Press Release

Dinsmore & Shohl is proud to announce 52 of its attorneys have been named to the Kentucky Super Lawyers and the Rising Stars lists for 2020.

Attorneys on the Super Lawyers list are selected by a multi-phase process that takes into account independent research, peer evaluations and professional achievement. The Rising Stars list recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in Kentucky. 

Dinsmore attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers & Rising Stars are listed below:

Super Lawyers — Frankfort
Lloyd R. Cress, Jr. (Environmental)

Super Lawyers — Lexington
Mindy G. Barfield (Business Litigation)
Carolyn M. Brown (Environmental)
Christopher R. Cashen (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
James E. Cleveland, III (Transportation/Maritime)
Chauncey S.R. Curtz (Energy & Resources)
Barbara B. Edelman (Business Litigation)
Ellen Arvin Kennedy (Bankruptcy: Business)
Grahmn N. Morgan (Business Litigation)
John R. Rhorer, Jr. (Energy & Resources)
John M. Spires (Bankruptcy: Business)
Kara M. Stewart (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
Catherine A. Stivers (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
Martin B. Tucker (Creditor Debtor Rights)
Linsey W. West (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)

Super Lawyers — Louisville
Bradley A. Case (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense)
Richard H.C. Clay (Business Litigation)
Frank P. Doheny, Jr. (Business Litigation)
Jill F. Endicott (Business Litigation)
Phillip M. Longmeyer (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
R. Kenyon Meyer (Business Litigation)
Patrick W. Michael (Business Litigation)
David R. Monohan (Personal Injury General: Defense)
Donna King Perry (Employment & Labor)
Kathryn A. Quesenberry (Employment & Labor)
Jeremy S. Rogers (Media/Advertising)
David T. Schaefer (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
John E. Selent (Utilities)
M. Trent Spurlock (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
Joseph N. Tucker (Creditor Debtor Rights)
Wayne F. Wilson (Estate & Probate)
D. Craig York (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)

Rising Stars — Lexington
Evan M. Buckley (Business/Corporate)
Kristeena L. Johnson (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Charles Krebs (Business/Corporate)
Amanda McFarland Lockaby (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
Travers B. Manley (Employment & Labor)
Adrianne C. Strong (Business Litigation)
Lauren L. Weiner (Business Litigation)

Rising Stars — Louisville
Matthew W. Barszcz (Employment & Labor)
Rudy J. Ellis, III (Employment Litigation: Defense)
Brooks R. Herrick (Creditor Debtor Rights)
Alina Klimkina (Employment & Labor)
Katherine P. Langan (Estate & Probate)
Sarah S. Mattingly (Banking)
Stephen J. Mattingly (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense)
Amir J. Nahavandi (Employment & Labor)
Daniel J. O’Gara (Business Litigation)
Young-Eun Park (Business Litigation)
Caroline Pieroni (Employment Litigation: Defense)
J. Tanner Watkins (Business Litigation)
Anthony M. Zelli (Business Litigation)

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.