Chambers USA Guide 2026 ranks 22 Porter Wright attorneys, 10 firm practices
Porter Wright once again is named as a leading law firm in the country by Chambers USA. In the Chambers USA Guide 2026, 22 of the firm’s attorneys and 10 of its practice areas are ranked according to independent and in-depth research by the Chambers and Partners research team.
This year the firm has three newly ranked attorneys being recognized for excellent work. Brett Thornton is ranked in Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Matthew Moberg is ranked in Real Estate, and Eric Gallon is ranked in Energy and National Resources. The newly ranked attorneys reflect the firm’s continued growth and depth of talent across key practice areas.
Porter Wright’s ranked attorneys include:
Ira Belcove, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance – Illinois
Deborah Boiarsky, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Ohio
Andrew Bojko, Banking & Finance – Ohio
Robert Brubaker, Environment – Ohio
Rob Cohen, Immigration – Ohio
Molly Crabtree, Litigation: General Commercial – Ohio
David Edgar, Corporate/M&A - Pennsylvania
Jennifer Edwards, Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central
Eric Gallon, Energy & Natural Resources
Timothy Grady, Banking & Finance – Ohio
Tami Hart Kirby, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Ohio
Richard Helmreich, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Ohio
Matthew Moberg, Real Estate
Fred G Pressley Jr, Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central
Christopher Russell, Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central
Christopher Schraff, Environment – Ohio
Edmund Searby, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Ohio
Michael Shuster, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Ohio
Jeremy Siegfried, Corporate/M&A – Ohio: South & Central
Teresa Snider, Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance – Illinois
Brett Thornton, Corporate/M&A
Charles Warner, Labor & Employment – Ohio: South & Central
Ten of the firm's practice areas are ranked among top levels in Ohio and Illinois in the 2026 guide.
Ranked practice areas include:
Illinois – Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance
Ohio – Banking & Finance
Ohio - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Ohio – Energy & Natural Resources
Ohio – Immigration
Ohio – Intellectual Property
Ohio - Litigation: General Commercial
Ohio – Real Estate
Ohio – Corporate/M&A
Ohio – Labor & Employment
About Chambers USA
Chambers and Partners is an independent research company operating across 200 jurisdictions delivering detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers. Chambers conducts tens of thousands of interviews a year with in-house counsel and third-party experts, such as barristers and accountants, delivering detailed insight into providers of legal services. Rankings are based on these lawyer and client interviews, among other criteria, and aspects such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness and astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities that clients consider relevant.
