Hahn Loeser partners Stephen J. Knerly Jr. and Christina D. Evans earned Chambers High Net Worth recognition in the annual guide’s 2026 edition. Chambers HNWidentifies the world’s leading high net worth firms and advisors in the private wealth market.
Chambers HNW awarded Knerly national recognition in Art and Cultural Property Law for the sixth consecutive year. Knerly serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Non-Profit Institutions section and focuses his practice on art transactions and nonprofit corporate law. He has represented museums, foundations, trusts, and collectors in the acquisition, disposition, lending, borrowing, and estate planning of works of art.
Evans was ranked by Chambers HNW for the ninth consecutive year in Private Wealth Law in Ohio. She serves as National Co-Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer & Preservation Section. Evans is an OSBA Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She handles all aspects of estate planning and estate and trust administration.
Recognized work by Chambers in Private Wealth Law includes charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; life and health insurance planning; creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment.
Chambers High Net Worth researches more than 55 countries and every major private wealth market worldwide. Its team of 200 analysts conducts research in 24 languages across 200 jurisdictions, gathering extensive client feedback and interviewing leading lawyers, family offices, accountants, tax advisors, bankers, investment managers, and real estate professionals. The resulting rankings provide comprehensive coverage of the private wealth sector, including every U.S. state and regional coverage across the UK.
Rankings assessments are based on technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.
