Awards/Rankings

Ulmer & Berne FIRM 

Fortune 500 Go-To Law Firm®
In a survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel magazine, Ulmer & Berne has been chosen as a Go-To Law Firm®.  Less than one-half of one percent of all the law firms in the US and abroad received this distinction.  Named two years in a row (2007 and 2008).

BTI Consulting - The BTI Client Service A-Team
Recognized as one of only 85 firms across the U.S. “who articulate and deliver the best value for the dollar” in The Survey of Client Service Performance for Law Firms by The BTI Consulting Group

Chambers USA
Construction, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Litigation and Real Estate practice areas highlighted as “excellent in their field”

Cincinnati Business Courier
Ranked 9th Largest Law Firm in Cincinnati in 2007

Crain’s Cleveland Business
Ranked 7th Largest Law Firm in Cleveland in 2007 

Midwest Real Estate News
Ranked 1st in Ohio (four years in a row); 11th in the Midwest in the 2008 Top 25 Real Estate Law Firms

The National Law Journal
Ranked among the Top 250 Law Firms in 2005, 2006 and 2007

 


Ulmer & Berne ATTORNEYS

BTI Consulting - Client Service All-Stars
2007 BTI Client Service All-Star – John J. Haggerty

2006 BTI Client Service All-Star MVP – Brian O’Neill (2 years in a row)

The Best Lawyers in America
2008 The Best Lawyers in America – 34 Attorneys

Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007
9 Attorneys ranked as Leading Lawyers 

Inside Business Leading Lawyers
8 Northeast Ohio “Leading Lawyers”; 6 Cincinnati “Leading Lawyers”

Law & Politics Ohio Super Lawyers

2008 Law & Politics Ohio Super Lawyers – 35 Ohio Super Lawyers

  • Michael N. Ungar recognized as one of the Top 10 attorneys in the state of Ohio for his business litigation work.
  • Marvin L. Karp was recognized as a Top 100 attorney in the state of Ohio and a Top 50 attorney in Cleveland.
  • Stephanie Dutchess Trudeau was recognized as one of the Top 50 women attorneys in the state of Ohio and one of the Top 25 women attorneys in Cleveland.

Law & Politics Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars
2007 Rising Stars Edition – 17 Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Martindale-Hubbell
66 AV-Rated Attorneys*
*Peer Review Ratings attest to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics, and reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary: AV Peer Review Rating — Very High to Preeminent

Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2008
7 Business Litigation Attorneys
1 Intellectual Property Attorney
1 Civil Litigation Defense

Printable Overall Firm Rankings.pdf