Awards & Rankings

Fredrikson & Byron received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index.

Fredrikson & Byron has been named a Tier 1 Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in 29 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers^® in 2018.

John Stout received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 22^nd annual Outstanding Directors event presented by Twin Cities Business Magazine.

Howard Roston was invited to become a selective member of The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE). 

Fredrikson & Byron has re-elected Clinton E. Cutler, Kevin P. Goodno, Ann M. Ladd and James H. Snelson to the firm’s board of directors.

Fredrikson & Byron’s Trusts & Estates Group ranked in Band 1 in Minnesota and North Dakota in the 2017 edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Guide.

69 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2018^© (Copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

Fredrikson & Byron was named one of the best law firms for female attorneys in the 2017 Glass Ceiling Report by Law360. 

For the seventh year in a row, Fredrikson & Byron was named one of the “50 Best Law Firms for Women” by Working Mother magazine.

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