30 Buckingham Lawyers Named 2023 Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®

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(Akron, OH, August 18, 2022) – Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC is proud to have 28 lawyers recognized in the 2023 editions of Best Lawyers in America® and two included in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.

The following attorneys are recognized in the 2023 editions:

 Akron, OH

  • William L. Caplan
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Environmental Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Steven A. Dimengo
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Tax Law
  • Richard Fry
    • Tax Law
  • Stephen M. Hammersmith
    • Banking and Finance Law
  • Patrick J. Keating
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Banking and Finance
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • James D. Kraus
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Corporate Law
  • Robert W. Malone
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Tax Law
  • Patricia A. Pacenta
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Carmen V. Roberto
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Susan C. Rodgers
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Jon R. Stefanik
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Patrick J. Weschler
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Canton, OH
    • Joseph J. Feltes
      • Health Care Law
    • Jeffrey A. Halm
      • Trusts and Estates
    • Robert E. Roland
      • Banking and Finance Law
      • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Mark J. Skakun III
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
      • Litigation – Intellectual Property
      • Litigation – Patent
      • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
    • Jude Belden Streb
      • Litigation – Insurance
  • Cleveland, OH
    • John F. Bodie, Jr.
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Carl J. Dyczek
      • Banking and Finance Law
      • Real Estate Law
    • Michael A. Ellis
      • Corporate Law
    • William H. Falin
      • Commercial Litigation
    • Victor T. Geraci
      • Employment Law – Management
      • Labor Law – Management
    • Stephen H. Jett
      • Litigation – Real Estate
    • David J. Lindner
      • Real Estate Law
    • George M. Moscarino
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Dirk E. Riemenschneider
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Kris H. Treu
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Ronald F. Wayne
      • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
      • Trusts and Estates

The following attorneys are being recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®:

  • Akron, OH
    • Katie J. Duffy
      Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Canton, OH
    • Lucas W. Murray
      Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
      Corporate Law
      Mergers and Acquisitions Law
      Real Estate Law

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs is a corporate law firm that counsels middle-market executives and business leaders all over Ohio and beyond. Buckingham has served Northeast Ohio for more than 100 years through sophisticated and practical legal services. With more than 60 attorneys in Akron, Canton and Cleveland, Buckingham has extensive experience working with owners of middle-market businesses in all aspects of their operations. Buckingham’s mission is to deliver meaningful experiences through the practice of law, exceed expectations in terms of service, counsel and business sense, and to offer continuous value to the industries, communities and clients they serve. For more information, visit bdblaw.com.

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