Awards & Recognition

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that seven lawyers were selected as 2026 Best Lawyers^® “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2026 Best Lawyers^® “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Joseph G. Bunn – Mining “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

Kevin J. Garber – Natural Resources “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jennifer J. Hicks – Energy “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

Robert Max Junker – Municipal “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jean M. Mosites – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mychal S. Schulz – Litigation – ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

View the award recipients here.

In addition, 47 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession:

• Chester R. Babst III – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• Lisa Bruderly – Energy Law
• Joseph G. Bunn – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• A. A. Moore Capito – Corporate Law and Energy Law
• Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
• Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
• James V. Corbelli – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Casey A. Coyle – Administrative / Regulatory Law and Appellate Practice
• James Curry – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Mark K. Dausch – Commercial Litigation
• Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Kevin K. Douglass – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
• Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Marc J. Felezzola – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Kevin J. Garber – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, and Water Law
• Alyssa Golfieri – Real Estate Law
• Steven M. Green – Energy Law
• Jennifer Hicks – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Robert Max Junker – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• Justine Kasznica – Corporate Law
• Sean R. Keegan – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen L. Korbel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Municipal Law
• Ramonda C. Marling – Oil and Gas Law
• John A. McCreary Jr. – Labor Law – Management
• Sean M. McGovern – Environmental Law
• Timothy M. Miller – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
• Matthew Moses – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jean M. Mosites – Energy Law, Environmental Law
• Christopher B. Power – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Joseph K. Reinhart – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
• Bruce F. Rudoy – Corporate Law
• Charles F.W. Saffer – Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law
• Marnie S. Schock – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Mychal Sommer Schulz – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, and Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mark D. Shepard – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mediation
• Steven B. Silverman – Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law
• Gary E. Steinbauer – Litigation – Environmental
• Laura Stone – Corporate Law
• Harlan S. Stone – Municipal Law
• Robert M. Stonestreet – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law
• David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Richard S. Wiedman – Energy Regulatory Law
• Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

Four Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

• Andrew C. DeGory – Commercial Litigation
• Alexandra G. Farone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Kristen L. Petrina – Corporate Law, Technology Law
• Christina M. Puhnaty – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

Babst Calland announces that five practice areas and 13 attorneys are recognized in the 2025 Chambers USA Guide.

Chambers rankings are a definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry for law firms and legal professionals. A ranking from Chambers shows that the firm has stood out in the most rigorous, independent and in-depth research process and has emerged as one of the best in the field. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include: technical legal ability; professional conduct; client service; commercial astuteness; diligence; commitment; and other qualities most valued by the client.

Firm Rankings:

Pennsylvania

• Construction (Band 3)
• Environment (Band 1)

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)

West Virginia

• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)
• Environment (Band 2)

Lawyer Rankings:

USA – Nationwide – Energy: PHMSA Specialists

• Brianne K. Kurdock (Band 2)
• James Curry (Band 2)

Pennsylvania – Environment

• Chester R. Babst III (Eminent Practitioners)
• Donald C. Bluedorn II (Band 4)
• Kevin J. Garber (Band 1)
• Jean M. Mosites (Band 4)

Pennsylvania – Construction

• Marc J. Felezzola (Band 3)
• David E. White (Band 3)

Pennsylvania – Litigation: Mediators

• Mark D. Shepard (Band 1)

District of Columbia – Environment

• Sloane Anders Wildman (Band 6)

West Virginia – Environment

• Christopher B. “Kip” Power (Band 1)
• Robert M. Stonestreet (Band 2)

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial

• Timothy M. Miller (Band 2)

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources

• Timothy M. Miller (Band 1)
• Robert M. Stonestreet (Band 2)

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys were selected to the 2025 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers^® and the 2025 Pennsylvania and Washington, DC Rising Stars^® lists, published by Thomson Reuters. Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to receive the Super Lawyers^® and Rising Stars^® designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice. Those selected include:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers^®

Kevin K. Douglass – Shareholder, Business Litigation

Kevin J. Garber – Shareholder, Environmental

West Virginia Super Lawyers^®

Timothy M. Miller – Shareholder, Civil Litigation

Pennsylvania Rising Stars^®

Devlin E. Carey – Associate, Business Litigation

Kathleen H. Cooper – Shareholder, Mergers & Acquisitions

Andrew C. DeGory – Associate, Business Litigation

Alexandra G. Farone – Associate, Employment & Labor

Angela M. Harrod – Associate, Construction Litigation

Anna S. Jewart – Associate, Land Use/Zoning

Morgan M. Madden, Associate, Energy & Natural Resources

James D. Mazzocco – Shareholder, Environmental Litigation

Joshua S. Snyder – Shareholder, Civil Litigation: Defense

Washington, D.C. Rising Stars^®

Gina Falaschi Buchman – Shareholder, Environmental

Babst Calland Attorneys Susanna Bagdasarova and Joseph V. Schaeffer were selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a “2025 Lawyer on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winner” in Pennsylvania.

After reviewing the results of nominations for the annual The Legal Intelligencer awards, a judging panel composed of evaluators from all corners of the legal profession and the state selected 12 attorneys as the 2025 Lawyers on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winners. This recognition is only given to attorneys under the age of 40 who have demonstrated excellence in four categories: development of the law; advocacy and community contributions; service to the bar; and peer and public recognition.

Susanna Bagdasarova is an associate in the Firm’s Corporate and Commercial and Emerging Technologies groups. Ms. Bagdasarova represents business clients in connection with a broad range of general corporate and commercial law matters, including entity formation, corporate structuring, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on the technology sector. She is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Aeronautical and Space Law Section Council and Commission on Women in the Profession. Ms. Bagdasarova is also a member of the board of the Dickinson Law Alumni Society, GlobalPittsburgh, and Radiant Hall. She frequently writes and presents on the Corporate Transparency Act and artificial intelligence. Ms. Bagdasarova is a 2015 graduate, summa cum laude, of The Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law.

Joseph Schaeffer is a shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation Group and Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He focuses his practice on environmental, energy, and complex commercial litigation and has tried these cases before environmental hearings boards, courts, and juries. Mr. Schaeffer also has an active appellate practice and has served as co-counsel or lead counsel in appellate matters before in Pennsylvania and West Virginia State Courts, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He currently serves as the co-chair of the ABA Litigation Section’s Pretrial Practice & Discovery Committee and is the secretary of the Western District of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Schaeffer volunteers with Neighborhood Legal Services’ Protection from Abuse Program in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and has provided pro bono representation to individuals and organizations, including a national voluntary bar association in amicus curiae filings in the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is a 2012 graduate, cum laude, of the University of Pittsburgh Law School.

Babst Calland has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in 8 practice areas and regionally in 38 practice areas:

• National Tier 2
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
• National Tier 3
  • Energy Law
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
• Regional Tier 1
  • Pittsburgh
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
    • Municipal Law
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Water Law
  • Charleston-WV
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Oil and Gas Law
• Regional Tier 2
  • Pittsburgh
    • Information Technology Law
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Real Estate Law
  • Charleston-WV
    • Arbitration
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mining Law
    • Natural Resources Law
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Oil and Gas Law
• Regional Tier 3
  • Pittsburgh
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Charleston-WV
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Litigation – ERISA
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law

Firms included in the 2025 Best Law Firms^® list are recognized for professional excellence with impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.

Achieving a ranking in Best Law Firms signifies high-quality legal practice and a depth of legal proficiency. Recognized firms, categorized into three tiers, receive acclaim on both national and metropolitan levels, reflecting the extent of their practice and geographic reach. Receiving a tier designation represents an elite status, reflecting the integrity and reputation earned by law firms.

Receiving a tier designation represents an elite status, integrity and reputation that law firms earn among other leading firms and lawyers. The 2025 edition of  Best Law Firms^® includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally ranked practice area.

Click here to view the Best Law Firms^® profile.

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that two lawyers were selected as 2025 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2025 Best Lawyers in America^® “Lawyer of the Year” include:

Blaine A. Lucas, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Timothy M. Miller, Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Charleston, W. Va.

View the award recipients here.

In addition, 40 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®, the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession:

• Chester R. Babst III – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• Lisa Bruderly – Environmental Law
• Joseph G. Bunn – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law
• Dean A. Calland – Environmental Law
• Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
• Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
• James V. Corbelli – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• James Curry – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Mark K. Dausch – Commercial Litigation
• Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
• Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
• Kevin J. Garber – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, and Water Law
• Steven M. Green – Energy Law
• Jennifer Hicks – Commercial Litigation and Energy Law
• Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Robert Max Junker – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• Justine Kasznica – Corporate Law
• Stephen L. Korbel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Municipal Law
• John A. McCreary Jr. – Labor Law – Management
• Sean M. McGovern – Environmental Law
• Christina Manfredi McKinley – Commercial Litigation
• Timothy M. Miller – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law
• Matthew Moses – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jean M. Mosites – Energy Law, Environmental Law
• Christopher B. Power – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Joseph K. Reinhart – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law
• Bruce F. Rudoy – Corporate Law
• Charles F.W. Saffer – Real Estate Law
• Mychal Sommer Schulz – Litigation – ERISA
• Mark D. Shepard – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mediation
• Steven B. Silverman – Commercial Litigation, Information Technology Law
• Laura Stone – Corporate Law
• Robert M. Stonestreet – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Environmental Law
• David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Richard S. Wiedman – Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
• Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

17 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

• Susanna Bagdasarova – Corporate Law
• Mary H. Binker – Corporate Law, Energy Law, Real Estate Law
• Gina Falaschi Buchman – Environmental Law
• Carla M. Castello – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Andrew C. DeGory – Commercial Litigation
• Alexandra G. Farone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marc J. Felezzola – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Michael E. Fink – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alyssa Golfieri – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• Sean R. Keegan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jennifer L. Malik – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• James D. Mazzocco – Construction Law, Litigation – Environmental, Transportation Law
• Daniel R. Richey – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joseph V. Schaeffer – Commercial Litigation
• Varun Shekhar – Environmental Law
• Joshua S. Snyder – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
• Eric Spada – Commercial Litigation

View the award recipients here.

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

Babst Calland announces that five practice areas and 14 attorneys and recognized in the 2024 Chambers USA Guide. Of those, the Firm was ranked for the first time this year in Litigation: General Commercial in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds, and USA – Nationwide – Energy: PHMSA Specialists.

Chambers rankings are a definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry for law firms and legal professionals. A ranking from Chambers shows that the firm has stood out in the most rigorous, independent and in-depth research process and has emerged as one of the best in the field. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include: technical legal ability; professional conduct; client service; commercial astuteness; diligence; commitment; and other qualities most valued by the client.

Firm Rankings:

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

• Litigation: General Commercial (Band 3)

Pennsylvania

• Environment (Band 1)
• Construction (Band 3)

West Virginia

• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 2)
• Environment (Band 2)

Lawyer Rankings:

USA – Nationwide – Energy: PHMSA Specialists

• Keith J. Coyle (Band 2)
• James Curry (Band 2)
• Brianne K. Kurdock (Band 2)

Pennsylvania – Environment

• Chester R. Babst III (Eminent Practitioners)
• Donald C. Bluedorn II (Band 4)
• Dean A. Calland (Eminent Practitioners)
• Kevin J. Garber (Band 2)

Pennsylvania – Construction

• Marc J. Felezzola (Band 3)
• David E. White (Band 3)

Pennsylvania – Litigation: Mediators

• Mark D. Shepard (Band 1)

District of Columbia – Environment

• Sloane Anders Wildman (Band 6)

West Virginia – Environment

• Christopher B. “Kip” Power (Band 1)
• Robert M. Stonestreet (Band 2)

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial

• Timothy M. Miller (Band 2)

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources

• Timothy M. Miller (Band 1)
• Robert M. Stonestreet (Band 2)

Babst Calland has been ranked in the top 400 among the largest U.S. Law Firms. The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and international firms with a U.S. component as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys were selected to the 2024 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers® and the 2024 Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Rising Stars® lists, published by Thomson Reuters. Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to receive the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice. Those selected include:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®

Dean A. Calland – Shareholder, Environmental

Kevin J. Garber – Shareholder, Environmental

West Virginia Super Lawyers®

Timothy M. Miller – Shareholder, Civil Litigation

Pennsylvania Rising Stars®

Kathleen H. Cooper – Shareholder, Mergers & Acquisitions

Casey Alan Coyle – Shareholder, Business Litigation

Andrew C. DeGory – Associate, Business Litigation

Alexandra G. Farone – Associate, Employment & Labor

Anna S. Jewart – Associate, Land Use & Zoning

James D. Mazzocco – Associate, Environmental Litigation

Christina Manfredi McKinley – Shareholder, Business Litigation

Joshua S. Snyder – Shareholder, Civil Litigation

Washington, D.C. Rising Stars®

Amanda L. Brosy – Associate, Environmental

Gina Falaschi Buchman – Shareholder, Environmental

Babst Calland Attorney Casey Alan Coyle was selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a “2024 Lawyer on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winner” in Pennsylvania.

After reviewing the results of nominations for the annual The Legal Intelligencer awards, a judging panel composed of evaluators from all corners of the legal profession and the state selected 13 attorneys as the 2024 Lawyers on the Fast Track, Small/Midsize Winners. This recognition is only given to attorneys under the age of 40 who have demonstrated excellence in four categories: development of the law; advocacy and community contributions; service to the bar; and peer and public recognition.

Mr. Coyle is a shareholder and co-chair of the Firm’s Litigation Group. He is also the Managing Shareholder of the Firm’s Harrisburg Office. He concentrates his practice on appellate law and complex commercial litigation. He frequently represents clients in state and federal appellate courts, with a particular emphasis on appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Over his career, he has represented either a party or an amicus curiae in 15 appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Coyle has also successfully petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant review of an appeal—commonly known as “allocatur”—on six different occasions. In addition, he has presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and Pennsylvania Superior Court.

Babst Calland has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, nationally in 8 practice areas and regionally in 31 practice areas:

• National Tier 1
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• National Tier 2
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil & Gas Law
• National Tier 3
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mining Law
• Regional Tier 1
  • Pittsburgh
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Information Technology Law
    • Land Use & Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
    • Municipal Law
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Water Law
  • Charleston-WV
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Oil & Gas Law
• Regional Tier 2
  • Pittsburgh
    • Admiralty & Maritime Law
    • Labor Law – Management
  • Charleston-WV
    • Mining Law
    • Natural Resources Law
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Energy Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Oil & Gas Law
• Regional Tier 3
  • Pittsburgh
    • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Charleston-WV
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Litigation – ERISA
    • Real Estate Law

Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms^® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.

Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms^® on a national and/or metropolitan scale signals a unique credibility within the industry. The transparent, collaborative research process employs qualitative and quantitative data from peer and client reviews that is supported by proprietary algorithmic technology to produce a tiered system of industry-led rankings of the top 4% of the industry.

Receiving a tier designation represents an elite status, integrity and reputation that law firms earn among other leading firms and lawyers. The 2024 edition of  Best Law Firms^® includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally ranked practice area.

Click here to view Babst Calland’s profile.

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected as 2024 Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Charleston, W. Va. (by BL Rankings). Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Those named to the 2024 Best Lawyers in America^® “Lawyer of the Year” include:

James V. Corbelli – Litigation – Environmental in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Blaine A. Lucas, Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Kevin J. Garber – Natural Resources Law in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology Law in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Christopher “Kip” Power – Mining Law in Charleston, W.Va.

View the award recipients here.

In addition, 37 Babst Calland lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), the most respected peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession:

• Chester R. Babst III – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Donald C. Bluedorn II – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• Joseph G. Bunn – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Mining Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dean A. Calland – Environmental Law
• Matthew S. Casto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Frank J. Clements – Corporate Law
• Kathy K. Condo – Commercial Litigation
• James V. Corbelli – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• James Curry – Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Julie R. Domike – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Kevin K. Douglass – Natural Resources Law
• Christian A. Farmakis – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Leonard Fornella – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Kevin J. Garber – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
• Steven M. Green – Energy Law
• Jennifer Hicks – Energy Law
• Lindsay P. Howard – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Robert Max Junker – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Stephen I. Korbel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Blaine A. Lucas – Energy Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Christina Manfredi McKinley – Commercial Litigation
• John A. McCreary – Labor Law – Management
• Janet L. McQuaid – Environmental Law
• Timothy M. Miller – Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Jean M. Mosites – Environmental Law
• Christopher B. “Kip” Power – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation, Mining Law, Oil and Gas Law, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Arbitration
• Joseph K. Reinhart – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Bruce F. Rudoy – Corporate Law
• Charles F.W. Saffer – Real Estate Law
• Peter H. Schnore – Real Estate Law
• Mychal Sommer Schulz – Litigation – ERISA
• Mark D. Shepard – Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
• Steven B. Silverman – Information Technology Law, Commercial Litigation
• Laura Stone – Corporate Law
• Robert M. Stonestreet – Environmental Law, Energy Law, Commercial Litigation
• David E. White – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
• Michael H. Winek – Environmental Law

View the award recipients here.

18 Babst Calland lawyers were also named to the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States:

• Susanna Badgasarova – Corporate Law
• Mary H. Binker – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Energy Law
• Katrina N. Bowers – Energy Law, Environmental Law
• Carla M. Castello – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Andrew C. DeGory – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas M. Faas – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
• Alexandra G. Farone – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marc J. Felezzola – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Michael E. Fink – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alyssa Golfieri – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• Chelsea R. Heinz – Energy Law
• Sean R. Keegan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Benjamin A. Kift – Commercial Litigation
• Jennifer L. Malik – Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law
• James D. Mazzocco – Litigation – Environmental, Transportation Law, Construction Law
• Joseph V. Schaeffer – Commercial Litigation
• Joshua S. Snyder – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
• Eric Spada – Commercial Litigation

View the award recipients here.

Best Lawyers undergoes an authentication process, and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based solely on peer review and is divided by geographic region and practice areas. The list has published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.

Babst Calland has been ranked 354 among the largest 400 U.S. Law Firms. The Law360 400 features the largest U.S.-based law firms and international firms with a U.S. component as measured by domestic attorney headcount.

Pennsylvania – Environment
Chester R. Babst III
Donald C. Bluedorn II
Dean A. Calland
Kevin J. Garber
Lindsay P. Howard

Pennsylvania – Construction
Marc J. Felezzola
David E. White

Pennsylvania – Litigation: Mediators
Mark D. Shepard

West Virginia – Environment
Christopher B. “Kip” Power
Robert M. Stonestreet

West Virginia – Litigation: General Commercial
Timothy M. Miller

West Virginia – Energy & Natural Resources
Timothy M. Miller
Robert M. Stonestreet

District of Columbia – Environment
Sloane Anders Wildman

Babst Calland is pleased to announce that four attorneys were selected to the 2023 Pennsylvania and West Virginia Super Lawyers lists and 11 attorneys were selected to the 2023 Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Rising Stars lists. Only a few attorneys from each state are selected to receive the Super Lawyers  and Rising Stars designation for any given year. The multi-factor selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well as professional achievement in legal practice. Those selected include:

Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Dean A. Calland

Kevin J. Garber

Mark D. Shepard

West Virginia Super Lawyers

Timothy M. Miller 

Pennsylvania Rising Stars

Kathleen H. Cooper

Casey Alan Coyle

Andrew C. DeGory

Alexandra G. Farone

Ember K. Holmes

Sean R. Keegan

Benjamin A. Kift

James D. Mazzocco

Christina Manfredi McKinley

Joshua S. Snyder

Washington, D.C. Rising Stars

Gina Falaschi Buchman