Frantz Ward is pleased to announce that 39 of its lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of
The Best Lawyers in America®, and 9 have been included in the 2024 edition of
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
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Frantz Ward LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Brett K. Bacon - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance
- Todd A. Broski - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Corporate Law
- T. Merritt Bumpass, Jr. - Employment Law - Management and Labor Law - Management
- Michael N. Chesney - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- George S. Coakley - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- William A. Duncan - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Gregory R. Farkas - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Ian H. Frank - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
- Michael J. Frantz - Arbitration, Education Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Labor Law - Union
- Michael J. Frantz, Jr. - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
- Craig T. Haran - Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care
- Thomas G. Haren - Cannabis Law and Commercial Litigation
- Ralph P. Higgins, Jr. - Trusts and Estates
- Kevin M. Hinkel - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law, and Tax Law
- Daniel P. Hinkel - Real Estate Law
- Joel R. Hlavaty - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Melissa A. Jones - Commercial Litigation
- Stephen L. Kadish - Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law
- Matthew F. Kadish - Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Christopher G. Keim - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Brian J. Kelly - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Christopher C. Koehler - Commercial Litigation
- John F. Kostelnik - Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Hans L. Larsen - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Corporate Law
- Nora E. Loftus - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation - Construction
- Karl E. May - Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Securities, and Securities Regulation
- Margaret M. Metzinger - Trusts and Estates
- James B. Niehaus - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, and Trade Secrets Law
- Christina E. Niro - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jenifer E. Novak - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Allison Taller Reich - Commercial Litigation
- Mark L. Rodio - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Dean M. Rooney - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Marc A. Sanchez - Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
- Douglas B. Schnee - Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Michael E. Smith - Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance
- Mark J. Stockman - Construction Law and Real Estate Law
- Daniel A. Ward - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment
- David G. Weibel - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
We would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
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