Best Lawyers® Recognizes 170 Stinson Attorneys in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

08.15.2024

Stinson LLP is pleased to announce that 170 of its attorneys are recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. The attorneys represent 12 of the firm's office locations and are recognized across a diverse range of practice areas, highlighting the firm's depth of legal talent and commitment to client service.

Stinson attorneys selected for inclusion include:

Bismarck

Robin Wade Forward, Commercial Litigation

Dallas

Paul B. Lackey, Commercial Litigation

Elsa Manzanares, Corporate Law

Ross Mortillaro, Commercial Litigation

Kevin Robinowitz, Employment Law – Management

Denver

Deborah L. Bayles, Real Estate Law

Mark F. Bell, Banking and Finance Law

Robert E. Botts, Jr., Real Estate Law

Jefferson City

Aimee D. Guzman Davenport, Environmental Law; Water Law

Charles W. Hatfield, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Nonprofit/Charities Law

Jeremy A. Root, Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Litigation – Securities

Kansas City

John C. Aisenbrey, Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Bradley S. Anderson, Litigation – Real Estate

David R. Barnard, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property

Brittany Barrientos, Environmental Law

Jack Bowling, Corporate Governance Law

Ryan C. Brunton, Real Estate Law

Daniel Bukovac, Commercial Litigation

Mark S. Carder, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Robin K. Carlson, Commercial Litigation

Sean W. Colligan, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities

Richard A. Cook, Real Estate Law

Steven J. Cosentino, CIPP, Technology Law

Douglas R. Dalgleish, Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Railroad Law

Thomas H. Davis, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Kirk H. Doan, Health Care Law

Thomas R. Dowling, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Steven G. Emerson, Insurance Law; Oil and Gas Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Heather S. Esau Zerger, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Timothy J. Feathers, Information Technology Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Technology Law; Trademark Law

David W. Frantze, Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law

William E. Hanna, Commercial Litigation

Mark Hargrave, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance

Catherine M. Hauber, Real Estate Law

Scot Hill, International Mergers and Acquisitions

Mark D. Hinderks, Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Municipal

Paul M. Hoffmann, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Robert C. Hunter, Venture Capital Law

Mark M. Iba, Commercial Litigation

Charles F. Jensen, Tax Law

Molly Walsh Keppler, Employment Law – Management

Donald J. Kirkpatrick, Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law

William F. Koenigsdorf, Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

Patricia A. Konopka, Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Todd A. LaSala, Real Estate Law

Mike W. Lochmann, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Emmett Logan, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

Megan McCurdy, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Philip C. McKnight, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Eric T. Mikkelson, Corporate Law

Karl R. Phares, Real Estate Law

Patrick J. Respeliers, Corporate Law

Jere D. Sellers, Litigation – Real Estate

John (Jay) Simpson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

Penny R. Slicer, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law

Scott P. Smalley, Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Victoria L. Smith, Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation

Brian E. Sobczyk, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction

Kent V. Stallard, Trusts and Estates

James W. Swenson, Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

George F. Verschelden, Commercial Litigation

Gerald D. Weidner, Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Sara E. Welch, Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Bradley Yeretsky, Commercial Litigation

Christopher J. Zarda, Insurance Law; Real Estate Law

Nicholas Zluticky, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Minneapolis

Joel E. Abrahamson, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

James J. Bertrand, Energy Law

Douglas R. Boettge, Commercial Litigation

Edwin H. Caldie, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Dominic J. Cecere, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Kevin D. Conneely, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent

Amy B. Conway, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Benjamin J. Court, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

David R. Crosby, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Andy Davis, Environmental Law

Eileen M. Day, Trusts and Estates

Robert F. Devolve, Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

Tracey Holmes Donesky, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Scott Erickson, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Audrey A. Fenske, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Eric H. Galatz, Land Use and Zoning Law

William H. Gotlieb, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

William L. Greene, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust

Laura E. Halferty, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates

David C. Jenson, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Timothy Kelley, Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law

John C. Kuehn, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law

Joel D. Leviton, Trademark Law

Steven R. Lindemann, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction

Stephen R. Litman, Trusts and Estates

Sharon R. Markowitz, Commercial Litigation

Steven B. Mayeron, Energy Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law

Keith S. Moheban, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Adam M. Nathe, Banking and Finance Law

Laura J. Nelson, Health Care Law

Lowell J. Noteboom, Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Mediation

Todd A. Noteboom, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

David G. Parry, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law

Todd M. Phelps, Real Estate Law

Richard C. Pins, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management

Tammie S. Ptacek, Corporate Law

Jill R. Radloff, Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation

Michelle L. Rehbein, Trusts and Estates

Ruth Rivard, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Steven M. Rubin, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Stephen Schemenauer, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction

Marc D. Simpson, Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate

Byron E. Starns, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Bet–the–Company Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Mining Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Water Law

Renée Mueller Steinle, Employment Law – Management

James J. Sticha, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Lowell V. Stortz, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates

Shane Swanson, Trusts and Estates

Peter H. Thrane, Insurance Law

Robert H. Torgerson, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law

Alan Van Dellen, Real Estate Law

Omaha

Jennifer L. Cooke-Yin, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Phoenix

Anthony P. Cali, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Elizabeth S. Chatham, Immigration Law

Carrie M. Francis, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Jeffrey J. Goulder, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate

James E. Holland, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law

Alisa C. Lacey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Sharon W. Ng, Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management

Michael L. Parrish, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

Thomas J. Salerno, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

James M. Torre, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance

Lonnie L. Williams Jr., Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management

St. Louis

Robert M. Bain, Patent Law

Lisa Pool Byrne, Real Estate Law

Michelle L. Corrigan Erikson, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Scott Eidson, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent

William R. Everding, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law

Barry L. Haith, Real Estate Law

Janet S. Hendrickson, Ph.D., Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law

Kurt F. James, Patent Law; Trademark Law

David B. Jennings, CIPP/E, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Information Technology Law

Vincent Keady, Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate

Vincent M. Keil, Patent Law

David S. Kim; Technology Law

Timothy D. Krieger, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

John W. Moticka, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

John R. Munich, Commercial Litigation; Education Law

William D. O'Neill, Copyright Law; Trademark Law

Charles A. Redd, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates

Brad A. Sandler, Employment Law – Management

Jon A. Santangelo, Environmental Law

Andrew J. Scavotto, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

John R. Schroeder, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Thomas B. Smallwood, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

Jonathan R. Waldron, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Brian J. Weaver, Real Estate Law

Tampa

Murray B. Silverstein, Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance

Washington, DC

Marc E. Albert, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Darrell W. Clark, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

David D'Alessandro, Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law

Brad D. Jones, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Harvey L. Reiter, Energy Law

David F. Rifkind, Railroad Law; Transportation Law

Joseph E. Santucci Jr. , Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management

Bernadette C. Sargeant, Employment Law – Management

Jonathan D. Schneider, Energy Law

Wichita

Frank W. Basgall, Commercial Litigation

David E. Bengtson, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Oil and Gas Law

Patrick Edwards, Commercial Litigation

Alisa Nickel Ehrlich, Employment Law – Management

Jarrod C. Kieffer, Tax Law

Lynn D. Preheim, Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law

Stephanie N. Scheck, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

John A. Vetter, Trusts and Estates