Porter Wright is proud to announce that 89 attorneys from across the firm’s markets in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 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, seven Porter Wright attorneys are 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 2025 Edition "Lawyers of the Year" Awards

• David S. Bloomfield, Jr., Litigation - Intellectual Property – Columbus, Ohio 
• Timothy E. Grady, Commercial Finance Law & Financial Services Regulation Law – Columbus, Ohio 
• Richard J. Helmreich, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law – Columbus, Ohio
• Christopher C. Russell, Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers – Columbus, Ohio
• John M. Stephen, Employment Law - Management – Columbus, Ohio
• Robert W. Trafford, Litigation - Banking and Finance – Columbus, Ohio
• Fred J. Pompeani, Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers – Cleveland, Ohio

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Porter Wright attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2025
* first year on list

Chicago

• Ira J. Belcove
• Robert N. Hermes
• Teresa Snider

Cincinnati

• Susan K. Cliffel
• Holly D. Kozlowski
• T. Stephen Phillips
• Carolyn A. Taggart

Cleveland

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

Columbus

• 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
• Andrew C. Emerson
• Eric B. Gallon
• Katja Garvey*
• Timothy E. Grady
• Brian D. Hall
• Richard J. Helmreich
• L. Bradfield Hughes
• C. Andrew Ireton, Jr.
• 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.
• James H. Prior
• Donna M. Ruscitti
• Christopher C. Russell
• Edward M. Segelken
• 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

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

Naples

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

Pittsburgh

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

Tampa

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

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Porter Wright attorneys included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2025
* first year on list

Cincinnati

• Ana P. Crawford
• Justin J. Joyce

Cleveland

• McDaniel M. Kelly

Columbus

• Allen T. Carter
• Jourdan D. Day
• William D. Gutmann
• Steven D. Hoying
• Sara C. Schiavone
• Ryan T. Steele
• Megan E. West

Naples

• Margo K. Ceresney

Pittsburgh

• Nicolas J. Sasso

Tampa

• Christina L. Flatau
• Amanda S. Keller
• Hoyt L. Prindle