WH Burkley Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2027 Edition

August 20, 2026

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. BobesReal 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

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