Lane Powell is proud to announce that 90 attorneys were recently selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Lawyers of the Year Special recognition goes to our 2023 “Lawyers of the Year,” who received the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. This award is presented to only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.
- Bruce Cahn, Portland “Lawyer of the Year” in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Stephania Denton, Seattle “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Insurance
- Brett Durbin, Seattle “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Katie Matison, Seattle “Lawyer of the Year” in Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Michael Parise, Anchorage “Lawyer of the Year” in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Lawyers
Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Michael Baylous is a new addition to the Best Lawyers list this year.
Anchorage
- Michael Baylous, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Brewster Jamieson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance
- Michael Parise, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law
- Peter Partnow, Employment Law – Management
Portland
- Kara Backus, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Jeremy Bader, Real Estate Law
- Bruce Cahn, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- David Criswell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Kenneth Davis, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Pilar French, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- John Gadon, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Paul George, Commercial Litigation
- Kenneth Haglund, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Bruce Hamlin, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- David Hosenpud, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Charles Hudson, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Brian Kiolbasa, Commercial Litigation
- Janet Larsen, Commercial Litigation
- Carter Mann, Commercial Litigation
- Lee Nusich, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Paul Ostroff, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Douglas Parker, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bryan Powell, Real Estate Law
- Michael Silvey, Real Estate Law
- Vicki Smith, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Thomas Sondag, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey Wolfstone, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Seattle
- Barry Abbott, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Insurance Law
- Stanton Beck, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law
- Jennifer Beyerlein, Litigation - Construction
- Tiffany Connors, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Paige Davis, Tax Law
- Grant Degginger, Construction Law, Environmental Law
- Stephania Denton, Litigation – Insurance
- Barbara Duffy, Commercial Litigation, Elder Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
- Brett Durbin, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Scott Edwards, Tax Law
- Rudy Englund, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Gregory Fox, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Patrick Franke, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Thomas Grohman, Corporate Law
- Lewis Horowitz, Tax Law
- Charles Huber, Commercial Litigation
- Gary Kirk, Trusts and Estates
- Sarah MacLeod, Trusts and Estates
- Katie Matison, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation
- Gail Mautner, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Ryan McBride, Commercial Litigation
- Qingqing Miao, Corporate Law
- Michael Morgan, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael Nesteroff, Litigation – Environmental
- Heidi Orr, Trusts and Estates
- Ellie Perka, Construction Law
- Michael Reilly, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation (ERISA)
- Charles Riley, Trusts and Estates
- Joan Robinson, Banking and Finance Law
- David Schoeggl, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- Julie Seidenstein, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Paul Swanson, Trademark Law
- Tim Wackerbarth, Railroad Law
- Taylor Washburn, Litigation – Securities
- Steven Winters, CleanTech Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
Ones to Watch
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers, typically five to nine years of practice, for outstanding professional excellence. Recognition is based entirely on peer review and employs the Best Lawyers methodology. Lachlan Huck, Erika O’Sullivan, Michael Payant, Aleksander Schilbach, Jonathan Schirmer, and Heather St.Clair are new additions to the Ones to Watch list this year.
Anchorage
- Erika O’Sullivan, Commercial Litigation
Portland
- Joseph Cerne, Corporate Law
- Elizabeth Davis, Corporate Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Andrew Geppert, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Cassandra Mercer, Intellectual Property Law
- Carlisle Pearson, Commercial Litigation
- Lisa Poplawski, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kristen Price, Commercial Litigation
- Heather St.Clair, Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Mohammed Workicho, Commercial Litigation
Seattle
- Katie Bass, Commercial Litigation
- Will Brunnquell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization law
- Julia Clark, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Alexander Fung, Corporate Law
- Lachlan Huck, Corporate Law
- Jamie Lanier, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
- Shirley Lou-Magnuson, Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Devon McCurdy, Commercial Litigation
- Riley Moyer, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kellen Patterson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Transportation Law
- Michael Payant, Corporate Law
- Gregory Pyle, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Elder Law
- Aaron Schaer, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation
- Aleksander Schilbach, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Jonathan Schirmer, Litigation – Construction
- Avin Singh, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Michelle Su, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- James Zack, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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