BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA RECOGNIZES 53 NYEMASTER GOODE ATTORNEYS
August 20, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America® has named 42 Nyemaster Goode attorneys to its 2021 edition and 11 additional attorneys to an inaugural “Ones to Watch List” of attorneys with less than 10 years in legal practice. In addition, eight Nyemaster attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective markets.
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Lawyer of the Year is an additional designation for those attorneys who scored highest within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions.
Nyemaster Goode Lawyers of the Year:
- Bruce W. Baker (Des Moines) – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Kevin H. Collins (Cedar Rapids) – Litigation - Construction
- Michael J. Dayton (Des Moines) – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Rod P. Kubat (Des Moines) – Banking and Finance Law
- G.R. (Rick) Neumann (Des Moines) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Wade H. Schut (Des Moines) – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Stephanie G. Techau (Cedar Rapids) – Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers
- Neal K. Westin (Des Moines) – Immigration Law
Nyemaster Goode attorneys named to the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America are:
- Robert D. Andeweg – Real Estate Law; Litigation - Real Estate
- Randall D. Armentrout – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Bradford L. Austin – Real Estate Law; Corporate Law
- Bruce W. Baker – Tax Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Willard L. Boyd – Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Angela C. Brick – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kevin H. Collins – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Construction
- Jeffrey W. Courter – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Thomas M. Cunningham – Labor Law – Management; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael J. Dayton – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mark C. Dickinson – Franchise Law; Insurance Law; Corporate Law
- Paula S. Dierenfeld – Government Relations Practice
- Brad C. Epperly – Commercial Litigation; Government Relations Practice; Administrative/Regulatory Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Mary E. Funk – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Sarah J. Gayer – Appellate Practice
- Terry C. Hancock – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Edgar F. Hansell – Corporate Law
- Frank B. Harty – Litigation - Labor and Employment; Labor Law – Management; Employment Law - Management
- Jeffrey D. Harty – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Rod P. Kubat – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
- Mitchell R. Kunert – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kathleen K. Law – Real Estate Law
- Anthony A. Longnecker – Real Estate Law; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- John F. Lorentzen – Commercial Litigation
- Steven H. Lytle – Family Law
- G.R. (Rick) Neumann – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law; Securities Regulation
- Gregory P. Page – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Ben Roach – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Richard J. Sapp – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Mark A. Schultheis – Commercial Litigation
- Wade H. Schut – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Hallie E. Still-Caris – Real Estate Law, Corporate Law
- Coreen K. Sweeney – Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Stephanie G. Techau – Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Michael W. Thrall – Commercial Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation - ERISA
- Todd A. Van Thomme – Patent Law
- K. Dwayne Vande Krol – Tax Law
- Robert A. VanOrsdel – Trusts and Estates
- James B. West – Insurance Law; Government Relations Practice
- Neal K. Westin – Immigration Law
- Gregory B. Wilcox – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance Law; Agriculture Law
- James C. Wine – Real Estate Law; Antitrust Law
Nyemaster Goode attorneys named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021 are:
- Leslie Behaunek – Appellate Practice
- Spencer Cady – Commercial Litigation
- Katie Graham – Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Haley Hermanson – Commercial Litigation
- Brianna Long – Commercial Litigation
- Colleen MacRae – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law
- Matthew McGuire – Commercial Litigation
- Alicia Nicoletto – Health Care Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Mac O’Brien – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law
- Kevin Patrick – Commercial Litigation
- Eric Tubbs – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law