Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that ten attorneys from the firm’s Arizona offices have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. The attorneys on the 2018 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© 2018 include:

• Joseph T. Clees (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)

• L. Eric Dowell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

• Leah S. Freed (Employment 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)

• Tracy A. Miller (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

• Thomas D. Arn (Employment Law – Management)

• Caroline Larsen (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

• James K. Mackie (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

• Tibor Nagy, Jr. (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

In addition, Mackie has been recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2018 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” in Tucson. The publication awards this honor to a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area.

In total, 224 Ogletree Deakins attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Of these attorneys, 164 were named in the Employment Law – Management category; 104 were named in the Labor Law – Management category; and 135 were named in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins attorneys were also recognized in the Immigration Law, Qui Tam Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, and Litigation – ERISA categories, among others.