that 116 of its lawyers are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Lawyers are selected for the list based on votes received in a survey of their peers. Lawyers cast more than 7.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

Additionally, 53 Thompson Hine lawyers have been included on the Best Lawyers® list for 10 years or longer, as indicated below. The Thompson Hine lawyers included in the 2020 edition are:

Atlanta

   David J. Willbrand*   Donald H. Messinger*   Wray Blattner*
John F. Isbell   M. Scott Young   John R. Mitchell   Jim Butler
Eugene Joswick    David J. Naftzinger*   Mark A. Conway*
Z. Ileana Martinez  Cleveland   Deborah Z. Read*   Susan C. Cornett
Tim McDonald*   Thomas A. Aldrich*   Heather A. Richardson*   Robert M. Curry*
Stephen B. Schrock   Jeffrey R. Appelbaum*   Matthew David Ridings   Steven J. Davis
John Wymer*   James B. Aronoff *   Alan S. Ritchie   Francesco A. Ferrante*
  Nancy M. Barnes   Jennifer S. Roach   Christine M. Haaker
Cincinnati   Devin A. Barry   James D. Robenalt*   J. Michael Herr*
Paul Allaer*   Kip T. Bollin   Karen E. Rubin   Scott A. King
William R. Allen, Ph.D.   Derek D. Bork   Patrick J. Saccogna   Thomas A. Knoth
Christopher M. Bechhold*   Robert W. Burger   Robyn Minter Smyers*   Mark P. Levy*
Deborah S. Brenneman   Thomas R. Butchko   James Spallino, Jr.   Ted D. Lienesch*
Timothy R. Brown*   Thomas J. Callahan*   Linda A. Striefsky*   David A. Neuhardt*
Stephen J. Butler*   Jeremy M. Campana   Patrick J. Sweeney*   Sharen Swartz Neuhardt*
Frank D. Chaiken   Thomas J. Collin   Curtis L. Tuggle   Arik A. Sherk*
Louis K. Ebling*   Timothy J. Coughlin   Andrew L. Turscak, Jr.  
Robert P. Johnson   Andrew H. Cox   Jonathon H. Vinocur  New York
Stephen M. King*   Thomas J. Coyne*   Robert F. Ware   Irving C. Apar
Thomas J. Kirkwood   Frank R. DeSantis   David D. Watson   Norman A. Bloch*
Andrew L. Kolesar*   Tom Feher   Stephen D. Williger   Maranda E. Fritz*
Donald S. Mendelsohn   Sarah C. Flannery   Elizabeth B. Wright*   Michael W. Jahnke
Emma Off   Heidi B. Friedman*   Thomas F. Zych*   William H. Schrag
Kimberly E. Ramundo   Daniel M. Haymond    Mario J. Suarez*
Stephen Richey   Harold W. Henderson*  Columbus  
Laura A. Ryan   David J. Hooker*   Jim Balthaser*  Washington, D.C.
Robert A. Selak*   William W. Jacobs   Alan F. Berliner   Karyn A. Booth
Louis F. Solimine*   Eduardo Kim   Jerry Vande Werken   Sandra L. Brown
Keith P. Spiller*   James C. Koenig*   Amie L. Vanover   Nicholas J. DiMichael*
J. Shane Starkey*   Brian J. Lamb*   Anthony C. White*   Tom Mason*
David R. Valz   Alan R. Lepene*    Jeff Moreno
Kim Wilcoxon   Scott B. Lepene  Dayton  
  Julia Ann Love   Stephen J. Axtell*  

*Included on The Best Lawyers in America list for 10 years or longer

About Thompson Hine LLP. Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 8 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. Thompson Hine has distinguished itself in all areas of Service Delivery Innovation in the BTI Brand Elite, where it has been recognized as one of the top 4 firms for “Value for the Dollar” and “Commitment to Help” and among the top 5 firms “making changes to improve the client experience.” The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTH® – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.