Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that 144 of its attorneys are included in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, nearly doubling the number of recognized attorneys from 2022. The 2023 Edition is based on more than 12 million evaluations and recognizes 71,437 attorneys in 150 practice areas. 

The firm’s recognized attorneys span numerous practice areas in offices across the county including Washington, D.C. and 12 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Virginia, and Washington.

The 144 Kutak Rock attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2023 are: 

Arizona
Scottsdale

• Heather K. Aeschleman: Real Estate Law
• Douglas H. Allsworth: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate (first time listed) 
• Dean M. Dinner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy 
• Mark E. Lasee: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Marc R. Lieberman: Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Real Estate Law
• Kelly A. McGuire: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Arik J. Michelson: Real Estate Law
• Timothy C. Nash: Public Finance Law
• Mark R. Nethers: Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Mitchell S. Padover: Commercial Transactions/UCC Law (first time listed)
• Michael W. Sillyman: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment (first time listed)
• Heidi Fabritz Wolford: Real Estate Law (first time listed) 
• Lynn T. Ziolko: Real Estate Law (first time listed) 

Arkansas
Fayetteville

• Tameron C. Bishop: Banking and Finance Law (first time listed) 
• J.R. Carroll: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation –Defendants
• Niki Cung: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance (first time listed) 
• Stephen M. Dacus: Commercial Litigation (first time listed)
• Jeffrey M. Fletcher: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Rayburn W. Green: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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
• James E. Hathaway III: Public Finance Law
• Ashley Welch Hudson: Healthcare Law (first time listed) 
• Alexander Justiss: Administrative / Regulatory Law (first time listed)
• Andrew King: Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (first time listed) 
• C. David McDaniel: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation 
• 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
• Jennie Stewart: Tax Law (first time listed) 
• Gordon M. Wilbourn: Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
• Teresa M. Wineland: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Rogers

• Nick Arnold: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law (first time listed) 
• Russell C. Atchley: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
• Mark W. Dossett: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• L. Kyle Heffley: Litigation – Real Estate; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Kyle T. Unser: Litigation – Banking and Finance (first time listed) 

Colorado
Denver

• Neil L. Arney: Litigation – Intellectual Property (first time listed) 
• Jennifer K. Barrett: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Michael E. Bonifazi: Litigation – Real Estate (first time listed)
• Kristin G. Caid: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Larry L. Carlile: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Kamille J. Curylo: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Victoria L. Donovan: Mergers and Acquisitions Law (first time listed)
• Matthias M. Edrich: Public Finance Law 
• Diana C. Fields: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment (first time listed)
• Anne M. Gish: Health Care Law; Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Micah J. Halverson: Real Estate Law (first time listed)
• Stephen J. Ismert: Real Estate Law (first time listed)
• David E. Kay: Litigation – Construction (first time listed)
• Heather L. Kendrick: Real Estate Law (first time listed)
• Daniel C. Lynch: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Frederic H. Marienthal III: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• William S. Martin: Real Estate Law (first time listed)
• Matthew S. McElhiney: Health Care Law (first time listed)
• Chad T. Nitta: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent (first time listed)
• Ellen K. O’Brien: Real Estate Law
• Reid A. Page: Commercial Litigation (first time listed)
• Thomas M. Peltz: Public Finance Law 
• Kristine L. Poston: Real Estate Law (first time listed)
• Michael K. Reppe: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Gil B. Rosenthal: Corporate Law (first time listed)
• Lee F. Sachnoff: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kenneth K. Skogg: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Michael G. Thomas: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Thomas C. Weihe: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Shawn M. Willette: Public Finance Law (first time listed)

Florida
Tallahassee

• Katie S. Buchanan: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Michael C. Eckert: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Jonathan T. Johnson: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Tucker F. Mackie: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Michelle K. Rigoni: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Sarah R. Sandy: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Lindsay C. Whelan: Public Finance Law (first time listed)

Georgia
Atlanta

• Gregory R. Crochet: Employment Law – Management
• Thomas P. Lauth: Public Finance Law 
• Eric R. Sender: Banking and Finance Law (first time listed)
• Debra M. Thompson: Real Estate Law (first time listed)

Illinois
Chicago

• Kevin L. Barney: Public Finance Law (first time listed)

Kansas
Wichita

• Richard A. Olmstead: Litigation – Labor and Employment

Minnesota
Minneapolis

• Stephen C. Rosholt: Public Finance Law

Missouri
Kansas City

• Jean-Paul Assouad: Insurance Law (first time listed)
  
• Jack T. Bangert: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Anna M. Berman: Commercial Litigation (first time listed)
• Michael E. Brown: Commercial Litigation (first time listed)
• John T. Coghlan: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
• Juliet A. Cox: Commercial Litigation (first time listed)
• Larry D. Fields: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance (first time listed)
• Matt R. Hubbard: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction (first time listed)
• Eric S. Johnson: Construction Law; Litigation – Real Estate (first time listed)
• M. Courtney Koger: Employment Law – Management; Insurance Law (first time listed)
• Edward Marquette: Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Trademark Law
• Kathryn P. Peters: Economic Development Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Joseph D. Serrano: Public Finance Law (first time listed)
• Bryan P. Stanley: Patent Law (first time listed)
• Mitch Woolery: Corporate Governance Law (first time listed)

Springfield

• Joshua B. Christensen: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 
• James E. Meadows: Appellate Practice; Litigation – Real Estate
• Dan R. Nelson: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; 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 – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Real Estate

Nebraska
Omaha

• Steven P. Amen: Agriculture Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (first time listed) 
• Dwyer Arce: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation 
• P. Brian Bartels: Litigation – ERISA
• Tory M. Bishop: Litigation – ERISA
• David L. Bracht: Agriculture Law; Energy Law (first time listed) 
• 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
• Michael S. Degan: Commercial Litigation
• H. Dale Dixon III: Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law 
• Maggie L. Ebert: Litigation – Intellectual Property (first time listed) 
• Matthew M. Enenbach: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (first time listed) 
• Jeremy T. Fitzpatrick: Construction Law; Litigation – Insurance
• Howard Fredrick Hahn: Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law
• Bryan G. Handlos: Banking and Finance Law
• Elizabeth D. Jensen: Real Estate Law (first time listed) 
• Patrick W. Kennison Jr.: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance (first time listed) 
• Thomas J. Kenny: Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Health Care
• Todd C. Kinney: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property (first time listed) 
• Bartholomew L. McLeay: Agriculture Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Michael G. Mullin: Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Insurance Law; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Bradley Nielsen: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (first time listed) 
• Gigi O’Hara: Employment Law – Management
• John P. Passarelli: Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Lisa M. Peters: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (first time listed) 
• 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: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Trademark Law
• Carol A. Svolos: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent (first time listed) 
• Marcia Washkuhn: Employment Law – Management
• 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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