81 von Briesen Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers in America® 2025
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is proud to announce that 81 attorneys are included in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Among the accolades von Briesen received: seven attorneys are designated as "Lawyer of the Year", 21 lawyers are listed for the first time and 20 attorneys are listed as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
“Lawyer of the Year” Awards:
Madison, WI
- Michael P. Crooks – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Milwaukee, WI
- · Nathan K. Johnson – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Mollie T. Kugler – Insurance Law
- Laurie J. McLeRoy – Appellate
- John A. Nelson – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Clayton L. Riddle – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- John P. Rocco – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
Chicago. IL
- · Levie M. Basok* – Patent Law
- Alexander R. Karana – Entertainment and Sports Law; Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Madison, WI
- Blayne Nicole Christy* – Insurance Law
- Vincent J. Falcone – Appellate
- John P. Pinzl – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Brian J. Seidl* – Litigation - Real Estate
Milwaukee, WI
- Christopher E. Avallone – Appellate; Commercial Litigation
- Joseph A. Camilli – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Ryan T. Duffy* – Litigation - Real Estate
- Jonathan J. Feldbruegge – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Ryan P. Fetherston – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Ryan P. Heiden – Education Law; Labor and Employment - Management; Municipal Law
- Trace P. Hummel* – Construction Law
- Jordyn A. Janikowski* – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
- Sarah L. Laughlin* – Banking and Finance Law
- Denisha A. Renovales* – Corporate Law
- Joseph J. Rolling – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Derek J. Waterstreet – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Waukesha, WI
- · Kevin J. Clark* – Litigation - Construction
- Morgan L. Turner* – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers®:
Chicago, IL
- Thomas A. Miller – Patent Law
Eau Claire, WI
- Victoria L. Seltun* – Employment Law - Management
Madison, WI
- Devon R. Baumbach – Commercial Litigation
- Philip J. Bradbury – Construction Law
- Kraig A. Byron* – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Michael P. Crooks – Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants; Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Kyle J. Gulya – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
- Chris A. Jenny – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Megan L.W. Jerabek – Trusts and Estates
- Joshua C. Kopp* – Corporate Law
- Jenifer L. Kraemer – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Marcus S. Loden – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Richard J. Mundt – Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Quentin F. Shafer – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Milwaukee, WI
- Jamie B. Barwin – Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Patrick M. Bergin – Patent Law
- Terri S. Boxer – Trusts and Estates
- Christy A. Brooks – Family Law
- Doris E. Brosnan – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Janet E. Cain – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Steven G. Carlson – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Michael P. Carlton – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- Andrew J. Christman* – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- David I. Cisar – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Lee Anne N. Conta – Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
- Joshua B. Cronin – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Robert E. Dallman – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Kevin M. Fetherston – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Mark F. Foley – Information Technology Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- John G. Goller – Commercial Litigation
- Kenneth A. Hoogstra – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Nathan K. Johnson – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability - Defendants
- Terry E. Johnson – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Thomas J. Kammerait – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mark S. Kapocius* – Education Law
- Christopher T. Koehnke* – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Mollie T. Kugler – Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
- Beth Kushner – Appellate; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Susan E. Lovern – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Health Care; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Alan H. Marcuvitz – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey E. Mark – Health Care Law
- Timothy C. McDonald – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Laurie J. McLeRoy – Appellate; Litigation - Municipal; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- James T. Murray, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Thomas A. Myers – Corporate Law
- John A. Nelson – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Kristen N. Nelson* – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
- Randy S. Nelson – Trusts and Estates
- Steven L. Nelson – Commercial Litigation
- Terry E. Nilles – Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Kelly J. Noyes – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- George S. Peek – Trusts and Estates
- Thomas J. Phillips – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Philip C. Reid – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Clayton L. Riddle – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- John P. Rocco – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- David J. Roettgers – Corporate Law
- Andrea H. Roschke* – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Joseph M. Russell – Commercial Litigation
- Mark E. Schmidt – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate Law
- John A. Sikora – Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Christopher R. Smith – Government Relations; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
- Steven M. Szymanski – Corporate Law, Tax Law
- William E. Taibl – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Robert B. Teuber – Tax Law
- Heidi L. Vogt – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Anne E. Wal* – Real Estate Law
- Stacy C. Gerber Ward – Health Care Law
- Daniel S. Welytok* – Tax Law
- William R. West – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- David A. Westrup – Commercial Litigation
- Barry R. White – Commercial Litigation
- Michael J. Wirth – Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Neenah, WI
- · James R. Macy – Employment Law - Management; Government Relations; Labor Law - Management; Municipal Law
- Angela M. Rust – Health Care Law
Waukesha, WI
- · Nancy M. Bonniwell – Trusts and Estates
- Ann Barry Hanneman – Employment Law - Management; Labor - Management
- Craig T. Papka* – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Erica A. Storm* – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Scott E. Wade – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- Peter J. Walsh – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
(* indicates lawyers listed for the first time)