65 Attorneys Recognized by Wisconsin Super Lawyers

MILWAUKEE – 46 Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) attorneys are recognized as 2015 Wisconsin "Super Lawyers” and 19 are recognized as "Super Lawyers – Rising Stars."

Bruce T. Block and Scott W. Hansen are among the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers, and Block is among the Top 10 in Wisconsin and Top 25 in Milwaukee.

No more than five percent of Wisconsin attorneys are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Reinhart's Super Lawyers and their areas of focus are listed below.

Milwaukee Office

Christopher P. Banaszak – Employment & Labor; Civil Litigation Defense; General Litigation
James M. Bedore – Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance; Business/Corporate
Peter C. Blain – Bankruptcy: Business; Creditor Debtor Rights: Business; Banking
Bruce T. Block – Real Estate: Business; Land Use/Zoning; State, Local & Municipal
Laura A. Brenner – Business Litigation; Franchise/Dealership
Larri J. Broomfield – Mergers & Acquisitions; Health Care; Business/Corporate
Lawrence J. Burnett – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate
Mark A. Cameli – Business Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jennifer R. D'Amato – Estate Planning & Probate; Closely Held Business; Estate & Trust Litigation
Francis W. Deisinger – Estate & Trust Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Liability: Defense
Margaret M. Derus – Tax: Business; Nonprofit Organizations
Frederic G. Friedman – Estate Planning & Probate; Closely Held Business
Michael G. Goller – Tax: Business
Scott W. Hansen – Business Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
David G. Hanson – Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation
Robert J. Heath – Health Care
John A. Herbers – Estate Planning & Probate; Closely Held Business; Tax: Business
Patrick J. Hodan – Business Litigation; Civil Litigation Defense; Construction Litigation: Business
Kevin J. Howley – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Franchise/Dealership
Steven D. Huff – Employee Benefits
Michael D. Jankowski – Bankruptcy: Business; Creditor Debtor Rights: Business; Banking
Jerome M. Janzer – Real Estate: Business; Business/Corporate; Land Use/Zoning
Tracey L. Klein – Health Care; Government Relations
Robert J. Misey, Jr. – Tax: Business; International; Entertainment & Sports
R. Timothy Muth – Professional Liability: Defense; Securities Litigation; Business Litigation
Philip R. O'Brien – Employee Benefits
Albert S. Orr – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Securities & Corporate Finance,
Michael T. Pepke – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Securities & Corporate Finance
Timothy P. Reardon – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Tax: Business
Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr. – Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Food and Drugs; Business Litigation
David B. Schulz – Banking; Government Finance; Business/Corporate
James A. Sheriff – Banking
Robert K. Sholl – Employment & Labor; Employment Litigation: Defense; Workers' Compensation
John M. Van Lieshout – Environmental

Madison Office

Jesse S. Ishikawa – Real Estate: Business
Don M. Millis – General Litigation; Tax: Business
Gregory F. Monday – Closely Held Business; Estate Planning & Probate
Dean B. Richards – Land Use/Zoning; Real Estate: Business; Eminent Domain
Lynn M. Stathas – Employment & Labor; Business Litigation
Harvey L. Temkin – Real Estate: Business; Land Use/Zoning; Business/Corporate

Waukesha Office

Vincent J. Beres – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Tax: Business
Brian G. Carroll – Business/Corporate; Estate Planning & Probate; Health Care
Scott M. Fabry – Mergers & Acquisitions; Business/Corporate; Tax
Eric P. Hagemeier – Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance; Business/Corporate
J. Bushnell Nielsen – Real Estate: Business; Insurance Coverage
David G. Peterson – Business Litigation; General Litigation; Personal Injury Products: Defense

Reinhart's Rising Stars

Rising Stars names the top young lawyers in each state as nominated by other attorneys and evaluated through an attorney-led research team. All Rising Stars are 40 years old or younger, or have been in practice for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Wisconsin are selected to the list.

Reinhart's Rising Stars and their areas of focus are listed below.

Milwaukee Office

Amy L. Barnes – Tax: Business
Thomas M. Burnett – Business Litigation
James M. Burrows – General Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation
Robert S. Driscoll – Employment Litigation: Defense; Employment & Labor; Appellate
James N. Law – Intellectual Property Litigation
Amy L. MacArdy – Personal Injury - Products: Defense; Business Litigation
L. Katie Mason – Bankruptcy: Business
Brittany Lopez Naleid – Civil Litigation: Defense
Christopher E. Rechlicz – Business/Corporate; Securities & Corporate Finance; Banking
John T. Reichert – Banking
Caitlyn B. Sikorski – Estate & Trust Litigation; Estate Planning & Probate
Guy R. Temple – Business Litigation; Franchise/Dealership; Estate & Trust Litigation
Katie D. Triska – Employment & Labor

Madison Office

Justin F. Oeth – Real Estate: Business
Meg S.L. Pekarske – Health Care; Administrative Law
Jessica Hutson Polakowski – Intellectual Property Litigation; Tax: Business
Joshua D. Taggatz – Business Litigation; Real Estate: Business