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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Over 330 Spencer Fane Attorneys

August 15, 2024

Spencer Fane is pleased to announce 347 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America in 87 practice areas.

Of the firm’s honorees, 249 attorneys were named Best Lawyers while 98 were named Ones to Watch. The Ones to Watch list recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence.

According to its website, Best Lawyers in America is one of the nation’s leading publications for attorney rankings as well as firm rankings, for which it partners with U.S. News & World Report. Best Lawyers is published internationally in nearly 70 countries and compiles its rankings based on annual peer reviews.

Inclusion among Best Lawyers is a significant honor and the firm is proud to have such strong representation in this year’s issue.

2025 Best Lawyers:

  • Timothy Ahrenhoersterbaeumer:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • Laura Alaniz:
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Hilary Allen:
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Insurance Law
    • Oil and Gas Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Andy Anderson:
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Anne Sumpter Arney:
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Health Care Law
  • Gregory Ash:
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Litigation – ERISA
  • Mary Bacon:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Banking and Finance
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Nathaniel Barker: Litigation – Insurance
  • Joe Bednar:
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Government Relations Practice
  • Maria Bellafronto: Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Michael Belo:
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Employment Law – Management
  • Michelle Berger:
    • Construction Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Scott Blakesley:
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Trace Blankenship:
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Compliance Law
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Daniel Blegen:
    • Arbitration
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Mark Bogdanowicz: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Charles Bone:
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Charles Robert Bone:
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Carmellia Boyer: Commercial Litigation
  • John Branham:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Andrew Brought:
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
  • Ed Burdzinski:
    • Real Estate Law
  • Keith Call:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Litigation – Intellectual Property
    • Litigation – Patent
    • Trade Secrets Law
  • Kelly Campbell: Commercial Litigation
  • Michael Carlston: Real Estate Law
  • Dani Cepernich: Water Law
  • Merritt Chastain:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Glen Civitts:
    • Commercial Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law
    • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Chad Cook: Real Estate Law
  • Marshall Cook:
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Jamie Cotter:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Charles Cowherd:
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Matthew Cox: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Nathan Crane: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Ryan Crayne: Tax Law
  • Frank Crociata:
    • Litigation and Controversy – Tax
    • Tax Law
  • James Crumlin:
    • Corporate Law
    • Labor Law – Management
  • Bradford Cytron:
    • Construction Law
    • Leisure and Hospitality Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Eleanor D’Ambrosio:
    • Energy Law
    • Utilities Law
  • James Dankenbring:
    • Corporate Compliance Law
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Securities Regulation
    • Tax Law
  • Andrea Perry:
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
    • Real Estate Law
  • Eric Peterson:
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Barry Pickens:
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • Gary Powell:
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Scott Powers: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Leonard Pranschke: Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Robert Preston: Real Estate Law
  • James Price:
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
    • Water Law
  • Gerrit Pronske:
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Troy Rackham:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Health Care Law
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Litigation – Health Care
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Andrew Ramirez:
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
  • Christopher Raybeck:
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Scott Rhodes:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Stephen Rickles:
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Terence Ridley:
    • Collaborative Law: Civil
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Peter Riggs:
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Glenn Robbins:
    • Copyright Law
    • Litigation – Patent
    • Patent Law
    • Trademark Law
  • Matthew Rojas:
    • Environmental Law
    • Water Law
  • Louis Rose:
    • Environmental Law
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Litigation – Environmental
  • Neil Rosenstein:
    • Real Estate Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Julie Roth-Ramirez:
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Health Care Law
  • Kurt Rozelsky:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • John Ryan: Commercial Litigation
  • Scott Sandberg:
    • Franchise Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • David Schatz:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Scot Seabaugh:
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Misty Segura: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Scott Seifert: Commercial Litigation
  • Sharon Shaheen:
    • Environmental Law
    • Oil and Gas Law
  • Melissa Sherman:
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Adam Veltri:
    • Natural Resources Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Tracey Wallace:
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Labor Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Richard Walters: Real Estate Law
  • Melinda Ward:
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • David Waters:
    • Construction Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Municipal Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • John Watson:
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation – Environmental

2025 Ones to Watch: