For Immediate Release
Lancaster, Pa. – Forty-nine Barley Snyder attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in its 2025 edition. Of the 49 attorneys, three have been honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” designation and eight have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Since its launch in 1983, Best Lawyers’ peer-nominated lists have been recognized as one of the most reliable, unbiased sources of legal referrals nationwide. Only the top 5.7% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, and only 2% were selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
“It’s deeply gratifying to see the exceptional work of our attorneys acknowledged and celebrated by their peers,” said managing partner Jennifer Craighead Carey. “This recognition marks a significant achievement in an attorney’s career, paying tribute to their hard work and steadfast commitment to their clients.”
The prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” accolade is awarded to attorneys who receive the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area within their geographic region, making it an exceptional distinction. The three Barley Snyder attorneys named a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” include (practice area in parentheses):
- Michael J. Crocenzi (Employment Law – Management)
- Paul G. Mattaini (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- John T. Reed (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
This is the third consecutive edition in which Crocenzi has been named a “Lawyer of the Year”, and this is the second time Mattaini and Reed received the esteemed designation. Both Mattaini and Reed were named a “Lawyer of the Year” in its 2020 edition.
The Barley Snyder attorneys named to the 2025 Ones to Watch list include (practice area in parentheses):
- Adam D. Boyer (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
- Susanna M. Fultz (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Jayne R. Katherman (Municipal Law)
- Reilly S. Noetzel (Land Use and Zoning Law)
- Alexander Puskar (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- EmmaRose Strohl (Trust and Estates)
- Erica R. Townes (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Abby Tucker (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
The Barley Snyder attorneys named to the 2025 Best Lawyers list include (practice area in parentheses):
- Salvatore Anastasi (Patent Law)
- Lauralee B. Baker (Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- John M. Coles (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law)
- Michael J. Crocenzi (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Kimberly J. Decker (Banking and Finance Law)
- Timothy G. Dietrich (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law)
- Stephanie E. DiVittore (Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate)
- Harold A. Eastman Jr. (Trusts and Estates)
- Maria Di Stravolo Elliott (Real Estate Law)
- Peter J. Faben (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Robert M. Frankhouser (Construction Law)
- Sean B. Frederick (Corporate Law)
- Thomas A. French (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Municipal)
- Jeremy D. Frey (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
- Donald R. Geiter (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and, Reorganization Law, Commercial Finance Law)
- Charles B. Haws (Energy Law, Environmental Law)
- Larry C. Heim (Litigation – Real Estate)
- Matthew M. Hennesy (Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate)
- Nancy Mayer Hughes (Trusts and Estates)
- Scott F. Landis (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- Stephen R. Lazun (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and, Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships))
- Melanie Albert Lehman (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Stephen P. Linebaugh (Arbitration)
- Jeffrey D. Lobach (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law)
- Stacey R. MacNeal (Land Use and Zoning Law)
- Paul G. Mattaini (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
- Christopher W. Mattson (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- Lori McElroy (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law)
- Paul W. Minnich (Litigation – Real Estate)
- Thomas J. Nehilla (Commercial Finance Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law)
- Drake D. Nicholas (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
- John T. Reed (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
- Troy B. Rider (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Kevin M. Scott (Tax Law)
- Martin R. Siegel (Environmental Law)
- Stanley A. Smith (Nonprofit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates)
- Alex E. Snyder (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates)
- John J. Sylvanus (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Robert J. Tribeck (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
- Luke T. Weber (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- George C. Werner (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – First Amendment)
To learn more about Barley Snyder’s dedicated attorneys and its breadth of practice areas, please visit www.barley.com.
About Barley Snyder
Barley Snyder is a law firm based in Pennsylvania with more than 130 attorneys practicing from offices located in Lancaster, York, Reading, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Malvern, Hanover, Gettysburg and Schuylkill Haven, Pa., and Hunt Valley and Columbia, Md. The firm serves businesses, individuals and organizations in all major areas of civil law including business, employment, immigration, employee benefits, finance & creditors’ rights, intellectual property, litigation, estate planning and administration, real estate, tax, construction, environment and energy, health care, education, municipal authority, hospitality, senior living, cybersecurity and food and agribusiness. www.barley.com | @BarleySnyder
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