MADISON | MILWAUKEE, Wis. and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (August 21, 2025) – Today DeWitt LLP proudly announces that 30 of the firm’s attorneys across its five offices have received recognition in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, one of its attorneys received the prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” designation, an honor earned by only a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.
Respected by the legal profession, the media, and the public for over 40 years, The Best Lawyers in America list is based on a peer-review survey process in which thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate other attorneys in their practice areas.
Individuals honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for a specialty and metropolitan location per edition. In this case, DeWitt attorney Joseph T. Leone received the highest overall peer-feedback during this year’s voting for Litigation – Patent in the Madison metropolitan area.
The 30 DeWitt attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2025 include:
Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Brookfield
- Douglas H. Frazer (2007) – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Jeffrey J. Liotta (2012) – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
- Brian R. Smigelski (2013) – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
- John P. Yentz (2013) – Corporate Law
Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Phillip R. Maples (2018)- Trusts and Estates
Madison, Wisconsin
- Brian L. Anderson (2005) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Jon P. Axelrod (1997) – Commercial Litigation
- Frederic J. Brouner (2005) – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law
- Paul A. Croake (2006) – Corporate Law
- Stephen A. DiTullio (2007) – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bryan C. Esch (2011) – Real Estate Law
- Eric A. Farnsworth (2005) – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jeff A. Goldman (2016) – Trusts and Estates
- Stuart C. Herro (2005) – Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Joseph T. Leone (2007) – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Anna L. Loess (2024) – Family Law, Trusts and Estates
- Troy A. Mayne (2005) – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- William E. McCardell (2007) – Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Michele L. Perreault (2024) – Family Law
- Ronald R. Ragatz (2006) – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law
- Theresa L. Roetter (2013) – Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law
- Wrede H. Smith, Jr. (1995) – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Timm P. Speerschneider (2006) – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Eric H. Chadwick (2016) – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- Rachel Dahl (2024) – Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
- Matthew A. Drewes (2022) – Community Association Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Robert W. Due (2014) – Family Law
- Kathleen M. Newman (1993) – Family Law
- Brian R. Pollack (2023) – Patent Law
- Bradley Thorson (2015) Patent Law
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.
About DeWitt
Founded in 1903, DeWitt LLP is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 130 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison, Mequon, and Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. DeWitt is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including family law, background screening, business law, employee stock ownership plans, employee benefits, intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, employment relations, environmental, estate planning, family business, litigation, real estate, tax law, and more. Additional information is available at dewittllp.com.
