36 DeWitt Attorneys Names Best Lawyers in America® – 2019 Edition
Three Madison DeWitt Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year
MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – The law firm of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C., and its affiliate DeWitt Mackall Crounse & Moore S.C., announced today that 36 lawyers from its Wisconsin offices have been named for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. In addition, three of its attorneys also received the distinction of Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas for the region: Brian L. Anderson Tax Law Lawyer of the Year; Ronald W. Kuehn Government Relations Practice Lawyer of the Year; and Joseph T. Leone Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Only one attorney per practice area is recognized per community.
The attorneys selected for The Best Lawyers in America inclusion represent 28 areas of law.
The 32 Madison-based attorneys and their specialties selected for inclusion are:
*The years listed in parentheses are their inaugural years of being featured on the list
- Brian L. Anderson (2005) Employee Benefits, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (Lawyer of the Year – Tax Law)
- Jon P. Axelrod (1995) Commercial Litigation
- Donald L. Bach (2007) Water Law
- Denis P. Bartell (1989) Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
- Frederic J. Brouner (2005) Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law
- Paul A. Croake (2006) Corporate Law
- Michael R. Davis (2005) Personal Injury-Plaintiffs
- Stephen A. DiTullio (2007) Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Labor Law
- Peter R. Dohr (2006) Corporate Law
- Bryan C. Esch (2011) Real Estate Law
- Eric A. Farnsworth (2005) Medical Malpractice-Plaintiffs, Personal Injury-Plaintiffs
- Bradley C. Fulton (2013) Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey A. Goldman (2016) Trusts & Estates
- Henry J. Handzel, Jr. (1989) Environmental Law
- Hugh J. Hayes (2011) Family Law
- Stuart C. Herro (2005) Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Christopher S. Krimmer (2014) Family Law
- Jayne K. Kuehn (2007) Education Law
- Ronald W. Kuehn (2009) Government Relations (Lawyer of the Year – Gov’t Relations Practice)
- Jordan K. Lamb (2009) Government Relations Practice
- Joseph T. Leone (2007) Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law (Lawyer of the Year – Litigation – Patent)
- Troy A. Mayne (2005) Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- William E. McCardell (2007) Construction Law, Employment Law, Labor Law
- Richard W. Pitzner (1983) Corporate Law, Tax Law
- Ron R. Ragatz (2006) Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law
- Joseph A. Ranney (2010) Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation
- John Rashke (1987) Employee Benefits
- Greg E. Scallon (2013) Corporate Law
- Mark R. Sewell (2009) Land Use & Zoning Law, Municipal Law
- Wrede H. Smith, Jr. (2005) Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Trusts and Estates
- Timm P. Speerschneider (2006) Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
- Michael W. Wilcox (1983) Trusts and Estates
The four Metropolitan Milwaukee-based attorneys and their respective specialties are:
*The years listed in parentheses are their inaugural years of being featured on the list
- Douglas H. Frazer (2007) Tax Litigation and Controversy, Tax Law
- Paul R. Hoefle (2017) Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Brian R. Smigelski (2013) Construction Law
- John P. Yentz (2013) Corporate Law
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