MINNEAPOLIS, MN – August 15, 2018.  Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is pleased to announce that thirty-one of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. In addition, four attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their practices: David M. Aafedt, Tammera R. Diehm, John A. Knapp and Eric F. Swanson. The recognized attorneys are:

Name Area Recognized
David M. Aafedt Administrative/Regulatory Law*
Insurance Law
Jeffrey R. Ansel Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Real Estate
Mediation
Jonathan W.J. Armour Real Estate Law
Stephen R. Baird Copyright Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Trademark Law
Timothy M. Barnett Corporate Law
Thomas H. Boyd Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Philip T. Colton Securities / Capital Markets Law
David A. Davenport Commercial Litigation
Tammera R. Diehm Land Use and Zoning Law
Municipal Law*
Real Estate Law
James W. Dierking Real Estate Law
Edward J. Drenttel Banking and Finance Law
Thomas M. Hart Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation
Real Estate Law
Jon J. Hoganson Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Mark T. Johnson Corporate Law
Norman L. Jones III Real Estate Law
John A. Knapp Administrative/Regulatory Law
Government Relations Practice*
Insurance Law
Craig S. Krummen Commercial Litigation
Anton J Moch Banking and Finance Law
John D. Nolde Real Estate Law
Devan Padmanabhan Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
David P. Pearson Commercial Litigation
Jon L. Peterson Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Laura A. Pfeiffer Employee Law – Management
Mark A. Pihart Employee Law – Management
Brooks F. Poley Commercial Litigation
Sri K. Sankaran Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Eric F. Swanson Administrative/Regulatory Law
Energy Law*
Todd B. Urness Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Michele D. Vaillancourt Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Thomas A. Walker Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert R. Weinstine Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation

* denotes “Lawyer of the Year” in this practice area.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore 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.”