Lewis Roca Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers List

Honors & Recognitions

08/19/2021

PHOENIX (August 19, 2021) – Lewis Roca announced that 10 partners have been named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America^© 2022 and 78 of the firm’s lawyers were recognized as The Best Lawyers in America^© 2022. The firm also has 14 lawyers who have been named as The Best Lawyers in America^© Ones to Watch for 2022.

Lewis Roca Lawyers Named “Lawyer of the Year”:

Denver

• Frederick J. Baumann – Litigation - Securities

Las Vegas

• Glenn J. Light – Gaming Law

Phoenix

• Bryant D. Barber – Municipal Law
• Carla A. Consoli – Litigation - Environmental
• Edwin A. Barkel – Litigation - Securities
• Jennifer A. Van Kirk – Trademark Law
• Michael T. Hallam – Administrative/Regulatory Law
• Scott D. DeWald – Corporate Law
• Stephen M. Bressler – Insurance Law

Tucson

• Rob Charles – Litigation - Bankruptcy

Lewis Roca Best Lawyers 2022:

Albuquerque

• Ross L. Crown – Construction Law, Government Contracts

Colorado Springs

• William Mahaffey – Tax Law

Denver

• Frederick J. Baumann – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
• Scott M. Browning – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
• Chad Caby – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Brent R. Cohen – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Thomas J. Dougherty II – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Jessica L. Fuller – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• William P. Johnson – Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Kevin M. Kelly – Banking and Finance Law
• Kris Kostolansky – Litigation - Labor & Employment

• James M. Lyons – Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Mediation
• Jay Mankamyer – Real Estate Law
• Franklin D. O'Loughlin – Insurance Law
• Ben M. Ochoa – Litigation - Real Estate
• Michael D. Plachy – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
• Brian Spano – Commercial Litigation
• Douglas B. Tumminello – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James R. Walker – Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Karen L. Witt – Corporate Law

Las Vegas

• Ogonna M. Brown – Commercial Litigation
• Howard E. Cole – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Joel D. Henriod – Appellate Practice
• Jennifer K. Hostetler – Employment Law - Management
• Glenn J. Light – Gaming Law
• Scott Y. MacTaggart – Corporate Law
• Donald G. Martin – Real Estate Law
• Michael J. McCue – Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
• Daniel F. Polsenberg – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• Karl F. Rutledge – Gaming Law
• Dan R. Waite – Litigation - Banking and Finance

Los Angeles

• John Carson – Trademark Law

Phoenix

• Amy E. Altshuler – Real Estate Law
• Bryant D. Barber – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
• Edwin A. Barkel – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities
• Gary Bendinger – Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Stephen M. Bressler – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Samuel S. Chang – Real Estate Law
• Carla A. Consoli – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Dale A. Danneman – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Securities
• Patrick Derdenger – Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law
• Scott D. DeWald – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Todd Erb – Commercial Litigation
• Susan M. Freeman – Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Kami Schvaneveldt Galvani – Corporate Law
• Michael T. Hallam – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Communications Law
• Gregory Y. Harris – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law
• Stephen M. Hart – Gaming Law, Native American Law
• Frances J. Haynes – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Real Estate Law
• Steven J. Hulsman – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Lawrence A. Kasten – Appellate Practice
• Robert Kort – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law
• Peter A. Larson – Native American Law
• Laura A. Lo Bianco – Corporate Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Stanley B. Lutz – Environmental Law
• Robert H. McKirgan – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Real Estate
• Linda M. Mitchell – Real Estate Law
• Kevin Olson – Corporate Law
• Melanie V. Pate – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael J. Phalen – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• John M. Rawicz – Real Estate Law
• Foster Robberson – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Robert F. Roos – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Heidi K. Short – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Mary Ellen Simonson – Education Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer A. Van Kirk – Copyright Law, Trademark Law
• Kenneth Van Winkle, Jr. – Real Estate Law
• John C. West – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance
• Nancy L. White – Corporate Law

Reno

• Paul A. Matteoni – Construction Law
• Leif Reid – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate

Tucson

• Anne E. Aikman-Scalise – Trademark Law
• Rob Charles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Mark D. Patton – Real Estate Law
• Andrew D. Schorr – Real Estate Law
• Lewis D. Schorr – Real Estate Law
• S.L. Schorr – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Matthew C. Sweger – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Lewis Roca Best Lawyers Ones to Watch 2022:

Denver

• Dietrich C. Hoefner – Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
• Caitlin McHugh – Commercial Litigation
• Angela M. Vichick – Commercial Litigation

Las Vegas

• Abraham G. Smith – Appellate Practice

Phoenix

• Nicholas S. Bauman – Commercial Litigation
• Michael Charles Brown – Construction Law, Litigation - Real Estate
• Tyler J. Carrell – Real Estate Law
• Rachel R. Felix – Native American Law
• Karen Jurichko Lowell – Tax Law
• Molly A. Magestro – Real Estate Law
• Adam Reich – Commercial Litigation
• Amanda L. Thatcher – Tax Law

Reno

• Nicole Scott – Commercial Litigation

Tucson

• Joshua Crandell – Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers is compiled annually by conducting peer-review surveys in which leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. “Lawyer of the Year” awards are presented to a single outstanding attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.

About Lewis Roca

Lewis Roca is an Am Law 200 law firm serving clients globally in complex litigation, intellectual property, business transactions, gaming, government relations, labor and employment, and regulatory counseling. Its offices are located in Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Reno, Silicon Valley, and Tucson. To learn more about the firm, please visit us at our new website at www.lewisroca.com.

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