Forty-Seven Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2026 Rankings 

Michael Best is pleased to announce that 47 attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers & Partners has been ranking the best lawyers and law firms since 1990 and now covers over 200 jurisdictions worldwide. 

For the twentieth consecutive year, Michael Best's Labor & Employment practice was ranked in Band 1 (the highest ranking available) in Wisconsin.  

The Construction, Intellectual Property, and Natural Resources & Environment practices in Wisconsin also received Band 1 rankings.  

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Illinois 
• Intellectual Property, Illinois 
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois 
• Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded, Illinois 
• Intellectual Property, North Carolina 
• Litigation: General Commercial, Utah 
• Banking & Finance, Wisconsin 
• Construction, Wisconsin 
• Corporate/M&A, Wisconsin 
• Insurance, Wisconsin 
• Intellectual Property, Wisconsin 
• Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin 
• Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin 
• Real Estate, Wisconsin 
• Higher Education, USA Nationwide 

Antitrust 

• Amanda L. Wait, District of Columbia 

Banking & Finance 

• Alexander P. Fraser, Wisconsin 

Construction 

• Jonathan T. Luljak, Wisconsin 
• Lauren A. Triebenbach, Wisconsin 
• Tracy T. James, North Carolina 

Construction and Real Estate 

• Michelle Wagner Ebben, Wisconsin 

Corporate/M&A 

• Stuart A. Fredman, Utah 

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 

• Carrie E. Byrnes, Illinois 
• Jorge M. Leon, Illinois 
• Charles P. Stevens, Wisconsin 
• Julia F. Mader, Wisconsin 
• Martin P. Tierney, Wisconsin 

Immigration 

• Carrie Ziegler Thomas, Wisconsin 
• Kelly M. Fortier, Wisconsin 
• Kelly R. Rourke, Wisconsin 

Insurance 

• Lee M. Seese, Wisconsin 

Intellectual Property 

• Daniel S. Jones, Wisconsin 
• Derek C. Stettner, Wisconsin 
• Gregory J. Hartwig, Wisconsin 
• Kevin P. Moran, Wisconsin 

Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property: Litigation 

• Jonathan H. Margolies, Wisconsin 

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets 

• Louise Arnott, Illinois 
• Luke W. DeMarte, Illinois 
• Michelle E. Kouba, Illinois 

Labor & Employment 

• Brian P. Paul, Illinois 
• Daniel A. Kaufman, Illinois 
• Kerryann Haase Minton, Illinois 
• Amy O. Bruchs, Wisconsin 
• Eric H. Rumbaugh, Wisconsin 
• Farrah N.W. Rifelj, Wisconsin 
• Kevin J.T. Terry, Wisconsin 
• Scott C. Beightol, Wisconsin 

Litigation: General Commercial 

• William R. Andrichik, Illinois 
• Evan S. Strassberg, Utah 
• Richard F. Ensor, Utah 
• Steven J. Joffee, Utah 
• Adam E. Witkov, Wisconsin 
• Justin M. Mertz, Wisconsin 
• Paul E. Benson, Wisconsin 

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations 

• Daniel J. Vaccaro, Wisconsin 

Natural Resources & Environment 

• Leah Hurtgen Ziemba, Wisconsin 
• Taylor T. Fritsch, Wisconsin 
• Todd E. Palmer, Wisconsin 

Real Estate 

• Bret A. Roge, Wisconsin 
• Kevin A. Martin, Wisconsin 
• Michael S. Green, Wisconsin 
• Nancy Leary Haggerty, Wisconsin 

Learn more about our firm’s rankings and offerings in our profile at chambers.com.