[August 22, 2014]

Forty-six Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law^®) congratulates the firm's 46 attorneys recognized in the 2015 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.

Four KMK Law attorneys have been recognized as "Lawyers of the Year," a designation that is presented annually to a single attorney in each practice area and metropolitan area.

• James E. Burke was named the Best Lawyers 2015 Bet-the-Company Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati.
• Daniel E. Izenson was named the Best Lawyers 2015 Construction Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati.
• Joseph L. Trauth, Jr. was named the Best Lawyers 2015 Land Use & Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati.
• Mark J. Weber was named the Best Lawyers 2015 Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati.

The list below includes the KMK attorneys recognized in the 2015 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 Ayers (2006)

• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment

Brian M. Babb (2009)

• Environmental Law
• Litigation - Environmental

James E. Burke (2006) - Named the Best Lawyers 2015 Bet-the-Company Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation - Securities

Joseph M. Callow, Jr. (2011)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Antitrust
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - ERISA
• Litigation - Securities

Steven C. Coffaro (2011)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Real Estate

Robert E. Coletti (2007)

• Corporate Law

Richard L. 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
• Tax Law

Louis F. Gilligan (1989)

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Stephen M. Goodson (2007)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

J. Michael Hurst (2014)

• Trademark Law

Kevin E. Irwin (1999)

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy

Daniel E. Izenson (2012) - Named the Best Lawyers 2015 Construction Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate

James M. Jansing (2010)

• Corporate Law

Bill Keating, Jr. (2008)

• Corporate Law

Donald P. Klekamp (1995)

• Corporate Law

Gary P. Kreider (1987)

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Kenneth P. Kreider (2009)

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

James R. Matthews (2013)

• Insurance Law

Timothy B. Matthews (2009)

• Banking & Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Venture Capital Law

Robert W. Maxwell II (1995)

• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor & Employment

John F. Meisenhelder (2015)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Lisa Wintersheimer Michel (2010)

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Michael J. Moeddel (2012)

• Business Organizations

Paul V. Muething (2007)

• Corporate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

W. Keith Noel (2013)

• Commercial Litigation

William A. 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. Rouse (2010)

• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Trusts & Estates

Rachael A. Rowe (2010)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Litigation - Securities

Robert G. Sanker (2007)

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy

Michael L. Scheier (2015)

• Commercial Litigation

Richard D. Siegel (2012)

• Venture Capital Law

Mark E. Sims (1995)

• Tax Law

Richard D. Spoor (2008)

• Municipal Finance Law

Kalman Steinberg (2015)

• Real Estate Law

Edward E. Steiner (2001)

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Thomas M. Tepe, Jr. (2011)

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation - Real Estate

Joseph L. Trauth, Jr. (2007) - Named the Best Lawyers 2015 Land Use & Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati

• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

Daniel P. Utt (2007)

• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Gregory M. Utter (2007)

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Mark J. Weber (2007) - Named the Best Lawyers 2015 Real Estate Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati

• Real Estate Law

Herbert B. Weiss (1983)

• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate 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^® 2014 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law, and General Commercial Litigation. KMK earned three national rankings (Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, and Venture Capital Law) and 36 metropolitan rankings in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" report by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 110 lawyers and a support staff of 150 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.

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