Sixty-six Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were included in The Best Lawyers in America 2017© (Copyright 2016 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
Twelve of these Fredrikson attorneys were also named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
Best Lawyers® 2017 Lawyer of the Year
- Lawrence Bender, Best Lawyers® 2017 Natural Resources Law “Lawyer of the Year” Bismarck
- Wayne W. Carlson, Best Lawyers® 2017 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Fargo
- John E. Drawz, Best Lawyers® 2017 Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- Karen L. Grandstrand, Best Lawyers® 2017 Financial Services Regulation Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- William L. Guy III, Best Lawyers® 2017 Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year,” Fargo
- Ryan T. Murphy, Best Lawyers® 2017 Litigation - Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- Richard A. Ross, Best Lawyers® 2017 Litigation - Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- Karen G. Schanfield, Best Lawyers® 2017 Labor Law - Management “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- Dale J. Schoonover, Best Lawyers® 2017 Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- John H. Stout, Best Lawyers® 2017 Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Minneapolis
- J. Marc Ward, Best Lawyers® 2017 Banking and Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Des Moines
- Todd E. Zimmerman, Best Lawyers® 2017 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year,” Fargo
The Best Lawyers in America© 2017
Bismarck, North Dakota:
- Lawrence Bender - Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
- William P. Pearce - Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Des Moines, Iowa:
- Bret A. Dublinske - Communications Law
- Bridget R. Penick - Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- J. Marc Ward - Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Fargo, North Dakota:
- Wayne W. Carlson - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- William L. Guy III - Trusts and Estates
- Todd E. Zimmerman - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Securities, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
- James L. Baillie - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Frank B. Bennett - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jeffrey R. Benson - Real Estate Law
- Robert C. Boisvert - Employment Law - Management
- William J. Brody - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
- Bronwen L. Cound - Trusts and Estates
- Clinton E. Cutler - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Laura J. Danielson - Immigration Law
- Christopher J. Dolan - Real Estate Law
- James E. Dorsey - Land Use and Zoning Law
- John E. Drawz - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Judy S. Engel - Family Law
- John J. Erhart - Tax Law
- Linda H. Fisher - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Terrence J. Fleming - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Securities
- Dulce J. Foster - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lynn M. Gardin - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Thomas W. Garton - Tax Law
- David B. Gollin - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Kevin P. Goodno - Government Relations Practice
- Karen L. Grandstrand - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
- Mark W. Greiner - Trusts and Estates
- David C. Grorud - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- John R. Houston - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Christopher B. Hunt - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Beau J. Hurtig - Banking and Finance Law
- Steven Z. Kaplan - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Sean P. Kearney - Tax Law
- John M. Koneck - Litigation - Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law
- Mary M. Krakow - Employment Law - Management
- Raymond M. Lazar - Family Law
- Keith A. Libbey - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Debra J. Linder - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- John W. Lundquist - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- David R. Marshall - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Ryan G. Miest - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Thomas R. Muck - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Ryan T. Murphy - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Sue Ann Nelson - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- John G. Patterson - Litigation - Construction
- Steven J. Quam - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Anne M. Radolinski - Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mary S. Ranum - Real Estate Law
- Robert K. Ranum - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Kristy A.K. Rodd - Family Law
- Melodie R. Rose - Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Richard A. Ross - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Howard A. Roston - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Mark D. Savin - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Karen G. Schanfield - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
- Dale J. Schoonover - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Joseph M. Sokolowski - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- John H. Stout - Corporate Governance Law
- Teresa M. Thompson - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Robert B. Whitlock - Banking and Finance Law
- Thomas R. Wilhelmy - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Todd A. Wind - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust
- John F. Wurm - Corporate Law
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Fredrikson & Byron is a 275-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, St. Paul, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai, China. Fredrikson & Byron has a reputation as the firm “where law and business meet”. Our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients, and operate as business advisors and strategic partners, as well as legal counselors. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and on Twitter @FredriksonLaw.