Minneapolis, MN – September 19, 2012. Twenty-four practice groups and twenty-two
attorneys from
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., have been selected by their peers for inclusion
in
The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (copyright 2012 by Woodward/White,
Inc., Aiken, SC). Since
its inception in 1983,
Best Lawyers has become regarded as the
definitive peer-review guide to legal excellence. Because
Best Lawyers is based on an
exhaustive survey, in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9
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 an honor and a true measure of
legal skills.
Corporate Counsel
magazine has called
Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of
attorneys in practice.”
Winthrop
& Weinstine was listed among the best firms in Minnesota in the practice
areas of Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Government Relations, and
Municipal Law.
The
following practice areas and individual Winthrop & Weinstine attorneys
were recognized:
Practice Area
|
Name
|
Administrative/Regulatory Law
|
John
A. Knapp
Eric
F. Swanson |
| Appellate Law |
Thomas H. Boyd |
| Arbitration |
Jeffrey R. Ansel |
| Banking and Finance Law |
Edward
J. Drenttel
Richard
A. Hoel
Jon
J. Hoganson
Patrick
W. Weber |
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/
Insolvency
and Reorganization Law |
Hart Kuller |
| Bet-the-Company Litigation |
Thomas H. Boyd |
| Commercial Litigation |
Jeffrey
R. Ansel
Thomas
H. Boyd
Thomas
M. Hart
Geoffrey
P. Jarpe
Craig
S. Krummen
David
P. Pearson
Robert
R. Weinstine |
| Construction Law |
Thomas M. Hart |
| Copyright Law |
Stephen R. Baird
|
| Corporate Law |
Mark T. Johnson
|
| Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law |
Thomas M. Hart |
| Employee Benefits Law |
Thomas A. Walker
|
| Energy Law |
Eric F. Swanson
|
| Environmental Law |
Lloyd W. Grooms
|
| Government Relations Practice |
Lloyd
W. Grooms
John
A. Knapp
|
| Insurance Law |
David
Aafedt
John
A. Knapp |
| Land Use & Zoning Law |
Tammera R. Diehm
|
| Litigation – Banking & Finance |
Jeffrey R. Ansel
|
| Litigation – Real Estate |
Jeffrey R. Ansel
|
| Litigation – Securities |
Geoffrey P. Jarpe
|
| Mediation |
Jeffrey R. Ansel
|
| Municipal Law |
Tammera R. Diehm
|
| Real Estate Law |
Thomas
M. Hart
Jon
J. Hoganson
Jon
L. Peterson
|
| Tax Law |
Jon
L. Peterson
Todd
B. Urness
|
| Trademark Law |
Stephen R. Baird
|
About Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Winthrop & Weinstine is a dynamic corporate business and commercial
litigation law firm focused on building strong client relationships through
shared values and commitment to excellence. A "Top 10 Law Firm" in
Minnesota, with more than 100 attorneys in over 25 practice areas, the firm's
clients experience responsive, service-driven attorneys who passionately
champion client issues, using innovation rather than outmoded tradition and
creativity rather than standard formulas. The firm enjoys steady growth by
meeting the diverse needs of its clients from individuals and emerging-growth
businesses to
Fortune 500 companies in an impressive array of industries
throughout Minnesota, nationally and internationally.