Best Lawyers® Recognizes 174 Stinson Attorneys in 2027 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America® List

08.20.2026

Stinson LLP is pleased to announce that 174 of the firm's attorneys are recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America^®. The attorneys represent 14 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:

Austin, Texas:

• Darlene Ghavimi, Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• William Hopkins, Administrative/Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
• Stewart Mesher, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law

Bismarck, North Dakota:

• Robin Wade Forward, Commercial Litigation; Energy Regulatory Law; 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 Bayles, Real Estate Law
• Mark Bell, Banking and Finance Law

Jefferson City, Missouri:

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

Kansas City, Missouri:

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

Los Angeles, California:

• Ashley Fickel, Consumer Law
• Robyn Sokol, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

• Joel Abrahamson, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Douglas Boettge; Commercial Litigation
• Edwin Caldie, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Dominic Cecere, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Amy Conway, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Benjamin Court, Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Crosby, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Andrew Davis, Environmental Law
• Eileen Day, Trusts and Estates
• Robert Devolve, Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
• Tracey Holmes Donesky, Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Railroad Law
• Melinda Dugas, Real Estate Law
• Scott Erickson, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Audrey Fenske, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• William Gotlieb, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• William Greene, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
• Laura Halferty, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• David Jenson, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Iain Johnson, Real Estate Law
• Timothy Kelley, Banking and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law
• John Kuehn, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Robert Kugler, Commercial Litigation
• Joel Leviton, Trademark Law
• Steven Lindemann, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Stephen Litman, Trusts and Estates
• Steven Mayeron, Energy Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Keith Moheban, Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Adam Nathe, Banking and Finance Law
• Laura Nelson, Health Care Law
• Lowell Noteboom, Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Mediation
• Todd Noteboom, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• David Parry, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
• Todd Phelps, Real Estate Law
• Richard Pins, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
• Tammie Ptacek, Corporate Law
• Jill Radloff, Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Michelle Rehbein, Trusts and Estates
• Ruth Rivard, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Lauren Winter Routhier, Trusts and Estates
• Steven Rubin, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Stephen Schemenauer, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Aalok Sharma, Commercial Litigation
• Byron 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 Sticha, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Shane Swanson, Trusts and Estates
• William Thomson, Commercial Litigation
• Robert Torgerson, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Alan Van Dellen, Real Estate Law

Phoenix, Arizona:

• Elizabeth Chatham, Immigration Law
• Jennifer Cooke-Yin, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Dan Goldfine, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Jeffrey Goulder, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate
• Jamie Halavais, Commercial Litigation
• Michael Parrish, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

San Francisco, California:

• Jan Chilton, Appellate Practice

St. Louis, Missouri:

• Robert Bain, Patent Law
• James Bass, Commercial Litigation
• Lisa Pool Byrne, Real Estate Law
• Michael Campbell, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jason Conway, Patent Law
• Michelle Corrigan Erikson, Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Scott Eidson, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trademark Law
• William Everding, Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Barry Haith, Real Estate Law
• Janet Hendrickson Ph.D., Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Patent Law
• Jenna Hueneger, Corporate Law
• Kurt James, Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Michael Kaplan, Trusts and Estates
• Vincent Keady, Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate
• Vincent Keil, Patent Law
• Timothy Krieger, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Lindsey Lang, Trusts and Estates
• Jared Minkoff, Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• William O'Neill, Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Jonathan Pollmann, Patent Law
• Charles Redd, Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Brad Sandler, Employment Law – Management
• Jon Santangelo, Environmental Law
• Andrew Scavotto, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Julie Scheipeter, Patent Law
• John Schroeder, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Thomas Smallwood, Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Jonathan Waldron, Construction Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
• Nicci Warr, Antitrust Law
• Brian Weaver, Real Estate Law

Tampa, Florida:

• Stephen Putnoki-Higgins, Tax Law
• Murray Silverstein, Litigation – Banking and Finance

Washington, DC:

• Darrell Clark, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Joshua Cox, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David D'Alessandro, Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Brad Jones, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Harvey Reiter, Energy Law
• David Rifkind, Railroad Law; Transportation Law
• Joseph Santucci, Jr., Employment Law – Management
• Bernadette Sargeant, Employment Law – Management
• Jonathan Schneider, Energy Law
• Naima Starks, Sports Law

Wichita, Kansas:

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