Hellmuth & Johnson is pleased to announce that 34 lawyers have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.
The following H&J attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 list:
- Jennifer J. Elston – Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan R. Engel – Family Law
- Samantha J. Graf – Family Law
- David G. Hellmuth – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Community Association Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Joel A. Hilgendorf – Real Estate Law
- Phaedra J. Howard – Community Association Law, Real Estate Law
- Chad A. Johnson – Community Association Law, Real Estate Law
- Robert Keena – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Real Estate
- Michael D. Klemm – Community Association Law, Real Estate Law
- Ailana T. McIntosh – Real Estate Law
- Kurt M. Mitchell – Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction
- Terrance W. Moore – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation
- Carol R.M. Moss – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Blake R. Nelson – Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law
- Brian N. Niemczyk – Employment Law – Individuals, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Real Estate Law
- Wyatt Partridge – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction
- Anne T. Regan – Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation /Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Anthony A. Remick – Insurance Law
- Brenda M. Sauro – Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction
- Alec C. Sherod – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Kristine M. Spiegelberg Nelson – Real Estate Law
- Jeremy Stier – Real Estate Law
Chad Johnson has also received the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation for Community Association Law in Minneapolis. The Lawyer of the Year designation is presented to only one individual lawyer in a geographic region and practice area each year.
The following H&J attorneys were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 list:
- Drew J. Benik – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
- Darbie A. Blacksmith – Corporate Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
- Amy M. Byrne – Real Estate Law
- John (Jack) Edell – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Jack W. Hicks – Family Law
- Nicklaus A. Johnson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- Jordan A. Kolinski – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation
- Steven R. Liening – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
- Alexandria M. Mueller – Entertainment and Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law
- Elizabeth S. Runde – Real Estate Law
- Neven Selimovic – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Real Estate
- Bryan M. Wiley – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 112,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and they have received more than 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers, “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognition is based entirely on peer review.
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