(PITTSBURGH) August 21, 2025 – Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. is pleased to announce the inclusion of fourteen attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026, including three attorneys in the 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Attorneys recognized in the publication include:
Managing partner Kirk B. Burkley for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Real Estate Law;
Partner Robert S. Bernstein for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Partner Kit F. Pettit for Real Estate Law;
Partner Harry W. Greenfield for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Partner Jeffrey C. Toole for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Partner Keri P. Ebeck for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Partner David W. Ross for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Partner Matthew J. Malcho for Real Estate Law;
Partner John J. Richardson for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Oil and Gas Law;
Partner Stuart C. Gaul for Commercial Litigation;
Partner Shawn P. McClure for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Partner Gus Kallergis for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy;
Partner Robert M. Stefancin for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy; and
Associate James M. Berent for Real Estate Law
2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
In addition, Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. is also honored to have three attorneys named in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch publication:
Associate Matthew J. McClelland for Oil and Gas Law, & Real Estate Law;
Associate Mary A. Shahverdian for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment; and
Associate Mason S. Shelton for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed. For the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 2.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 25,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.
ABOUT BERNSTEIN-BURKLEY, P.C.
Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., is a highly regarded and respected law firm with locations in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W.Va., and Cleveland, Ohio with a national reach in Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Creditors’ Rights, Business and Corporate Transactions, Litigation, and Real Estate. The firm has cultivated a reputation for excellence over the course of 50 years in the business community. Bernstein-Burkley’s core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and zealous representation.
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For more information, visit www.bernsteinlaw.com or contact:
Victoria Davis
Marketing Coordinator, Bernstein-Burkley, P.C
vdavis@bernsteinlaw.com or 412-456-8114