Thirteen SMDK Co., L.P.A., Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

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The Best Lawyers in America© will showcase thirteen Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co., L.P.A., attorneys in 2025. Founded in 1983, The Best Lawyers™ has grown into one of the most respected publications in the legal profession. Candidacy for the publication is based upon extensive peer review surveys in which attorneys may nominate their peers.

We congratulate the following Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co., L.P.A., attorneys who have achieved The Best Lawyers ranking for 2025:

Stephen L. Byron, Municipal Law

Gary S. Desberg, Real Estate Law

Thomas A. FitzSimmons, Real Estate Law

Jeffrey W. Gallup, Real Estate Law

Jeffrey A. Gorski, Real Estate Law

Evan S. Hirsch, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law

Edmund G. Kauntz, Tax Law

Christopher O’Connell, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

Paul J. Singerman, Real Estate Law

Michael R. Stavnicky, Litigation – Real Estate

Ronald J. Teplitzky, Banking and Finance Law

We also congratulate the following Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co., L.P.A., attorneys who have been awarded the distinction of Ones to Watch:

Jacqueline A. Hoelting-Van De Merwe, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

Nathaniel D. Tucker, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law

It is a great honor to be included in The Best Lawyers™, and our attorneys have a long history of receiving top honors. In 2019 and 2021 Paul Singerman was the Cleveland Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year”. In 2015 Gary Desberg was the Cleveland Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year”, and Ronald Teplitzky was the Cleveland Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year”.

Firm President Ronald J. Teplitzky stated, “For a firm of our size to receive such outstanding recognition from Best Lawyers is a tremendous honor. Congratulations to all of our attorneys who received this much-deserved praise. It is a privilege to work with such a talented group of attorneys, paralegals and support staff on a daily basis.”

Inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© signifies the continuing commitment of Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co, L.P.A., to provide the highest quality legal counsel to its clients.