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)