Minneapolis, MN – August 6, 2009. Sixteen lawyers from Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of
Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC).
Jeffrey R. Ansel,
Thomas H. Boyd,
Tammera R. Diehm,
Edward J. Drenttel,
Lloyd W. Grooms,
Thomas M. Hart,
Richard A. Hoel,
Jon J. Hoganson,
Geoffrey P. Jarpe,
John A. Knapp,
Hart Kuller,
David P. Pearson,
Eric F. Swanson,
Thomas A. Walker,
Patrick W. Weber and
Robert R. Weinstine were selected for this honor. Selection is based on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys from across the country cast nearly three million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their same and related specialties.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is not only the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, but it also reaches the largest and most targeted audience. In the print media, the list appears in more than 60 major metropolitan magazines, business journals, and newspapers worldwide, reaching more than 16 million individuals. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed in the print or online directory, which is the basis for a number of “best lawyers” features in regional newspapers and magazines across the country. Corporate Counsel magazine has called
Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Winthrop & Weinstine ranks number one in Minnesota and Minneapolis in Administrative Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Government Relations, and Municipal Law based on the number of attorneys listed.
The following practice areas and individual Winthrop & Weinstine attorneys were recognized:
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Administrative Law
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John A. Knapp
Eric F. Swanson
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
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Jeffrey R. Ansel*
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Appellate Law
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Thomas H. Boyd
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Banking Law
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Edward J. Drenttel (10)
Richard A. Hoel (10)
Jon J. Hoganson
Patrick W. Weber
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Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
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Hart Kuller
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Bet-the-Company Litigation
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Thomas H. Boyd
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Commercial Litigation
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Jeffrey R. Ansel*
Thomas H. Boyd
Geoffrey P. Jarpe
David P. Pearson
Robert R. Weinstine (10)
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Construction Law
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Thomas M. Hart
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Employee Benefits Law
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Thomas A. Walker
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Energy Law
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Eric F. Swanson
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Environmental Law
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Lloyd W. Grooms
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Insurance Law
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John A. Knapp
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Government Relations Law
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Lloyd W. Grooms
John A. Knapp
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Municipal Law
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Tammera R. Diehm*
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Real Estate Law
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Thomas M. Hart
Jon J. Hoganson
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(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
ABOUT WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.
Winthrop & Weinstine is a dynamic and relationship-driven law firm focused on understanding their clients’ businesses and helping them succeed through responsiveness, innovation and creativity. 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 the Twin Cities and nationally.