Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Attorneys Listed Among “Best Lawyers in America” For 2014

Grand Rapids, Mich., August 15, 2013 – Nineteen attorneys from Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge were recently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). 

Additionally, the following Smith Haughey attorneys have been named Best Lawyers 2014 Lawyers of the Year:

Charles F. Behler
Construction Litigation
William W. Jack, Jr.
Mediation
Edward R. Stein 
Personal Injury Litigation – Defense
Below is the full listing of those recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 and their area(s) of practice:
Ann Arbor Office
Cheryl L. Chandler 
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Dale L. Hebert
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Edward R. Stein
Personal Injury Litigation – Defense
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Grand Rapids Office
Charles F. Behler
Litigation – Construction
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Carol D. Carlson
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Albert J. Engel III
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Patrick F. Geary – first year listed
Commercial Litigation
William W. Jack, Jr.
Mediation
Legal Malpractice Law – Defense
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Personal Injury Litigation – Defense
Brian J. Kilbane
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
John M. Kruis
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
E. Thomas McCarthy, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law – Defense
Personal Injury Litigation – Defense
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiff
Craig S. Neckers
Commercial Litigation
John C. O’Loughlin
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
John R. Oostema
Legal Malpractice Law – Defense
L.R. Roegge
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law – Defense
Medical Malpractice Law – Defense
Personal Injury Litigation – Defense
Traverse City Office
George F. Bearup
Trusts and Estates
Peter J. Boyles 
Insurance Law
Charles B. Judson
Government Relations Practice
Ronald A. Schuknecht
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC). All included lawyers must first be nominated by their peers, and then voted for by a certain number of listed lawyers who take part in the survey.