MINNEAPOLIS – August 18, 2022. Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that 46 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023, with two attorneys recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: Jeffrey R. Ansel and Thomas H. Boyd. In addition, 15 attorneys have been included in the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
The recognized attorneys are:
| Name | Area Recognized |
| David M. Aafedt | Administrative/Regulatory Law Insurance Law |
| Jeffrey R. Ansel | Arbitration Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking and Finance* Litigation – Real Estate 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 |
| Philip T. Colton | Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| 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 | Real Estate Law |
| Jeffrey Drennan | Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law |
| Edward J. Drenttel | Banking and Finance Law |
| Christianna Finnern | Health Care Law |
| Gerald Fornwald | Commercial Litigation |
| Thomas J. Hanson | Health Care Law |
| Jon J. Hoganson | Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law |
| John C. Holper | Banking and Finance Law Litigation – Construction |
| 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 | Litigation – Real Estate |
| Paul W. Markwardt | Real Estate Law |
| Erin Mathern | Real Estate Law |
| Matthew R. McBride | Real Estate Law |
| Kevin McLain | 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 |
| 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 |
| Michael A. Rosow | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Real Estate Law |
| Elizabeth Schmiesing | Energy Law Environmental Law |
| Catherine L. Sjoberg | Real Estate 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 |
| 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 | Tax Law |
| Raha Assadi-Lamouki | Banking and Finance Law |
| Jacob R. Bean | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Olivia M. Cooper | Commercial Litigation |
| Catherine M. Cumming | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Lisa B. Ellingson | Commercial Litigation |
| Devon C. Holstad | Commercial Litigation |
| Christopher Hussey | Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Amber L. Kraemer | Banking and Finance Law |
| Kyle Kroll | Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation |
| Jessica Timmington Lindstrom | Elder Law Trusts and Estates |
| Joseph J.W. Phelps | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Matthew Robinson | Commercial Litigation |
| Robert P. Singleton | Real Estate Law Tax Law |
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 116,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 17 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers honored in the new edition.
Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
Mentioned Attorneys and Professionals
