Fifty-One Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named to Ohio Leading Lawyers by Ohio Business Magazine
Fifty-One attorneys from Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®) were named to Ohio Leading Lawyers® in the Spring 2025 issue of Ohio Business Magazine. According to Ohio Business Magazine, registered lawyers throughout the state of Ohio were invited to submit ballots nominating the best among their colleagues. The results were fact-checked and approved by an advisory board.
The KMK Law attorneys named to the Ohio Leadings Lawyers 2025 list are noted below with the practice areas for which they are recognized.
Ross J. Bextermueller – Corporate
Kasey L. Bond – Labor & Employment
James H. Brun – Trusts
James E. Burke – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
Steven C. Coffaro – Banking, Securities
Richard L. Creighton – Class Action, Product Liability
Alan S. Fershtman – Estate Planning
Stephen M. Goodson – Labor & Employment
Jonathan M. Hiltz – Business
Stephen R. Hunt – Real Estate
J. Michael Hurst – Trademark Law
Kevin E. Irwin – Bankruptcy
Daniel E. Izenson – Commercial Litigation
James M. Jansing – Business
William N. Kirkham – Corporate
Jody T. Klekamp – Real Estate
Kenneth P. Kreider – Real Estate
Geoffrey G. Leder – Real Estate
Robert C. Lesan, III – Corporate
Mary Ellen Malas – Family Law
James R. Matthews – Banking, Insurance
Robert W. Maxwell II – Labor & Employment
James J. McGraw, Jr. – Corporate
John F. Meisenhelder – Labor & Employment
Joseph P. Mellen – Tax
Lisa Wintersheimer Michel – Labor & Employment
Julie T. Muething – Corporate
Paul V. Muething – Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
Caroline K. Musekamp – Labor & Employment
Claire V. Parrish – Trusts
William A. Posey – Malpractice
F. Mark Reuter – Securities
Adrienne J. Roach – Family Law
Joseph P. Rouse – Trusts
Rachael A. Rowe – Commercial Litigation
Robert G. Sanker – Bankruptcy
Michael L. Scheier – Commercial Litigation
Richard D. Siegel – Venture Capital
Mark E. Sims – Tax
P. Andrew Spoor – Real Estate
Richard D. Spoor – Municipal Law
Kalman Steinberg – Banking
Benjamin G. Stewart – Commercial Litigation
Thomas M. Tepe, Jr. – Zoning
Kelley Brandstetter Tracy – Business
Joseph L. Trauth, Jr. – Zoning
Barrett P. Tullis – Real Estate
Daniel P. Utt – Real Estate
Mark J. Weber – Real Estate
Herbert B. Weiss – Real Estate
Bryce J. Yoder – Commercial Litigation
About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes—from Fortune 50 corporations to start-up companies. KMK Law has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status. KMK Law has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by The Enquirer Media since 2012. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers® 2024 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, General Commercial Litigation, and Real Estate and in Ohio: South Central in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. KMK Law earned four National Rankings in Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Project Finance Law and Venture Capital Law and 40 Metropolitan Rankings in the 2025 “Best Law Firms” Report. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 140 lawyers and a support staff of 120 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.
