Best Lawyers in America® 2016 Recognizes 44 Eckert Seamans Attorneys
August 17, 2015
Nine Noted as “Lawyer of the Year”
Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott, LLC, a full-service national law firm, is pleased to announce that 44 firm attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.
Notably, the following nine Eckert Seamans attorneys have also been named “Lawyer of the Year for 2016,” a distinction reserved for only a single lawyer in each specialty area of the law in each community:
Kathryn A. English was named Best Lawyers 2016 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.
Peter J. Hoffman was named Best Lawyers 2016 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Philadelphia.
John R. McGinley, Jr. was named Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation – Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.
John J. Myers was named Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.
David Radack was named Best Lawyers 2016 Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.
Marc S. Stein was named Best Lawyers 2016 Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Philadelphia.
Richard J. Van Wagner was named Best Lawyers 2016 Government Relations Practice “Lawyer of the Year” in Princeton.
Raymond C. Vogliano was named Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation and Controversy – Tax “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.
The 44 Eckert Seamans attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 are:
HARRISBURG, PA:
Daniel Clearfield – Energy Law
Renee C. Mattei Myers – Litigation – Labor and Employment
PHILADELPHIA, PA:
Stephen M. Foxman – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Peter J. Hoffman – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Richard E. Peirce – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
Gary M. Schildhorn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Marc S. Stein – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Joan N. Stern – Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law
Robert I. Tuteur – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Public Finance Law
PITTSBURGH, PA:
Scott D. Cessar – Litigation – Construction
Richard K. Dandrea – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kathryn A. English – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Timothy Hudak – Leisure and Hospitality Law
John R. McGinley, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts & Estates
John F. Meck – Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Sandra R. Mihok – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
John J. Myers – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Christopher R. Opalinski – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
David V. Radack – Patent Law; Trademark Law
Raymond C. Vogliano – Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Paul M. Yenerall – Tax Law
RICHMOND, VA:
David W. Clarke – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Communications Law; Energy Law; Government Relations Practice
Michael A. Montgomery – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Eric M. Page – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Communication Law; Energy Law; Information Technology Law; Insurance Law; Municipal Law
PRINCETON, NJ:
Frank J. Petrino – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Richard J. Van Wagner – Government Relations Practice
About Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© (2016) is determined by more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.