Awards & Rankings

Fredrikson & Byron has been recognized by the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (LACDL) as a recipient of the 2018 Sam Dalton Capital Defense Advocacy Award for the firm’s pro bono work relating to four death penalty cases in Louisiana. Fredrikson & Byron is the first private law firm to receive this award. 

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 32 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® in 2019.

Fredrikson & Byron elected Leigh-Erin Irons and Todd A. Wind to the firm’s board of directors and re-elected John J. Erhart, John M. Koneck and Steven J. Quam.

Fredrikson & Byron won two 2018 national awards from the Turnaround Management Association.

70 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2019. 

Fredrikson & Byron was named one of the “Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine for the eighth consecutive year. 

Fredrikson & Byron’s Trusts & Estates Group ranked in Band 1 in Minnesota and North Dakota in the 2018 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide.

Super Lawyers named nine attorneys to the list of 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers and included seven attorneys on the list of 2018 Great Plains Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers recognized 31 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers and 22 attorneys as Minnesota Rising Stars.

Fredrikson & Byron's Des Moines-based attorneys Philip S. Bubb, Bret A. Dublinske, Bridget R. Penick, Emily S. Pontius, Brandon R. Underwood and J. Marc Ward hold various roles within the Iowa State Bar Association.