NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD

Barnes & Thornburg LLP issued the following announcement on Aug. 15.

The Best Lawyers in America® has named 204 Barnes & Thornburg LLP lawyers to its 2020 edition. Attorneys were recognized in nearly 360 listings in a number of legal practice areas.

Additionally, 15 Barnes & Thornburg attorneys were named to the “Lawyer of the Year” list in their respective cities (practice areas are delineated below). They are: Gregory W. Stype, Kevin R. McDermott, and William A. Nolan of Columbus; Stephen L. Fink of Fort Wayne; Anne N. DePrez, D. William Moreau, Jr., Deborah Pollack-Milgate, Donald E. Williams, Eric R. Moy, Joseph D. Calderon, Richard C. Starkey, Steven W. Thornton, and Timothy J. Riffle, all of Indianapolis; and Jeanine M. Gozdecki and John C. Smarrella of South Bend.

The recipients of the Best Lawyers honor are:

Atlanta

• Nicole D. Bogard – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Thomas J. Gallo – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• James J. Leonard – Insurance Law
• Jeffrey C. Morgan – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Stephen A. Opler – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• James R. Robinson – Trusts and Estates

Chicago

• Daniel P. Albers – Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Mina Amir-Mokri – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Fredric P. Andes – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Water Law
• M. Mercedes Badia-Tavas – Immigration Law
• Michael A. Carrillo – Trademark Law
• Stephanie H. Denby – Trusts and Estates
• Thomas J. Donovan – Patent Law
• Michael H. Elam – Environmental Law
• Bradley B. Falkof – Commercial Litigation
• Stephen M. Fatum – Health Care Law
• Jonathan P. Froemel – Trademark Law
• Paula Cozzi Goedert – Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Jeffrey R. Gray – Patent Law
• Mark A. Hagedorn – Patent Law
• Adam K. Hollander – Insurance Law
• Paula K. Jacobi – Real Estate Law
• Joseph F. Madonia – Environmental Law
• Alice O. Martin – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• William M. McErlean – Franchise Law
• Grant H. Peters – Patent Law
• Erika K. Powers – Environmental Law
• David B. Ritter – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mark E. Rust – Health Care Law
• Clifford J. Shapiro – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Robert M. Weiss – Information Technology Law, IT Outsourcing Law
• Bruce White – Environmental Law
• Norma W. Zeitler – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Columbus

• Patrick D. Cornelius – Corporate Law
• Robert C. Folland – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Holly H. Heer – Real Estate Law
• Kevin R. McDermott – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Securities (Lawyer of the Year)
• William A. Nolan – Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management (Lawyer of the Year); Litigation - Labor and Employment
• David Paragas – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Gregory W. Stype – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law (Lawyer of the Year); Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Bryan J. Venesy – Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law

Dallas

• Mark W. Bayer – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Douglas D. Haloftis – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mark C. Nelson – Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Victor D. Vital – Commercial Litigation

Detroit Metro

• Frank T. Mamat – Labor Law – Management

Elkhart

• Glenn E. Killoren – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• J. Scott Troeger – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Timothy A. Weaver – Elder Law

Fort Wayne

• Kathleen M. Anderson – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Adam L. Bartrom – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• D. Randall Brown – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Jason T. Clagg – Education Law
• Stephen L. Fink – Banking and Finance Law (Lawyer of the Year); Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Real Estate Law
• Mark S. Kittaka – Employment Law - Management

Grand Rapids

• Keith Brodie – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Michael G. Campbell – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Charles M. Denton – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Tammy L. Helminski – Environmental Law
• Donald P. Lawless – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Clifford G. Maine – Aviation Law; Equipment Finance Law
• David A. Malson, Jr. – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Jeffrey A. Michael – Patent Law
• Scott R. Murphy – Commercial Litigation
• Robert W. Sikkel – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Robert R. Stead – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
• Jennifer J. Stocker – Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Indianapolis

• Bradford G. Addison – Patent Law
• Steven M. Badger – Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Media Law
• Nathan A. Baker – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Dean T. Barnhard – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeff M. Barron – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Kimberly W. Blanchet – Municipal Law
• John W. Boyd – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Brian L. Burdick – Government Relations Practice; Municipal Law
• Joseph D. Calderon – Land Use and Zoning Law (Lawyer of the Year); Real Estate Law
• Kepten Carmichael – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Joseph C. Chapelle – Commercial Litigation
• Mark J. Crandley – Commercial Litigation
• Terry W. Dawson – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Anne N. DePrez – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities (Lawyer of the Year); Securities Regulation
• Andrew J. Detherage – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Bruce D. Donaldson – Public Finance Law
• Bradley J. Dougherty – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
• David P. Durm – Real Estate Law
• Stephen J. Dutton – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Information Technology Law
• Joseph G. Eaton – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Charles P. Edwards – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• John P. Fischer – Insurance Law
• Julia Spoor Gard – Trademark Law
• David R. Gillay – Environmental Law
• Kirk E. Grable – Public Finance Law
• Robert T. Grand – Government Relations Practice; Municipal Law
• E. Sean Griggs – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Richard J. Hall – Public Finance Law
• Curt W. Hidde – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Joshua P. Hollingsworth – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey A. Hopper – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
• Paul B. Hunt – Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth H. Inskeep – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environmental
• Karoline E. Jackson – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Dennis A. Johnson – Real Estate Law
• Randal J. Kaltenmark – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Kara Kapke – Commercial Litigation
• Bart A. Karwath – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - ERISA
• Michael J. Kaye – Banking and Finance Law
• Nicholas K. Kile – Energy Law; Water Law
• John M. Kyle III – Environmental Law
• Joshua Larsen – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Lawrence E. Lawhead – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Joseph E. Loftus – Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice
• Dwight D. Lueck – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
• Robert D. MacGill – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
• Larry A. Mackey – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Antitrust
• John R. Maley – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law
• Thomas M. Maxwell – Banking and Finance Law
• Michael K. McCrory – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Lynne M. McMahan – Banking and Finance Law
• Kendall Millard – Litigation - Antitrust
• Michael D. Moon, Jr. – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• D. William Moreau, Jr. – Education Law (Lawyer of the Year); Government Relations Practice
• Peter A. Morse, Jr. – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Qui Tam Law
• Eric R. Moy – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation (Lawyer of the Year); Securitization and StructuredFinance Law
• Teresa Morton Nyhart – Communications Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
• Patricia L. Ogden – Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John M. Olivieri – Trusts and Estates
• Mark R. Owens – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• William E. Padgett – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Michael G. Paton – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Benjamin A. Pecar – Real Estate Law
• Thomas A. Pitman – Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
• Deborah Pollack-Milgate – Litigation - Intellectual Property (Lawyer of the Year); Litigation - Patent
• William M. Pope – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
• R. Anthony Prather – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• L. Parvin Price – Water Law
• David J. Pryzbylski – Employment Law - Management
• Jeffery J. Qualkinbush – Public Finance Law
• Mariana Richmond – Immigration Law
• Timothy J. Riffle – Litigation and Controversy - Tax (Lawyer of the Year); Tax Law
• Peter J. Rusthoven – Appellate Practice; Gaming Law
• Michael T. Scanlon – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Richard C. Starkey – Public Finance Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Neal W. Steinbart – Public Finance Law
• Anthony C. Sullivan – Environmental Law
• Steven W. Thornton – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Lynn C. Tyler – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Todd G. Vare – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• T. Joseph Wendt – Commercial Litigation
• Angela K. Wessler – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Keith E. White – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Heather H. Willey – Government Relations Practice
• Donald E. Williams – Real Estate Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• David A.W. Wong – Technology Law; Trademark Law
• Kenneth J. Yerkes – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Los Angeles

• Mary J. Garnett – Corporate Law
• R. DeWitt “Kyle” Kirwan – Insurance Law
• L. Rachel Lerman – Appellate Practice
• Stephen R. Mick – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Media Law
• Rebekah Prince – Real Estate Law
• Kevin Rising – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David P. Schack – Insurance Law
• Scott J. Witlin – Employment Law - Management
• David E. Wood – Insurance Law

Minneapolis

• Michael P. Boulette – Family Law
• Felicia J. Boyd – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Trademark Law
• Sonja Trom Eayrs – Family Law
• Bradley Frank – Trusts and Estates
• Thomas Hoffman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Steven R. Katz – Real Estate Law
• Connie A. Lahn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bruce H. Little – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Trademark Law
• Brian Melendez – Commercial Litigation
• Howard J. Rubin – Trusts and Estates
• Karen L. Schreiber – Family Law
• David Yung – Real Estate Law

San Diego

• Ali M. Mojdehi - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

South Bend

• Mark J. Adey – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Janilyn Brouwer Daub – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Richard J. Deahl – Corporate Law
• Robert G. Devetski – Insurance Law
• Joel Duthie – Corporate Law
• Timothy A. Emerick – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Philip J. Faccenda, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law; Government Relations Practice; Public Finance Law
• Joseph R. Fullenkamp – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeanine M. Gozdecki – Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management (Lawyer of the Year); Litigation - Labor and Employment
• George E. Horn, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael V. Knight – Litigation - Construction
• Tracy D. Knox – Commercial Litigation
• Gerald F. Lutkus – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Randolph R. Rompola – Public Finance Law
• Laura D. Seng – Health Care Law
• John C. Smarrella – Corporate Law (Lawyer of the Year); Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Peter G. Trybula – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James W. Tuesley – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Robert A. Wade – Health Care Law

Washington, D.C.

• Scott N. Godes – Insurance Law
• Michael A. Hordell – Construction Law
• Teresa Jakubowski – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William R. Martin – Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense - White Collar
• James E. Van Horn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Wilmington, Delaware

• Thomas H. Hanson, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• Joan Kluger – Patent Law
• David M. Powlen – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Chad S.C. Stover – Litigation - Intellectual Property

Original source can be found here.