MILWAUKEE – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) is pleased to announce that 120 attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in their 2025 Best Lawyers® list. Of those honored, 20 were named “Ones to Watch in America™ and nine were named “Lawyer of the Year.” Every year, Best Lawyers names one lawyer in each practice “Lawyer of the Year.”
Lawyers of the Year
Milwaukee, WI:
- Albert S. Orr – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bruce T. Block – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- David G. Hanson – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation (Patent)
- Frank W. DiCastri – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Lucien A. Beaudry – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Robert K. Sholl – Employment Law – Management
Madison, WI:
- Gregory F. Monday – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Melanie S. Lee – Construction Law
- Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Below is the full list of Reinhart attorneys named 2025 Best Lawyers.
Denver, CO:
- Amy H. Ruhl – Real Estate Law
- Jennifer L. Stenman – Real Estate Law
Madison, WI:
- Christine Rew Barden – Trusts and Estates
- Peter L. Gardon – Communications Law; Energy Law; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Carl R. Kugler – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Melanie S. Lee – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Robert J. Lightfoot – Elder Law; Health Care Law
- Don M. Millis – Tax Law
- Gregory F. Monday – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Justin F. Oeth – Real Estate Law
- Jessica Hutson Polakowski – Litigation – Real Estate
- Lucas N. Roe – Real Estate Law
- Joseph D. Shumow – Real Estate Law
- Lynn M. Stathas – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
- Joshua D. Taggatz – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Nathan J. Wautier – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Milwaukee, WI:
- Christopher P. Banaszak – Employment Law – Individuals
- John L. Barlament – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Lucien A. Beaudry – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law
- Kristin M. Bergstrom – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Bruce T. Block – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Steven P. Bogart – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Laura A. Brenner – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
- Larri J. Broomfield – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Lawrence J. Burnett – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Thomas M. Burnett – Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law
- Mark A. Cameli – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
- Bennett E. Choice – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Daniel P. Cooper – Tax Law
- William R. Cummings – Real Estate Law
- Jennifer R. D’Amato – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Catherine L. Davies – Corporate Law
- Francis W. Deisinger – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Margaret M. Derus – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Frank W. DiCastri – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Richard W. Donner – Real Estate Law
- Robert S. Driscoll – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stephen C. Elliott – Real Estate Law
- John A. Erich – Real Estate Law
- Heather L. Fields – Health Care Law
- William F. Flynn – Banking and Finance Law
- Jeffrey R. Fuller – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Thomas E. Funk – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Michael G. Goller – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Rebecca E. Greene – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Anthony J. Handzlik – Corporate Law
- Scott W. Hansen – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Patent
- David G. Hanson – Advertising Law; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
- Robert J. Heath – Health Care Law
- Robert J. Heinrich – Banking and Finance Law
- Robert F. Henkle, Jr. – Corporate Law; Franchise Law
- John A. Herbers – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Troy A. Hilliard – Corporate Law
- Patrick J. Hodan – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kevin J. Howley – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jerome M. Janzer – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Timothy J. Kamke – Health Care Law
- Adam R. Konrad – Corporate Law
- Benjamin T. Kurten – Immigration Law
- Benjamin G. Lombard – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Martin J. McLaughlin – Corporate Law
- Robert J. Misey, Jr. – Tax Law
- James G. Morrow – Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
- John E. Mossberg – Litigation – ERISA
- Travis R. Mueller – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John M. Murphy – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Nathan J. Neuberger – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Albert S. Orr – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Lucas J. Pagels – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Frank Pitsoulakis – Real Estate Law
- Timothy P. Reardon – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Christopher E. Rechlicz – Corporate Law
- John T. Reichert – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- David M. Sanders – Real Estate Law
- John L. Schliesmann – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Patent
- David B. Schulz – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Robert K. Sholl – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William Invie Shroyer – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Caitlyn B. Sikorski – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
- David J. Sisson – Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Kristina E. Somers – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Ryan S. Stippich – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Securities
- Paul J. Stockhausen – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Gregory A. Storm – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Guy R. Temple – Commercial Litigation
- William H. Tobin – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- John K. Tokarz – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Deborah C. Tomczyk – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- John M. Van Lieshout – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- John H. Wink – Banking and Finance Law
Minneapolis, MN:
- Peter M. Rosene – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Waukesha, WI:
- Vincent J. Beres – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
- Scott M. Fabry – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law
- Eric P. Hagemeier – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bridget M. Hubing – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Nathan K. Johnson – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Bushnell Nielsen – Litigation – Real Estate
- David G. Peterson – Commercial Litigation
- Wendy S. Rusch – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” recognizes attorneys who are early in their legal careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Reinhart currently has 20 lawyers named to this list.
Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”
Denver, CO
- Thomas A. Witt – Real Estate Law
Madison, WI
- Heidi M. Gabriel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Woomin Kang – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Monica A. Mark – Commercial Litigation
- Maya Zahn Rhine – Real Estate Law
Milwaukee, WI
- Kelsey L. Berns – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
- Tristan A. Dollinger – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- Michael J. Gentry – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Douglas J. Huenink – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Melissa Y. Lanska – Banking and Finance Law
- James N. Law – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Sara McNamara – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Martha J. Mohs – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Jack T. Murphy – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Andrew A. Price – Banking and Finance Law
- Jeffrey D. Roeske – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher K. Schuele – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Heidi R. Thole – Entertainment and Sports Law; Intellectual Property Law
- Kathryn K. Westfall – Corporate Law
- Nicholas W. Zuiker – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
About Best Lawyers®
For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers® has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation, and lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. The Best Lawyers magazine is distributed in leading publications like The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post. Best Lawyers received more than 13 million peer evaluations, resulting in the inclusion of more than 143,000 lawyers.
About Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Reinhart is a full-service, business-oriented law firm with offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Wausau, Wisconsin; Chicago and Rockford, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and Phoenix, Arizona. With more than 200 lawyers, the firm serves clients throughout the United States and internationally with a combination of legal advice, industry understanding and superior client service.
