MINNEAPOLIS – August 17, 2023. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that 51 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024, with two attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: Thomas H. Boyd and Eric Swanson. In addition, 21 attorneys have been included in the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. The recognized attorneys are:
The recognized attorneys are:
| Name | Area Recognized |
| David M. Aafedt | Administrative/Regulatory Law Healthcare Law Insurance Law |
| Jeffrey R. Ansel | Arbitration Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Real Estate Litigation – Trusts and Estates Mediation |
| Jonathan W.J. Armour | Real Estate Law |
| Timothy M. Barnett | Corporate Law Franchise Law |
| Daniel C. Beck | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Robert E. Box, Jr. | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Tax Law |
| Thomas H. Boyd | Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation – Insurance* Litigation – Trusts and Estates |
| Aimée D. Dayhoff | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Tammera R. Diehm | Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Land Use and Zoning Law Municipal Law Real Estate Law |
| James W. Dierking | Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law |
| Jeffrey Drennan | Real Estate Law |
| Edward J. Drenttel | Banking and Finance Law |
| Christianna Finnern | Health Care Law |
| Gerald Fornwald | Commercial Litigation |
| Thomas J. Hanson | Government Relations Practice |
| Jon J. Hoganson | Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law |
| John C. Holper | Construction Law Litigation – Construction |
| Scott Jahnke | Real Estate Law |
| Katherine A. Johnson | Real Estate Law |
| Mark T. Johnson | Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Norman L. Jones III | Real Estate Law |
| Thomas J. Kettleson | Banking and Finance Law |
| Brent A. Lorentz | Commercial Litigation |
| Christina Rieck Loukas | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Real Estate |
| Paul W. Markwardt | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Erin Mathern | Real Estate Law |
| Matthew R. McBride | Commercial Litigation |
| Kevin McLain | Construction Law Litigation – Real Estate Real Estate Law |
| Anton J. Moch | Banking and Finance Law |
| David E. Moran | Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| John D. Nolde | Real Estate Law |
| David P. Pearson | Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation – Insurance |
| Jeffrey A. Peterson | Banking and Finance Law |
| Jon L. Peterson | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Laura A. Pfeiffer | Employment Law – Individuals Employment Law – Management |
| Mark A. Pihart | Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor & Employment |
| Brooks F. Poley | Commercial Litigation |
| John C. Redpath | Corporate Law |
| Ryan J. Schildkraut | Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Elizabeth Schmiesing | Administrative/Regulatory Law Energy Law Environmental Law |
| Catherine L. Sjoberg | Real Estate Law |
| Andrew J. Steil | Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| John M. Stern | Real Estate Law |
| Holly A. Stocker | Banking and Finance Law |
| Eric F. Swanson | Administrative/Regulatory Law* Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law* |
| Todd B. Urness | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Michele D. Vaillancourt | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Thomas A. Walker | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Dean D. Willer | Corporate Law |
| Joseph M. Windler | Commercial Litigation |
| Douglas S. Wolgamot | Trusts & Estates |
* denotes “Lawyer of the Year” in this practice area. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.
The following attorneys were listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.
| Name | Area Recognized |
| Wade C. Adamson | Real Estate Law |
| Shawn Alexander | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Raha Assadi-Lamouki | Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law |
| Jacob R. Bean | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Olivia M. Cooper | Commercial Litigation Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Lisa B. Ellingson | Commercial Litigation |
| Edward “Teddy” J. Fleming | Corporate Law |
| Devon C. Holstad | Commercial Litigation |
| Christopher Hussey | Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Steven Kool | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Amber L. Kraemer | Banking and Finance Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Kyle Kroll | Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation |
| Jessica Timmington Lindstrom | Elder Law Trusts and Estates |
| Cornelius “Neil” Mahoney | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Paul Manda | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Joshua Noah | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Joseph J.W. Phelps | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Catherine M. Riihiluoma | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Matthew Robinson | Commercial Litigation Insurance Law |
| Robert P. Singleton | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Samuel J. Thompson | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers.
The lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
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