Tucker Ellis LLP is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® has named three of the firm’s attorneys to its 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards lists in the Cleveland market. Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.

• John F. McCaffrey has been named 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Cleveland market in the areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White Collar.
• Benjamin Sassé has been named 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Cleveland market in the area of Appellate Practice.
• John Slagter has been named 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Cleveland market in the areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning.

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