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Best Lawyers Recognizes 35 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2026 Edition

Press Release
August 21, 2025

BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce that 35 of our attorneys have been designated to the 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. One BMD attorney received the distinction Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year®, which is given annually to a single outstanding lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area. Best Lawyers, publisher of The Best Lawyers in America® report, conducts extensive surveys of attorneys across the country to create annual peer-reviewed lists of distinguished attorneys deemed representative of the gold standard in law practice.

The Best Lawyers in America® list highlights established lawyers while The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America features lawyers who are in the earlier stages of their careers.

2026 Edition "Lawyer of the Year" Award

Jack T. Diamond (Health Care Law)

The Best Lawyers in America® (2026 Edition)

Akron, OH

Bonita Springs, FL

Cleveland, OH

  • Doug M. Eppler (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation)
  • Robert A. Hager (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Litigation - Construction, Real Estate Law)
  • Robert M. Humphrey (Corporate Law)
  • Shelly R. LaSalvia (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law)

Jacksonville, FL

Orlando, FL

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2026 Edition)

Akron, OH

  • Mathew E. Doney (Construction Law)
  • Bryan Meek (Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law – Employee, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
  • Daniel J. Rudary (Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Canton, OH

Cleveland, OH

Columbus, OH

Jacksonville, FL

Novi, MI

  • Bill Quan Yang (Commercial Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)

Recognition is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional ability of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Learn more by visiting Best Lawyers here.

Clients First. Business Family. Entrepreneurship.
Brennan, Manna & Diamond was founded in 2000 with the goal of combining highly skilled, talented attorneys with practical experience in business matters, to create a new way to provide legal and business services to its clients. BMD’s access to a network of successful business entrepreneurs, consultants and developers allows for innovative solutions, symbiotic partnerships, and sound legal and business advice. BMD serves clients of all types and sizes in numerous industry sectors nationwide, in the areas of: Business and Corporate; Construction Law; Employment and Labor; Finance; Government Affairs; Healthcare; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; M&A; Real Estate; Tax, Estate, Asset Protection and Wealth Management and more. For additional information, please visit https://www.bmdllc.com/.

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Press Release

BMD Announces Jessica K. Hew Promoted to Partner

March 15, 2024Attorney Jessica K. Hew has been promoted to Partner, effective March 15, 2024. Jessica joined the firm’s Orlando office in early 2023, returning to private practice after working as in-house general counsel after working as a Vice-President, Underwriting Counsel managing the Florida Commercial Division Agencies for a national title insurance underwriter and managing international legal expense contracts for an international cloud-based business payment solution company.Press Release

Brennan Manna Diamond Welcomes Two New Members to the Cleveland Office

February 7, 2024BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is pleased to welcome Shelly R. LaSalvia and Kirk W. Roessler as Members to its Cleveland office. With the addition of Shelly and Kirk, BMD expands its real estate, finance, corporate, and mergers & acquisition practice areas while increasing the bench strength of the Cleveland office.Press Release

BMD Announces Firmwide Attorney Promotions

December 1, 2023Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) is pleased to announce attorney promotions throughout the firm. Effective December 1, 2023, the following attorneys have been promoted to Member: Cleveland – Cassandra L. Manna and Marlon Primes, Columbus – Brandon T. Pauley. The following attorneys have been promoted to Partner: Akron – Nicholas E. Karam, Columbus – Krista D. Warren.Press Release, Client Alert

BMD Named to the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

November 2, 2023Brennan Manna & Diamond (BMD) is recognized among the leading law firms in the nation according to the 2024 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers®  "Best Law Firms." The firm has ranked in in 13 practice areas and has earned “National Tier 1” rankings in Health Care Law and Litigation-Trusts & Estates.Press Release

Press Release: Rick Burke named 2024 H. Peter Burg Award recipient by Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley

October 19, 2023Rick is receiving the H. Peter Burg Community Leadership Award for his leadership at Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC, as well as in the community. He has served countless organizations such as Akron Children’s Hospital, the Akron Rotary Club, and the University of Akron Foundation Gifts & Estate Planning Committee. Rick has also served as a Board member and Board Chair for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Akron, Mobile Meals, Access, Inc., Greenleaf Family Services, the American Red Cross of Akron and the Greater Mahoning Valley, Northern Ohio Golf Charities, the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.  In addition, Rick has accumulated 40 years of service as a volunteer at Firestone Country Club on behalf of Northern Ohio Golf Charities and was Tournament Chair of the 1996 NEC Invitational-World Golf Championship (now known as the Kaulig Companies Championship).  Rick was a member of Leadership Akron Class IX and has been a recipient of the (Summa) Charles Deering Legacy Advisor Leadership Award 2017 as well as the University of Akron School of Law 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award.
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