Quarles & Brady LLP: Nine Madison Based Quarles & Brady LLP Attorneys named in The Best Lawyers in America 2006

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Donna Hurd (608) 251-5000

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65 Quarles & Brady Wisconsin Attorneys Listed – More Than any Other Firm in State

MADISON, Wis. – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that nine of its Madison-based attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006 (published by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Quarles & Brady has 65 Wisconsin attorneys in Madison and Milwaukee who are recognized as Best Lawyers®, and the firm has more attorneys listed than any other law firm in Wisconsin.

A total of 95 Quarles & Brady attorneys nationwide are listed as Best Lawyers® in this 12th edition, including 45 attorneys who have been recognized for 10 years or more. Best Lawyers® is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

Quarles & Brady attorneys from the firm’s Madison office who are distinguished for excellence in their practice areas are:

Waltraud A. Arts – gaming law

Jeffrey B. Bartell* – alternative dispute resolution, corporate law and financial institutions law
James R. Cole – alternative dispute resolution law
Kevin A. Delorey* – real estate law
Roy L. Prange, Jr.* – bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law
John S. Robison* – corporate law

Donald K. Schott – commercial litigation

Nicholas J. Seay* – intellectual property law

Michael S. Weiden* – health care law

* denotes attorneys who have been recognized for 10 years or more.

Best Lawyers® bases its listing on an exhaustive study of the legal profession in which attorneys nationwide are asked to rank the top practitioners in their specialties in their jurisdictions. Because listings are based on the votes of other lawyers and cannot be solicited, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a particular honor. The 2006 edition marks the first annual publication of Best Lawyers®, which was previously published biennially.

Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing from offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; and Naples, Fla. The firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small, entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Quarles & Brady represents clients in a broad range of industries and practice areas, including but not limited to the following: antitrust, trade regulation and franchising; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; commercial transactions litigation; corporate services; municipal and public finance; employee benefits; environmental; financial institutions; federal Indian & gaming law; government relations; health; immigration; e-commerce and information technology; insurance regulation; intellectual property; international business; labor & employment; product liability; toxic tort litigation; real estate; school; tax; tax-exempt organizations; estate planning; and white-collar criminal and governmental investigations. Additional information about the firm may be found at www.quarles.com.