Awards & Recognition

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.

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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 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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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 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.

32 Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2022 The Best Lawyers in America^© List

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.

Those named to the 2022 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Kevin K. Douglass, Natural Resources Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mark D. Shepard, Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Robert M. Stonestreet, Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

In addition, 32 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2022 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 – Oil and Gas Law
• Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
• Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law
• Kevin J. Garber – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Water Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Norman E. Gilkey – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Mediation
• 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
• Krista-Ann M. Staley – Land Use and Zoning Law
• 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

13 Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2022 The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

13 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 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
• Marissa A. Cocciolone – Energy Law
• 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
• James D. Mazzocco – Litigation – Environmental and Transportation Law
• Cary M. Snyder – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Communications 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.

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

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial
Timothy M. Miller

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

Babst Calland has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list nationally in eight practice areas and regionally in 31 practice areas:

• National Tier 2
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

• National Tier 3
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil & Gas 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
    • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Charleston-WV
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Litigation – ERISA
    • Real Estate Law
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental

Five Babst Calland attorneys were selected as 2021 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” 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.

The 2021 “Lawyers of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. include:

Kevin J. Garber, Best Lawyers^® 2021 Environmental Law Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”

Timothy M. Miller, Best Lawyers^® 2021 Litigation – Environmental Law Charleston-WV “Lawyer of the Year”

Christopher B. “Kip” Power, Best Lawyers^® 2021 Natural Resources Law Charleston-WV “Lawyer of the Year”

Joseph K. Reinhart, Best Lawyers^® 2021 Natural Resources Law Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year”

Mychal Sommer Schulz, Best Lawyers^® 2021 Litigation – ERISA Charleston-WV “Lawyer of the Year”

32 Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America^© List

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, Oil and Gas Law
Julie R. Domike, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Kevin K. Douglass, Natural Resources Law
Christian A. Farmakis, Corporate Law
Kevin J. Garber, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Water Law, Litigation – Environmental
Norman E. Gilkey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Mediation
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, 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
Richard W. Saxe, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Mychal Sommer Schulz, Litigation – ERISA
Mark D. Shepard, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
Steven B. Silverman, Information Technology Law, Commercial Litigation
Krista-Ann M. Staley, Land Use and Zoning Law
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

12 Babst Calland Attorneys Named to 2021 The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Mary H. Binker, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
Katrina N. Bowers, Energy Law and Environmental Law
Carla M. Castello, Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Marissa A. Cocciolone, Energy Law
Marc J. Felezzola, Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Construction
Brittany A. Fox, Energy Law
Alyssa Golfieri, Land Use and Zoning Law
Sean R. Keegan, Commercial Litigation
James D. Mazzocco, Litigation – Environmental
Joshua S. Snyder, Commercial Litigation and Energy Law
Andrew V. Terranova, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Benjamin R. Wright, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law

*by BL Rankings

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

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

West Virginia – Environment
Christopher B. “Kip” Power

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial
Timothy M. Miller

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