Best Lawyers Recognizes 59 Schiff Attorneys, Six “Lawyers of the Year,” and 21 Ones to Watch
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that 59 attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021, with six attorneys also being named a “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of practice and location.
In addition, 21 Schiff associates have been listed in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes early-career attorneys for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Schiff also received four “Top-Listed” designations, denoting that the firm has the most recognized lawyers in a particular location and practice area.
Best Lawyers uses an extensive peer review process to capture a consensus opinion of the leading lawyers in each geographic area. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition goes to the attorney who received the highest overall peer feedback for his or her area of specialty, and only one is recognized in each specialty and location each year.
The six attorneys recognized as a Best Lawyer “Lawyer of the Year” 2021 and their practice areas and locations are:
Susan T. Bart - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Chicago)
David C. Blickenstaff - Litigation - Trusts and Estates (Chicago)
J. Mark Fisher - Equipment Finance Law (Chicago)
Brian G. Lustbader - Construction Law (New York City)
Robert J. Minkus - Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Chicago)
Frederick J. Sperling - Litigation - Real Estate (Chicago)
The 59 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 and their practice areas are:
Thomas W. Abendroth - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Derek G. Barella - Employment Law - Management
Susan T. Bart - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Jack R. Bierig - Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
David C. Blickenstaff - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Stephen J. Bonebrake - Environmental Law
Max G. Brittain, Jr.- Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Harmon A. Brown - Trusts and Estates
Antony S. Burt - Insurance Law
Thomas M. Crispi - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Everett J. Cygal - Insurance Law
Marci A. Eisenstein - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Joanne B. Faycurry - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
J. Mark Fisher - Equipment Finance Law
Sarah A. W. Fitts - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark C. Friedlander - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
David A. Grossberg - Real Estate Law
Russel T. Hamilton - Real Estate Law
Lawrence H. Heftman - Commercial Litigation
Maggie Hickey - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David R. Hodgman - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Brian K. Janowsky - Trusts and Estates
Janet M. Johnson - Real Estate Law
Eliot S. Jubelirer - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
Joseph J. Krasovec III - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Paul M. Lurie - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Brian G. Lustbader - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Owen E. MacBride - Energy Law
Paul G. Mackey - Real Estate Law
Paul C. Marengo - Public Finance Law
Sayward Mazur - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Samuel J. McKim III - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Robert J. Minkus - Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Jane Montgomery - Environmental Law
Virgil R. Montgomery - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Joshua More - Environmental Law
Paula J. Morency - Franchise Law
Ivan W. Moskowitz - Real Estate Law
Michael K. Moyers - Trusts and Estates
Sailesh K. Patel - Patent Law
Scott E. Pickens - Banking and Finance Law
Robert R. Pluth, Jr. - Trusts and Estates
Christine Quigley - Trusts and Estates
Kenneth M. Roberts - Arbitration - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Gabriel M. Rodriguez - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Felice Rose - Real Estate Law
Peter L. Rossiter - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law
Gary L. Rubin - Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Ami G. Scott - Banking and Finance Law
Paul A. Scrudato - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Sarah Kerr Severson - Trusts and Estates
Edward Spacapan, Jr. - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
David M. Spector - Insurance Law
Frederick J. Sperling - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Debra L. Stetter - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Clay A. Tillack - Franchise Law; Trademark Law
Robert J. Wierenga - Antitrust Law
Steven Wilamowsky - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
William P. Ziegelmueller - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
The 21 attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021 and their practice areas are:
Tracy Adamovich - Trusts and Estates
Jay R. Bombien - Patent Law
Christina K. Brunka - Construction Law
Jacob K. Danziger - Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation
Jonathan P. Dean - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Meredith R.W. DeCarlo - Commercial Litigation
Christine Wilson Feller - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Jonathan Freilich - Litigation - Construction
Hugo A. Gallegos - Corporate Law
Helen H. Ji - Intellectual Property Law
Evgeny Magidenko - Tax Law
Arun J. Mohan - Intellectual Property Law
Michael K. Molzberger - Commercial Litigation
Kristen Hosack Pace - Trusts and Estates
Allison K. Pfeifle - Trusts and Estates
David Pi - Commercial Litigation
Thomas A. Rammer II - Litigation - Patent
Daniel J. Schufreider - Commercial Litigation
Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Brooke Clason Smith - Commercial Litigation
Elise H. Yu - Commercial Litigation
The Best Lawyers 2021 Top-Listed
Top-Listed State Awards
Litigation - Construction in Illinois: 4 Lawyers
Litigation - Trusts and Estates in Illinois: 4 Lawyers
Top-Listed City Awards
Litigation - Construction in Chicago: 4 Lawyers
Litigation - Trusts and Estates in Chicago: 4 Lawyers
No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Methodology for this recognition can be found here.
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