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

Press Release

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