Riley Bennett Egloff Announces 2026 Best Lawyers Honorees 

23 RBE Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America

Riley Bennett Egloff LLP (RBE) is pleased to announce that 23 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected in multiple practice areas for the 2026 Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®. Additionally, one attorney has been selected as “Lawyer of the Year.” 

 “Everyone at RBE takes great pride in seeing so many of our attorneys recognized for their exemplary work. This distinction is all the more meaningful because Best Lawyers honors are determined by the votes and selections of their peers.” stated Kevin Tharp, a member of RBE’s Management Committee.  

Lawyer of the Year 2026

Eric M. Hylton has been named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Education Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Indianapolis. (Only one lawyer is recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for a practice area within a metropolitan area.) 

Best Lawyers in America® 2026

Laura K. Binford 

    • Health Care Law 
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants 

Beau Browning 

    • Litigation – Health Care 

Timothy H. Button 

    • Real Estate Law 

John L. Egloff 

    • Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Real Estate Law 

Jeffrey B. Fecht 

    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Insurance Law 
    • Litigation – Insurance 

Kathleen Hart 

    • Business Organization (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Eric M. Hylton 

    • Education Law 

Anthony R. Jost 

    • Banking and Finance Law 
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Litigation – Construction 
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Ryan L. Leitch 

    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Litigation – Construction 
    • Real Estate Law 

Sarah MacGill Marr 

    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Construction Law 
    • Insurance Law 
    • Litigation – Construction 
    • Litigation – Insurance 
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 

Laura S. Reed 

    • Insurance Law 
    • Litigation – Insurance 

James W. Riley Jr. 

    • Arbitration 
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Commercial Litigation 

Raymond T. Seach 

    • Litigation – Insurance 

Donald S. Smith 

    • Employment Law – Management 
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment 
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers 

Justin O. Sorrell 

    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment 
    • Real Estate Law 

Kevin N. Tharp 

    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Construction Law 
    • Litigation – Construction 

Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch® 2026

Jaclyn M. Flint 

    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Entertainment and Sports Law 
    • Intellectual Property Law 

Lindsay A. Llewellyn 

    • Appellate Practice 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property 

Patrick S. McCarney 

    • Appellate Practice 
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Commercial Litigation 
    • Construction Law 

Courtney David Mills 

    • Insurance Law 
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants 

Katie R. Osborne 

    • Insurance Law 
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment 
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants 

Katie S. Riles 

    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Real Estate Law 
    • Trusts and Estates 

Travis Watson 

    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) 
    • Commercial Litigation 

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed recognition and publication in the legal profession. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honor conferred on a lawyer by one’s peers. 

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Posted August 21, 2025