Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. is proud to have seventeen lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America with one of them receiving ‘Lawyer of the Year’, and two lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2026 editions.
Eric C. Springer was recognized as the 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh for Corporate Governance Law.
The recognitions are as follows:
- Walter R. Bashaw, Senior Counsel, was recognized in Corporate Law.
- Robert B. Brown, Jr., Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Real Estate Law.
- Christopher J. Davis, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Commercial Litigation.
- Suzanne L. DeWalt, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Health Care Law and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
- Nathaniel C. Hunter, Senior Counsel, was recognized in Real Estate Law.
- Matt A Jarrell, Managing Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Natural Resources Law and Commercial Litigation.
- Richard W. Kelly, Jr. Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Real Estate Law.
- Stanley J. Lehman, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships), Health Care Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates.
- David J. Lowe, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Corporate Law.
- Susan J. Messer, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Corporate Law.
- Gary Philip Nelson, Of Counsel, was recognized in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), and Litigation – Bankruptcy.
- John R. Owen, Counsel, was recognized in Nonprofit / Charities Law and Trusts and Estates.
- Samuel J. Pasquarelli, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Litigation – Labor and Employment.
- W. Chad Pociernicki, Managing Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Trusts and Estates.
- Raymond M. Roberts, Senior Counsel, was recognized in Corporate Law.
- Nicholas J. Seitanakis, Shareholder and Director, was recognized in Corporate Law.
- Eric C. Springer, Managing Shareholder and Director – President, was recognized in Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Banking and Finance Law, and Financial Services Regulation Law.
- Conlan Lynch, Associate, was included in the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for his work in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, and Tax Law.
- Matthew A. Ryan, Senior Associate, was included in the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for his work in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Real Estate Law.
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