Best Lawyers in America 2017 Includes 98 Reinhart Attorneys; Nine are "Lawyers of the Year"

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MILWAUKEEReinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) announces that 98 firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017.

Within Reinhart's group of 98 selected attorneys, nine were named “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored by Best Lawyers® as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this recognition of the following attorneys particularly significant:

Scott W. Hansen – Litigation - Antitrust "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
John A. HerbersLitigation - Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Michael D. Jankowski – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Melanie S. Lee – Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Madison
Gregory F. Monday – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) "Lawyer of the Year" in Madison
John T. Reichert – Financial Services Regulation Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Robert K. Sholl – Litigation - Labor and Employment "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Deborah C. Tomczyk – Land Use and Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Madison

Below are the Reinhart attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 and the offices in which they practice. Numbers after an attorney's name indicate that he or she has been named to Best Lawyers for at least 10 or more consecutive years.

Milwaukee

Joseph J. Balistreri – Real Estate Law
Christopher P. Banaszak – Employment Law – Individuals
James M. Bedore (10) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Kristin M. Bergstrom (20) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Peter C. Blain (30) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bruce T. Block (25) – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Steven P. Bogart – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Laura A. Brenner – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
Larri J. Broomfield (10) – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
Lawrence J. Burnett – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark A. Cameli – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
Bennett E. Choice (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Donald J. Christl (20) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Daniel P. Cooper – Tax Law
William R. Cummings – Real Estate Law
Jennifer R. D'Amato (10) – Business Reorganizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Francis W. Deisinger – Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Rodney D. DeKruif – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Margaret M. Derus – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
John A. Erich (15) – Real Estate Law
Heather L. Fields – Health Care Law
William F. Flynn (10) – Banking and Finance Law
Frederic G. Friedman (20) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey R. Fuller (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Thomas E. Funk (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Denise P. Goergen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael G. Goller (10) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Anthony J. Handzlik – Corporate Law
Scott W. Hansen (10) – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent
Robert J. Heath (15) – Health Care Law
John A. Herbers (15) – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Patrick J. Hodan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Gary A. Hollman (20) – Tax Law
Kevin J. Howley – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Steven D. Huff (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen T. Jacobs – Commercial Litigation
Michael D. Jankowski (10) – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Jerome M. Janzer (10) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Timothy J. Kamke – Health Care Law
Tracey L. Klein – Health Care Law
Benjamin T. Kurten – Immigration Law
Benjamin G. Lombard – Corporate Law
Delos N. Lutton – Corporate Law
L. Katie Mason – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Martin J. McLaughlin – Corporate Law
Robert E. Meldman (30) – Tax Law
Robert J. Misey, Jr. – Tax Law
James G. Morrow (10) – Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
John E. Mossberg – Litigation – ERISA
John M. Murphy – Real Estate Law
R. Timothy Muth – Insurance Law
Thomas A. Myers – Corporate Law
Gail M. Olsen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Albert S. Orr – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael T. Pepke (10) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Douglas A. Pessefall – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Timothy P. Reardon – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Christopher E. Rechlicz – Corporate Law
John T. Reichert – Financial Services Regulation Law
David M. Sanders – Real Estate Law
John L. Schliesmann – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
David B. Schulz – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
Meghan K. Shannon – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James A. Sheriff (10) – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Robert K. Sholl (10) – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
William Invie Shroyer – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Michael H. Simpson (15) – Environmental Law
Kristina E. Somers – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Paul J. Stockhausen – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Gregory A. Storm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
William H. Tobin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Deborah C. Tomczyk – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
John M. Van Lieshout (20) – Environmental Law
John H. Wink – Banking and Finance Law

Madison

Christine Rew Barden – Trusts and Estates
Peter L. Gardon (10) – Communications Law; Energy Law
Jesse S. Ishikawa (20) – Real Estate Law
Keith L. Johnson – Corporate Governance Law
Carl R. Kugler – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Melanie S. Lee – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
Robert J. Lightfoot II – Elder Law; Health Care Law
Don M. Millis – Tax Law
Gregory F. Monday (15) – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Meg S.L. Pekarske – Health Care Law
Lynn M. Stathas – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Harvey L. Temkin (20) – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

Waukesha

John R. Austin – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Robert E. Bellin (15) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Vincent J. Beres – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Scott M. Fabry – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Tax Law Eric P. Hagemeier – Corporate Law
Steven W. Martin – Construction Law
J. Bushnell Nielsen – Litigation – Real Estate
David G. Peterson – Commercial Litigation
Dean B. Richards (10) – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Wendy S. Rusch – Trusts and Estates

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