34 Calfee Attorneys Selected for Inclusion to 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars

Accolades

Ohio Super Lawyers

Thirty-four Calfee, Halter & Griswold attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars lists. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is a comprehensive listing of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 areas of practice. Attorneys listed in Ohio Super Lawyers have been chosen by their peers as being among the best in their profession.

The 16 Calfee attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list are noted below with the primary practice area for which they are ranked:

• Fritz E. Berckmueller, Litigation Practice Group Vice Chair – Criminal Defense: White Collar (Cleveland)
• Mitchell G. (Mitch) Blair, Firm Vice Chair – Securities Litigation (Cleveland)
• Jennifer W. (Jenn) Colvin, Senior Counsel – Employment and Labor (Cincinnati)
• Terrence F. (Terry) Doyle, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)
  • Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list
• Maura L. Hughes, Litigation Practice Group Co-Chair – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
  • Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 25 Women Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list
• Gus Kallergis, Business Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group Co-Chair – Bankruptcy: Business (Cleveland)
• James F. (Jim) Lang, Energy and Utilities Practice Group Co-Chair – Utilities (Cleveland)
• Matthew M. (Matt) Mendoza, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Robert A. (Bob) Miller, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group Chair – Employee Benefits (Cleveland)
• Douglas A. (Doug) Neary, Firm Chairman – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)
• Colleen M. O’Neil, Litigation Practice Group Co-Chair – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
  • Named to the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 25 Women Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list
• Todd F. Palmer, Labor and Employment Practice Group Vice Chair – Employment & Labor (Cleveland)
• Brent M. Pietrafese, Corporate and Finance Practice Group Vice Chair – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)
• K. James Sullivan, Partner – Insurance Coverage (Cleveland)
  • Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list
• Jennifer L. (Jenn) Vergilii, Corporate and Finance Practice Group Co-Chair – Business/Corporate (Cleveland)
• Christopher S. (Chris) Williams, Partner – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
  • Named to the Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio 2023 Super Lawyers list
  • Named to the Top 50 Attorneys in Cleveland 2023 Super Lawyers list

In addition, 18 Calfee attorneys have been named to the 2023 Ohio Rising Stars list. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as the Super Lawyers selection process except that to be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

The Calfee attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2023 Ohio Rising Stars are listed below with the primary practice area for which they are ranked:

• Andrew (Andy) Alexander, Associate – Intellectual Property (Cleveland)
• Matthew B. (Matt) Barbara, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• Joshua G. (Josh) Berggrun, Associate – Real Estate (Cleveland)
• Michael W. (Mike) Bowen, Associate – Government Relations (Cleveland)
• Abbey Kinson Brown, Associate – Employment Litigation: Defense (Cleveland)
• Brandon E. Brown, Associate – Business Litigation (Cleveland)
• David T. Bules, Partner – Securities Litigation (Cincinnati)
• Matthew A. (Matt) Chiricosta, Partner – Insurance Coverage (Cleveland)
• John F. Fisher, Associate – Civil Litigation: Defense (Columbus)
• Joshua A. (Josh) Friedman, Associate – Intellectual Property (Cleveland)
• Aaren R. Host, Associate – Appellate (Cleveland)
• Michael B. Hurley, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cincinnati)
• Dustin D. Likens, Associate – Intellectual Property (Cleveland)
• Brad Liu, Partner – Intellectual Property (Cleveland)
• Kimberly A. (Kim) Pinter, Partner – Intellectual Property (Cleveland)
• Adam Pretty, Associate – Mergers & Acquisitions (Columbus)
• Ann Z. Seger, Partner – Banking (Cleveland)
• Salvatore J. (Sam) Totino, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions (Cleveland)