Babst Calland Ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”
PITTSBURGH, PA – November 2, 2017 – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings.
Babst Calland has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in seven practice areas and regionally in 28 practice areas.
Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
The 2018 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
Babst Calland received the following rankings in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:
National
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Environmental
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Metropolitan
Pittsburgh
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Employment Law – Management
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Information Technology Law
Labor Law – Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Municipal Law
Natural Resources Law
Water Law
Charleston-WV
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Energy Law
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – ERISA
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Akron
Construction Law
2018 Best Lawyers® “Lawyers of the Year”
Five Babst Calland attorneys were selected as 2018 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.
The 2018 “Lawyers of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. include:
Kevin J. Garber, Best Lawyers® 2018 Environmental Law Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”
Blaine A. Lucas, Best Lawyers® 2018 Land Use and Zoning Law Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”
John A. McCreary, Best Lawyers® 2018 Labor Law – Management Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”
Timothy M. Miller, Best Lawyers® 2018 Litigation – Environmental Charleston-WV “Lawyer of the Year”
Joseph K. Reinhart, Best Lawyers® 2018 Energy Law Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”
26 Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2018 The Best Lawyers in America© List
Richard J. Antonelli, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor Law – Management, Employment Law – Management
Chester R. Babst III, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Steven F. Baicker-McKee, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Donald C. Bluedorn II, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
Dean A. Calland, Environmental Law
Frank J. Clements, Corporate Law
Kevin K. Douglass, Natural Resources Law
Kurt F. Fernsler, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Kevin J. Garber, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Water Law
Norman E. Gilkey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Steven M. Green, Energy Law
Lindsay P. Howard, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
D. Matthew Jameson III, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Richard J. Lolli, Construction Law
Blaine A. Lucas, Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law
John A. Mccreary Jr., Labor Law – Management
Timothy M. Miller, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the Company Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
Christopher B. Power, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Joseph K. Reinhart, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law
Bruce F. Rudoy, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mychal S. Schulz, Litigation – ERISA
Mark D. Shepard, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
Steven B. Silverman, Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law
Laura Stone, Corporate Law
Robert M. Stonestreet, Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation
Michael H. Winek, Environmental Law