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The Best Lawyers in America®&nbsp;2026 list recognizes 186&nbsp;BakerHostetler attorneys in a total of 286&nbsp;rankings; another 61&nbsp;of our attorneys have earned a spot on the Ones to Watch list. In addition, 12 of our attorneys were designated as Lawyers of the Year.

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Attorneys become Lawyers of the Year by earning great respect among their peers for the skill, professionalism and integrity that characterizes their work on a daily basis. Only one attorney in any practice field for a given metropolitan area can receive this distinction.

Below are listed our 2026 Lawyers of the Year, Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch.

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W. Ashley Hess – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Alexander C. Campbell – Nonprofit/Charities Law

Suzanne K. Hanselman – Securities/Capital Markets Law

Carole S. Rendon – Criminal Defense: General Practice

Todd M. Kegler – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Albert G. Lin – Litigation – Banking and Finance

Kristin L. Yokomoto – Trusts and Estates

James V. Etscorn – Bet-the-Company Litigation

Elizabeth A. Green – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law

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Gregory D. Lee – Land Use and Zoning Law

Steven B. Samuels – Litigation – Intellectual Property

2026 Best Lawyers in America®

R. Scott Feldmann – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Raymond O. Aghaian – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

David L. Aronoff – Commercial Litigation

Shareef Farag – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Matthew C. Kane – Employment Law – Management

David J. Richardson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Eric E. Sagerman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Robb C. Adkins – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Robert A. Julian – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Paul G. Karlsgodt – Commercial Litigation

L. Poe Leggette – Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law

Laurin D. Quiat – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property

David L. Starbuck – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Michael R. Stiff – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Jonathan R. Barr – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Edward J. Beckwith – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

William F. Dougherty – Admiralty and Maritime Law

Jeffrey H. Paravano – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law

Michael S. Snarr – International Trade and Finance Law

Alberto S. Bustamante – Real Estate Law

Joyce Ackerbaum Cox – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Trade Secrets Law

Jeffrey E. Decker – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

James V. Etscorn – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Elizabeth A. Green – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Litigation Bankruptcy

Andrew Layden – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Gregory D. Lee – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

Michael R. Levin – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Patrick M. Muldowney – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Jimmy D. Parrish – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights

William L. Pence – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental

Joel E. Roberts – Commercial Litigation, International Trade and Finance Law

James W. Seegers – Employment Law – Management

Kevin W. Shaughnessy – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law

Robert W. Thielhelm – Commercial Litigation

Robert J. Webb – Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law

Ormend G. Yeilding – Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law

Christopher M. Arena – Patent Law, Technology Law

Eric L. Barnum – Litigation – Labor and Employment

S. Derek Bauer – Litigation – Health Care, Media Law

Janine Anthony Bowen – Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law

Kevin D. Bradberry – Commercial Litigation

Lisa N. Collins – Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Jason D’Cruz – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Douglas S. Eingurt – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Brian M. Harris – Employment Law – Management

Joann Gallagher Jones – Real Estate Law

Brian F. McEvoy – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Charlene L. McGinty – Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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W. Ashley Hess

Cleveland

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Alexander C. Campbell

Suzanne K. Hanselman

Carole S. Rendon

Columbus

Todd M. Kegler

Albert G. Lin

Orange County

Kristin L. Yokomoto

Orlando

James V. Etscorn

BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2026 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

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