The Chambers USA 2024 guide has named 66 Frost Brown Todd (FBT) attorneys and 23 of the firm's practice areas among the top in the legal industry. The highly respected legal rankings guide recognized FBT's preeminence in several areas of law throughout its geographic footprint.
"The Chambers USA rankings are what business leaders and legal professionals trust when in search of the foremost legal practitioners in the nation. It's an honor for Frost Brown Todd to be ranked among the top law firms and to be among the most distinguished in several categories of practice," said FBT Chairman Robert Sartin.
Chambers and Partners, the world's leading research and analytics firm for the legal profession, has published the Chambers USA guide since 1990. The rankings are determined after seven months of in-depth research with law firms, clients and third parties, including nearly 35,000 market responses and reviews of more than 10,000 submissions. Firms and individual attorneys are ranked in Bands 1 through 6, with Band 1 being the highest ranking. For individual attorneys, there are a series of further classifications. For instance, a "Senior Statesperson" is a lawyer who no longer works hands-on with the same intensity but continues close relationships with major clients and is integral to the firm's success. The "Up-and-Coming" recognition is for attorneys who do not yet have an established reputation but who are driving their firm's growth.
The firm's practice areas ranking in Band 1 include:
- Corporate/M&A (Kentucky)
- Energy & Natural Resources (Pennsylvania)
- Environment (Ohio)
- Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities (Kentucky)
- Immigration (Ohio)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Kentucky)
- Public Finance (West Virginia)
- Real Estate (Kentucky)
The firm's practice areas ranking in Band 2 include:
- Intellectual Property (Indiana and Ohio)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Indiana)
- Labor & Employment (Kentucky)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Ohio)
- Banking & Finance (West Virginia)
The firm's practice areas ranking in Band 3 include:
- Real Estate (Indiana)
- Intellectual Property (Kentucky)
- Labor & Employment (Ohio)
- Corporate/M&A (Ohio: South & Central)
The firm's practice areas ranking in Band 4 include:
- Banking & Finance (Ohio)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Ohio)
- Real Estate (Ohio)
The firm's practice areas ranking in Band 5 include:
- Litigation: General Commercial (Texas)
The following FBT attorneys were ranked among the top in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, including those named "Senior Statespeople" or "Up and Coming":
Senior Statesperson Ranking:
- Neil Ganulin (Corporate/M&A, Ohio)
- Edward Glasscock (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Patton Pelfrey (Labor & Employment, Kentucky)
- Stephen P. Samuels (Environmental, Ohio)
- Sheryl Snyder (Litigation: General Commercial, Kentucky)
Band 1 Ranking:
- Deborah Adams (Labor & Employment, Ohio)
- Richard S. Cleary (Labor & Employment, Kentucky)
- Kevin Colosimo (Energy & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania)
- Amy Condaras (Banking & Finance and Public Finance, West Virginia)
- Barry A. Hines (Real Estate, Kentucky)
- Scott Dolson (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Edward King (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Kentucky)
- Ronald Gold (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Ohio)
- Timothy J. Hagerty (Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities: Environment, Kentucky)
- William D. Hayes (Environment, Ohio)
- Warren Hoffman (Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities: Natural Resources, Kentucky)
- Matthew Hoyt (Immigration, Ohio)
- Kim Martin Lewis (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Ohio)
- Douglas L. Lutz (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Ohio)
- James Straus (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
Band 2 Ranking:
- Jamie Brodsky (Real Estate, Kentucky)
- Craig A. Griffith (Tax, West Virginia)
- Thomas Hanahan (Real Estate, Indiana)
- Stephen N. Haughey (Environment, Ohio)
- John T. Lovett (Labor & Employment, Kentucky)
- Alan MacDonald (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Kevin N. McMurray (Environment, Ohio)
- Patrick Northam (Environment, Natural Resources & Utilities: Natural Resources and Utilities, Kentucky)
- Harlan W. Robins (Real Estate, Ohio)
- Chris Rogers (Energy & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania)
- Maggie Smith (Litigation: Appellate, Indiana)
- William G. Strench (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Steven Wesloh (Environment, Ohio)
- Geoffrey White (Real Estate, Kentucky)
Band 3 Ranking:
- John Bennett (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Nathan L. Berger (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Jamie Brodsky (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Theresa A. Canaday (Litigation: General Commercial, Kentucky)
- Steven M. Condaras (Real Estate, West Virginia)
- Amy Curry (Real Estate, Kentucky)
- Carrie Doehrmann (Environment, Indiana)
- James A. Giesel (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)
- Clayton Kuhnell (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Eric Lamb (Intellectual Property, Indiana)
- Constance Lindman (Intellectual Property, Indiana)
- Thomas P. O'Brien III (Intellectual Property, Kentucky)
- Nicholas Pappas (Litigation: General Commercial, Indiana)
- Samantha Quimby (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Eric Robbins (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Karlyn Schnapp (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Cory J. Skolnick (Litigation: General Commercial, Kentucky)
- Cynthia L. Stewart (Intellectual Property, Kentucky)
- Andrew Ulmer (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Vance VanDrake III (Intellectual Property, Ohio)
- Heather L. Wilson (Labor & Employment, Indiana)
Band 4 Ranking:
- John Cadwallader (Real Estate, Ohio)
- Peter Cummins (Litigation: General Commercial, Kentucky)
- Christopher S. Habel (Environment, Ohio)
- John Higgins (Construction, Ohio)
- Eric Landen (Real Estate, Ohio)
- Michael O'Grady (Banking & Finance, Ohio)
- Griffin Terry Sumner (Litigation: General Commercial, Kentucky)
- Jared Tully (Litigation: General Commercial, West Virginia)
Up and Coming Ranking:
- Carrie Cecil (Banking & Finance and Public Finance, West Virginia)
- Keely Downs (Real Estate, Colorado)
- Alex Staffieri (Corporate/M&A, Kentucky)