27 Brouse McDowell Attorneys named 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Brouse McDowell, a leading regional business law firm, is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers® recognized 27 of the firm’s attorneys on its 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars™ lists. In addition, Managing Partner, Marc B. Merklin, and Partners Keven Drummond Eiber and Amanda M. Leffler were placed in two 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers Top Lists based on their research score.

The following Brouse McDowell attorneys were selected as 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers®:

Akron

Heather M. Barnes – Intellectual Property
Kate M. Bradley – Business Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law
John C. Fairweather – Commercial Litigation
Daniel K. Glessner – Health Care Law
Richard H. Harris III – Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey T. Heintz – Commercial Litigation
Kerri L. Keller – Litigation
Amanda M. Leffler – Insurance Law, Litigation (Top 50 Women Ohio and Top 25 Women Cleveland Super Lawyers)
Marc B. Merklin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2016 Top 50 Cleveland and Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers)
Paul A. Rose – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
Irving B. Sugerman – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
Christopher F. Swing – Litigation
Thomas J. Wiencek – Labor & Employment

Cleveland

Christopher J. Carney – Commercial Litigation
James T. Dixon – Real Estate & Construction
Keven Drummond Eiber – Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Environmental (Top 50 Women Ohio and Top 25 Women Cleveland Super Lawyers)
Caroline L. Marks – Insurance Law, Litigation

The following Brouse McDowell attorneys were selected as 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™:

Akron
Lucas M. Blower – Insurance Law, Litigation
Michael G. Craig – Intellectual Property
P. Wesley Lambert – Litigation, Insurance Law
Michael G. VanBuren – Health Care Law
Elizabeth G. Yeargin – Corporate & Securities Law

Cleveland
Todd C. Baumgartner – Corporate & Securities, Health Care Law
Alexandra V. Dattilo – Litigation
Gabrielle T. Kelly – Insurance Law, Litigation
Michael P. O’Donnell – Litigation
Anastasia J. Wade – Litigation, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property

Super Lawyers® represents only 5% of Ohio attorneys while Rising Stars represents less than 2.5% of attorneys who are under 40 or have been practicing law for ten years or less. Lawyers are recognized through peer nominations based on their professional achievements. Attorneys who received the highest point totals in the nomination, research and review processes are named with the distinction of Super Lawyer® or Rising Star™. The multi-phased selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations, rating attorneys from more than 70 practice areas.