103 von Briesen Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2027
von Briesen & Roper, s.c. is proud to announce that 103 attorneys are included in the 33rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Among the accolades von Briesen received: five attorneys are designated as "Lawyer of the Year", five lawyers are listed for the first time and 17 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
- Mollie T. Kugler – Insurance Law
- Laurie J. McLeRoy – Appellate
- John P. Rocco – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Christopher R. Smith – Municipal
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®
Madison, WI
- John P. Pinzl – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Brian J. Seidl – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate
Milwaukee, WI
- Alexandra N. Appenzeller – Banking and Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquistions; Real Estate
- Christopher E. Avallone – Appellate; Commercial Litigation
- Ryan T. Duffy – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate
- Erik M. Gustafson – Insurance Law
- Reid J. Hazelton – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
- Ryan P. Heiden – Education Law; Labor and Employment - Management; Municipal
- Trace P. Hummel – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction Law
- Avery J. Mayne – Elder Law; Family Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Claire A. McDonough – Trusts and Estates
- Michael R. Sherer – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Taylor Van Zeeland* – Insurance Law
- Derek J. Waterstreet – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Alexis J. Witte* – Trusts and Estates
Neenah, WI
- · Patrick J. Leigl – Government Relations; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Waukesha, WI
- · Kevin J. Clark – Litigation - Construction
Best Lawyers®:
Chicago, IL
- Thomas A. Miller – Patent Law
Madison, WI
- Devon R. Baumbach – Commercial Litigation
- Philip J. Bradbury – Construction Law
- Kraig A. Byron – Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
- Blayne Nicole Christy – Insurance Law
- Michael P. Crooks – Commercial Litigation; 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 – Construction; 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 – Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Richard J. Mundt – Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Julie E. Piper-Kitchin – Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Quentin F. Shafer – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Matthew Van Keulen – Litigation - Insurance
Milwaukee, WI
- Jamie B. Barwin – Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Steven R. Beckham – Litigation - Insurance
- Patrick M. Bergin – Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Terri S. Boxer – Trusts and Estates
- Christy A. Brooks – Family Law
- Doris E. Brosnan – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Andrew P. Brusky – Elder Law
- Janet E. Cain – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Joseph A. Camilli – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
- Steven G. Carlson – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Michael P. Carlton – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- Nicholas D. Castronovo – Commercial Litigation
- 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
- Jonathan J. Feldbruegge – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Kevin M. Fetherston – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Ryan P. Fetherston – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Mark F. Foley – Information Technology Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- William D. Gardner*– Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- John G. Goller – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Ericka C. Hammett – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Kenneth A. Hoogstra – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Immigration Law
- Nathan K. Johnson – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - 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; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
- Christopher T. Koehnke – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Sumeeta A. Krishnaney – Elder Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Mollie T. Kugler – Commercial Litigation; 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; Litigation - Real Estate; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Alan H. Marcuvitz – Economic Development Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey E. Mark – Corporate Law; 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
- 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; Litigation - Construction
- Kelly J. Noyes – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
- George S. Peek – Trusts and Estates
- Thomas J. Phillips – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Jessica M. Reginato – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- 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; Litigation - Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- David J. Roettgers – Corporate Law
- Joseph J. Rolling – Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
- 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; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law
- William E. Taibl – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Robert B. Teuber – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; 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; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Barry R. White – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Brion T. Winters* – Real Estate
- Michael J. Wirth – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Waukesha, WI
- · Nancy M. Bonniwell – Trusts and Estates
- Erica A. Storm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law - Management
- Morgan L. Turner*– Trusts and Estates
- Scott E. Wade – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- Peter J. Walsh – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
(* indicates lawyers listed for the first time)