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BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce that 32 of our attorneys have been designated to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. One BMD attorney received the distinction Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year®, which is given annually to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area. Best Lawyers, publisher of The Best Lawyers in America® report, conducts extensive surveys of attorneys across the country to create annual peer-reviewed lists of distinguished attorneys deemed representative of the gold standard in law practice.

The Best Lawyers in America® list highlights established lawyers from 150 different practice areas while The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America features lawyers who are in the earlier stages of their careers.

2025 Edition "Lawyer of the Year" Awards

Richard W. Burke (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)

The Best Lawyers in America® (2025 Edition)

Akron, OH

• Richard W. Burke (Health Care Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Jason Butterworth (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
• John Childs (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Donald W. Davis, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law)
• Duriya Dhinojwala (Immigration Law)
• Jack T. Diamond (Health Care Law)
• Blake R. Gerney (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
• Matthew A. Heinle (Corporate Law, Health Care Law)
• David J. Hrina (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
• Kyle A. Johnson (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
• Stephen E. Matasich (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Adrian Ribovich (Corporate Law)
• Scott Sandrock (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care)
• Jeana M. Singleton (Health Care Law)
• Michael A. Steel (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Amanda L. Waesch (Health Care Law)
• Lee Walko (Corporate Law)

Bonita Springs, FL

• Donna M. Flammang (Real Estate Law)
• Michael A. Sneeringer (Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates)

Cleveland, OH

• Robert A. Hager (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
• Kathryn E. Hickner (Health Care Law)
• Shelly R. LaSalvia (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law)
• Nathaniel R. Sinn (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Jacksonville, FL

• Matthew T. Jackson (Commercial Litigation)
• Joshua La Bouef (Commercial Litigation)

Orlando, FL

• J. Brock McClane (Corporate Law)

 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2025 Edition)

Akron, OH

• Mathew E. Doney (Construction Law)
• Victoria Ferrise (Government Relations Practice)
• Bryan Meek (Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law – Employee, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
• Daniel J. Rudary (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Canton, OH

• Alex J. McCallion (Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law)

Cleveland, OH

• Cassandra Manna (Trusts and Estates)

Recognition is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional ability of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Learn more by visiting Best Lawyers here.

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Brennan, Manna & Diamond was founded in 2000 with the goal of combining highly skilled, talented attorneys with practical experience in business matters, to create a new way to provide legal and business services to its clients. BMD’s access to a network of successful business entrepreneurs, consultants and developers allows for innovative solutions, symbiotic partnerships, and sound legal and business advice. BMD serves clients of all types and sizes in numerous industry sectors nationwide, in the areas of: Business and Corporate; Construction Law; Employment and Labor; Finance; Government Affairs; Healthcare; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; M&A; Real Estate; Tax, Estate, Asset Protection and Wealth Management and more. For additional information, please visit https://www.bmdllc.com/.