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Twelve Thompson Hine Lawyers Receive Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards

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Among the 141 lawyers from Thompson Hine LLP named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® are 12 who were recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year,” an award given annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

The Thompson Hine partners honored as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” are:

Atlanta

  • Marla R. Butler: Litigation – Intellectual Property

Cleveland

  • Jeffrey R. Appelbaum: Construction Law
  • Thomas J. Callahan: Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
  • Brian J. Lamb: Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Deborah Z. Read: Nonprofit/Charities Law
  • James D. Robenalt: Litigation – Construction
  • Jonathon H. Vinocur: Venture Capital Law

Cincinnati

  • Andrew L. Kolesar: Environmental Law
  • J. Shane Starkey: Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

Columbus

  • Amie L. Vanover: Nonprofit/Charities Law

Dayton

  • Mark A. Conway: Trusts and Estates

Washington, D.C.

  • Karyn A. Booth: Railroad Law

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