Nine Lawyers Earn Band 1 Rankings

Ice Miller is pleased to announce that 30 of its lawyers and nine practice groups have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: A Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers in Business. These rankings are determined annually by London-based Chambers & Partners through in-depth interviews with clients and lawyers. Thousands of interviews were conducted by a team of more than 200 researchers to produce the results for 2025.

Additionally, Ice Miller is recognized as one of the leading law firms (Band 1) in Indiana in the areas of corporate transactions/mergers & acquisitions, public finance, and real estate. The firm was also recognized as one of the leading law firms in Indiana in the areas of labor & employment, general commercial litigation, intellectual property, and environment, and in Illinois for healthcare. In Ohio, Ice Miller’s bankruptcy/restructuring and labor & employment are recognized.

Nine Ice Miller attorneys have been recognized as Band 1 attorneys, which is the highest ranking an individual lawyer can achieve. Attorneys are evaluated on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment, among other qualities most valued by clients, according to Chambers and Partners. Band 1 Ice Miller attorneys include Holiday Banta, Amy Corsaro, Stephen Hackman, Tyler Kalachnik, Ben Kitto, David Nie, Taryn Stone, Nathaniel Uhl, and Kip Wahlers. In addition, Ice Miller chief managing partner, Michael Millikan has been recognized as an Eminent Practitioner, and Ray Seiler as Up and Coming.

Below are the Ice Miller colleagues recognized by Chambers USA:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Dan Swetnam, Ohio

Construction

Michael Pascoe, Ohio
Nathaniel Uhl, Indiana

Corporate/M&A

John Thornburgh, Indiana
Michael E. Millikan, Indiana
Stephen Hackman, Indiana
Robert R. Ouellette, Ohio

Energy & Natural Resources

Steven W. Krohne, Indiana

Environment

Brent W. Huber, Indiana
Freedom Smith, Indiana
Terri Ann Czajka, Indiana

Health Care

Ethan Rii, Illinois
Taryn Stone, Indiana
Daniel Gottesman, Ohio
Ray Seiler, Ohio

Intellectual Property

Holiday Banta, Indiana
Troy Cole, Indiana
Weihong Hsing, Pennsylvania

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

Kenneth Sheehan, District of Columbia

Labor & Employment

David J. Carr, Indiana
Ryan M. Poor, Indiana
Catherine Strauss, Ohio

Litigation: General Commercial

Michael Wukmer, Indiana

Public Finance

Amy Corsaro, Indiana
David Nie, Indiana
Tyler Kalachnik, Indiana
Ben Kitto, Ohio
Kristopher (Kip) Wahlers, Ohio

Real Estate

Aaron J. Dixon, Indiana
Timothy E. Ochs, Indiana

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About Ice Miller LLP

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