Porter Wright is proud to announce that 88 attorneys from across the firm’s markets in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The Best Lawyers selection process is rigorous and comprehensive, involving detailed evaluations of attorneys by their peers.

In addition, five Porter Wright attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year list. This honor is presented to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region in each edition.

The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Edition "Lawyers of the Year" Awards

• David S. Bloomfield, Jr., Litigation – Trusts and Estates – Columbus, OH
• Laura Jurcevich, Immigration Law – Columbus, OH
• Holly D. Kozlowski, Patent Law – Cincinnati, OH
• Edmund W. Searby, Litigation – Antitrust – Cleveland, OH
• Brett P. Thornton, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) – Columbus, OH

Porter Wright attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2026
* first year on list

Chicago, IL

• Ira J. Belcove
• Robert N. Hermes
• Julie L. Langdon
• Jordan A. Sigale
• Teresa Snider

Cincinnati, OH

• Susan K. Cliffel
• Steven. P. Goodin
• Holly D. Kozlowski
• Peter M. Slater*
• Carolyn A. Taggart

Cleveland, OH

• Rebecca Kopp Levine
• Hugh E. McKay
• Jill G. Okun
• Fred J. Pompeani
• Edmund W. Searby
• Michael P. Shuster
• Tracey L. Turnbull

Columbus, OH

• Karim A. Ali
• Christopher J. Baronzzi
• John C. Beeler
• David S. Bloomfield, Jr.
• Andrew M. Bojko
• John P. Carney
• Robert H. Cohen
• Molly S. Crabtree
• James D. Curphey
• Greg M. Daugherty
• Joyce D. Edelman
• Jennifer E. Edwards
• Andrew C. Emerson
• Eric B. Gallon
• Katja Garvey
• Timothy E. Grady
• Richard J. Helmreich
• L. Bradfield Hughes
• C. Andrew Ireton, Jr.
• Laura Jurcevich
• Robert J. Karl
• Lori-Lou Kimm
• James A. King
• Curtis A. Loveland
• Richard C. McQuown
• Matthew E. Moberg
• Elizabeth L. Moyo
• Scott North
• Fred G. Pressley, Jr.
• Donna M. Ruscitti
• Christopher C. Russell
• Ryan P. Sherman
• David P. Shouvlin
• Jeremy D. Siegfried
• Mark S. Stemm
• John M. Stephen
• Robert J. Tannous
• Brett P. Thornton
• Robert W. Trafford
• David A. Tumen
• Charles C. Warner
• Michelle H. Wong-Halabi

Dayton, OH

• John L. Green
• Tami H. Kirby
• Terry W. Posey Jr.
• Walter Reynolds

Naples, FL

• Marve Ann M. Alaimo
• Joshua M. Bialek
• W. Jeffrey Cecil
• Anthony R. McClure
• Theodore R. Walters

Pittsburgh, PA

• Christine Boronyak Bowers
• John M. McIntyre
• Charles F. Pegher

Tampa, FL

• Jessica Kirkwood Alley
• Lawrence P. Ingram
• Michael J. Kelly
• Melissa B. Murphy

Porter Wright attorneys included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2026
* first year on list

Chicago, IL

• Joshua M. Dille*

Cleveland, OH

• McDaniel M. Kelly

Columbus, OH

• Michael H. Britt*
• William D. Gutmann
• Victoria K. Hanohano-Hong*
• Hannah G. Harris*
• Jonithon A. LaCross*
• Sara C. Schiavone

Dayton, OH

• Anthony V. Graber*

Pittsburgh, PA

• Anya Lernatovych*

Tampa, FL

• Kimberly J. Lopater*
• Hoyt L. Prindle

Washington, D.C.

• Taylor D. Reaves*