Spotlight
Eastman & Smith Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2023
Three Named Lawyers of the Year
Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that 21 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The attorneys recognized for 2023 include:
- Gene R. Abercrombie (Real Estate Law)
- John H. Boggs (Trusts and Estates)
- Stephen E. Chappelear (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
- 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)
- Matthew D. Harper (Commercial Litigation)
- Brigid E. Heid (Employment Law – Management)
- 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)
- 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)
In addition, attorneys were recognized as lawyers of the year as well as ones to watch. Thomas A. Dixon (Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers), Reginald S. Jackson, Jr.(Criminal Defense: White-Collar) and David C. Krock (Trusts and Estates) were honored with Best Lawyers 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in Toledo. Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch recognized Chad D. Huber (Trusts and Estates), Adam S. Nightingale (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), and Breanne M. Rubin (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships, Health Care Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law).
Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Only one attorney per practice area in each metropolitan region can receive a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year“ award. Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.
