Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025. Of Counsel Susan Baker received additional honors from the Best Lawyers® organization who named her the “Lawyer of the Year” in Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (Akron Metro Area).
Managing Member Amy Demlow, based in the firm’s Medina office, has once again been recognized for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law and Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law.
Steven Shrock of the firm’s Millersburg office, Kim Rose of Mount Vernon, and James Lanham, based in Wooster, are named for their work in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Trusts and Estates, respectively.
Recognized in the same categories as last year are Tricia Pycraft (Litigation – Labor and Employment) and Christopher Pycraft (Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law). Both Pycrafts are based in the firm’s Wooster office.
Added to the firm’s roster of Best Lawyers® this year are Robert Gorman (Corporate Law) and Roger D. Proper Jr. (Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law), both of the firm’s Wooster office.
Critchfield is also honored to have five attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®, a category honoring those attorneys in the earlier stages of their careers.
From our Millersburg office, Chad Yoder is recognized for his work in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, and Trusts and Estates.
Zachary DiMarco, based in the Mount Vernon office, is recognized for his work in both Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Real Estate Law.
Nicole Hawks (Ashland), is recognized for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates, while Daniel Calvin, based in Medina, has been named to the list of “Ones to Watch” Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law.
Completing our “Ones to Watch” list is Kimberly Hall, recognized for her work in Litigation – Labor and Employment. Kim is based in the firm’s Wooster office.
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. This year’s results were determined using more than 12.2 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. It is exclusively these attorneys who selected this year’s honorees, which makes recognition in Best Lawyers a true reflection of talent in the industry. Ones to Watch adopts this same peer-review methodology. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.