Congratulations to the Johnson & Bell attorneys designated as either Leading Lawyers or as Emerging Lawyers!
2022 Leading Lawyers
John W. Bell - Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law
Robert M. Burke - Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Transportation Defense Law: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
Joseph B. Carini - Personal Injury Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
John A. Childers - Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law
Stacey A. Cischke - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Gregory D. Conforti - Personal Injury Defense Law; Transportation Defense Law: Including Aviation/FELA/Maritime
Stephen P. Ellenbecker - Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
David F. Fanning - Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Glenn F. Fencl - Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance Law; Products Liability Defense Law
Brian P. Gainer - Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Personal Injury Defense Law
William A. Geiser - Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law
D. Patterson Gloor - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
Katie E. Gorrie - Construction Law; Personal Injury Defense Law
Susan M. Hannigan - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Matthew L. Johnson - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Andrew J. Kovarik - Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law
David M. Macksey - Civil Appellate Law
Joseph R. Marconi - Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial
H. Patrick Morris - Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Frederick S. Mueller - Environmental Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Kevin G. Owens - Products Liability Defense Law; ADR Law: Personal Injury
Charles P. Rantis - Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law
Sammi L. Renken - Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Jack T. Riley, Jr. - Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Law; Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Gregory E. Schiller - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Steven M. Shear - Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law; Toxic Torts Defense Law
Joseph F. Spitzzeri - Products Liability Defense Law
Margaret A. Unger - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
2022 Emerging Lawyers
Monica Burkoth - Civil Rights/Constitutional Law; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law; Personal Injury Defense Law
Margaret A. Connery - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Brad R. Schneiderman - Medical Malpractice Defense Law
Valandis Vrakas - Personal Injury Defense Law
Leading Lawyers, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company, surveys lawyers on which of their peers or competitors they would recommend to a family member or friend if they could not take a case within their area of law or geographic region. The lawyers who are most often recommended and approved by Leading Lawyers’ advisory board are chosen as Leading Lawyers. The group limits the total number of Leading Lawyers in a given state to less than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice law in that state.
Emerging lawyers are identified by their peers to be among the top lawyers age 40 or under, unless they have practiced for more than 10 years. Less than two percent of all lawyers licensed in each state are distinguished as an Emerging Lawyer. The list of Emerging Lawyers comes from annual surveys from Law Bulletin Publishing Company that are mailed to all Leading Lawyers in a given state. The survey requests that the Leading Lawyers confidentially share the names of lawyers they think have proven themselves ethical, professional and experienced at an early time in their legal career. For more information about Leading and Emerging Lawyers, please visit its website.
