Babst Calland attorneys in each of our practice areas have a deep understanding of the issues clients face and are recognized as the best in their regions, along with many receiving national and international recognition.


Two Babst Calland Attorneys Named as 2025 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year”, 40 Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, and 17 Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that two lawyers were selected as 2025 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). 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.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Blaine A. Lucas, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Timothy M. Miller, Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

View the award recipients here.

In addition, 40 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession:

  • Chester R. Babst III – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
  • Lisa Bruderly – Environmental Law
  • Joseph G. Bunn – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law
  • Dean A. Calland – Environmental Law
  • Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
  • Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
  • James V. Corbelli – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • James Curry – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
  • Mark K. Dausch – Commercial Litigation
  • Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
  • Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
  • Kevin J. Garber – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, and Water Law
  • Steven M. Green – Energy Law
  • Jennifer Hicks – Commercial Litigation and Energy Law
  • Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Robert Max Junker – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Justine Kasznica – Corporate Law
  • Stephen L. Korbel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Municipal Law
  • John A. McCreary Jr. – Labor Law – Management
  • Sean M. McGovern – Environmental Law
  • Christina Manfredi McKinley – Commercial Litigation
  • Timothy M. Miller – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
  • Matthew Moses – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Jean M. Mosites – Energy Law, Environmental Law
  • Christopher B. Power – Arbitration, 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 – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
  • Bruce F. Rudoy – Corporate Law
  • Charles F.W. Saffer – Real Estate Law
  • Mychal Sommer Schulz – Litigation – ERISA
  • Mark D. Shepard – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mediation
  • Steven B. Silverman – Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law
  • Laura Stone – Corporate Law
  • Robert M. Stonestreet – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law
  • David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
  • Richard S. Wiedman – Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
  • Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

17 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

  • Susanna Bagdasarova – Corporate Law
  • Mary H. Binker – Corporate Law, Energy Law, Real Estate Law
  • Gina Falaschi Buchman – Environmental Law
  • Carla M. Castello – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Andrew C. DeGory – Commercial Litigation
  • Alexandra G. Farone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Marc J. Felezzola – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
  • Michael E. Fink – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Alyssa Golfieri – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Sean R. Keegan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Jennifer L. Malik – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • James D. Mazzocco – Construction Law, Litigation – Environmental, Transportation Law
  • Daniel R. Richey – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Joseph V. Schaeffer – Commercial Litigation
  • Varun Shekhar – Environmental Law
  • Joshua S. Snyder – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
  • Eric Spada – Commercial Litigation

View the award recipients here.

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

Five Practice Areas and 14 Attorneys Ranked in the 2024 Chambers USA Guide

Babst Calland announces that five practice areas and 14 attorneys and recognized in the 2024 Chambers USA Guide. Of those, the Firm was ranked for the first time this year in Litigation: General Commercial in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds, and USA – Nationwide – Energy: PHMSA Specialists.

Chambers rankings are a definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry for law firms and legal professionals. A ranking from Chambers shows that the firm has stood out in the most rigorous, independent and in-depth research process and has emerged as one of the best in the field. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include: technical legal ability; professional conduct; client service; commercial astuteness; diligence; commitment; and other qualities most valued by the client.

Firm Rankings:

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

  • Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)

Pennsylvania

  • Environment (Band 1)
  • Construction (Band 3)

West Virginia

  • Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)
  • Environment (Band 2)

Lawyer Rankings:

USA – Nationwide – Energy: PHMSA Specialists

Pennsylvania – Environment

Pennsylvania – Construction

Pennsylvania – Litigation: Mediators

District of Columbia – Environment

West Virginia – Environment

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources

Babst Calland Ranks Among the Law360 400

Babst Calland has been ranked in the top 400 among the largest U.S. Law Firms. The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and international firms with a U.S. component as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars Lists®

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys were selected to the 2024 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers® and the 2024 Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Rising Stars® lists, published by Thomson Reuters. Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to receive the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice. Those selected include:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®

Dean A. Calland – Shareholder, Environmental

Kevin J. Garber – Shareholder, Environmental

West Virginia Super Lawyers®

Timothy M. Miller – Shareholder, Civil Litigation

Pennsylvania Rising Stars®

Kathleen H. Cooper – Shareholder, Mergers & Acquisitions

Casey Alan Coyle – Shareholder, Business Litigation

Andrew C. DeGory – Associate, Business Litigation

Alexandra G. Farone – Associate, Employment & Labor

Anna S. Jewart – Associate, Land Use & Zoning

James D. Mazzocco – Associate, Environmental Litigation

Christina Manfredi McKinley – Shareholder, Business Litigation

Joshua S. Snyder – Shareholder, Civil Litigation

Washington, D.C. Rising Stars®

Amanda L. Brosy – Associate, Environmental

Gina Falaschi Buchman – Shareholder, Environmental

Casey Alan Coyle Selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a “2024 Lawyer on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winner”

Babst Calland Attorney Casey Alan Coyle was selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a “2024 Lawyer on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winner” in Pennsylvania.

After reviewing the results of nominations for the annual The Legal Intelligencer awards, a judging panel composed of evaluators from all corners of the legal profession and the state selected 13 attorneys as the 2024 Lawyers on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winners. This recognition is only given to attorneys under the age of 40 who have demonstrated excellence in four categories: development of the law; advocacy and community contributions; service to the bar; and peer and public recognition.

Mr. Coyle is a shareholder and co-chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. He is also the Managing Shareholder of the Firm’s Harrisburg Office. He concentrates his practice on appellate law and complex commercial litigation. He frequently represents clients in state and federal appellate courts, with a particular emphasis on appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Over his career, he has represented either a party or an amicus curiae in 15 appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Coyle has also successfully petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant review of an appeal—commonly known as “allocatur”—on six different occasions. In addition, he has presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and Pennsylvania Superior Court.

Babst Calland Ranked in 2024 Best Law Firms® by Best Lawyers®

Babst Calland has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in 8 practice areas and regionally in 31 practice areas:

  • National Tier 1
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
  • National Tier 2
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Oil & Gas Law
  • National Tier 3
    • Energy Law
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Mining Law
  • Regional Tier 1
    • Pittsburgh
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Construction Law
      • Corporate Law
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Information Technology Law
      • Land Use & Zoning Law
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
      • Municipal Law
      • Natural Resources Law
      • Water Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Oil & Gas Law
  • Regional Tier 2
    • Pittsburgh
      • Admiralty & Maritime Law
      • Labor Law – Management
    • Charleston-WV
      • Mining Law
      • Natural Resources Law
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Oil & Gas Law
  • Regional Tier 3
    • Pittsburgh
      • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Litigation – ERISA
      • Real Estate Law

Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms® on a national and/or metropolitan scale signals a unique credibility within the industry. The transparent, collaborative research process employs qualitative and quantitative data from peer and client reviews that is supported by proprietary algorithmic technology to produce a tiered system of industry-led rankings of the top 4% of the industry.

Receiving a tier designation represents an elite status, integrity and reputation that law firms earn among other leading firms and lawyers. The 2024 edition of  Best Law Firms® includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally ranked practice area.

Click here to view Babst Calland’s profile.

Five Babst Calland Attorneys Named as 2024 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year”, 37 Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, and 18 Named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected as 2024 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). 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.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2024 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” include:

James V. Corbelli – Litigation – Environmental in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Blaine A. Lucas, Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Kevin J. Garber – Natural Resources Law in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology Law in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Christopher “Kip” Power – Mining Law in Charleston, W.Va.

View the award recipients here.

In addition, 37 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession:

  • Chester R. Babst III – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
  • Joseph G. Bunn – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Mining Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Dean A. Calland – Environmental Law
  • Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
  • Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation
  • James V. Corbelli Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • James Curry – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
  • Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
  • Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
  • Leonard Fornella – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Kevin J. Garber – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
  • Steven M. Green – Energy Law
  • Jennifer Hicks – Energy Law
  • Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Robert Max Junker Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Stephen I. Korbel Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • Christina Manfredi McKinley – Commercial Litigation
  • John A. McCreary – Labor Law – Management
  • Janet L. McQuaid – Environmental Law
  • Timothy M. Miller – Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Jean M. Mosites – Environmental Law
  • Christopher B. “Kip” Power – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Mining Law, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Arbitration
  • Joseph K. Reinhart – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Bruce F. Rudoy – Corporate Law
  • Charles F.W. Saffer – Real Estate Law
  • Peter H. Schnore – Real Estate Law
  • Mychal Sommer Schulz – Litigation – ERISA
  • Mark D. Shepard – Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology Law, Commercial Litigation
  • Laura Stone – Corporate Law
  • Robert M. Stonestreet – Environmental Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation
  • David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
  • Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

18 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

  • Susanna Badgasarova – Corporate Law
  • Mary H. Binker – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Energy Law
  • Katrina N. Bowers – Energy Law, Environmental Law
  • Carla M. Castello – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Andrew C. DeGory – Commercial Litigation
  • Nicholas M. Faas – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
  • Alexandra G. Farone Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Marc J. Felezzola – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
  • Michael E. Fink Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Alyssa Golfieri – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Chelsea R. Heinz Energy Law
  • Sean R. Keegan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Benjamin A. Kift Commercial Litigation
  • Jennifer L. Malik – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • James D. Mazzocco – Litigation – Environmental, Transportation Law, Construction Law
  • Joseph V. Schaeffer Commercial Litigation
  • Joshua S. Snyder – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
  • Eric Spada Commercial Litigation

View the award recipients here.

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

Babst Calland ranks among The Law360 400

Babst Calland has been ranked 354 among the largest 400 U.S. Law Firms. The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and international firms with a U.S. component as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

2023 Chambers USA Notable Practitioners

Pennsylvania – Environment
Chester R. Babst III
Donald C. Bluedorn II
Dean A. Calland
Kevin J. Garber
Lindsay P. Howard

Pennsylvania – Construction
Marc J. Felezzola
David E. White

Pennsylvania – Litigation: Mediators
Mark D. Shepard

West Virginia – Environment
Christopher B. “Kip” Power
Robert M. Stonestreet

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial
Timothy M. Miller

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources
Timothy M. Miller
Robert M. Stonestreet

District of Columbia – Environment
Sloane Anders Wildman

Four Babst Calland Attorneys Selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers List, 11 Attorneys Selected to the 2023 Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Rising Stars Lists

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that four attorneys were selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers lists and 11 attorneys were selected to the 2023 Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Rising Stars lists. Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to receive the Super Lawyers  and Rising Stars designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice. Those selected include:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Dean A. Calland

Kevin J. Garber

Mark D. Shepard

West Virginia Super Lawyers

Timothy M. Miller 

Pennsylvania Rising Stars

Kathleen H. Cooper

Casey Alan Coyle

Andrew C. DeGory

Alexandra G. Farone

Ember K. Holmes

Sean R. Keegan

Benjamin A. Kift

James D. Mazzocco

Christina Manfredi McKinley

Joshua S. Snyder

Washington, D.C. Rising Stars

Gina Falaschi Buchman

Babst Calland Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms”

Babst Calland has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in seven practice areas and regionally in 29 practice areas:

  • National Tier 1
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
  • National Tier 2
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • National Tier 3
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Mining Law
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Oil & Gas Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 1
    • Pittsburgh
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Construction Law
      • Corporate Law
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Information Technology Law
      • Land Use & Zoning Law
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
      • Municipal Law
      • Natural Resources Law
      • Water Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Oil & Gas Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 2
    • Pittsburgh
      • Labor Law – Management
    • Charleston-WV
      • Mining Law
      • Natural Resources Law
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
  • Metropolitan Tier 3
    • Pittsburgh
      • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Litigation – ERISA
      • Real Estate Law
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Oil & Gas Law

Firms included in the 2023 “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.

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.

The 2023 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in each of the nationally ranked practice areas.

Click here to view the full ranking on U.S. News U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.

2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyers of the Year”

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that three lawyers were selected as 2023 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). 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.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2023 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Blaine A. Lucas, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Timothy M. Miller, Oil and Gas Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

Mychal Sommer Schulz, Litigation – ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

In addition, 31 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America (by BL Rankings), the most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession:

  • Chester R. Babst – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Water Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Dean A. Calland – Environmental Law
  • Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation
  • Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
  • Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation
  • James Curry – Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
  • Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
  • Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law
  • Leonard Fornella – Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Kevin J. Garber – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Water Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Steven M. Green – Energy Law
  • Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • John A. McCreary – Labor Law – Management
  • Janet L. McQuaid – Environmental Law
  • James D. Miller – Construction Law and Litigation – Construction
  • Timothy M. Miller – Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Jean M. Mosites – Environmental Law
  • Christopher B. Power – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Mining Law, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Regulatory
    Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal
  • Joseph K. Reinhart – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Bruce F. Rudoy – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law
  • Charles F.W. Saffer – Real Estate Law
  • Mychal Sommer Schulz – Litigation – ERISA
  • Mark D. Shepard – Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
  • Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology Law, Commercial Litigation
  • Laura Stone – Corporate Law
  • Robert M. Stonestreet – Environmental Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation
  • David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
  • Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

11 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

  • Mary H. Binker – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
  • Katrina N. Bowers – Energy Law and Environmental Law
  • Carla M. Castello – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Nicholas M. Faas – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Government Relations Practice
  • Marc J. Felezzola – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
  • Alyssa Golfieri – Land Use and Zoning Law and Municipal Law
  • Sean R. Keegan – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Jennifer L. Malik – Land Use and Zoning Law and Municipal Law
  • James D. Mazzocco – Litigation – Environmental and Transportation Law
  • Joshua S. Snyder – Commercial Litigation and Energy Law
  • Benjamin R. Wright – Commercial Litigation and Construction Law

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

2022 Chambers USA Notable Practitioners

Pennsylvania – Environment
Chester R. Babst III
Donald C. Bluedorn II
Dean A. Calland
Kevin J. Garber
Lindsay P. Howard

Pennsylvania – Construction
David E. White

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark D. Shepard

West Virginia – Environment
Christopher B. “Kip” Power
Robert M. Stonestreet

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial
Timothy M. Miller

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources
Timothy M. Miller
Robert M. Stonestreet

21 Babst Calland Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Top Rated Lawyer

The Legal Intelligencer and Martindale-Hubbell®, the company that has long set the standard for lawyer ratings, have announced the Pennsylvania Top Rated Lawyers®.  To view the list of Babst Calland lawyers who have achieved an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, click here.

Babst Calland Ranked in 2022 “Best Law Firms”

Babst Calland has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in eight practice areas and regionally in 32 practice areas:

  • National Tier 2
    • Environmental Law
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Oil & Gas Law
  • National Tier 3
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Mining Law
    • Natural Resources Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 1
    • Pittsburgh
      • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Construction Law
      • Corporate Law
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Information Technology Law
      • Land Use & Zoning Law
      • Litigation – Bankruptcy
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
      • Municipal Law
      • Natural Resources Law
      • Water Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Energy Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Oil & Gas Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 2
    • Pittsburgh
      • Labor Law – Management
    • Charleston-WV
      • Mining Law
      • Natural Resources Law
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Oil & Gas Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 3
    • Pittsburgh
      • Mediation
      • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
    • Charleston-WV
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Litigation – ERISA
      • Real Estate Law
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Environmental

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.

The 2022 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in each of the nationally ranked practice areas.

Click here to view the full ranking on U.S. News U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.

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