Boardman Clark Attorneys Named to the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America©

Twenty-five Boardman Clark attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© list 2021 edition.

Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Best Lawyers’ belief has always been that the quality of a peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of its voting pool.  For more information on Best Lawyers, please visit bestlawyers.com.

Selected Attorneys

  • James E. Bartzen
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • JoAnn M. Hart
    • Education Law
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Labor Law - Management
  • Michael J. Julka
    • Education Law
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Labor Law - Management
  • John E. Knight
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Michael J. Lawton
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
    • Litigation - Municipal
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Municipal Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Earl H. Munson, Jr.
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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