Nearly 150 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2023

Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady today announced that 148 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2023. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys were designated by Best Lawyers for excellence in their respective practice areas:

Chicago

• Christopher T. DeMent—Real Estate Law
• Cynthia A. Faur—Environmental Law
• Randall R. Fearnow—Health Care Law
• Erin L. Hogan—Immigration Law
• Kirk A. Hoopingarner—Trusts and Estates
• John A. Hughes—Franchise Law
• James I. Kaplan—Banking and Finance Law
• Paul L. Langer—Insurance Law
• Robert F. Messerly—Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Mostow—Environmental Law
• Mary Ann Murray—Public Finance Law
• Nicole M. Murray—Trademark Law
• Derek T. Neathery—Real Estate Law
• Randall L. Oyler—Franchise Law
• Jeffrey S. Piell—Arbitration
• Edward Rickert – Health Care Law
• Jacqueline M. Vidmar—Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Everett S. Ward—Real Estate Law
• Theodore I. Yi—Real Estate Law
• Richard W. Young—Trademark Law

Indianapolis

• Lucy R. Dollens—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Joshua B. Fleming—Commercial Litigation
• Christine Hansen—Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
• Daniel M. Long—Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Kevin Halloran—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Madison

• Ave M. Bie—Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law
• Douglas S. Buck—Real Estate Law
• Sarah E. Coyne—Health Care Law
• Matthew J. Duchemin—Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Mark T. Ehrmann—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Gregory T. Everts—Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Emily M. Feinstein—Commercial Litigation
• Fred Gants—Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bradley D. Jackson—Communications Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law
• Kristin Graham Noel—Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brittany S. Ogden—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Donald K. Schott—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities
• Grant Sovern—Immigration Law
• William J. Toman—Insurance Law
• Anthony A. Tomaselli—Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Margaret Utterback—Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law

Milwaukee

• Michael Aldana—Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John T. Bannen—Trusts and Estates
• John T. Barry—Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Ted J. Barthel—Patent Law
• Andrew Beilfuss—Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
• Elizabeth S. Blutstein—Public Finance Law
• David L. Bourne—Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Keith A. Bruett—Commercial Litigation
• Daniel E. Conley—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Securities
• Charles W. Cousland—Real Estate Law
• James F. Daly—Trusts and Estates
• John W. Daniels Jr.—Real Estate Law
• Raye L. Daugherty—Patent Law
• Robert H. Duffy—Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mary N. Fertl—Real Estate Law
• Patrick J. Goebel—Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James E. Goldschmidt - Appellate Practice
• Jonathan W. Hackbarth—Litigation - Securities
• Kenneth V. Hallett—Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Patricia A. Hintz—Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law
• Noleta L. Jansen—Trusts and Estates
• Daniel M. Janssen—Franchise Law
• Michael A. Jaskolski—Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
• Bernard J. Kearney III—Real Estate Law
• Mark A. Kircher—Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Thomas J. Krumenacher—Patent Law
• Brian G. Lanser—Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• Michael A. Levey—Health Care Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
• John H. Lhost—Trusts and Estates
• Kevin M. Long—Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Lisa A. Lyons—Health Care Law
• George J. Marek—Environmental Law
• Anthony C. Marino—Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
• L. Katie Mason—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Melissa McCord- Commercial Finance Law
• Nathan R. Mathews – Corporate Law
• Ryan P. Morrison—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kathryn Muldoon—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Trusts and Estates
• David P. Muth—Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Christopher L. Nickels—Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Patrick S. Nolan—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Elizabeth G. Nowakowski—Tax Law
• Kristin A. Occhetti—Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Meghan C. O'Connor—Health Care Law
• David P. Olson—Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jeff Peelen—Government Relations Practice, Public Finance Law
• Jennifer V. Powers—Public Finance Law
• Joseph E. Puchner—Real Estate Law
• Kevin P. Rizzuto – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• William P. Schultz—Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sean M. Scullen—Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
• Walter J. Skipper—Corporate Law
• Rebecca A. Speckhard—Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
• Jeffrey K. Spoerk—Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Amalia L. Todryk—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Ryan L. Van Den Elzen—Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eric J. Van Vugt—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Johanna Wilbert—Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
• Judith A. Williams-Killackey—Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Joe Wilson—Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law
• Kim Marie Wynn—Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
• Michael D. Zeka—Real Estate Law
• Katrene Zelenovskiy—Corporate Law

Minneapolis

• Isaac J. Roang—Real Estate Law

Naples

• Benjamin B. Brown—Commercial Litigation
• T. Robert Bulloch—Trusts and Estates
• Kimberley A. Dillon—Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Kimberly Leach Johnson—Trusts and Estates

Phoenix

• Scott M. Berg—Banking and Finance Law
• Robert S. Bornhoft—Real Estate Law
• Heather L. Buchta—Trademark Law
• David Burkett—Real Estate Law
• Jason D. Curry—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Hector J. Diaz—Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Steven P. Emerick—Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jeffrey B. Fugal—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law
• Benjamin W. Graff—Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Diane M. Haller—Real Estate Law
• John A. Harris—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Robert P. Harris—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Brian A. Howie—Commercial Litigation
• Eric B. Johnson—Employment Law - Management
• Jeremy A. Lite—Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Leonardo Loo—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Roger N. Morris—Health Care Law
• Daniel L. Muchow—Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
• John M. O'Neal—Commercial Litigation
• Edward A. Salanga—Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
• Brian Sirower—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Lauren E. Stine—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Paul J. Valentine—Corporate Law
• C. Bradley Vynalek—Commercial Litigation
• Kevin J. Walsh—Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jacque N. Westling—Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey H. Wolf—Franchise Law
• Jason Wood—Real Estate

Tampa

• David A. Beyer—Antitrust Law, Franchise Law
• Christian C. Burden—Franchise Law
• Kelli A. Edson—Commercial Litigation
• Philip V. Martino—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tucson

• Luis A. Ochoa—Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Pilar M. Thomas—Native American Law

Washington, D.C.

• Sarah A. Belger—Employment Law - Management
• Scott McIntosh—Franchise Law
• Nolan J. Mitchell—Commercial Litigation
• George W. Mykulak—Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
• David E. Worthen—Franchise Law

Best Lawyers' "Ones to Watch" recognizes lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys were named to the 2023 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch" list:

Chicago

• Justin D. DeAngelis—Intellectual Property Law
• Adam J. Falkof—Real Estate Law
• Michael French—Health Care Law
• Michael Sanko—Intellectual Property Law
• Sandhya Sharma—Immigration Law
• William A. Walden—Labor and Employment Law – Management

Indianapolis

• Courtney S. Lynch—Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Leeann P. Simpkins—Labor and Employment Law – Management, Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth A. Trachtman Villa—Commercial Litigation

Madison

• Adam R. Prinsen—Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jeremy J. Wodajo—Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Milwaukee

• J. William Boucher—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Amanda Collins—Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lindsey W. Davis—Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Zachary T. Eastburn—Health Care Law
• Elizabeth R. Gebarski—Health Care Law
• Noelle A. Granitz—Real Estate Law
• Daniel J. Kersey—Corporate Law/Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steve Kruzel—Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Brandon M. Krajewski—Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Patent
• Christopher R. Little—Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Damon McCormick—Real Estate Law
• Joseph Poehlmann—Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Alexandra W. Shortridge—Commercial Litigation
• Rachel H. Weiss—Health Care Law
• Kiel Zillmer—Health Care Law

Naples

• Alexis Barkis—Labor and Employment Law – Management
• Jacqueline Johnson—Trusts and Estates
• Keely F. Morton—Appellate Practice
• Courtney N. Chaipel Pugh—Trusts and Estates
• Alicia L. Taylor—Trusts and Estates
• Miranda M. Weiss—Trusts and Estates

Phoenix

• Victoria C. Cook—Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Christopher T. Dang—Health Care Law
• Brian K. Fullmer—Financial Services Regulation Law
• Jeremy R. Jarrett—Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law/Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nicholas H. Meza—Health Care Law
• Benjamin C. Nielsen—Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation
• Alexander Park—Commercial Litigation
• Lara M. Rhodes—Real Estate Law
• Ashley L. Strait—Health Care Law
• Austin C. Thies—Real Estate Law
• Shaylynn Veeder—Health Care Law

Tampa

• Zac Foster—Commercial Litigation
• Melanie C. Kalmanson—Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Emily Plakon—Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
• Julia Wischmeier—Commercial Litigation

Washington, DC

• Megan B. Center—Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law