August 11, 2010

 

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that 148 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011 (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)
Robert L. Gamrath (Real Estate Law)
Chris K. Gawart (Trusts and Estates)
Janine M. Landow-Esser (Environmental Law)
Jeffrey S. Piell (Alternative Dispute Resolution/Commercial Litigation)
Adrianne C. Mazura* (Labor and Employment Law)
Janice E. Rodgers (Non-Profit/Charities Law)
Peter A. Sarasek (Real Estate Law)
Sanford M. Stein (Government Relations Law/Lane Use & Zoning)
Elaine Waterhouse Wilson (Non-Profit/Charities Law)
Theodore I. Yi (Real Estate Law)
Richard W. Young (Intellectual Property Law)

Madison
Valerie L. Bailey-Rihn (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Jeffrey B. Bartell** (Alternative Dispute Resolution/Corporate Law/Securities Law)
Bennett J. Berson (Intellectual Property Law)
Ave M. Bie (Administrative Law/Energy Law)
James R. Cole (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Sarah E. Coyne (Health Care Law)
Kevin A. Delorey** (Real Estate Law)
Mark T. Ehrmann (Corporate Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law/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)
Jean C. Baker (Biotechnology Law/Intellectual Property Law)
John T. Bannen** (Trusts and Estates)
Andrew M. Barnes*** (Banking Law/ Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
John T. Barry (Tax Law)
David B. Bartel (Mass Tort Litigation/Personal Injury Litigation/Product Liability Litigation)
Elizabeth S. Blutstein (Public Finance Law)
Kathryn M. Buono (Corporate Law/Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Ann Comer* (Real Estate Law) Daniel E. Conley (Commercial Litigation)
Gerald E. Connolly*** (Corporate Law/Real Estate Law)
David R. Cross (Antitrust Law/Intellectual Property Law)
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/Public Finance Law)
Mary Neese Fertl (Real Estate Law)
Michael J. Fischer (Labor and Employment Law)
Matthew J. Flynn (Commercial Litigation)
John D. Franzini** (Intellectual Property Law)
James D. Friedman** (Banking Law)
Christopher K. Gawart (Trusts and Estates)
Patrick J. Goebel (Corporate Law/Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Michael J. Gonring (Personal Injury Litigation/Product Liability Litigation)
Kathleen A. Gray** (Trusts and Estates)
Michael M. Grebe (Corporate Law)
George Haas (Intellectual Property Law)
Kenneth V. Hallett** (Banking Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
William H. Harbeck (Environmental Law)
Patricia A. Hintz (Tax Law)
J. Paul Jacobson (Employee Benefits Law)
Daniel M. Janssen (Franchise Law)
Michael A. Jaskolski (Intellectual Property Law)
Peter C. Karegeannes (Commercial Litigation)
Alyce C. Katayama*** (Health Care Law/Immigration 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/Public Finance Law)
Frederick G. Lautz (Corporate Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
Ely A. Leichtling** (Labor and Employment Law)
Michael A. Levey (Health Care Law/Non-Profit/Charities Law)
John H. Lhost (Trusts and Estates)
Kevin M. Long* (Commercial Litigation)
George J. Marek (Environmental Law)
Larry J. Martin*** (Energy Law)
Quinn W. Martin** (Corporate Law)
Joseph D. Masterson (Corporate Law)
Michael S. McCauley*** (Environmental Law)
Thomas P. McElligott** (Environmental Law)
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)
Jeff Peelen (Government Relations Law)
Katherine Maloney Perhach (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
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/Public Finance Law)
Robert D. Rothacker (Employee Benefits Law)
John A. Rothstein (Commercial Litigation)
Gary M. Ruesch** (Education Law/Labor and Employment Law)
Patrick W. Schmidt (Personal Injury Litigation/Product Liability Litigation)
Rachel A. Schneider (Environmental Law)
Carl R. Schwartz*** (Biotechnology Law/Intellectual Property Law)
Sean M. Scullen (Labor and Employment Law)
Thomas A. Simonis (Corporate Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law/Tax Law)
Walter J. Skipper (Corporate Law)
Rebecca A. Speckhard (Project Finance Law/Public Finance Law)
Hoyt R. Stastney (Banking Law/Securities Law)
Paul J. Tilleman** (Trusts and Estates)
Peter A. Tomasi (Environmental Law)
Eric J. Van Vugt** (Bet-the-Company Litigation/Commercial Litigation/Personal Injury Litigation)
Arthur A. Vogel, Jr.** (Environmental Law)
Ronald L. Wallenfang (Construction Law)
David D. Wilmoth** (Tax Law)
Brian D. Winters (Energy Law)
Michael D. Zeka (Real Estate Law)

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

Phoenix
Karen R. Dickinson (Information Technology Law/Intellectual Property Law)
Joseph A. Drazek (Environmental Law/Natural Resources Law)
Lisa D. Duran (Immigration Law)
Steven P. Emerick (Corporate Law/Equipment Finance Law/Securities Law)
Roger K. Ferland** (Environmental Law)
Jeffrey B. Fugal (Tax Law)
Jeffrey L. Gage (Real Estate 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 (Bet-the-Company Litigation/Commercial Litigation/Education Law/Labor and Employment Law)
Christian J. Hoffman III (Securities Law)
Charles W. Jirauch (Intellectual Property Law)
Don P. Martin (Commercial Litigation/Legal Malpractice Law)
Matthew Mehr (Banking Law)
Roger N. Morris (Health Care Law)
P. Robert Moya*** (Corporate Law/Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law/Mergers & Acquisitions Law/Securities Law)
Daniel L. Muchow (Environmental Law)
David A. Paige (Commercial Litigation)
Henry A. Perras (Banking Law)
Jon E. Pettibone*** (Administrative Law/Labor and Employment Law)
James A. Ryan (Bet-the-Company Litigation/Commercial Litigation/Tax Law)
Andrew R. Sherwood (Commercial Litigation/Legal Malpractice Law)
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/Labor and Employment Law)

Tampa
David A. Beyer (Franchise Law)
William F. Hamilton (Commercial Litigation/Intellectual Property Law)

Tucson
Susan G. Boswell*** (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
Craig H. Kaufman** (Bet-the-Company Litigation/Commercial Litigation)
Jeremy A. Lite (Environmental Law)
James F. Morrow** (Banking Law/Real Estate Law)
Luis A. Ochoa (Gaming Law/Native American Law/Non-Profit/Charities Law)

(*) 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.
(****) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 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 and Tampa, 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.