Eastman & Smith Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers®
Eastman & Smith Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers®
Six Named Lawyers of the Year
TOLEDO, Ohio (August 19, 2021) – Eastman & Smith LTD is pleased to announce that 25 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
In addition, Gene R. Abercrombie (Real Estate Law), Thomas A. Dixon (Labor Law – Management), Barry W. Fissel (Litigation – Labor and Employment), Robert J. Gilmer, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation), William D. Holt (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers), and Rudolph A. Peckinpaugh, Jr. (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants) were recognized with Best Lawyers 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in Toledo.
Best Lawyers® lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation in which leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Only one attorney per practice area in each metropolitan region can receive a Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year“ award. Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.
Eastman & Smith attorneys recognized for 2022 include:
Gene R. Abercrombie (Real Estate Law)
John H. Boggs (Trusts and Estates)
Stephen E. Chappelear (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
Thomas A. Dixon (Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
Joseph R. Durham (Environmental Law)
Barry W. Fissel (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Thomas J. Gibney (Arbitration)
Robert J. Gilmer, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Joseph A. Gregg (Environmental Law)
Matthew D. Harper (Commercial Litigation)
Brigid E. Heid (Employment Law – Management)
William D. Holt (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Frank D. Jacobs (Trusts and Estates)
David C. Krock (Trusts and Estates)
David L. Kuhl (Corporate Law, Health Care Law)
Rudolph A. Peckinpaugh, Jr. (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
Steven D. Reinbolt (Real Estate Law)
Stephen A. Roepke (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships)
Mark A. Shaw (Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers)
D. Casey Talbott (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Ronald J. Tice (Corporate Law)
Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch recognized Chad D. Huber (Trusts and Estates), Adam S. Nightingale (Criminal Defense: White-Collar), and Breanne M. Rubin (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships).
