NewsMichael Best is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys were featured in the Spring 2022, Women in the Law edition of Best Lawyers and 5 were recognized as 2022 Best Lawyers 'Ones to Watch'. See who was recognized from Michael Best below:
2022 Women in the Law
- Amy O. Bruchs: Madison, WI, Labor and Employment Law
- Michelle W. Ebben: Milwaukee, WI, Construction Law, and Real Estate Law
- Sarah N. Ehrhardt: Denver, CO, Trusts and Estates
- Julie Gorens-Winston: Milwaukee, WI, Trusts and Estates
- Denise L. Greathouse: Milwaukee, WI, Labor and Employment Law
- Emily M. Haas: Raleigh, NC, Intellectual Property Law
- Nancy L. Haggerty: Milwaukee, WI, Real Estate Law
- Emily M. Hobbs: Denver, CO, Labor and Employment Law
- Carrie E. Meigs: Raleigh, NC, Health Care Law (84), Personal Injury Litigation, and Professional Malpractice Law
- Kerryann H. Minton: Chicago, IL, Labor and Employment Law
- Melinda A. Morgan: Salt Lake City, UT, Insurance Law
- Sheila B. Stevens: Madison, WI, Trusts and Estates
- Lauren A. Triebenbach: Milwaukee, WI, Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law, and Real Estate Law
- Melissa M. Turczyn: Madison, WI, Corporate Law
- Teresa J. Welch: Madison, WI, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, and IP Law
- Leah H. Ziemba: Madison, WI, Environmental Law
2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- Louise Arnott: Chicago, IL, IP Law
- Christine A. Filarski: Chicago, IL, IP Law
- Molly S. Lawson: Milwaukee, WI, IP Law
- Serene R. Sahar: Milwaukee, WI, IP Law
- Betsy T. Voter: Salt Lake City, UT, Banking and Finance Law, and Securities/Capital Markets Law
Related People Preview Attorney's BiographyLouise focuses her practice on all aspects of brand protection including trademark, copyright, advertising, and Internet law. Louise manages global trademark portfolios and counsels clients on trademark clearance, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement, including opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  Preview Attorney's BiographyAmy’s outstanding track record is built on successful outcomes in the full spectrum of labor, employment and business-related issues, in both litigation and non-litigation settings. As a problem solver, Amy applies common sense and creativity to develop targeted employment-related solutions for her clients.  Preview Attorney's BiographyMichelle provides strategic counsel and representation to clients involved in a range of construction, real estate, and project development matters. Representative work includes complex real estate purchase, sale and leasing transactions, entitlement processes, easements, licenses and rights-of-entry agreements, developing and implementing best practices on large-scale, high-ticket construction and development projects, and more.  Preview Attorney's BiographyJulie’s outstanding track record is built on successful outcomes in legal matters related to estate planning, trust administration, and probate. Clients rely on her sound judgment regarding lifetime planning, as well as the administration and distribution of assets at death.  Preview Attorney's BiographyDenise represents management clients in regard to labor and employment matters. Clients in sectors such as construction, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, food, and education turn to her for informed guidance on matters involving Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issues, including investigating, defending citations, and assisting with abatement.  Preview Attorney's BiographyEmily focuses her practice in the areas of trademark and copyright law. She counsels clients on prosecution, portfolio management, clearance, enforcement, and dispute resolution, helping businesses protect and defend their valuable brand assets.  Preview Attorney's BiographyNancy is a partner in the Real Estate group. Her more than 30 years of experience covers a broad range of real estate law, including assisting clients in purchases, sales and leases of property, and development and zoning work; representing borrowers and lenders in real estate loans; assisting in foreclosures and workouts; advising on questions of condominium law; negotiating construction and architects' contracts; and assisting in real estate litigation.  Preview Attorney's BiographyMolly is experienced in all phases of obtaining patent protection both in the United States and internationally. Her patent prosecution and patent clearance practice is focused on computer software and hardware technologies, including imaging systems and applications (including computed tomography and radiographic image creation, analysis, and management), cryptographic and security applications, financial transaction processing, wireless networks and communication protocols, web-based applications and business methods.  Preview Attorney's BiographyCarrie is a seasoned healthcare attorney who regularly advises both established companies and healthcare innovators in regulatory compliance, credentialing, and reimbursement disputes. She acts as a strategic advisor to her clients and often serves as outside general counsel. Carrie draws on her extensive litigation experience when acting as an advisor to her healthcare and other clients and maintains an active litigation practice including appearances before state and federal courts and before regulatory agencies. .jpg) Preview Attorney's BiographyKerryann serves as a trusted advisor to companies seeking a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to employment matters. Clients value her depth of knowledge and unfaltering commitment to their business goals. Kerryann is an experienced and effective litigation strategist, successfully defending clients in employment disputes at the federal and state levels. She uses her litigation experience to assess employment practices and to structure personnel polices to increase workplace productivity and minimize the threat of litigation.  Preview Attorney's BiographyMelinda represents companies in commercial matters with a focus on defending asbestos product liability claims. She draws on her experience across business sectors and issues that include insurance coverage, risk management, railroad, leasing, and entertainment. Melinda also has experience assisting individuals as they pursue and defend personal injury and civil sex offense cases.  Preview Attorney's BiographySerene concentrates her patent practice on prosecution, clearance, and validity opinions for mechanical, electrical, and medical technologies. She represents clients spanning a range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, mining, healthcare, and nuclear technology.  Preview Attorney's BiographySheila works with clients to help them preserve and protect their wealth – and plan for its stewardship in the future. She takes the time to understand each client’s unique circumstances and goals. She then works compassionately and creatively with clients to devise personalized estate plans that are tailored to their needs and save taxes. Sheila regularly lectures on estate planning and charitable giving topics.  Preview Attorney's BiographyMelissa works closely with entrepreneurs and has a strong track record helping to organize, finance, and build early-stage and emerging growth companies. Her broad experience includes aiding startups in industries as varied as IT, medical devices, clean tech, and mobile applications. She also represents venture capital funds, angel funds, and other investors. She also represents venture capital funds, angel funds, and other investors. Melissa’s broad background helps her lead the firm’s Venture Capital Practice Group and Start-up & Emerging Businesses Practice Group.  Preview Attorney's BiographyBetsy focuses her practice on financial services, securities law, and regulatory compliance. In her past role as general counsel for a brokerage and clearing firm, she developed an informed perspective on advising clients who conduct their business in a regulatory environment.  Preview Attorney's BiographyTeresa has more than 20 years of experience procuring patent protection in the area of life sciences, working with therapeutics and pharmaceutical clients in their product life cycles from discovery to development to manufacturing and marketing. She also provides strategic patent advice in regulatory matters such as Food and Drug Administration Orange Book listing and Hatch-Waxman patent term extension.  Preview Attorney's BiographyLeah takes a big-picture approach in advising clients as they face challenges on environmental, food safety and regulatory compliance issues. She draws on experience gained in cases involving the EPA, FDA and other public agencies. Leah’s success as a counselor, litigator and negotiator reflects her combination of subject matter expertise, industry knowledge and creativity.
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