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June 6, 2024
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Michael Best is pleased to announce 35 attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 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 eighteenth consecutive year, Michael Best’s Labor & Employment Practice was ranked in Band 1 (the highest ranking available) in Wisconsin. Additionally, the firm again received Band 1 rankings in the areas of Natural Resources & Environment and Intellectual Property in Wisconsin, and the Labor & Employment Practice in Illinois was ranked Highly Regarded.
Practice Group Rankings
- Banking & Finance, Wisconsin
- Corporate/M&A, Utah
- Corporate/M&A, Wisconsin
- Intellectual Property, Illinois
- Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
- Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation, Illinois
- Labor & Employment, Illinois
- Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
- Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
- Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
- Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
- Real Estate, Wisconsin
Attorney Rankings
- Louise Arnott, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
- Scott C. Beightol, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
- Paul E. Benson, Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
- Carrie E. Byrnes, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Illinois
- Eric J. Callisto, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
- Luke DeMarte, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
- Michelle Wagner Ebben, Real Estate, Wisconsin
- Richard F. Ensor, Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
- Kelly M. Fortier, Immigration, Wisconsin
- Alexander P. Fraser, Banking & Finance, Wisconsin
- Stuart A. Fredman, Corporate/M&A, Utah
- Taylor T. Fritsch, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
- Michael S. Green, Real Estate, Wisconsin
- Nancy Leary Haggerty, Real Estate, Wisconsin
- Gregory J. Hartwig, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
- Steven J. Joffee, Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
- Daniel S. Jones, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
- Daniel A. Kaufman, Labor & Employment, Illinois
- Jorge M. Leon, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Illinois
- Jonathan H. Margolies, Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation, Wisconsin
- Kevin A. Martin, Real Estate, Wisconsin
- Justin M. Mertz, Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
- Kerryann Haase Minton, Labor & Employment, Illinois
- Kevin P. Moran, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
- Todd E. Palmer, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
- Brian P. Paul, Labor & Employment, Illinois
- Farrah N.W. Rifelj, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
- Bret A. Roge, Real Estate, Wisconsin
- Jason D. Rogers, Corporate/M&A, Utah
- Kelly Rourke, Immigration, Wisconsin
- Eric H. Rumbaugh, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
- Derek C. Stettner, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
- Charles P. Stevens, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Wisconsin
- Leah Hurtgen Ziemba, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
- Carrie Ziegler Thomas, Immigration, Wisconsin
In addition, Brad Kalscheur, leader of the firm’s Wealth Planning practice, has been recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Guide in Private Wealth Law.
Learn more about our firm’s rankings and offerings in our profile at chambers.com.
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Louise Arnott
Partner
larnott@michaelbest.com
T 312.596.5894

Scott C. Beightol
Partner
Industry Group Chair, Water
scbeightol@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4994

Paul E. Benson
Partner
pebenson@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2757

Carrie E. Byrnes
Co-Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office
Co-Chair, Access & Engagement Committee
cebyrnes@michaelbest.com
T 312.596.5838

Luke W. DeMarte
Partner
lwdemarte@michaelbest.com
T 312.222.5795

Michelle Wagner Ebben
Partner
mwebben@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.8277

Richard F. Ensor
Partner
rfensor@michaelbest.com
T 801.833.0506

Kelly M. Fortier
Partner
Sub-Group Leader, Immigration
kmfortier@michaelbest.com
T 414.277.3460

Alexander P. Fraser
Managing Partner, Milwaukee Office
Industry Group Chair, Banking & Financial Services
apfraser@michaelbest.com
T 414.347.4757

Stuart A. Fredman
Partner
safredman@michaelbest.com
T 801.833.0510

Taylor T. Fritsch
Partner
ttfritsch@michaelbest.com
T 608.257.7471

Michael S. Green
Firm Strategic Recruiting Partner
Management Committee Member
msgreen@michaelbest.com
T 202.747.9582

Nancy Leary Haggerty
Partner
nlhaggerty@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4961

Gregory J. Hartwig
Partner
Management Committee Member
gjhartwig@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4943

Steven J. Joffee
Managing Partner, Salt Lake City Office
Management Committee Member
sjoffee@michaelbest.com
T 385.695.6482

Daniel S. Jones
Partner
dsjones@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4948

Bradley J. Kalscheur
Partner
Sub-Group Leader, Wealth Planning
bjkalscheur@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2763

Daniel A. Kaufman
Partner
Industry Group Co-Chair, Higher Education
dakaufman@michaelbest.com
T 312.836.5077

Jorge M. Leon
Partner
Sub-Group Co-Leader, Employee Benefits
Access & Engagement Committee
jmleon@michaelbest.com
T 312.596.5831

Jonathan H. Margolies
Partner
jhmargolies@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2784

Kevin A. Martin
Partner
kamartin@michaelbest.com
T 608.257.7467

Justin M. Mertz
Partner
Practice Group Co-Chair, Litigation
jmmertz@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4972

Kerryann Haase Minton
Managing Partner, Chicago Office
Management Committee Member
khminton@michaelbest.com
T 312.836.5075

Kevin P. Moran
Partner
kpmoran@michaelbest.com
T 262.956.6510

Todd E. Palmer
Partner
Sub-Group Leader, Environmental & Natural Resources
tepalmer@michaelbest.com
T 608.283.4432

Brian P. Paul
Partner
bppaul@michaelbest.com
T 312.527.6843

Farrah N.W. Rifelj
Partner
Practice Group Chair, Labor & Employment
Sub-Group Leader, Affirmative Action
fnwrifelj@michaelbest.com
T 608.283.0110

Bret A. Roge
Partner
baroge@michaelbest.com
T 414.347.4776

Kelly R. Rourke
Partner
krrourke@michaelbest.com
T 414.347.4741

Eric H. Rumbaugh
Partner
Sub-Group Leader, Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
ehrumbaugh@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.2742

Derek C. Stettner
Partner
dcstettner@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.4947

Charles P. Stevens
Partner
cpstevens@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.8268

Carrie M. Ziegler Thomas
Senior Counsel
cmzieglerthomas@michaelbest.com
T 414.225.8271

Leah Hurtgen Ziemba
Partner
Practice Group Chair, Regulatory
Industry Group Co-Chair, Agribusiness, Food & Beverage
lhziemba@michaelbest.com
T 608.283.4420
