RECOGNITION | AUGUST 2026
WH Burkley is pleased to announce that 28 attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America©, 2027 edition.
Best Lawyers
Cleveland, OH
- Tyler S. Bobes – Real Estate Law
- Nick R. Catanzarite – Real Estate Law
- Charles Daroff – Real Estate Law
- Nathan A. Felker – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Mark S. Fusco – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate
- G. Andrew Gardner – Real Estate Law
- Harry W. Greenfield – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Edward A. Hurtuk – Real Estate Law
- Gus Kallergis – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency, Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Mark Leskovec – Real Estate Law
- Irene M. MacDougall – Banking and Finance Law, Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law
- Christopher P. Reuscher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
- John E. Schiller – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Robert M. Stefancin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Jeffrey C. Toole – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- John “Jack” W. Waldeck, Jr. – Real Estate Law
- Gary A. Zwick – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Pittsburgh, PA
- James M. Berent – Real Estate Law
- Robert S. Bernstein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kirk B. Burkley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law
- Stuart C. Gaul, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
- Matthew J. Malcho – Real Estate Law
- Kit F. Pettit – Real Estate Law
- William C. Price – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- John J. Richardson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Oil and Gas Law
- David W. Ross – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
Cleveland, OH
- Alex Hurtuk – Real Estate Law
Pittsburgh, PA
- Mary A. Shahverdian – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
WH Burkley
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