Forty-One Michael Best Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2025 Rankings

Michael Best is pleased to announce that 41 attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers & Partners has been ranking the best lawyers and law firms since 1990 and now covers over 200 jurisdictions worldwide.

For the nineteenth consecutive year, Michael Best's Labor & Employment Practice was ranked in Band 1 (the highest ranking available) in Wisconsin. In the newly launched Construction in Wisconsin category, the firm received an inaugural Band 1 ranking. Michael Best again received Band 1 rankings in the areas of Natural Resources & Environment and Intellectual Property in Wisconsin, and the Labor & Employment Practice in Illinois was ranked Highly Regarded.

Practice Group Rankings

• Banking & Finance, Wisconsin
• Construction, Wisconsin
• Corporate/M&A, Utah
• Corporate/M&A, Wisconsin
• Insurance, Wisconsin
• Intellectual Property, Illinois
• Intellectual Property, North Carolina
• Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
• Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
• Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation, Illinois
• Labor & Employment, Illinois
• Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
• Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
• Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
• Real Estate, Wisconsin

Attorney Rankings

• William R. Andrichik, Litigation: General Commercial, Illinois 
• Louise Arnott, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
• Scott C. Beightol, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Paul E. Benson, Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
• Amy O. Bruchs, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Carrie E. Byrnes, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Illinois
• Luke W. DeMarte, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Illinois
• Michelle Wagner Ebben, Construction; Real Estate, Wisconsin
• Richard F. Ensor, Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
• Kelly M. Fortier, Immigration, Wisconsin
• Alexander P. Fraser, Banking & Finance, Wisconsin
• Stuart A. Fredman, Corporate/M&A, Utah
• Taylor T. Fritsch, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
• Michael S. Green, Real Estate, Wisconsin
• Nancy Leary Haggerty, Real Estate, Wisconsin
• Gregory J. Hartwig, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
• Steven J. Joffee, Litigation: General Commercial, Utah
• Daniel S. Jones, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
• Daniel A. Kaufman, Labor & Employment, Illinois
• Jorge M. Leon, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Illinois
• Julia F. Mader, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Wisconsin
• Jonathan H. Margolies, Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property: Litigation, Wisconsin
• Kevin A. Martin, Real Estate, Wisconsin
• Justin M. Mertz, Litigation: General Commercial, Wisconsin
• Kerryann Haase Minton, Labor & Employment, Illinois
• Kevin P. Moran, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
• Todd E. Palmer, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
• Brian P. Paul, Labor & Employment, Illinois
• Farrah N.W. Rifelj, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Bret A. Roge, Real Estate, Wisconsin
• Jason D. Rogers, Corporate/M&A, Utah
• Kelly R. Rourke, Immigration, Wisconsin
• Eric H. Rumbaugh, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Lee M. Seese, Insurance, Wisconsin
• Derek C. Stettner, Intellectual Property, Wisconsin
• Charles P. Stevens, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Wisconsin
• Kevin J.T. Terry, Labor & Employment, Wisconsin
• Lauren A. Triebenbach, Construction, Wisconsin
• Daniel J. Vaccaro, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Wisconsin
• Leah Hurtgen Ziemba, Natural Resources & Environment, Wisconsin
• Carrie Ziegler Thomas, Immigration, Wisconsin

In addition, Brad Kalscheur, leader of the firm’s Wealth Planning practice, has been recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2025 Guide in Private Wealth Law.

Learn more about our firm’s rankings and offerings in our profile at chambers.com.