122 Reinhart Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America; 11 are “Lawyers of the Year”

Reinhart announces that 122 firm attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2021. Within Reinhart’s group of 122 recognized attorneys, 11 were named “Lawyer of the Year.” A single lawyer in each practice area and region is honored by Best Lawyers^® as a “Lawyer of the Year,” making this recognition particularly significant.

Lawyers of the Year

Milwaukee:

• Laura A. Brenner – Franchise Law
• Mark a. Cameli – Litigation – Securities
• Jeffrey R. Fuller – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David G. Hanson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• John A. Herbers – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Michael D. Jankowski – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jerome M. Janzer – Real Estate Law
• Robert K. Sholl – Employment Law – Management

Madison:

• Peter L. Gardon – Energy Law
• Robert L. Lightfoot II – Health Care Law
• Lynn M. Stathas – Employment Law – Management

Below is the full list of Reinhart attorneys named 2021 Best Lawyers, sorted by the office in which they practice.

Milwaukee:

• Christopher P. Banaszak – Employment Law – Individuals
• Amy L. Barnes – Corporate Law
• Lucien A. Beaudry – Tax Law
• Kristin M. Bergstrom – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Peter C. Blain – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bruce T. Block – 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 – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Lawrence J. Burnett – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas M. Burnett – Commercial Litigation
• Mark A. Cameli – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
• Bennett E. Choice – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Donald J. Christl – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Daniel P. Cooper – Tax Law
• William R. Cummings – Real Estate Law
• Jennifer D’Amato – Business Reorganizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Catherine L. Davies – Corporate Law
• Francis W. Deisinger – Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Margaret M. Derus – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Frank W. DiCastri – Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Robert S. Driscoll – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Stephen C. Elliott – Real Estate Law
• John A. Erich – Real Estate Law
• Heather L. Fields – Health Care Law
• William F. Flynn – Banking and Finance Law
• Jeffrey R. Fuller – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Thomas E. Funk – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Michael G. Goller – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Anthony J. Handzlik – Corporate Law
• Scott W. Hansen – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent
• David G. Hanson Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Robert J. Heath – Health Care Law
• Robert J. Heinrich – Banking and Finance Law
• Robert F. Henkle – Corporate Law
• John A. Herbers – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Troy Hilliard – Corporate Law
• Patrick J. Hodan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Gary A. Hollman – Tax Law
• Kevin J. Howley – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Stephen T. Jacobs – Commercial Litigation
• Michael D. Jankowski – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jerome M. Janzer – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Nathan K. Johnson – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Timothy J. Kamke – Health Care Law
• Jessica King – Trusts and Estates
• Adam Konrad – Corporate Law
• Benjamin T. Kurten – Immigration Law
• Benjamin G. Lombard – Corporate Law
• Delos N. Lutton – Corporate Law
• Martin J. McLaughlin – Corporate Law
• Robert J. Misey, Jr. – Tax Law
• James G. Morrow – Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
• John E. Mossberg – Litigation – ERISA
• John M. Murphy – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Nathan J. Neuberger – Corporate Law
• Albert S. Orr – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael T. Pepke – 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 – Banking and Finance Law; 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
• James A. Sheriff – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Robert K. Sholl – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• William Invie Shroyer – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Caitlyn B. Sikorski – Trusts and Estates
• Michael H. Simpson – Environmental Law
• David J. Sisson – Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kristina E. Somers – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Ryan S. Stippich – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Paul J. Stockhausen – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Gregory A. Storm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Guy R. Temple – Commercial Litigation
• William H. Tobin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• John K. Tokarz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Deborah C. Tomczyk – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• John M. Van Lieshout – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• John H. Wink – Banking and Finance Law

Madison:

• Christine Rew Barden – Trusts and Estates
• Peter L. Gardon – Communications Law; Energy Law
• Jesse S. Ishikawa – 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 – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Justin Oeth – Real Estate Law
• Jessica Hutson Polakowski – Litigation – Real Estate
• Lucas N. Roe – Real Estate Law
• Joseph D. Shumow – Real Estate Law
• Lynn M. Stathas – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Harvey L. Temkin – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law

Minneapolis:

• Peter M. Rosene – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Waukesha:

• Robert E. Bellin – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Vincent J. Beres – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; 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; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Bushnell Nielsen – Litigation – Real Estate
• David G. Peterson – Commercial Litigation
• Wendy S. Rusch – Trusts and Estates

New for 2021, Best Lawyers also introduced the “Ones to Watch” category to recognize the professional excellence of attorneys early in their careers. Reinhart has 16 lawyers on this inaugural list, sorted by the office in which they practice.

Milwaukee:

• Kelsey Berns – Trusts and Estates
• Andrea M. Davenport – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Malinda J. Eskra – Commercial Litigation
• Laura L. Ferrari – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael J. Gentry – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Douglas J. Huenink – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• James N. Law – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Sara McNamara – Banking and Finance Law
• Justin P. Musil – Employee Benefits (ERISA) law
• Andrew A. Price – Banking and Finance Law
• Jeunesse M. Rutledge – Commercial Litigation
• Heidi R. Thole – Entertainment and Sports Law; Intellectual Property Law
• Kathryn K. Westfall – Corporate Law

Madison:

• Woomin Kang – Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Monica A. Mark – Commercial Litigation
• Maya S. Zahn Rhine – Real Estate Law

About Best Lawyers®

For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation, and lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. The Best Lawyers magazine is distributed in leading publications like The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post around the country. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in over 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.