Keating Muething & Klekamp Lawyers Recognized in Top 5% of all Lawyers in Ohio

Thirty-two partners at Keating Muething & Klekamp made the 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list which will be published by Law & Politics. They will also be listed in Cincinnati Magazine. Ohio Super Lawyers is a comprehensive listing of outstanding lawyers in more than 60 areas of practice. Each Super Lawyer was chosen by their peers as being among the best in their profession.

The Keating Muething & Klekamp partners recognized as 2007 Ohio Super Lawyers are: Brian M. Babb, James E. Burke, Robert E. Coletti, Patrick F. Fischer, J. Neal Gardner, Timothy A. Garry, Louis F. Gilligan, Stephen M. Goodson, Patricia B. Hogan, Kevin E. Irwin, Daniel E. Izenson, William J. Keating, Jr., Gail T. King, Donald P. Klekamp, Gary P. Kreider, Mary Ellen Malas, Timothy B. Matthews, Robert W. Maxwell II, James J. McGraw, Jr., Lisa Wintersheimer Michel, David K. Montgomery, Paul V. Muething, William A. Posey, Gail Glassmeyer Pryse, Joseph P. Rouse, Richard D. Spoor, Edward E. Steiner, Joseph L. Trauth, Jr., Gregory M. Utter , Mark J. Weber, Herbert B. Weiss and James R. Whitaker.

Law & Politics has been publishing Super Lawyers for 16 years. According to Mr. William C. White, publisher of Law & Politics, the selection process involved the following:

The general survey process began in May 2005 when the Ohio Super Lawyer staff mailed more than 28,700 ballots to lawyers across Ohio. They asked lawyers to vote for the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received. Votes received from lawyers in other firms were awarded significantly more points than votes received from lawyers in the same firm. Lawyers who received only same-firm votes were eliminated from the list of candidates.

As part of the screening process, the Ohio Super Lawyer staff also kept track of “back-scratch voting”; that is, two lawyers voting for each other. Indications of back-scratch votes eliminated that lawyer from the list of candidates. In addition to the general survey, the research staff reviewed the credentials of Ohio attorneys and assigned points based upon defined evaluation criteria. The Ohio Super Lawyer staff also conducted research on candidates to ensure that the lawyer is properly licensed, is in good standing with the Bar, and has no history of disciplinary actions.

A blue ribbon panel consisting of the top vote-getters from the general survey was assembled for each area of practice. These panels reviewed the list of nominees in their areas of practice. The blue ribbon review process yielded a positive or negative point total for each nominee. This point total was then added to the lawyers’ scores.

The point totals from the General Survey, Screening Process and Blue Ribbon Panel were added to arrive at a final point total. The final point totals were then segregated by firm size (small, medium, and large). Top vote getters from each of the three firm size categories were selected to identify the top attorneys in the state of Ohio, “Super Lawyers”, generally consisting of the top 5% of the attorneys in the state. The list of Super Lawyers includes lawyers in private practice, as well as lawyers in non-private practice, such as prosecutors, in-house counsel and public service lawyers.

Keating Muething & Klekamp, a full-service Cincinnati law firm, was founded in 1954. We have approximately 100 lawyers and a support staff of more than 150 employees. For more than 50 years, we have contributed to the success of many businesses from Fortune 500 corporations and small start-up companies to non-profit organizations and government entities. Our mission is to provide high quality legal counsel to clients by meeting their identified needs and developing appropriate solutions. Our vision is to excel as a law firm by recruiting and retaining the highest quality attorneys and personnel with diverse social, ethnic and political backgrounds.