Fennemore Craig has announced that 95 attorneys, 60 of which are in the firm’s Phoenix office, were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016, regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Of the 60 attorneys recognized, six attorneys were also named The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 – “Lawyer of the Year”.

“We have a great team of attorneys dedicated to providing excellent service to our clients,” said Steve Good, managing partner of Fennemore Craig. “We are honored to be recognized by our peers and to be included in this prestigious listing year after year.”

The following Fennemore Craig attorneys were named The Best Lawyers in America 2016© – “Lawyer of the Year”:

  • Timothy J. Berg – Litigation – Municipal
  • Timothy J. Burke – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • Lauren J. Caster – Litigation – Environmental
  • Andrew M. Federhar – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
  • Laura A. Lo Bianco – Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Sarah A. Strunk – Securities/Capital Markets Law

The following Fennemore Craig attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016:

  • Amy Abdo – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Robert D. Anderson – Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
  • John J. Balitis – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Timothy J. Berg – Appellate Practice; Communications Law; Energy Law; Litigation – Municipal; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Utilities Law
  • Rhett A. Billingsley – Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
  • Patrick J. Black – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
  • Kevin J. Bonner – Litigation – Construction
  • Timothy J. Burke – Antitrust Law; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Antitrust
  • Aaron Cain – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law
  • Christopher L. Callahan – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Larry J. Caster – Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
  • A. Joseph Chandler – Real Estate Law
  • Susan M. Ciupak – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • George T. Cole – Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
  • Louis F. Comus, Jr. – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
  • C. Webb Crockett – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
  • Theresa Dwyer-Federhar – Appellate Practice
  • Rita A. Eisenfeld – Trusts and Estates
  • Phillip F. Fargotstein – Litigation – Environmental
  • Andrew M. Federhar – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Municipal; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Scott M. Finical – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Margaret R. Gallogly – Natural Resources Law; Water Law
  • Donald R. Gilbert – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • J. Christopher Gooch – Construction Law
  • Stephen A. Good – Corporate Law; Tax Law
  • Gregg Hanks – Real Estate Law; Tax Law
  • Roger T. Hargrove – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Trusts and Estate
  • Ray K. Harris – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Technology Law
  • David N. Heap – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Neil H. Hiller – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
  • Patrick Irvine – Appellate Practice; Native American Law; Tax Law
  • Norman D. James – Energy Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law; Water Law
  • John Randall Jefferies – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
  • John E. Kofron – Construction Law
  • Jay S. Kramer – Real Estate Law
  • Neal Kurn – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Marc H. Lamber – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • T. James Lee – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
  • Laura A. Lo Bianco – Corporate Law; Non-Profit/Charities Law
  • Dawn Meidinger – Mining Law
  • Don J. Miner – Real Estate Law
  • Kendis Key Muscheid – Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
  • Mark A. Nesvig – Real Estate Law
  • Douglas C. Northup – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • John M. Pearce – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
  • Michael J. Phalen – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
  • Janice Procter-Murphy – Appellate Practice; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Cathy L. Reece – Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Robert P. Robinson – Real Estate Law
  • Susan Stone Rosenfield – Patent Law
  • Whitney M. Sedwick Meister – Employment Law – Management
  • J. Barry Shelley – Corporate Law; Tax Law
  • Gerald L. Shelley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Kenneth J. Sherk – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Mediation; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Cynthia L. Shupe – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Ronald J. Stolkin – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
  • Sarah A. Strunk – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mining Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
  • Scott H. Thomas – Natural Resources Law
  • David E. Vieweg – Real Estate Law
  • Susan M. Wissink – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law