Sixty-Six Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Named 2026 Top Lawyers by Cincinnati Magazine

The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law^®) is proud to announce that sixty-six of the firm’s attorneys have been included in Cincinnati Magazine’s list of 2026 Top Lawyers.

The annual list is determined through an online peer-review survey distributed to attorneys and members of the judiciary throughout the Cincinnati region, with thousands of votes cast to honor outstanding legal professionals. Selection is based solely on peer recognition, underscoring the high regard in which KMK attorneys are held within the legal community.

The following KMK Law attorneys were named 2026 Top Lawyers by Cincinnati Magazine:

• Alexander N. (Alex) Beck – Franchise Law
• Ross J. Bextermueller – Corporate Law
• Cole D. Bond – Labor and Employment Law
• Kasey L. Bond – Litigation – Labor Employment Benefits
• James H. (Jim) Brun – Trusts and Estates
• James E. (Jim) Burke – Appellate Law
• Amanda Stubblefield Burton – Litigation – Commercial
• Adam J. Centner – Trusts and Estates
• Steven C. (Steve) Coffaro – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Stacy A. Cole – Intellectual Property and Patent Law
• Alan S. Fershtman – Corporate Law
• Christian D. Gateskill – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Sarah Vonderbrink Geiger – Litigation – Commercial
• Louis F. (Lou) Gilligan – Personal Injury
• Jonathan M. (Jon) Hiltz – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Alison M. Huenefeld – Labor and Employment Law
• Steven R. (Steve) Hunt – Real Estate Law
• Michael (Mike) Hurst – Copyright Law
• Kevin E. Irwin – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
• Daniel E. (Dan) Izenson – Litigation – Construction
• James M. (Jim) Jansing – Corporate Law
• Christopher M. (Chris) Jones – Labor and Employment Law
• Andrew J. (Andy) Kaminski – Real Estate Law
• James C. Kezele – Environmental Law
• Jody T. Klekamp – Real Estate Law
• Kenneth P. (Ken) Kreider – Real Estate Law
• Thomas W. (TW) Langevin – Tax Law
• Shannon D. Lawson – Banking & Financial Service Law
• Geoffrey G. (Geoff) Leder – Real Estate Law
• Joseph E. (Joe) Lehnert – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
• Robert C. (Rob) Lesan, III – Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Bozana L. Lundberg – Environmental Law
• Kelly E. MacDonald – Employee Benefits Law
• Mary Ellen Malas – Family Law
• James R. (Jim) Matthews – Insurance Law
• Robert W. (Bob) Maxwell II – Litigation – Labor Employment Benefits
• James J. (Jim) McGraw, Jr. – Corporate Law
• John F. Meisenhelder – Employee Benefits Law
• Lisa Wintersheimer Michel – Employee Benefits Law
• John M. Milligan – Labor and Employment Law
• Kristopher T. (Kris) Milner – Environmental Law
• Julie T. Muething – Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Mark E. Musekamp – Intellectual Property and Patent Law
• Rachel Pappenfus – Employee Benefits Law
• Claire V. Parrish –Trusts and Estates
• William A. Posey – Personal Injury
• Mark Reuter – Securities Law
• Jacob D. Rhode – Litigation - Commercial
• Adrienne J. Roach – Family Law
• Robert Sanker – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
• Michael L. Scheier – Litigation - Commercial
• Antoinette L. Schindel – Employee Benefits Law
• Richard D. (Rick) Siegel – Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Mark E. Sims – Tax Law
• Andrew Spoor – Real Estate Law
• Jason V. Stitt – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law
• Thomas M. (Tom) Tepe, Jr. – Land Use & Zoning
• Kelley Brandstetter Tracy – Banking & Financial Service Law
• Joseph L. (Joe) Trauth, Jr. – Land Use & Zoning
• Taylor Trout – Litigation - Construction
• Barrett (Bear) Tullis – Real Estate Law
• Daniel P. (Dan) Utt – Real Estate Law
• Anthony M. (Tony) Verticchio – Insurance Law
• Herbert B. (Herb) Weiss – Real Estate Law
• Allison (Allie) Westfall – Securities Law
• Jerad T. Whitt – Corporate Law

About Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
The law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law^®), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a nationally-recognized law firm delivering sophisticated legal solutions to businesses of all sizes—from Fortune 50 corporations to start-up companies. KMK Law has been awarded a Top Workplaces honor by The Enquirer Media since 2012. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers^® 2025 recognized KMK as a leading law firm in Ohio in Banking & Finance and in Ohio: South Central in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. KMK Law earned four National Rankings in Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Project Finance Law and Venture Capital Law and 43 Metropolitan Rankings in the Best Lawyers publication of its 2026 “Best Law Firms” Report. Founded in 1954, KMK has approximately 145 lawyers and a support staff of 120 employees. Additional information is available at www.kmklaw.com.