Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that eight attorneys from the firm’s Arizona offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. The attorneys on the 2017 list were selected based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that examines the professional abilities, current practice, and experience of each lawyer.
The Arizona-based Ogletree Deakins attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 include:
• James K. Mackie (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Joseph T. Clees (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
• Leah S. Freed (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• L. Eric Dowell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Mark G. Kisicki (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Nonnie L. Shivers (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Tibor Nagy, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Tracy A. Miller – (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
In addition, Joseph Clees has been recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2017 Phoenix Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.” The publication awards this honor to a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.
In total, 195 Ogletree Deakins attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Of these attorneys, 151 were named in the Employment Law – Management category; 102 were named in the Labor Law – Management category; and 115 were named in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins also had attorneys recognized in the Immigration Law, Qui Tam Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation – ERISA categories, among others.
