97 Reinhart Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America; 13 are “Lawyers of the Year”

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97 Reinhart Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America; 13 are “Lawyers of the Year”

MILWAUKEE – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c announces that 97 firm attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2019. Within Reinhart’s group of 97 recognized attorneys, 13 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

Bruce T. Block – Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Jennifer D’Amato – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) “Lawyer of the Year”
Mark Cameli – Litigation - Securities “Lawyer of the Year”
Margaret M. Derus – Litigation and Controversy - Tax “Lawyer of the Year”
Scott W. Hansen – Litigation - Antitrust “Lawyer of the Year”
James G. Morrow – Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”
John T. Reichert – Financial Services Regulation Law “Lawyer of the Year”
David B. Schulz – Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”

Madison

Gregory F. Monday – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships “Lawyer of the Year”
Melanie S. Lee – Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Robert J. Lightfoot II – Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Lynn M. Stathas – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year”

Below is the full list of Reinhart attorneys included named 2019 Best Lawyers and the offices in which they practice. Figures following an attorney’s name indicate that he or she has been named to Best Lawyers for at least five or more years.

Milwaukee

Christopher P. Banaszak (5) – Employment Law – Individuals
Lucien A. Beaudry – Tax Law
James M. Bedore (10) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Kristin M. Bergstrom (25) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Meghan Shannon Berndt – Mergers and Acquisitions 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 (5) – 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 (5) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark A. Cameli (5) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
Bennett E. Choice (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Donald J. Christl (20) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Daniel P. Cooper (10) – Tax Law
William R. Cummings (5) – Real Estate Law
Jennifer 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 (5) – Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Rodney D. DeKruif (5) – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Margaret M. Derus (10) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
John A. Erich (15) – Real Estate Law
Heather L. Fields (5) – Health Care Law
William F. Flynn (10) – Banking and Finance Law
Jeffrey R. Fuller (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Thomas E. Funk (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Denise P. Goergen (5) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael G. Goller (10) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Anthony J. Handzlik (5) – Corporate Law
Scott W. Hansen (10) – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent
Dave Hanson Litigation – Intellectual Property
Robert J. Heath (15) – Health Care Law
Robert J. Heinrich – Banking and Finance Law
John A. Herbers (15) – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Patrick J. Hodan (5) – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Gary A. Hollman (20) – Tax Law
Kevin J. Howley (10) – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Steven D. Huff (10) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen T. Jacobs (5) – 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
Nathan K. Johnson – Trusts and Estates
Timothy J. Kamke – Health Care Law
Jessica King – Trusts and Estates
Tracey L. Klein (5) – Health Care Law
Benjamin T. Kurten (10) – Immigration Law
Benjamin G. Lombard – Corporate Law
Delos N. Lutton (5) – Corporate Law
Katie Mason – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Martin J. McLaughlin (5) – Corporate Law
Robert E. Meldman (35) – Tax Law
Robert J. Misey, Jr. (10) – Tax Law
James G. Morrow (10) – Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
John E. Mossberg (5) – Litigation – ERISA
John M. Murphy (5) – Real Estate Law
Timothy Muth (5) – Insurance Law
Gail M. Olsen (5) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Albert S. Orr (5) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael T. Pepke (10) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Douglas A. Pessefall (5) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Timothy P. Reardon (5) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Christopher E. Rechlicz – Corporate Law
John T. Reichert (5) – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
David M. Sanders (5) – Real Estate Law
John L. Schliesmann (5) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
David B. Schulz (5) – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate 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 (5) – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Michael H. Simpson (15) – Environmental Law
Kristina E. Somers (5) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Paul J. Stockhausen (5) – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Gregory A. Storm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
William H. Tobin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Deborah C. Tomczyk (10) – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
John M. Van Lieshout (20) – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
John H. Wink (5)– Banking and Finance Law

Madison

Christine Rew Barden – Trusts and Estates
Peter L. Gardon (10) – Communications Law; Energy Law
Jesse S. Ishikawa (25) – Real Estate Law
Keith L. Johnson – Corporate Governance Law
Carl R. Kugler – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Melanie S. Lee (5) – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
Robert J. Lightfoot II (5) – Elder Law; Health Care Law
Don M. Millis (5) – 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
Justin Oeth – Real Estate Law
Meg S.L. Pekarske (5) – Health Care Law
Lynn M. Stathas (10) – 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

Robert E. Bellin (15) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Vincent J. Beres (5) – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Scott M. Fabry (5) – 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 (10) – Litigation – Real Estate
David G. Peterson (5) – Commercial Litigation
Wendy S. Rusch – Trusts and Estates

About Best Lawyers®

For more than 30 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 neither required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed. The Best Lawyers magazine is distributed in more than 30 leading publications around the country. For the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in over 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.

About Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Reinhart is a full-service, business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Madison, Wisconsin; Rockford and Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; and Denver, Colorado. With more than 200 lawyers, the firm serves clients throughout the United States and internationally with a combination of legal advice, industry understanding and superior client service.

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