BUCKLEY KING LAWYERS RECOGNIZED IN BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®
CLEVELAND, OH (September 2025) – Buckley King is pleased to announce the lawyers included in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This year’s honors reflect not only the individual achievements of Buckley King attorneys, but also the client-focused approach that the Firm is known for. Inclusion in Best Lawyers® is a singular honor and reserved for only the top 6% of lawyers in the country. The rigorous methodology of selection by Best Lawyers® ensures clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility as they search for counsel. Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Buckley King would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® in the respective areas of practice:
Brent M. Buckley —
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Derivatives and Futures Law
Peter R. Certo, Jr. — Trusts and Estates
Jay R. Faeges — Commercial Litigation; and Corporate Law
Michael D. Goler — Banking and Finance Law; and Real Estate Law
Woods King III — Real Estate Law; and Trusts and Estates
Kenneth M. Lapine —
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Real Estate Law
Steven J. Miller — Commercial Litigation
Rosemary Sweeney —
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Deborah D. Zielinski – Real Estate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Litigation-Banking and Finance
- Litigation-Municipal
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Peter R. Certo, Jr. — Trusts and Estates
Jay R. Faeges — Commercial Litigation; and Corporate Law
Michael D. Goler — Banking and Finance Law; and Real Estate Law
Woods King III — Real Estate Law; and Trusts and Estates
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Real Estate Law
Steven J. Miller — Commercial Litigation
Rosemary Sweeney —
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
Deborah D. Zielinski – Real Estate Law
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his/her peers.
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