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Released on Sep 3, 2024
11 CSU College of Law Alumni Named to The Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2025

Tucker Ellis LLP is proud to announce that nine of the firm’s attorneys who are alumni of Cleveland State University College of Law have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2025:

  • Thomas Baker '98 — Commercial Litigation
  • William Beseth '07 — Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
  • Jonathan Cooper '86 — Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
  • Anna Gecht '16 — Commercial Litigation
  • Manju Gupta '03 — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
  • Paul Malie '07 — Banking and Finance Law
  • Brian O’Neill '87 — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
  • Thomas Ostrowski '93 — Banking and Finance Law
  • Anthony Petruzzi '97 — Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Additionally, two CSU College of Law alumni have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for 2025:

  • Elisabeth Arko '16 — Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Grayson Sieg '15 — Real Estate Law

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