Spotlight
Eastman & Smith Attorneys Appear In 2021 Best Lawyers
Five Eastman & Smith attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year, for Toledo, in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. They are part of the 24 Eastman & Smith attorneys who can be found listed in the same edition of Best Lawyers®. Additionally, three attorneys have been designated Ones to Watch.
Lawyers of the Year
Only one attorney per metropolitan region for each of the Best Lawyers® categories can receive a Lawyer of the Year award. These attorneys were the recipients of the largest total peer feedback for the practice area and geographic region in which they received this honor. There are nearly 8,500 attorneys in Columbus, Findlay and Toledo, but only 85 are designated lawyers of the year by Best Lawyers®.
- Robert J. Gilmer, Jr.: Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Joseph A. Gregg: Environmental Law
- Steven D. Reinbolt: Real Estate Law
- D. Casey Talbott: Product Liability Litigation – Defendant
- Ronald J. Tice: Corporate Law
Best Lawyers
In addition to Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers® lists the attorneys who are considered by their peers to be among the most respected in the profession. Twenty-four attorneys from Eastman & Smith are listed in 27 categories encompassing:
- Arbitration
- Business/Corporate
- Environmental
- Health Care/Medical Malpractice
- Labor and Employment
- Litigation
- Real Estate
- Tax
- Trusts & Estates
- White Collar Crime
- Workers’ Compensation
To qualify, an attorney must be nominated, then reviewed by other attorneys and finally has to be in good standing with their respective state bar association ethics committee. Best Lawyers® honored nearly 5% of attorneys in Columbus, Findlay and Toledo. Below are the names of Eastman & Smith attorneys on this year's list as well as the categories in which they appear.
- Gene R. Abercrombie: Real Estate Law
- John H. Boggs: Trusts and Estates
- John M. Carey (recently deceased): Commercial Litigation
- Thomas A. Dixon: Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
- Joseph R. Durham: Environmental Law
- Barry W. Fissel: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Thomas J. Gibney: Arbitration
- Robert J. Gilmer, Jr.: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Joseph A. Gregg: Environmental Law
- Gary M. Harden: Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Matthew D. Harper: Commercial Litigation
- Brigid E. Heid: Employment Law - Management
- William D. Holt: Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Reginald S. Jackson, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Frank D. Jacobs: Trusts and Estates
- David C. Krock: Trusts and Estates
- David L. Kuhl: Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- James F. Nooney: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
- Rudolph A. Peckinpaugh, Jr.: Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Steven D. Reinbolt: Real Estate Law
- Stephen A. Roepke: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Mark A. Shaw: Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- D. Casey Talbott: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Ronald J. Tice: Corporate Law
Ones to Watch
Best Lawyers® has created a new award called Ones to Watch. These are attorneys who are newer to the profession and meet criteria similar to those for the Best Lawyer designation. Three attorneys from Eastman & Smith are included:
- Chad D. Huber: Trusts and Estates
- Adam S. Nightingale: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Breanne M. Rubin: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Eastman & Smith congratulates these attorneys on these honors.
