The 2018 Edition of
The Best Lawyers in America® survey recognized 21 Frantz Ward attorneys in 14 practice areas, and Partner
Michael J. Frantz was named the Best Lawyers 2018 Labor Law-Management "Lawyer of the Year" in Cleveland.
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The following Frantz Ward attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America:
Keith A. Ashmus (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment)
Brett K. Bacon (Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Insurance)
T. Merritt Bumpass, Jr. (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management)
Michael N. Chesney (Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment)
Gregory R. Farkas (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants)
Ian H. Frank (Construction Law)
Michael J. Frantz (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management)
Carl H. Gluek (Employment Law-Management)
Patrick F. Haggerty (Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants)
Craig T. Haran (Health Care Law)
Joel R. Hlavaty (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment)
Brian J. Kelly (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment)
Christopher C. Koehler (Commercial Litigation)
John F. Kostelnik (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Hans L. Larsen (Corporate Law)
James B. Niehaus (Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Intellectual Property)
Mark L. Rodio (Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law)
Marc A. Sanchez (Construction Law)
Michael E. Smith (Commercial Litigatiion; Litigation-Insurance)
Mark J. Stockman (Construction Law; Real Estate Law)
Daniel A. Ward (Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor & Employment)