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Best Lawyers Recognizes 40 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2027 Edition

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BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce that 40 of our attorneys have been designated to the 2027 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 areaBest 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.

2027 "Lawyer of the Year" Award

Kyle A. Johnson — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (Akron, OH)

The Best Lawyers in America® 

Bonita Springs, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Orlando, FL

Akron, OH

  • Richard W. Burke — Health Care Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
  • Jason A. Butterworth — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Real Estate Law
  • John N. Childs — Health Care Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Donald W. Davis, Jr. — Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Real Estate Law
  • Duriya Dhinojwala — Immigration Law
  • Jack T. Diamond — Health Care Law
  • Blake R. Gerney — Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
  • Matthew A. Heinle — Corporate Law; Health Care Law
  • David J. Hrina — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Kyle A. Johnson — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Stephen E. Matasich — Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
  • Christopher J. Meager — Corporate Law
  • Adrian C. Ribovich — Corporate Law
  • Scott P. Sandrock — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
  • Jeana M. Singleton — Corporate Compliance Law; Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
  • Michael A. Steel — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Amanda L. Waesch — Litigation - Health Care
  • Lee S. Walko — Corporate Law

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
  • Scott Heasley — Commercial Litigation
  • Robert M. Humphrey — Corporate Law
  • Shelly R. LaSalvia — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
  • Marlon Primes — Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 

Jacksonville, FL

Orlando, FL

Novi, MI

Akron, OH

Canton, OH

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.

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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/.


BMD Attorney Scott Sandrock Honored with Ohio State Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ramey Award

Brennan Manna Diamond is pleased to announce that Scott Sandrock, Of Counsel in the firm’s Akron office, has been honored with the 2024 Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service by the Ohio State Bar Foundation. This esteemed recognition highlights Scott’s exceptional legal career and unwavering commitment to nonprofit leadership.

Best Lawyers Recognizes 32 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2025 Lists

BMD proudly announces that 32 of our attorneys have been named to the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. We are especially honored to share that Richard W. Burke has been recognized as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year® for Litigation - Trusts and Estates in Akron, OH.

BMD Grows Cleveland Office with Five New Attorneys | Welcomes Esports, Media & Entertainment Law Practice

Brennan Manna Diamond, an entrepreneurial business law firm with 90 attorneys in 12 offices across Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan – is proud to announce significant updates reflecting its commitment to Cleveland’s growth and development.

BMD Announces Jessica K. Hew Promoted to Partner

Attorney 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.

Brennan Manna Diamond Welcomes Two New Members to the Cleveland Office

BRENNAN, 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.