August 5, 2009

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45 Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP Attorneys Listed in the 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

- The law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is pleased to announce that 45 of its attorneys have received top ratings in their area of specialty and are listed in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. The listing of Buckingham attorneys includes 23 specialty areas. Of the attorneys listed, 8 of the 45 have been recognized consecutively for 10 years or more, with 3 marking 20 consecutive years.

In the United States, Best Lawyers® publishes an annual referral guide, Best Lawyers in America®, which includes 36,126 attorneys in 78 specialty areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® is based on an exhaustive and rigorous annual peer-review survey that has been developed and refined for over 25 years.

Buckingham attorneys in listed in Best Lawyers in America® include:

Akron
Ronald C. Allan, Corporate Law
David P. Bertsch, Entertainment Law, Sports Law
Robert W. Briggs, Corporate Law
Edward V. Buehrle, Real Estate Law
Peter T. Cahoon, Criminal Defense: White Collar
William L. Caplan, Environmental Law
Steven A. Dimengo, Tax Law
Nicholas T. George, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Cathy C. Godshall, Employee Benefits Law, Tax Law
Stephen M. Hammersmith, Banking Law
David W. Hilkert, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Patrick J. Keating, Bankruptcy & Creditor – Debtor Rights Law, Commercial Banking
          (Listed for 10 or more years)
David Kern, Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
James D. Kraus, Corporate Law
David J. Lewis, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
Frederick M. Lombardi, Bankruptcy & Creditor – Debtor Rights Law
Robert W. Malone, Commercial Litigation, Tax Law
          (Listed for 20 or more years)
Craig S. Marshall, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patricia A. Pacenta, Trusts & Estates
          (Listed for 20 or more years)
Orville L. Reed, Bet – the – Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury           Litigation
          (Listed for 20 or more years)
John L. Reyes, Commercial Litigation
Eleanor J. Tschugunov, Employee Benefits Law, Workers’ Compensation Law
Patrick J. Weschler, Trusts & Estates
          (Listed for 10 or more years)
Phillip R. Wiese, Intellectual Property Law
David W. Woodburn, Real Estate Law, Trusts & Estates

Canton
Lee Bell, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Dianne Blocker Braun, Trusts & Estates
Joseph J. Feltes, Health Care Law
Stephen P. Griffin, Medical Malpractice Law
Jeffrey A. Halm, Trusts & Estates
Barbara A. Knapic, Labor & Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law
Richard J. Lolli, Construction Law
Robert C. Meyer, Labor & Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law
Richard S. Milligan, Health Care Law
Tod T. Morrow, Labor & Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law
Paul J. Pusateri, Labor & Employment Law, Municipal Law
Mary E. Reynolds, Labor & Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law
John C. Ross, Construction Law
Mark J. Skakun, III, Bet – the – Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense:           White – Collar, Intellectual Property Law
          (Listed for 10 years or more)

Cleveland
Robert A. Hager, Construction Law
William B. Leahy, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law
Dirk E. Riemenschneider, Medical Malpractice Law
Deborah Sesek, Workers’ Compensation Law
       &nsbp;  (Listed for 10 or more years)
John P. Slagter, Real Estate Law
Ronald F. Wayne, Trusts & Estates

Since 1913, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP has served individuals and businesses in virtually every industry and trade. Through offices in Boca Raton, Florida, and Akron, Canton and Cleveland, Ohio, the Firm provides legal services to clients from sole proprietors to multinational corporations, governmental bodies, foundations and public organizations.

Areas of Focus: Alternate Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Closely Held Companies; Commercial Law and Complex Litigation; Computer Law; Construction Law; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Creditors Rights; Criminal Law & Government Investigation; Employee Benefits; Environmental; Family Law; Finance Law; Franchise; Health Care; Health Personnel Immigration; Home Care Agencies; Hospice Care Programs; Hospitals & Health Systems; Immigration Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Insurance Providers; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment Law; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation; Long-Term Care Providers; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mergers and Acquisitions; Non-Profit Organizations Law; Patents; Physicians and Physician Groups; Private Foundations; Probate; Public Law; Publicly Held Companies; Real Estate; School Law; Securities; Sports & Entertainment Law; Succession Planning; Taxation; Toxic Tort; Trademarks/Service Marks; Trade Secrets; Trial; Trust & Estate Planning; White Collar Defense; Workers’ Compensation.