Forty-Nine Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®) congratulates the firm’s 49 attorneys recognized in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
Seven KMK Law attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers, a designation that is presented annually to a single attorney in each practice area and metropolitan area.
- Joseph M. Callow, Jr. was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Litigation – Antitrust “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- Kevin E. Irwin was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- William A. Posey was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- F. Mark Reuter was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- Adrienne J. Roach was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- Daniel P. Utt was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Project Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
- Gregory M. Utter was named the Best Lawyers 2017 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati.
The list below includes the KMK attorneys recognized in the 2017 Best Lawyers publication, along with the year the attorney was first recognized and the practice areas for which each attorney is recognized by Best Lawyers.
G. Randall (Randy) Ayers (2006)
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Brian M. Babb (2009)
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
Kasey L. Bond (2016)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
James H. (Jim) Brun (2016)
- Trusts and Estates
James E. (Jim) Burke (2006)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Securities
Joseph M. (Joe) Callow, Jr. (2011)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – ERISA
- Litigation – Securities
Steven C. (Steve) Coffaro (2011)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Real Estate
Robert E. (Bob) Coletti (2007)
- Corporate Law
Richard L. (Rich) Creighton, Jr. (2013)
- Commercial Litigation
D. Brock Denton(2015)
- Corporate Law
Paul D. Dorger (2008)
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
Alan S. Fershtman (2008)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
Louis F. (Lou) Gilligan (1989)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Stephen M. (Steve) Goodson (2007)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
J. Michael (Mike) Hurst (2014)
- Trademark Law
Kevin E. Irwin (1999)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Daniel E. (Dan) Izenson (2012)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Real Estate
James M. (Jim) Jansing (2010)
- Corporate Law
Bill Keating, Jr. (2008)
- Corporate Law
Donald P. (Don) Klekamp (1995)
- Corporate Law
Gary P. Kreider (1987)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Kenneth P. (Ken) Kreider (2009)
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
James R. (Jim) Matthews (2013)
- Insurance Law
Timothy B. (Tim) Matthews (2009)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Venture Capital Law
Robert W. (Bob) Maxwell II (1995)
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
James J. (Jim) McGraw, Jr. (2017)
- Economic Development Law
John F. Meisenhelder (2015)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lisa Wintersheimer Michel (2010)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael J. (Mike) Moeddel (2012)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Paul V. Muething (2007)
- Corporate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
William A. (Bill) Posey (2011)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
F. Mark Reuter (2011)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Adrienne J. Roach (2013)
- Family Law
Joseph P. (Joe) Rouse (2010)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
Rachael A. Rowe (2010)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Securities
Robert G. (Bob) Sanker (2007)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael L. (Mike) Scheier (2015)
- Commercial Litigation
Richard D. (Rick) Siegel (2012)
- Venture Capital Law
Mark E. Sims (1995)
- Tax Law
Richard D. (Dick) Spoor (2008)
- Municipal Finance Law
Kalman (Kal) Steinberg (2015)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Edward E. (Ed) Steiner (2001)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Thomas M. (Tom) Tepe, Jr. (2011)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
Joseph L. (Joe) Trauth, Jr. (2007)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Real Estate Law
Daniel P. (Dan) Utt (2007)
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Gregory M. (Greg) Utter (2007)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Mark J. Weber (2007)
- Real Estate Law
Herbert B. (Herb) Weiss (1983)
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Jill A. Weller (2016)
- Environmental Law
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 100 corporations to start-up companies. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers® 2016 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions, General Commercial Litigation, and Bankruptcy & Restructuring. KMK Law earned three National Rankings in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, and Venture Capital Law and 37 Metropolitan Rankings in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers publication of its 2016 “Best Law Firms” Report. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 110 lawyers and a support staff of 150 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.
