106 Fredrikson & Byron attorneys were named by Best Lawyers® in its 2021 ranking reports. 88 Fredrikson attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America. © 12 of these 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.”
New this year, 18 Fredrikson & Byron additional attorneys were recognized in the inaugural The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch© 2021. This Best Lawyers honor is for attorneys who have been in practice for five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year”
Minneapolis
- Clinton E. Cutler, Best Lawyers,® Litigation - Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- David R. Marshall, Best Lawyers,® Litigation - Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- Karen L. Grandstrand, Best Lawyers,® Financial Services Regulation Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- Linda H. Fisher, Best Lawyers,® Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- Loan T. Huynh, Best Lawyers,® Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- Mark D. Savin, Best Lawyers,® Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
- Ryan T. Murphy, Best Lawyers,® Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Minneapolis
Des Moines
- J. Marc Ward, Best Lawyers,® Financial Services Regulation Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Des Moines
Fargo
- Kristy L. Albrecht, Best Lawyers,® Employment Law - Management “Lawyer of the Year” in Fargo
- Todd E. Zimmerman, Best Lawyers,® Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Fargo
- William L. Guy III, Best Lawyers,® Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year” in Fargo
Bismarck
- Lawrence Bender, Best Lawyers,® Natural Resources Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Bismarck
The Best Lawyers in America 2021
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
- Philip S. Bubb – Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
- Bret A. Dublinske – Communications Law, Energy Regulatory Law
- R. Scott Johnson – Trademark Law
- Bridget R. Penick – Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Emily S. Pontius – Employment 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
- Kristy L. Albrecht – Employment Law – Management
- William L. Guy III – Trusts and Estates
- Michael S. Raum – Corporate Law, Tax Law
- F. John Williams III – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Todd E. Zimmerman – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Aubrey J. Zuger – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Real Estate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- James L. Baillie – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Steven N. Beck – Health Care Law
- Brian T. Benkstein – Employment Law - Management
- Frank B. Bennett – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Jeffrey R. Benson – Real Estate Law
- Robert C. Boisvert – Employment Law – Management
- James C. Brand – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Ryan C. Brauer – Corporate Law
- William J. Brody – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
- Christina K. Brusven – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- David P. Bunde – Commercial Litigation
- Joseph J. Cassioppi – Litigation – 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
- Joseph T. Dixon, III – Commercial Litigation
- Christopher J. Dolan – Real Estate Law
- James E. Dorsey – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law
- John E. Drawz – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Judy S. Engel – Family Law
- John J. Erhart – Tax Law
- Grant D. Fairbairn – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- 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
- Lora Friedemann – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- David M. Glaser – Health Care 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 – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- John R. Houston – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Christopher B. Hunt – Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
- Loan T. Huynh – Immigration Law
- Leigh-Erin Irons – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gregory E. Karpenko – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Sean P. Kearney – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
- John M. Koneck – Litigation – Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law
- Mary M. Krakow – Employment Law – Management
- Kenneth S. Levinson – Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Keith A. Libbey – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Debra J. Linder – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Patrick D.J. Mahlberg – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- David R. Marshall – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Brian S. McCool – Real Estate Law
- Sjur Midness – Banking and Finance Law
- Ryan G. Miest – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nicholas J. Monson – Real Estate Law
- Ryan T. Murphy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Sue Ann Nelson – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Kurt J. Niederluecke – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
- 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
- Simon C. Root – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Melodie R. Rose – Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Howard A. Roston – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Karen Sandler Steinert – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- 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
- Cameron R. Seybolt – Trusts and Estates
- Joseph M. Sokolowski – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John H. Stout – Corporate Governance Law
- Teresa M. Thompson – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ann Dunn Wessberg – Trademark Law
- 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
- Daniel A. Yarano – Energy Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch© 2021
Des Moines, Iowa
- Zachary S. Pratt – Intellectual Property Law
- Kristy Dahl Rogers – Energy Law
- Brandon R. Underwood – Construction Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jesse C. Beier – Trusts and Estates
- F. Charles Bennett – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Aleida Ortega Conners – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Daniel P. Deveny – Commercial Litigation
- Dominick J. Grande – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Caitlin B. Houlton Kuntz – Banking and Finance Law
- Wendy A. Lisman – Banking and Finance Law
- Bryan J. Morben – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Levi J. Smith – Banking and Finance Law
- Anupama D. Sreekanth – Commercial Litigation
- David M. Streier – Energy Law
- Alyssa M. Troje – Real Estate Law
- Sarah E. Tucher – Commercial Litigation
- Amanda L. Welters – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Ryan C. Young – Commercial Litigation
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and Best Lawyers has received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Fredrikson & Byron is a 300-attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, Fargo, Mankato, St. Paul, Saltillo, 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.