Best Lawyers® Recognizes 172 Stinson Attorneys in 2026 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America® List

08.21.2025

Stinson LLP is pleased to announce that 172 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America^®. The attorneys represent 13 of the firm’s office locations and are recognized across a diverse range of practice areas, highlighting the firm’s depth of legal talent and commitment to client service.

Stinson attorneys selected for inclusion include:

Bismarck, North Dakota:

• Robin Wade Forward, Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law

Dallas, Texas:

• Paul Lackey, Commercial Litigation
• Elsa Manzanares, Corporate Law
• Ross Mortillaro, Commercial Litigation
• Kevin Robinowitz, Employment Law – Management

Denver, Colorado:

• Deborah L. Bayles, Real Estate Law
• Mark F. Bell, Banking and Finance Law
• Robert E. Botts, Jr., Real Estate Law
• Zane A. Gilmer, Corporate Compliance Law

Jefferson City, Missouri:

• Alexander C. Barrett, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice
• Aimee Guzman Davenport, Environmental Law; Water Law
• Charles W. Hatfield, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Jeremy A. Root, Commercial Litigation; Corporate Compliance Law; Litigation – Securities

Kansas City, Missouri:

• John C. Aisenbrey, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Bradley S. Anderson, Litigation – Real Estate
• David R. Barnard, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brittany Barrientos, Environmental Law
• Jack Bowling, Corporate Governance Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Ryan C. Brunton, Real Estate Law
• Daniel Bukovac, Commercial Litigation
• Mark S. Carder, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Sean W. Colligan, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities
• Stephen Cosentino, Technology Law
• Douglas R. Dalgleish, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Railroad Law
• Thomas H. Davis, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Kirk H. Doan, Health Care Law
• Michael G. Donohue, Litigation – Real Estate
• Thomas R. Dowling, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Timothy J. Feathers, Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Technology Law, Trademark Law
• Christopher B. Frantze, Real Estate Law
• David W. Frantze, Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Mark Hargrave, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Catherine M. Hauber, Real Estate Law
• Scot Hill, International Mergers and Acquisitions
• Mark D. Hinderks, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Municipal
• Robert C. Hunter, Venture Capital Law
• Mark M. Iba, Commercial Litigation
• Charles F. Jensen, Tax Law
• Molly Walsh Keppler, Employment Law – Management
• Donald J. Kirkpatrick, Banking and Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• William F. Koenigsdorf, Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Patricia A. Konopka, Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Todd A. LaSala, Real Estate Law
• Mike W. Lochmann, Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Service Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Emmett Logan, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Megan McCurdy, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Philip C. McKnight, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Eric T. Mikkelson, Corporate Law
• Karl R. Phares, Real Estate Law
• Rachel M. Price, Real Estate Law
• Colin M. Quinn, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Patrick J. Respeliers, Corporate Law
• Jere D. Sellers, Litigation – Real Estate
• John (Jay) Simpson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Penny R. Slicer, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Scott P. Smalley, Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Victoria L. Smith, Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
• Brian E. Sobczyk, Commercial Litigation
• Kent V. Stallard, Trusts and Estates
• George F. Verschelden, Commercial Litigation
• Gerald D. Weidner, Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Sara E. Welch, Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Bradley Yeretsky, Commercial Litigation
• Christopher J. Zarda, Insurance Law; Real Estate Law
• Nicholas Zluticky, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

• Joel E. Abrahamson, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• James J. Bertrand, Energy Law
• Douglas R. Boettge, Commercial Litigation
• Edwin H. Caldie, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Dominic J. Cecere, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Amy B. Conway, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Benjamin J. Court, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David R. Crosby, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Andrew W. Davis, Environmental Law
• Eileen M. Day, Trusts and Estates
• Robert F. Devolve, Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Tracey Holmes Donesky, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Railroad Law
• Melinda Dugas, Real Estate Law
• Benjamin D. Eastburn, Construction Law
• Scott Erickson, Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Audrey A. Fenske, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Eric H. Galatz, Land Use and Zoning Law
• William H. Gotlieb, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• William L. Greene, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• Laura E. Halferty, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• David C. Jenson, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Iain M. Johnson, Real Estate Law
• Timothy Kelley, Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law
• John C. Kuehn, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Joel D. Leviton, Trademark Law
• Steven R. Lindemann, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Stephen R. Litman, Trusts and Estates
• Sharon R. Markowitz, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Steven B. Mayeron, Energy Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Keith S. Moheban, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Adam M. Nathe, Banking and Finance Law
• Laura J. Nelson, Health Care Law
• Lowell J. Noteboom, Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Mediation
• Todd A. Noteboom, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• David G. Parry, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Todd M. Phelps, Real Estate Law
• Richard W. Pins, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Tammie S. Ptacek, Corporate Law
• Jill R. Radloff, Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Michelle L. Rehbein, Trusts and Estates
• Micah Revell, Energy Law
• Greta Bauer Reyes, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ruth Rivard, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Lauren Winter Routhier, Trusts and Estates
• Steven M. Rubin, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
• Stephen Schemenauer, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Aalok K. Sharma, Commercial Litigation
• Byron E. Starns, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Mining Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Water Law
• Renee Mueller Steinle, Employment Law – Management; Immigration Law
• James J. Sticha, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Shane Swanson, Trusts and Estates
• Robert H. Torgerson, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Alan Van Dellen, Real Estate Law

Omaha, Nebraska:

• Jennifer L. Cooke-Yin, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Phoenix, Arizona:

• Anthony P. Cali, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Elizabeth S. Chatham, Immigration Law
• Jeffrey J. Goulder, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
• Alisa C. Lacey, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Michael L. Parrish, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Thomas J. Salerno, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

San Francisco, California:

• Jan T. Chilton, Appellate Practice

St. Louis, Missouri:

• Robert M. Bain, Patent Law
• Lisa Pool Byrne, Real Estate Law
• Jason Conway, Patent Law
• Michelle L. Corrigan Erikson, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Scott Eidson, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
• William R. Everding, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Barry L. Haith, Real Estate Law
• Janet S. Hendrickson Ph.D., Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
• Kurt F. James, Patent Law; Trademark Law
• David B. Jennings, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Information and Technology Law
• Michael A. Kaplan, Trusts and Estates
• Vincent Keady, Trusts and Estates
• Vincent M. Keil, Patent Law
• Timothy D. Krieger, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Lindsey W. Lang, Trusts and Estates
• Jared M. Minkoff, Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• John W. Moticka, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• William D. O’Neill, Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Jonathan G. Pollmann, Patent Law
• Charles A. Redd, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Brad A. Sandler, Employment Law – Management
• Jon A. Santangelo, Environmental Law
• Andrew J. Scavotto, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants
• Julie C. Scheipeter, Patent Law
• John R. Schroeder, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Thomas B. Smallwood, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Jonathan R. Waldron, Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Brian J. Weaver, Real Estate Law

Tampa, Florida:

• Murray B. Silverstein, Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance

Washington, D.C.:

• Marc E. Albert, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Darrell W. Clark, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• David D’Alessandro, Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Brad D. Jones, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Harvey L. Reiter, Energy Law
• David F. Rifkind, Railroad Law; Transportation Law
• Joseph E. Santucci, Jr., Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Bernadette C. Sargeant, Employment Law – Management
• Jonathan D. Schneider, Energy Law

Wichita, Kansas:

• David E. Bengtson, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Oil and Gas Law
• Patrick Edwards, Commercial Litigation
• Alisa Nickel Ehrlich, Employment Law – Management
• Nanette Turner Kalcik, Commercial Litigation
• Jarrod C. Kieffer, Tax Law
• Lynn D. Preheim, Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Stephanie N. Scheck, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John A. Vetter, Trusts and Estates