159 Stoel Rives Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America Directory
8/24/2012

CONTACT: Judy Rooks, Marketing Communications Mgr., (503) 294-9831

Stoel Rives LLP, a U.S. law firm, today announced that 159 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The legal guide annually publishes lists of selected attorneys based on a comprehensive survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers. A complete list of the Stoel Rives honorees appears below.

In comparison to the 2012 edition, 25 new lawyers were added to the Stoel Rives list in the 2013 edition. Overall, more than 40 percent of Stoel Rives attorneys were selected for the 2013 Best Lawyers listing.

Stoel Rives lawyers received rankings in 66 legal practice areas — including banking, construction, corporate, employee benefits, labor & employment, energy, environmental, intellectual property, land use & zoning, litigation, mergers & acquisitions, natural resources, real estate, securities, tax and water law. More than 300 individual practice rankings were awarded to the 159 Stoel Rives lawyers by their peers.

"We appreciate this recognition by Best Lawyers in America, a highly respected, unbiased source of information about the legal talent businesses routinely consult when choosing counsel in our markets," said Bob Van Brocklin, Stoel Rives Managing Partner. "Our goal is to provide market-leading knowledge and experience in every practice discipline that is important to our clients," he added, "and these rankings help confirm our success in doing so."

Stoel Rives lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013* by market:

Anchorage

Joseph J. Perkins, Jr.	Mining Law Natural Resources Law Oil & Gas Law
William H. Timme	Native American Law
James E. Torgerson	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Environmental Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation – Real Estate Natural Resources Law Professional Malpractice Law

Boise

Kevin J. Beaton	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental Water Law
Paul M. Boyd	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
James C. Dale	Employment Law - Management Litigation – Labor & Employment Law
Mark S. Geston	Commercial Litigation
Quentin Knipe	Real Estate Law
Krista K. McIntyre	Environmental Law
Kris J. Ormseth	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
J. Walter Sinclair	Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation – Antitrust Litigation – Securities Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Minneapolis

Ronald D. McFall

Corporate Law

Portland

Steven W. Abel	Land Use & Zoning Law Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Richard E. Alexander	Construction Law Litigation - Construction Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Paul S. Angello	Litigation – Patent Patent Law
Bethany A. Bacci	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Gary R. Barnum	Equipment Finance Law
Todd A. Bauman	Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Venture Capital Law
Brenda Baumgart	Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor & Employment
Ruth A. Beyer	Corporate Governance and Compliance Law Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Barbara A. Brainard	Employment Law - Management
Jason M. Brauser	Corporate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
Michael R. Campbell	Environmental Law Water Law
Stuart Chestler	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
Greg D. Corbin	Natural Resources Law Timber Law
Aaron C. Courtney	Natural Resources Law
Nancy L. Cowgill	Trusts and Estates
Barbara D. Craig	Natural Resources Law
Edward D. Einowski	Municipal Finance Law Public Finance Law
Louis A. Ferreira IV	Insurance Law
Kassim M. Ferris	Patent Law
Howard M. Feuerstein	Real Estate Law
David E. Filippi	Environmental Law Natural Resources Law Water Law
Jerry R. Fish	Mining Law Natural Resources Law Oil & Gas Law
Randolph C. Foster	Commercial Litigation Information Technology Law Litigation – Antitrust Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Eugene A. Frassetto	Real Estate Law
Anne W. Glazer	Trademark Law
Gary W. Glisson	Copyright Law Information Technology Law Technology Law Trademark Law
Eric A. Grasberger	Construction Law Litigation - Construction
David W. Green	Real Estate Law
Stephen C. Hall	Administrative / Regulatory Law Energy Law
Todd Hanchett	Employment Law - Management
Christopher R. Hermann	Environmental Law
Christopher K. Heuer	Litigation & Controversy - Tax Tax Law
Henry H. Hewitt	Corporate Governance Law Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
William H. Holmes	Energy Law Energy Regulatory Law Environmental Law
Scott J. Kaplan	Insurance Law
Emily V. Karr	Trusts and Estates
Stephen P. Kelly	Native American Law
Victor J. Kisch	Employment Law – Management Labor Law - Management
Christine Kitchel	Litigation – Labor & Employment
Jeffrey M. Krueger	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Margaret B. Kushner	Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Dennis Leybold	Employee Benefits Law
Steven T. Lovett	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Patent
Gregory H. Macpherson	Employee Benefits Law
Robert T. Manicke	Litigation & Controversy – Tax Tax Law
Robert J. Moorman	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
J. Mark Morford	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Gregory R. Mowe	Commercial Litigation Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law Litigation – Real Estate
Joel A. Mullin	Commercial Litigation Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Barbara L. Nay	Health Care Law
Thomas R. Nicolai	Real Estate Law
Mark A. Norby	Mining Law Natural Resources Law Oil & Gas Law Timber Law
Margaret Hill Noto	Corporate Governance Law Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
Karen L. O'Connor	Employment Law - Management Labor Law- Management
Brendan R. O'Scannlain	Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Thomas R. Page	Real Estate Law
Terrence R. Pancoast	Non-Profit/Charities Law Trusts and Estates
Beverly C. Pearman	Commercial Litigation Environmental Law
Kevin Pearson	Tax Law
Amy Joseph Pedersen	Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor & Employment
Per A. Ramfjord	Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar Environmental Law Litigation – Antitrust Litigation - Environmental
Guy A. Randles	Construction Law Litigation - Construction
Edward J. Reeves	Employment Law – Management Labor Law - Management
Lois O. Rosenbaum	Commercial Litigation Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation – Securities
Michelle Rudd	Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Land Use & Zoning Law
Jeremy Sacks	Commercial Litigation Litigation – Banking & Finance Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Penny H. Serrurier	Non-Profit/Charities Law Trusts and Estates
Peter L. Serrurier	Environmental Law
Joan P. Snyder	Environmental Law
Bradley F. Tellam	Employment Law - Management
Robert H. Thompson	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert D. Van Brocklin	Land Use & Zoning Law
E. Walter Van Valkenburg	Antitrust Law Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property Patent Law Technology Law Trademark Law
Carolyn D. Walker	Employment Law - Management
Jere M. Webb	Advertising Law Copyright Law Franchise Law Information Technology Law Technology Law Trademark Law
James N. Westwood	Appellate Law Commercial Litigation
Marcus A. Wood	Energy Law
Thomas R. Wood	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental

Sacramento

Tamara L. Boeck	Construction Law
Kristen T. Castaños	Environmental Law Water Law
Thomas A. Henry	Oil & Gas Law
Timothy M. Taylor	Environmental Law Land Use & Zoning Law

Salt Lake City

J. Keith Adams	Trusts and Estates
John A. Anderson	Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Martin K. Banks	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Kenneth B. Black	Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation – Patent Litigation - Securities
Thomas Christensen, Jr.	Trusts and Estates
Matthew M. Durham	Employment Law – Management Labor Law – Management Litigation – Labor & Employment
Nile Eatmon	Corporate Law
Thomas A. Ellison	Real Estate Law
Brent J. Giauque	Corporate Law
Barton W. Giddings	Patent Law
Mark Hindley	Commercial Litigation
Ervin R. Holmes	Real Estate Law
Richard H. Johnson II	Trusts and Estates
Nathan W. Jones	Corporate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
David J. Jordan	Administrative / Regulatory Law Commercial Litigation Litigation – Antitrust Litigation – Environmental Litigation – Intellectual Property Litigation - Securities
Danny C. Kelly	Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
John S. Kirkham	Energy Law Mining Law Natural Resources Law Oil & Gas Law
Guy P. Kroesche	Real Estate Law
Kevin B. Laurence	Patent Law
Michael E. Mangelson	Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Patent Law Trademark Law
Ronald G. Moffitt	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Gregory B. Monson	Communications Law Energy Law
D. Matthew Moscon	Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction
Reed W. Topham	Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
James F. Wood	Trusts and Estates
Steven D. Woodland	Employee Benefits Law
Robbie G. Yates	Corporate Law
Scott F. Young	Corporate Law

San Francisco

Randall M. Faccinto

Real Estate Law

Seattle

Duff Bryant	Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Serena S. Carlsen	Real Estate Law
Matthew Cohen	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Melanie K. Curtice	Employee Benefits Law
Leonard J. Feldman	Appellate Practice
Beth S. Ginsberg	Environmental Law Litigation - Environmental
Wendy Goffe	Trusts and Estates
Richard L. Goldfarb	Banking & Finance Law Financial Services Regulation Law
Andrew Guy	Commercial Litigation
Richard A. Hopp	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jeffrey W. Leppo	Environmental Law Litigation – Environmental Oil & Gas Law
David B. Levant	Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Charles S. Lewis, III	Tax Law
Ronald J. Lone	Corporate Law
Joseph P. McCarthy	Real Estate Law
Alan R. Merkle	Construction Law Energy Law Litigation - Construction
Thomas A. Newlon	Environmental Law
Michael P. O'Connell	Environmental Law Native American Law
Timothy J. O'Connell	Communications Law Employment Law – Management Labor Law - Management
Karl F. Oles	Litigation - Construction
Cherise M. Oram	Energy Regulatory Law Environmental Law
Brian C. Park	Litigation – Patent
Virginia M. Pedreira	Real Estate Law
David H. Rockwell	Real Estate Law
Alan R. Ross	Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jerome L. Rubin	Employment Law – Management Labor Law – Management Litigation – Labor & Employment
Barbara C. Sherland	Trusts and Estates
James M. Shore	Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor & Employment
Gordon W. Tanner	Real Estate Law
Steven J. Thiele	Environmental Law
Kristin Humann Thompson	Non-Profit / Charities Law Trusts & Estates
Irwin L. Treiger	Corporate Law Tax Law
Christopher J. Voss	Corporate Law
Mimi G. Warner	Employee Benefits Law
W. Scott Wert	Banking Law

Lake Tahoe - Truckee

Michael B. Brown

Land Use & Zoning Law

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