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August 19, 2020 04:00 PM

Data and analytics are critical for law firm growth and strategy. According to the 2025 ABA Tech Survey, AI adoption in the legal profession rose up to 30%, with larger firms leading the way. Clients are also taking notice: the 2024 Annual Legal Analytics Survey found that 80% of legal professionals face client expectations to leverage data in their work, whether they are looking to hire a lawyer or choose one for the first time. Firms and attorneys ranked by Best Lawyers have the unique opportunity to leverage data we've garnered on the top 5 percent of the nation's legal talent through BL Intelligence reports.

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Every year we gather and vet valuable industry intelligence on the top 5 percent of legal talent, nationwide, from where they are practicing to the areas of law they serve.

(Data accurate as of August 19, 2020)

This year, we’ve expanded our research to include attorneys with five to nine years of legal experience with the release of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

(Data accurate as of August 19, 2020)

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Eric Michael Brown

Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Family Law

Eric Michael Brown

Eric Michael Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eric Michael, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eric Michael Brown

Eugene B. Lewis

Taft

Recognized since 2003

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Family Law

Specific Focus

Alimony

Eugene B. Lewis

Eugene B. Lewis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eugene B., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2003. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eugene B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

 
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Michael D. Bridges

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Recognized since 2008

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Specific Focus

Commercial

Michael D. Bridges

Michael has over twenty-five years of experience representing clients in commercial real estate and commercial financing for projects throughout the United States. Michael represents clients in the leasing, disposition and acquisition of industrial, office, multi-family, and hospitality properties throughout the United States. Such representation includes structuring joint venture agreements, public-private partnerships, build-to-suit leasing, and credit tenant leasing. Mr. Bridges also repre...

 
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Denise M. Mirman

Friedman & Mirman Co. LPA

Recognized since 2012

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Family Law

Denise M. Mirman

Denise Mirman is the managing shareholder of Friedman & Mirman Co. LPA, a nine-lawyer firm that practices family law exclusively. She has been included in Super Lawyers every year since inception and is on several top lists in Columbus and Ohio. She has also been listed in Best Lawyers in America in Family Law for several years,a distinction limited to just 1% of the practicing attorneys in the country as voted upon by other lawyers, and she is the Best Lawyers in America 2015 Lawyer of t...

Denise M. Mirman

Brigid E. Heid

Eastman & Smith LTD

Recognized since 2014

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Brigid E. Heid

Brigid E. Heid regularly advises her clients on matters involving employment and how to cost effectively solve problems that arise. Her practice focuses on the protection of intellectual property and trade secrets from unfair competition, often by utilizing restrictive covenants (including agreements like noncompetition, non-disclosure/confidentiality, non-solicitation and work-for-hire). Resolving employment disputes encompasses matters faced by businesses such as employee discipline, discri...

 
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Brian P. Barger

Eastman & Smith LTD

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Natural Resources Law

Brian P. Barger

“The object is not for me to win your case in court; the object is for us to win in such a way that we do not need to go to court.” The name Brian P. Barger is well known in the surface mining industry for his decades of work on its behalf which includes: twenty-five years as legal counsel to the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association. former executive with one of the state’s largest aggregates and industrial minerals producers where he was involved with all f...

Brian P. Barger

Jeffrey R. Wahl

JRW Esquire LTD

Recognized since 2023

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jeffrey R. Wahl

Jeffrey R. Wahl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jeffrey R., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

 
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Christopher L. Miller

Taft

Recognized since 2020

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Energy Regulatory Law

Christopher L. Miller

Christopher L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law. Christopher L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher L. Miller

Philip K. Stovall

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Recognized since 2026

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Philip K. Stovall

Philip Stovall is a partner in Hahn Loeser’s Business Practice Area and focuses on debtor/creditor issues, commercial and bankruptcy litigation, insolvency, workouts, and tax controversies. Phil represents debtors, creditors, and other parties in interest in commercial bankruptcy cases and in complex litigation in state and federal courts. He also advises clients with respect to out-of-court insolvency matters, including out-of-court restructurings and workouts, and in matters involving...

 
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Thomas J. Riley

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Recognized since 1995

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Thomas J. Riley

Thomas J. Riley focuses his practice on business and corporate law as well as wealth transfer planning. He counsels small to midsize closely held manufacturing and distribution enterprises and professional practices on matters including tax planning, contract negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions. T.J. has experience handling multi-employee union plans, master and prototype plans for sponsoring organizations, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). He also advises owners on successio...

 
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