Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that 75 of its attorneys are included in the 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The 2021 Edition is based on more than 9.4 million evaluations and recognizes more than 67,000 attorneys in 148 practice areas.
The firm's recognized attorneys span numerous practice areas in offices across the county including Washington, D.C. and 10 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Virginia, and Washington.
The 75 Kutak Rock attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 are:
Arizona
Scottsdale
- Heather K. Aeschleman: Real Estate Law
- Dean M. Dinner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation: Bankruptcy
- Mark E. Lasee: Real Estate Law
- Marc R. Lieberman: Commercial Litigation; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Real Estate Law
- Arik J. Michelson: Real Estate Law
- Timothy C. Nash: Public Finance Law
- Mark R. Nethers: Real Estate Law
- Jason D. Stych: Real Estate Law
Arkansas
Little Rock
- Jess L. Askew, III: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; First Amendment Law; Media Law
- Randal B. Frazier: Banking and Finance Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law
- James M. Gary: Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
- H. Watt Gregory, III: Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Venture Capital Law
- Jim Hathaway: Public Finance Law
- David McDaniel: Corporate Law (*first time listed)
- David A. Smith: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Gordon M. Wilbourn: Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
- Teresa M. Wineland: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Fayetteville
- Russell C. Atchley: Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Construction
- Dale Brown: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- J.R. Carroll: Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Mark W. Dossett: Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
- Jeffrey Fletcher: Commercial Litigation (*first time listed)
- Rayburn W. Green: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Scott Jackson: Employment Law-Management (*first time listed)
- Bryan G. Looney: Health Care Law
Colorado
Denver
- Saranne Maxwell: Public Finance Law (*first time listed)
- Ellen K. O’Brien: Real Estate Law
- Thomas M. Peltz: Public Finance Law
- Lee F. Sachnoff: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kenneth K. Skogg: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Georgia
Atlanta
- Gregory R. Crochet: Employment Law-Management
Kansas
Wichita
- Richard A. Olmstead: Litigation-Labor and Employment
Minnesota
Minneapolis
- Stephen C. Rosholt: Public Finance Law
Missouri
Kansas City
- Jack T. Bangert: Product Liability Litigation-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs
- John T. Coghlan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Edward Marquette: Copyright Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Trademark Law
- G. Mark Sappington: Health Care Law
Springfield
- Josh Christensen: Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants (*first time listed)
- James E. Meadows: Appellate Practice; Litigation-Real Estate
- Dan R. Nelson: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Joseph Reid: Litigation-Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants; Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
- Michael D. Textor: Construction Law; Litigation-Construction; Real Estate Law
- Randell D. Wallace: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- J. Taylor White: Litigation-Real Estate
Nebraska
Omaha
- Dwyer Arce: Appellate Practice (*first time listed)
- P. Brian Bartels: Litigation-ERISA
- Tory M. Bishop: Litigation-ERISA
- Victoria H. Buter: Commercial Litigation
- Michael K. Bydalek: Information Technology Law; Technology Law
- Robert L. Cohen: Health Care Law
- Michael L. Curry: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Thomas H. Dahlk: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation-Securities
- H. Dale Dixon III: Banking and Finance Law
- Jeremy T. Fitzpatrick: Construction Law
- Patrick B. Griffin: Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Securities
- Howard Fredrick Hahn: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law
- Bryan G. Handlos: Banking and Finance Law
- Thomas J. Kenny: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Bartholomew L. McLeay: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Michael G. Mullin: Arbitration; Insurance Law; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
- Gigi O’Hara: Employment Law-Management (*first time listed)
- John P. Passarelli: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Litigation-Patent
- Patricia Schuett Peterson: Public Finance Law
- John E. Schembari: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation-ERISA
- Robert M. Slovek: Commercial Litigation
- Patrick C. Stephenson: Trademark Law
- James M. Sulentic: Trademark Law
- Marcia Washkuhn: Employment Law-Management (*first time listed)
- Jeffrey T. Wegner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Virginia
Richmond
- Peter J. Barrett: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Michael A. Condyles: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Loc Pfeiffer: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Washington
Spokane
- Geana M. Van Dessel: Commercial Litigation
- Heather C. Yakely: Litigation-Labor and Employment; Litigation-Municipal
Washington, DC
- Mitchell J. Bragin: Public Finance Law
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