38 McNees Attorneys Selected as 2018 Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2017
Press Releases

HARRISBURG – Thirty-eight McNees Wallace & Nurick attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America®. Of the 38 selected, six have been named 2018 “Lawyers of the Year” by the publication.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers’ peer-nominated lists have been recognized as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals in the country. Twenty-one McNees attorneys have been recognized for 10 or more years and three McNees attorneys have been on the list 20 or more times.

“It is rewarding to have the client service, dedication, and hard work of our attorneys recognized by their peers,” David M. Kleppinger, McNees chairman, said. “Such recognition is a high point in any attorney’s career because it demonstrates how their peers value the quality of their representation and hard work.”

The six McNees attorneys named “Lawyers of the Year” and their respective practice areas are:

Clayton W. Davidson, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Daniel J. Malpezzi, Banking and Finance Law
James W. Kutz, Litigation/Construction
Mark M. Van Blargan, Health Care Law
Michael L. Hund, Corporate Law
Richard H. Friedman, Litigation/Environmental

The additional McNees attorneys appearing on the 2018 Best Lawyers list are:

Harrisburg

Alan R. Boynton Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
Debra Denison Cantor, Collaborative Law; Family Law
Charles M. Courtney, Land Use and Zoning Law
Clayton W. Davidson, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James P. DeAngelo, Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
Louis A. Dejoie, International Trade and Finance Law
Michael A. Doctrow, Copyright Law; Franchise Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Law; Trademark Law
Shaun R. Eisenhauer, Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
Timothy M. Finnerty, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Harvey Freedenberg, Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation
Richard H. Friedman, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Stephen C. Gierasch, Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Scott A. Gould, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Bradley J. Gunnison, Corporate Law; Tax Law
J. Paul Helvy, Family Law
Kandice Kerwin Hull, Appellate Law
Michael L. Hund, Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Brian F. Jackson, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law — Management
Donald B. Kaufman, Commercial Litigation
Nicole Kaylor, Corporate Law
Stephen R. Kern, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
David M. Kleppinger, Energy Law
James W. Kutz, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Municipal
Daniel J. Malpezzi, Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
Stephen A. Moore, Corporate Governance Law
Elizabeth P. Mullaugh, Trusts and Estates; Trust and Estates Litigation
Pamela C. Polacek, Energy Law
Carol Steinour Young, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Diane M. Tokarsky, Construction Law; Litigation-Construction
Mark Van Blargan, Health Care Law
David M. Watts Jr., Trusts and Estates
Rhonda M. Weaver, Real Estate Law
Steven J. Weingarten, Real Estate Law