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Ohio Super Lawyers Honors Walter Haverfield Attorneys


December 29, 2023

Ohio Super Lawyers, a service that recognizes outstanding lawyers for peer recognition and professional achievement, has selected 13 Walter Haverfield attorneys to its 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list. It has also selected an additional six Walter Haverfield attorneys to its Ohio Rising Stars list, which honors candidates who are 40 years old and younger or who have been in practice for 10 years or less. The names of those honored are below.

2024 Ohio Super Lawyers

Ralph Cascarilla – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Nick Catanzarite – Real Estate

Charles Daroff – Real Estate

Nate Felker – Real Estate

Mark Fusco – Business Litigation

Andy Gardner – Real Estate

Irene MacDougall – Government Finance

Jessica MacKeigan – Labor & Employment

Ted Motheral – Mergers & Acquisitions

Kevin Murphy – Real Estate

John Schiller – Business Litigation

Jack Waldeck – Real Estate

Gary Zwick – Tax

2024 Ohio Rising Stars

Jen Beer – Real Estate

Michael Cantu – Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

Alexandra Dattilo – Business Litigation

Ayden Ergun – Closely Held Business

Josh Hurtuk – Real Estate

Sebastian Pascu – Tax

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield has served as strategic counselors to private businesses and high-net-worth individuals, delivering top-line legal services to an ever-growing client base. Today, our team of attorneys serve clients in the Midwest and across the country, focusing primarily in the areas of business services, labor and employment, real estate, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, intellectual property, cannabis law, and litigation.

Walter Haverfield Recognized by “Best Law Firms” 2024


November 2, 2023

Best Lawyers® has recognized Walter Haverfield as a “Best Law Firm” in 17 regional rankings across several categories.

Firms included in these rankings are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2024 rankings incorporate more than 13 million evaluations of more than 71,437 individual leading lawyers from more than 23,000 firms. Below is a complete list of the Best Lawyers® rankings for Walter Haverfield. This list can also be found here.

Metropolitan Tier 1 (Cleveland)

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Economic Development Law
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 (Cleveland)

  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 3 (Cleveland)

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – ERISA

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield has served as strategic counselors to private businesses and high-net-worth individuals, delivering top-line legal services to an ever-growing client base. Today, our team of attorneys serve clients in the Midwest and across the country, focusing primarily in the areas of business services, labor and employment, real estate, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, cannabis law, and litigation.

Walter Haverfield Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers®


August 17, 2023

Walter Haverfield is proud to announce that 27 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers®, a leading industry publication that ranks attorneys through anonymous peer review surveys.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

This level of award is reserved for attorneys who are early in their careers and demonstrate outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield has served as strategic counselors to private businesses and high-net-worth individuals, delivering top-line legal services to an ever-growing client base. Today, our team of attorneys serve clients in the Midwest and across the country, focusing primarily in the areas of business services, labor and employment, real estate, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, trademark law, cannabis law, and litigation.

Five Walter Haverfield Partners Recognized by Chambers USA, Firm’s Real Estate Group Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year


June 1, 2023

Chambers USA, an affiliate of Chambers and Partners, which is the world’s leading ranking service of top lawyers and law firms, has selected Ralph E. Cascarilla, Charles Daroff, Ed Hurtuk, Irene M. MacDougall and Josh E. Hurtuk to be included in its 2023 USA guide. Ralph, Charles, Ed, Irene and Josh are recognized in the following practice areas after Chambers USA researchers conducted numerous interviews with clients and general counsel:

  • Ralph E. Cascarilla – Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Ohio – Band Senior Statespeople)
  • Charles Daroff – Real Estate (Ohio – Band 3)
  • Ed Hurtuk – Real Estate (Ohio – Band 3)
  • Irene M. MacDougall – Real Estate (Ohio– Band 4)
  • Josh E. Hurtuk – Real Estate (Ohio – Band Up and Coming)

The ranking tables are compiled through an assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback. Firms and lawyers need to demonstrate sustained excellence in order to be ranked in the guide. In Chambers USA 2023, more than 8,000 law firms and 24,582 attorneys are ranked. Rankings are based on technical ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence and commitment.

Additionally, Chambers USA has selected Walter Haverfield’s Real Estate Group to be ranked in its 2023 USA guide for Band 3.

The positive client feedback that Chambers USA received about the Walter Haverfield Real Estate Group was the driving factor to achieving the ranking. “The team is always very professional and clear with their advice,” stated one client to Chambers.

Client testimonials published by Chambers state that clients find Charles Daroff’s legal work to be “effective and straightforward.” Another client added that Charles does meaningful work in the community. Ed Hurtuk comes recommended for his responsive nature, where he is described as “incredibly practical.” Irene MacDougall is listed as both “practical and knowledgeable” in a variety of different areas.

Walter Haverfield’s Real Estate team has played an integral role in transforming Northeast Ohio by supporting billions of dollars’ worth of regional development since 2013. The group represents a wide range of clients such as the nationally known Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. It also represents leading retailers in leasing activities throughout North America.

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield has served as strategic counselors to private businesses and high-net-worth individuals, delivering top-line legal services to an ever-growing client base. Today, our team of attorneys serve clients in the Midwest and across the country, focusing primarily in the areas of business services, labor and employment, real estate, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, trademark law, cannabis law, and litigation.

Ohio Super Lawyers Honors Walter Haverfield Attorneys


December 29, 2022

Ohio Super Lawyers, a prominent legal rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, has selected nine Walter Haverfield attorneys to its 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list. It has also selected an additional four Walter Haverfield attorneys to its Ohio Rising Stars list, which honors candidates who are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less. The names of those honored are below.

Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Ohio Super Lawyers to receive recognition, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are recognized by the Ohio Rising Stars research team. The annual selections for both Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars are made using a multi-step process, which includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

2023 Ohio Super Lawyers

Ralph Cascarilla – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Nick Catanzarite – Real Estate

Charles Daroff – Real Estate

Mark Fusco – Business Litigation

Irene MacDougall – Government Finance

Kevin Murphy – Real Estate

John Schiller – Business Litigation

Jack Waldeck – Real Estate

Gary Zwick – Tax

2023 Ohio Rising Stars

Sydney Benson – Real Estate

Ryan Coady – Closely Held Business

Josh Hurtuk – Real Estate

Sebastian Pascu – Tax

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield has served as strategic counselors to private businesses and high-net-worth individuals, delivering top-line legal services to an ever-growing client base. Today, our team of attorneys serve clients in the Midwest and across the country, focusing primarily in the areas of business services, labor and employment, real estate, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, and litigation.

Walter Haverfield Recognized Nationally by “Best Law Firms” 2023


November 3, 2022

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has recognized Walter Haverfield as a national “Best Law Firm” for its land use and zoning law practice. Furthermore, the firm received 17 regional rankings ranging from real estate to litigation to education law.

Land use and zoning law focuses on public efforts to shape the use and development of private land, either through regulation or governmental incentives. Walter Haverfield earned a second tier national ranking for its land use and zoning law practice for the fifth year in a row.

Regionally, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Walter Haverfield in the top tier for the following practice areas: banking and finance law, commercial litigation, education law, land use & zoning law, litigation – labor & employment, litigation – real estate, litigation – trusts & estates, real estate law and tax law.

Firms included in the latest listing are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

Below is a complete list of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® rankings for Walter Haverfield. This list can also be found here.

Walter Haverfield earned 1 National Ranking in 2023:
• National Tier 2
• Land Use & Zoning Law

Walter Haverfield earned 17 Metropolitan Rankings in 2023:
• Metropolitan Tier 1 (Cleveland)
 • Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Education Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Trust & Estates
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

• Metropolitan Tier 2 (Cleveland)
• Construction Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation – Environmental
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Metropolitan Tier 3 (Cleveland)
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – ERISA

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth, and in the past decade, we have doubled our size. Today, our team of nearly 90 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, education, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, litigation and public law.

Walter Haverfield’s Real Estate Group Recognized by Chambers USA for Third Consecutive Year


June 1, 2022

June 1, 2022

Chambers USA, an affiliate of Chambers and Partners, which is the world’s leading ranking service of top lawyers and law firms, has selected Walter Haverfield’s Real Estate Group to be ranked in its 2022 USA guide for Band 3.

The positive client feedback that Chambers USA received about the Walter Haverfield Real Estate Group was the driving factor to achieving the ranking. “Walter Haverfield is a quality firm that prides itself on its client service,” stated one client to Chambers.

Charles Daroff, Ed Hurtuk and Irene MacDougall are among five Walter Haverfield real estate partners recognized by Chambers USA in its 2022 guide for Ohio. Client testimonials published by Chambers state that Charles Daroff is well reputed for his strong capabilities in various elements of real estate transactional work and “good to deal with.” Ed Hurtuk comes recommended for his broad capabilities in commercial real estate and finance work, where he is described as “practical, friendly and solution-oriented.” Irene MacDougall is listed as “thorough and pragmatic.”

Walter Haverfield’s Real Estate team has played an integral role in transforming Northeast Ohio by supporting billions of dollars’ worth of regional development since 2013. The group represents a wide range of clients such as the nationally known Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio. It also represents leading retailers in leasing activities throughout North America as well as developers in the acquisition, redevelopment and financing of warehouses, offices and industrial buildings.

In 2021, the group represented Industrial Realty Group (IRG) of Los Angeles and Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) of Solon in acquiring Cleveland’s International Exposition Center, better known as the I-X Center. The team also represented ICP in acquiring land formerly known as the home of Geauga Lake Park, Six Flags and Sea World in Bainbridge Township, Ohio.

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth, and in the past decade, we have doubled our size. Today, our team of nearly 90 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, education, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, litigation and public law.

Five Walter Haverfield Partners Recognized by Chambers USA


June 1, 2022

Chambers USA, an affiliate of Chambers and Partners, which is the world’s leading ranking service of top lawyers and law firms, has selected Ralph E. Cascarilla, Charles Daroff, Ed Hurtuk, Irene M. MacDougall and Mark I. Wallach to be included in its 2022 USA guide. Cascarilla, Daroff, Hurtuk, MacDougall and Wallach are recognized in the following practice areas after Chambers USA researchers conducted numerous interviews with clients and general counsel:

Ralph E. Cascarilla – Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Ohio – Band 1)

Charles Daroff – Real Estate (Ohio – Band 3)

Ed Hurtuk – Real Estate (Ohio – Band 3)

Irene M. MacDougall – Real Estate (Ohio– Band 4)

Mark I. Wallach – Litigation: General Commercial (Ohio– Band 4)

The ranking tables are compiled through an assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, with an emphasis on client feedback. Firms and lawyers need to demonstrate sustained excellence in order to be ranked in the guide. In Chambers USA 2022, more than 8,000 law firms and 23,568 attorneys are ranked. Rankings are based on technical ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence and commitment.

Since 1932, Walter Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth, and in the past decade, we have doubled our size. Today, our team of nearly 90 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, education, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, litigation and public law.

 

Walter Haverfield Litigation Team Successfully Takes Over and Defends a Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit


May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022

After another law firm unsuccessfully defended its client in a battle over the rightful ownership to a commercial property in Cuyahoga County, the Walter Haverfield Litigation team took over the case and won the $6.3 million lawsuit for the defendant. The jury awarded the plaintiff nothing. The team, made up of Mark Wallach, Max Rieker, Ethan Clark and Alexandra Eckrich, preserved the clients’ financial well-being by protecting their multi-million dollar investment in the building.

Throughout the jury trial, Wallach, Rieker, Clark and Eckrich successfully represented an LLC, along with its owners and managers in the suit, which had been ongoing since 2014. Walter Haverfield’s team of attorneys demonstrated that the claims against their client were absolutely without merit, as evidenced by the jury’s quick verdict announced in less than 24 hours. The opposing party was a trustee of a family trust suing for ownership of the property. The satisfactory result for the client, who had been grappling over the dispute for nearly 10 years, is a testament to the thorough preparation and effective lawyering by Walter Haverfield attorneys.

Mark Wallach is a partner at Walter |Haverfield who focuses his practice on litigation. He can be reached at mwallach@walterhav.com or at 216-928-2939.

Max Rieker is a partner at Walter |Haverfield who focuses his practice on litigation and labor and employment law. He can be reached at mrieker@walterhav.com or at 216-928-2972.

Ethan Clark is an associate at Walter |Haverfield who focuses his practice on litigation. He can be reached at eclark@walterhav.com or at 216-658-6226.

Alexandra Eckrich is an associate at Walter |Haverfield who focuses her practice on litigation and  labor and employment law. She can be reached at aeckrich@walterhav.com or at 216-658-6234.

 

T. Ted Motheral Recognized by Crain’s as a Notable in Law


February 27, 2022

February 27, 2022

Ted MotheralT. Ted Motheral, who leads the Walter | Haverfield Business Services Group, is one of 37 Northeast Ohio attorneys honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business for his legal achievements and experience. Crain’s, the region’s leading business publication, named Motheral in its 2022 Notables in Law feature. Those recognized in the feature are senior-level attorneys who have demonstrated success in their respective field of practice and are active in the community.

Since Motheral joined Walter | Haverfield in 2016, he has grown his practice 10-fold to $3 million annually. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private debt, equity financing, entity formation and governance, joint ventures, divestments, and reporting requirements and regulations.

Best Lawyers, a prominent worldwide attorney ranking publication, also recognized Motheral for his work in the mergers and acquisitions space in its 2022 edition.

Motheral is a board member of the local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, and he is involved with Promise Partners, a Cleveland organization that empowers its members to build their own businesses.

Prior to joining Walter | Haverfield, Motheral, a father, husband and flag football coach, practiced at Benesch Law. He is a former financial consultant for PwC in New York City and worked in the general counsel office of KLA-Tencor Corporation in Silicon Valley, California.

T. Ted Motheral can be reached at tmotheral@walterhav.com or at 216-928-2967.

Crain’s subscribers can access the 2022 Notables in Law feature here. 

Ohio Super Lawyers Honors Nearly 20 Percent of Walter | Haverfield Attorneys


January 4, 2022

Ohio Super Lawyers, a prominent legal rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, has selected 13 Walter | Haverfield attorneys to its 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list. It has also selected an additional four Walter | Haverfield attorneys to its Ohio Rising Stars list, which honors candidates who are either 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less. The names of those honored are below.

Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Ohio Super Lawyers to receive recognition, and no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state are recognized by the Ohio Rising Stars research team.

The annual selections for both Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars are made using a multi-step process, which includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

In addition, Walter | Haverfield partner, Irene MacDougall, was named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list of the “Top 25 Women” in the Cleveland area. This list includes those female lawyers who ranked highest in the 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.

 

2022 Ohio Super Lawyers

Benjamin Carnahan – Business Litigation

Ralph Cascarilla – Criminal Defense: White Collar

Nick Catanzarite – Real Estate

Charles Daroff – Real Estate

Mark Fusco – Business Litigation

Ed Hurtuk – Real Estate

Irene MacDougall – Government Finance

Craig Marvinney – Civil Litigation: Defense

Kevin Murphy – Real Estate

John Schiller – Business Litigation

Jack Waldeck – Real Estate

Mark Wallach – Business Litigation

Gary Zwick – Tax

 

2022 Ohio Rising Stars

Josh Hurtuk – Real Estate

James McWeeney – Schools & Education

Sebastian Pascu – Tax

Since 1932, Walter | Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth. Walter | Haverfield has doubled its size in the past decade to become a top Ohio law firm. Today, our team of nearly 100 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, education, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, litigation and public law.

Walter | Haverfield Recognized Nationally by “Best Law Firms”


November 4, 2021

November 4, 2021

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® has recognized Walter | Haverfield as a national “Best Law Firm” for its land use and zoning law practice. Furthermore, the firm received 20 regional rankings, the largest number of regional rankings in firm history. The regional rankings range from real estate to litigation to education law.

Land use and zoning law focuses on public efforts to shape the use and development of private land, either through regulation or governmental incentives. Walter | Haverfield earned a second tier national ranking for its land use and zoning law practice for the fourth year in a row.

Regionally, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® ranked Walter | Haverfield in the top tier for the following practice areas: commercial litigation, criminal defense: white-collar, education law, environmental law, land use and zoning law, litigation – land use and zoning, litigation – real estate, and real estate law.

Firms included in the 2022 listing are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2022 rankings incorporate more than 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

Below is a complete list of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® rankings for Walter | Haverfield. This list can also be found here.

Walter | Haverfield earned 1 National Ranking in 2022:

  • National Tier 2
    • Land Use & Zoning Law

Walter | Haverfield earned 20 Metropolitan Rankings in 2022:

  • Metropolitan Tier 1 (Cleveland)
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
      • Education Law
      • Environmental Law
      • Land Use & Zoning Law
      • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
      • Litigation – Real Estate
      • Real Estate Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 2 (Cleveland)
      • Banking and Finance Law
      • Bet-the-Company Litigation
      • Construction Law
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Litigation – Labor & Employment
      • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
      • Tax Law
      • Trusts & Estates law
  • Metropolitan Tier 3 (Cleveland)
      • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Litigation – ERISA
      • Litigation – Insurance

Since 1932, Walter | Haverfield attorneys have served as strategic counselors to private businesses, public entities and high-net-worth individuals, providing creative and customized solutions that deliver outstanding results. Our track record has allowed us to sustain year-after-year growth. Walter | Haverfield has doubled its size in the past decade to become a top Ohio law firm. Today, our team of nearly 100 attorneys is focused primarily in the areas of business services, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, education, tax and wealth management, hospitality and liquor control, litigation and public law.