Portland, Ore. – Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that 37 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© inaugural “Ones to Watch” rankings. The attorneys – who are earlier in their careers and have typically been in practice for five to nine years – are selected for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. These lawyers join 119 Stoel Rives attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 2021.
Stoel Rives’ “Ones to Watch” lawyers represent 16 legal practice areas, including corporate, environmental, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, securities, technology, and transportation law.
The Stoel Rives attorneys ranked as 2021 “Ones to Watch” are:
Minneapolis
Christopher T. Demet
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Portland
Brianne Bridegum Pierznik
Corporate Law
Technology Law
John Dudrey
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jacob C. Goldberg
Appellate Practice
Litigation – Commercial
William J. Goodling
Corporate Law
Securities Regulation
Timothy Hatfield
Health Care Law
Melissa J. Healy
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Andrew T. Ho
Litigation – Commercial
Laura Kerr
Environmental Law
Tyler J. Killeen
Litigation – Commercial
Ryan S. Kunkel
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Caroline J. Livett
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Merissa A. Moeller
Environmental Law
Dexter J. Pearce
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Christopher C. Rifer
Litigation – Commercial
Kennon Scott
Litigation – Commercial
Samantha K. Sondag
Litigation – Commercial
Frederik W. Struve
Intellectual Property Law
Technology Law
Elliott J. Williams
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Sacramento
Nicholas D. Karkazis
Litigation – Commercial
Sarah M. Taylor
Land Use and Zoning Law
Salt Lake City
Jose A. Abarca
Litigation – Commercial
Jordan C. Bledsoe
Litigation – Commercial
Nathan G. Hurlbut
Corporate Law
Seattle
Manmeet K. Dhami
Health Care Law
James T. Graves
Environmental Law
Rachel D. Groshong
Transportation Law
Rachel Herrington
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Loni L. Hinton
Real Estate Law
Hunter G. Jeffers
Real Estate Law
Bethany C. Kelsch
Real Estate Law
Anthony T. Marangon
Litigation – Commercial
Reid E. McEllrath
Litigation – Commercial
Kara F. Morse
Health Care Law
Jenna M. Poligo
Litigation – Commercial
Jennifer N. Slocum
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Christopher T. Wall
Litigation – Commercial
Labor and Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
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