Over 200 Quarles Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America® and “Ones to Watch” 2025

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Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady today announced that over 200 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® and "Ones to Watch" 2025. The following Quarles attorneys were designated by Best Lawyers for excellence in their respective practice areas:

Chicago

  • Patrick Bitterman – Trusts and Estates
  • Cynthia Faur – Environmental Law
  • Randall Fearnow – Health Care Law
  • Faye Feinstein – Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Erin Hogan – Immigration Law
  • Kirk Hoopingarner – Trusts and Estates
  • John Hughes – Franchise Law
  • James Kaplan – Banking and Finance Law
  • Paul Langer – Insurance Law
  • Robert Messerly – Real Estate Law
  • Michael Mostow – Environmental Law
  • Mary Ann Murray – Public Finance Law
  • Nicole Murray – Trademark Law
  • Edward Rickert – Health Care Law
  • Nicholas Schmidbauer – Patent Law
  • Theodore Yi – Real Estate Law

Denver

  • Kenneth Chang – Patent Law
  • Matthew Holohan – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
  • Ian Saffer – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
  • Lu Yin – Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Daniel Young – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Indianapolis

  • Lucy Dollens – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
  • Joshua Fleming – Commercial Litigation
  • Kevin Halloran – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law
  • Christine Hansen – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law
  • Daniel Long – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Amanda Morton – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Erica Williams – Real Estate Law
  • Martin Zivitz – Corporate Law

Madison

  • Douglas Buck – Real Estate Law
  • Sarah Coyne – Health Care Law
  • Matthew Dombroski – Real Estate Law
  • Matthew Duchemin – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Mark Ehrmann – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
  • Gregory Everts – Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Emily Feinstein – Commercial Litigation, Consumer Law, Litigation - Health Care
  • Bradley Jackson – Communications Law, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Kristin Graham Noel – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Brittany Ogden – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Grant Sovern – Immigration Law
  • Matthew Splitek – Commercial Litigation
  • William Toman – Insurance Law
  • Margaret Utterback – Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law

Milwaukee

  • Michael Aldana – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • John Barry – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
  • Andrew Beilfuss – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
  • Elizabeth Blutstein – Public Finance Law
  • Keith Bruett – Commercial Litigation
  • Jennifer Clements – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Daniel Conley – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Securities
  • Charles Cousland – Real Estate Law
  • Raye Daugherty – Patent Law
  • Robert Duffy – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Sarah Erdmann – Health Care Law
  • Nathan Fronk – Public Finance Law
  • James Goldschmidt – Appellate Practice, Energy Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Ryan Haas – Corporate Law
  • Jonathan Hackbarth – Litigation – Securities
  • Patricia Hintz – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law
  • Courtney Hollander – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law
  • Noleta Jansen – Trusts and Estates
  • Daniel Janssen – Franchise Law
  • Michael Jaskolski – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
  • Daniel Kaminsky – Real Estate Law
  • Bernard Kearney – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
  • Mark Kircher – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Thomas Krumenacher – Patent Law
  • Michael Levey – Health Care Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Lora LoCoco – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Kevin Long – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
  • Joshua Maggard – Commercial Litigation
  • George Marek – Environmental Law
  • Anthony Marino – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
  • Katie Mason – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Robert Mathers – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Nathan Mathews – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Eric Matzke – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Melissa McCord – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
  • Ryan Morrison – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Kathryn Muldoon – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • David Muth – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Christopher Nickels – Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Patrick Nolan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Kristin Occhetti – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
  • Meghan O'Connor – Health Care Law
  • Jeff Peelen – Government Relations Practice, Public Finance Law
  • Joseph Puchner – Real Estate Law
  • Kevin Rizzuto – Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • William Schultz – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Sara Scullen – Commercial Litigation
  • Sean Scullen – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
  • Rebecca Speckhard – Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law
  • Jeffrey Spoerk – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Amalia Todryk – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Ryan Van Den Elzen – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Johanna Wilbert – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
  • Judith Williams-Killackey – Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Joe Wilson – Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law
  • Kim Wynn – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
  • Katrene Zelenovskiy – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law

Minneapolis

  • Isaac Roang – Real Estate Law

Naples

  • Amanda Barritt – Community Association Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
  • Benjamin Brown – Commercial Litigation
  • Kimberley Dillon – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Kimberly Leach Johnson – Trusts and Estates

Phoenix

  • Scott Berg – Banking and Finance Law
  • Robert Bornhoft – Real Estate Law
  • Heather Buchta – Trademark Law
  • David Burkett – Real Estate Law
  • Amy Cotton Peterson – Health Care Law
  • Jason Curry – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Steven Emerick – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Jeffrey Fugal – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Tax Law
  • Jeffrey Gardner – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
  • Benjamin Graff – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
  • Diane Haller – Real Estate Law
  • John Harris – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Robert Harris – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Brian Howie – Commercial Litigation
  • Eric Johnson – Employment Law – Management
  • Jeremy Lite – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
  • Leonardo Loo – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Jerry Morgan – Real Estate Law
  • Roger Morris – Health Care Law
  • Daniel Muchow – Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Coree Neumeyer – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • John O'Neal – Commercial Litigation
  • Jimmie Pursell – Commercial Litigation
  • Julie Quigley – Tax Law
  • Edward Salanga – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
  • Brenda Maloney Shafer – Health Care Law
  • Brian Sirower – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Lauren Stine – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
  • Susan Trujillo – Health Care Law
  • Paul Valentine – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
  • Amelia Valenzuela – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bradley Vynalek – Commercial Litigation
  • Kevin Walsh – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Eric Wanner – Real Estate Law
  • Jacque Westling – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Jeffrey Wolf – Franchise Law
  • Jason Wood – Real Estate Law

San Diego

  • Rod Betts – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Aaron Buckley – Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Joseph Connaughton – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law
  • George Howard, Jr. – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Corrie Klekowski – Employment Law – Management
  • Sandra McDonough – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Jeffrey Michalowski – Appellate Practice
  • Richard Paul – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Fred Plevin – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Michael Sullivan – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law

St. Louis

  • Travis Kearbey – Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Jaimie Mansfield – Real Estate Law
  • Sarah Sise – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law

Tampa

  • David Beyer – Antitrust Law, Franchise Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Christian Burden – Arbitration, Franchise Law
  • Kelli Edson – Commercial Litigation

Tucson

  • Luis Ochoa – Native American Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Pilar Thomas – Native American Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Scott McIntosh – Franchise Law
  • Nolan Mitchell – Commercial Litigation
  • George Mykulak – Commercial Litigation, 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 2025 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch" list:

Chicago

  • Austin Anderson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Justin DeAngelis – Intellectual Property Law
  • Adam Falkof – Real Estate Law
  • Trevor Foster – Intellectual Property Law
  • Michael French – Health Care Law
  • Gabrielle Ilaria – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Matt Mauntel-Medici – Labor and Employment Law – Employee
  • Imran Naeemullah – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
  • Rigas Pappas – Trusts and Estates
  • Sandhya Sharma – Immigration Law
  • William Walden – Labor and Employment Law - Management

Indianapolis

  • Vanessa Davis – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Roxanne Hilton – Life Sciences Practice
  • Courtney Lynch – Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Nicole Perkins – Commercial Litigation
  • Elizabeth Trachtman – Commercial Litigation

Madison

  • Randy Pflum – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Adam Prinsen – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Jeremy Wodajo – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Milwaukee

  • Ellen Anderson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
  • Amanda Collins – Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Victoria Cook – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Lindsey Davis – Banking and Finance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Richard Davis – Health Care Law
  • Zachary Eastburn – Health Care Law
  • Kristin Foster – Commercial Litigation
  • Noelle Granitz – Real Estate Law, Tax Law
  • Morgan Hines – Entertainment and Sports Law
  • Daniel Kersey – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Brandon Krajewski – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Patent
  • Steve Kruzel – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Christopher Little – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
  • Shauna Manion – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust
  • Lauren McComis – Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
  • Damon McCormick – Real Estate Law
  • Mackenzie O’Connell – Commercial Litigation
  • Joseph Poehlmann – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
  • Hannah Schwartz – Commercial Litigation
  • Alexandra Shortridge – Commercial Litigation
  • Patrick Taylor – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Rachel Taylor – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Rachel Weiss – Health Care Law
  • Kiel Zillmer – Health Care Law, Real Estate Law

Naples

  • Alexis Barkis – Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Joseph Kohn – Appellate Practice. Banking and Finance Law
  • Rachel Loiacono – Trusts and Estates
  • John Wood – Trusts and Estates

Phoenix

  • Cameron Arthur – Real Estate Law
  • Haley Augur – Commercial Litigation
  • Christopher Dang – Health Care Law
  • Ali Elliott – Real Estate Law
  • Luis Lanz – Health Care Law
  • Nicholas Meza – Health Care Law
  • Benjamin Nielsen – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation
  • Alexander Park – Commercial Litigation
  • Daniel Peabody – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Anthony Pusateri – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Lara Rhodes – Real Estate Law
  • Austin Thies – Real Estate Law
  • Shaylynn Veeder – Health Care Law
  • Michele Washington Ph.D. – Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law, Technology Law

San Diego

  • Kelly Butler – Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Heather Davis – Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Tory Polin – Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Aaron Schu – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Jillian Stanley – Litigation - Labor and Employment

St. Louis

  • Lauren Schuster – Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Tax Law

Tampa

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

Tucson

  • Rodger Nayak – Real Estate Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Xheneta Ademi – Intellectual Property Law
  • Megan Center – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Theresa DeAngelis – Health Care Law
  • Kaitlyn Fydenkevez – Health Care Law
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