October 31, 2008

 

MILWAUKEE, WI – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that 138 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Quarles & Brady attorneys distinguished for excellence in their practice areas:

Chicago
Thomas E. Chomicz (Non-Profit/Charities Law)
H. James Fox (Real Estate Law)
Janine M. Landow-Esser (Environmental Law)
Jeffrey S. Piell (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Janice E. Rodgers (Non-Profit/Charities Law)
Peter A. Sarasek (Real Estate Law)
Elaine Waterhouse Wilson (Non-Profit/Charities Law)

Madison
Valerie L. Bailey-Rihn (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Jeffrey B. Bartell** (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Corporate Law and Securities Law)
Bennett J. Berson (Intellectual Property Law)
James R. Cole (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Sarah E. Coyne* (Health Care Law)
Kevin A. Delorey** (Real Estate Law)
Mark T. Ehrmann (Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law)
Fred Gants (Labor and Employment Law)
Roy L. Prange, Jr.*** (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
John S. Robison** (Corporate Law)
Donald K. Schott (Commercial Litigation)
Grant Sovern (Immigration Law)
William J. Toman* (Insurance Law)

Milwaukee
Michael Aldana (Labor and Employment Law)
Anthony W. Asmuth III**** (Corporate Law and International Trade and Finance Law)
Jean C. Baker (Intellectual Property Law)
Patricia K. Ballman (Family Law)
John T. Bannen** (Trusts and Estates)
Andrew M. Barnes*** (Banking Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
John T. Barry* (Tax Law)
David B. Bartel (Mass Tort Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation)
Elizabeth S. Blutstein (Public Finance Law)
Kathryn M. Buono (Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Daniel E. Conley (Commercial Litigation)
Gerald E. Connolly*** (Corporate Law and Real Estate Law)
David R. Cross* (Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property Law)
Frank J. Daily** (Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)
James F. Daly (Trusts and Estates)
John W. Daniels, Jr.** (Real Estate Law)
Bruce C. Davidson (Corporate Law)
Steven R. Duback (Tax Law)
Robert H. Duffy** (Labor and Employment Law)
Julianna Ebert (Project Finance Law and Public Finance Law)
Mary Neese Fertl* (Real Estate Law)
John D. Franzini** (Intellectual Property Law)
James D. Friedman** (Banking Law)
Christopher K. Gawart (Trusts and Estates)
Patrick J. Goebel (Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Michael J. Gonring (Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation)
Conrad G. Goodkind** (Banking Law and Corporate Law and Securities Law)
Kathleen A. Gray (Trusts and Estates)
Michael M. Grebe (Corporate Law)
George Haas* (Intellectual Property Law)
Kenneth V. Hallett** (Banking Law)
William H. Harbeck* (Environmental Law)
Patricia A. Hintz (Tax Law)
Michael A. Jaskolski (Intellectual Property Law)
Lawrence J. Jost*** (Real Estate Law)
Peter C. Karegeannes* (Commercial Litigation)
Alyce C. Katayama** (Health Care Law)
David B. Kern** (Labor and Employment Law)
Mark A. Kircher (Personal Injury Litigation)
Benjamin T. Kurten* (Immigration Law)
Scott L. Langlois* (Real Estate Law)
Brian G. Lanser (Project Finance Law and Public Finance Law)
Michael H. Lappin (Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law)
Frederick G. Lautz (Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Ely A. Leichtling** (Labor and Employment Law)
Michael A. Levey (Health Care Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law)
John H. Lhost (Trusts and Estates)
George J. Marek (Environmental Law)
Larry J. Martin** (Energy Law)
Quinn W. Martin (Corporate Law)
Michael S. McCauley** (Environmental Law)
Thomas P. McElligott** (Environmental Law)
Sally C. Merrell** (Trusts and Estates)
Ann M. Murphy (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Mary Pat Ninneman (Labor and Employment Law)
Elizabeth G. Nowakowski (Tax Law)
David P. Olson* (Employee Benefits Law)
Elizabeth A. Orelup (Corporate Law)
Michael Ostermeyer (Real Estate Law)
W. Stuart Parsons**** (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation)
Nancy K. Peterson** (Environmental Law)
Thomas J. Phillips (Tax Law)
Jennifer V. Powers (Public Finance Law)
Joseph E. Puchner (Real Estate Law)
Michael L. Roshar* (Project Finance Law)
Robert D. Rothacker (Employee Benefits Law)
John A. Rothstein (Commercial Litigation)
Gary M. Ruesch (Education Law and Labor and Employment Law)
Barry E. Sammons** (Intellectual Property Law)
Patrick W. Schmidt (Product Liability Litigation)
Rachel A. Schneider (Environmental Law)
Carl R. Schwartz** (Intellectual Property Law)
Thomas A. Simonis (Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Tax Law)
Walter J. Skipper (Corporate Law)
Rebecca A. Speckhard (Public Finance Law)
Hoyt R. Stastney* (Banking Law and Securities Law)
Paul J. Tilleman** (Trusts and Estates)
Eric J. Van Vugt (Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation)
Arthur A. Vogel, Jr.** (Environmental Law)
Ronald L. Wallenfang (Construction Law)
Patrick D. Walsh (Project Finance Law)
David D. Wilmoth** (Tax Law)
Brian D. Winters (Energy Law)

Naples
Kimberly L. Johnson (Trusts and Estates)
Kevin R. Lottes* (Real Estate Law)

Phoenix
John J. Dawson**** (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Joseph A. Drazek (Environmental Law)
Lisa D. Duran (Immigration Law)
Steven P. Emerick* (Corporate Law and Equipment Finance Law and Securities Law)
Roger K. Ferland** (Environmental Law)
Jeffrey B. Fugal (Tax Law)
Diane M. Haller (Real Estate Law)
John A. Harris* (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Robert P. Harris* (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Charles W. Herf (Commercial Litigation and Education Law and Labor and Employment Law)
Charles W. Jirauch (Intellectual Property Law)
Don P. Martin (Commercial Litigation and Legal Malpractice Law)
Matthew Mehr (Banking Law)
Roger N. Morris (Health Care Law)
P. Robert Moya*** (Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Daniel L. Muchow (Environmental Law)
David A. Paige (Commercial Litigation)
Deana S. Peck (Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation)
Henry A. Perras (Banking Law)
Jon E. Pettibone*** (Labor and Employment Law)
James A. Ryan (Commercial Litigation)
Andrew R. Sherwood (Commercial Litigation)
Brian Sirower* (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Derek L. Sorenson (Real Estate Law)
Kent W. Stevens** (Banking Law)
Peter A. Terry* (Banking Law)
Lonnie J. Williams, Jr.** (Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law)

Tucson
Susan G. Boswell*** (Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation)
Craig H Kaufman (Commercial Litigation)
James F. Morrow** (Banking Law and Real Estate Law)
Nicholas W. O'Keeffe (Banking Law)
Luis A. Ochoa (Gaming Law - Native American Law)
Stephen T. Portell* (Product Liability Litigation)

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(**) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(***) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.

Best Lawyers® bases its listings on an exhaustive study of the legal profession in which attorneys nationwide are asked to rank the top practitioners in their specialties in their jurisdictions. Because listings are based on the votes of other lawyers and cannot be solicited, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a particular honor.

Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples, Fla.; and Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. The firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the firm may be found at www.quarles.com.