Multiple Lippes Mathias Attorneys, Practice Areas Ranked in Legal 500 US Elite and US National
June 10, 2026 |
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Lippes Mathias LLP is proud to announce that nine attorneys based in its Buffalo, Cleveland, Jacksonville, and West Palm Beach offices, as well as four firm practice areas, have been included in the 2026 Legal 500 US Elite and Legal 500 US National rankings, respectively.
Attorneys and practice areas across Lippes Mathias’ footprint ranked among the 2026 Legal 500 US Elite include:
- Conrad Damon – Real Estate Tier 4 – Florida
- Joseph D. Dreher – Intellectual Property Tier 1 – Ohio
- Thomas J. Fennell – Real Estate Tier 4 – New York
- Mitchell R. Ghaneie - Intellectual Property Tier 4 – Florida
- Colleen Flynn Goss - Intellectual Property Tier 3 – Ohio
- Richard M. Klein - Intellectual Property Tier 3 – Ohio
- Michael J Posner – Real Estate Tier 4 – Florida
- James E. Scarbrough – Intellectual Property Tier 3 – Ohio
- Paul F. Wells - Real Estate Tier 2 – New York
- Intellectual Property – Leading Law Firm -Ohio
Firm practice areas ranked among the 2026 Legal 500 US National include:
- Environment: Regulatory – Tier 2
- M&A: Middle-Market ($0-$250M) – Tier 4
- Native American Law – Tier 1
- Real Estate: Middle-Market ($0-$500M) – Tier 5
The Legal 500 worldwide rankings showcase the best performing firms around the world in major practice areas, highlighting the most accomplished, consistent and highly regarded performers across the publication's in-depth market coverage. Inclusion is determined by aggregation, analysis and weighting of Legal 500's existing jurisdictional rankings and research data, complemented by insight from Legal 500's senior editorial team.
About Lippes Mathias LLP
Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with 230 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, family offices, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.
Ranked No. 204 on The National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 list of the largest law firms in the United States by attorney headcount, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized year after year by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.
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