35 attorneys from the law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy have been named to the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This year, more than 55 percent of the law firm’s shareholders are recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America, 14 of whom have been included for 10 or more years. Founders Michael L. Gallagher and Michael K. Kennedy are once again honored with inclusion.

Gallagher & Kennedy received the following Best Lawyers in America honors for Phoenix attorneys:

  • William Allison – Government Relations Practice; Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Dana Stagg Belknap – Government Relations Practice; Land Use & Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
  • Robert W. Boatman – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Timothy D. Brown – Tax Law
  • Robert Erven Brown – Real Estate Law
  • Shannon L. Clark – Appellate Practice; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • John R. Clemency – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Lincoln Combs – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • James B. Connor – Real Estate Law
  • J. Stanton Curry – Environmental Law
  • Mark C. Dangerfield – Commercial Litigation
  • Mark M. Deatherage – Commercial Litigation
  • D. Lee Decker – Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
  • Mark A. Fuller – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
  • Michael L. Gallagher – Entertainment Law; Sports Law
  • Jeffrey D. Gross – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law
  • Robert J. Itri – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
  • Rodney Q. Jarvis – Land Use &Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
  • Donald Peder Johnsen – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Michael K. Kennedy – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • David P. Kimball III – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
  • Anne L. Leary – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Thomas A. Maraz – Construction Law
  • Patrick J. McGroder III – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Raymond M. Norris – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Mark S. O’Connor – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Kevin E. O’Malley – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Municipal; Litigation – Securities
  • Donald B. Petrie – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
  • Jeffrey T. Pyburn – Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Dean C. Short II – Corporate Law; Sports Law
  • Terence W. Thompson – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Wm. Charles Thomson – Commercial Litigation
  • David L. Wallis – Environmental Law

Gallagher & Kennedy’s New Mexico attorneys received the following Best Lawyers in America honors:

  • Dalva L. Moellenberg  – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Natural Resources Law
  • Timothy R. Van Valen – Litigation &Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

In addition to his 2016 Best Lawyers in America honor, Mr. Moellenberg was also recognized as Santa Fe’s Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Law.