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

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