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Fifty-nine Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2015© (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

In addition, seven Fredrikson attorneys were named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers® 2015 Lawyer of the Year

  • Lawrence Bender, Best Lawyers® 2015 Natural Resources Law “Lawyer of the Year” Bismarck
  • Clinton E. Cutler, Best Lawyers® 2015 Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
  • Laura J. Danielson, Best Lawyers® 2015 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
  • Kevin P. Goodno, Best Lawyers® 2015 Government Relations Practice “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
  • Bridget R. Penick, Best Lawyers® 2015 Litigation - Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year,” Des Moines
  • Howard A. Roston, Best Lawyers® 2015 Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
  • Todd E. Zimmerman, Best Lawyers® 2015 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” Fargo

The Best Lawyers in America© 2015

Bismarck, North Dakota:

  • Lawrence Bender - Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
  • William P. Pearce - Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law

Des Moines, Iowa:

  • Bret A. Dublinske - Communications Law
  • Bridget R. Penick - Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • J. Marc Ward - Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Fargo, North Dakota:

  • William L. Guy III - Trusts and Estates
  • Todd E. Zimmerman - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

  • James L. Baillie - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Jeffrey R. Benson, Real Estate Law
  • Stephen R. Bergerson - Advertising Law
  • Robert C. Boisvert - Employment Law - Management
  • William J. Brody - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Bronwen L. Cound - Trusts and Estates
  • Clinton E. Cutler - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Laura J. Danielson -Immigration Law
  • Christopher J. Dolan - Real Estate Law
  • John E. Drawz - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • John J. Erhart - Tax Law
  • Linda H. Fisher - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Lynn M. Gardin - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Thomas W. Garton - Tax Law
  • David B. Gollin - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
  • Kevin P. Goodno -Government Relations Practice
  • Karen L. Grandstrand - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Mark W. Greiner - Trusts and Estates
  • David C. Grorud - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
  • John R. Houston - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Christopher B. Hunt - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
  • Steven Z. Kaplan - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Sean P. Kearney - Tax Law
  • John M. Koneck - Litigation - Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law
  • Mary M. Krakow - Employment Law - Management
  • Raymond M. Lazar - Family Law
  • Keith A. Libbey - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Debra J. Linder - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • John W. Lundquist - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • David R. Marshall- Commercial Litigation
  • Ryan G. Miest -Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Thomas R. Muck - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Ryan T. Murphy - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Sue Ann Nelson  - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Sherrill R. Oman - Real Estate Law
  • Steven J. Quam - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Anne M. Radolinski  - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Robert K. Ranum - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Mary S. Ranum - Real Estate Law
  • Kristy A. Rodd - Family Law
  • Melodie R. Rose - Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Richard A. Ross - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Howard A. Roston - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Mark D. Savin - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Karen G. Schanfield - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
  • Dale J. Schoonover - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
  • David C. Sellergren - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
  • Joseph M. Sokolowski - Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Robert B. Whitlock - Banking and Finance Law
  • Thomas R. Wilhelmy - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Todd A. Wind - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust
  • John F. Wurm - Corporate Law

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 52,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Fredrikson & Byron is a 275-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Fredrikson & Byron has a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet”. Our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients, and operate as business advisors and strategic partners, as well as legal counselors. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @FredriksonLaw.

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