Stoel Rives Attorneys Recognized by 2015 Best Lawyers in America

Stoel Rives LLP, a U.S. law firm, today announced that 155 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® directory.  In addition, the legal guide announced that 19 Stoel Rives attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their markets.  Best Lawyers in America annually publishes lists of outstanding attorneys based on a comprehensive survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their peers.  Only a single lawyer in each practice area and in each community surveyed is selected as a Lawyer of the Year.  A complete list of the Stoel Rives honorees appears below.

The firm received attorney rankings in nine office locations: Anchorage, Alaska; Boise, Idaho; Lake Tahoe/Truckee, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.  Lawyer of the Year designations were achieved by attorneys in the firm’s Anchorage, Boise, Portland, Sacramento and Salt Lake City offices.  Overall, more than 40 percent of Stoel Rives attorneys were selected for the 2015 Best Lawyers in America listing.

Stoel Rives lawyers received rankings in 65 legal practice areas, including banking, construction, corporate, employee benefits, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, real estate, securities, tax and water law.  More than 300 individual practice rankings were awarded to the 155 Stoel Rives Best Lawyers by their peers.

“Delivering exceptional service, value, and favorable results to our clients is Stoel Rives’ core mission,” said Bob Van Brocklin, Stoel Rives Managing Partner.  “The high level of recognition our lawyers received in this year’s Best Lawyers in America underscores our commitment to this mission. I extend my congratulations to those lawyers at our firm who were named Best Lawyers for achieving this important professional distinction.”

Stoel Rives lawyers included in 2015* Best Lawyers in America by market:

Anchorage

Joseph J. Perkins, Jr. - Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Anchorage Natural Resources Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law

William H. Timme
Native American Law

James E. Torgerson - Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Anchorage Litigation – Real Estate "Lawyer of the Year"
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation – Real Estate
Natural Resources Law
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Boise

Kevin J. Beaton - Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Boise Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year" | Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Boise Litigation – Environmental "Lawyer of the Year"
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Water Law

Paul M. Boyd
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

James C. Dale - Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Boise Litigation – Labor & Employment "Lawyer of the Year"
Employment Law - Management
Litigation – Labor & Employment

Mark S. Geston
Commercial Litigation

Quentin M. Knipe
Real Estate Law

Krista K. McIntyre
Environmental Law

Kris J. Ormseth
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Lake Tahoe/Truckee

Michael B. Brown
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

Minneapolis

Ronald D. McFall
Corporate Law

Karl G. Schwappach
Patent Law

Portland, Oregon

Steven W. Abel
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

Richard E. Alexander – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Litigation - Construction "Lawyer of the Year"
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 – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Venture Capital Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Brenda K. Baumgart
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor & Employment

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

Amy Edwards
Commercial Litigation

Edward D. Einowski
Energy Law
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law

Louis A. Ferreira
Insurance Law

Kassim M. Ferris
Copyright Law
Patent Law

Howard M. Feuerstein
Real Estate Law

David E. Filippi – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Natural Resources Law "Lawyer of the Year"
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 – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

David W. Green
Real Estate Law

Todd A. Hanchett
Employment Law - Management

Christopher R. Hermann
Environmental Law

Christopher K. Heuer
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law

Henry H. Hewitt
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Steven H. Hull
Mergers & Acquisitions 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

Chris Kitchel
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor & Employment

Jeffrey M. Krueger
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Margaret B. Kushner
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Dennis Leybold
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Steven T. Lovett
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent

Gregory H. Macpherson
Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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 – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law
Litigation – Real Estate

Joel A. Mullin – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions "Lawyer of the Year"
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions

Barbara L. Nay
Health Care Law

Mark A. Norby
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law
Timber Law

Margaret Hill Noto – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Corporate Compliance Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Karen L. O’Connor – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Employment Law - Management "Lawyer of the Year"
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management

Brendan N. O’Scannlain
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law

Terrence R. Pancoast – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Non-Profit / Charities Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Trusts and Estates

Kevin T. 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 & Condemnation Law
Land Use & Zoning Law

Jeremy D. 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
Ethics and Professional Responsibility 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 – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Portland Information Technology Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Advertising Law
Copyright Law
Franchise Law
Information Technology Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law

James N. Westwood
Appellate Practice
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 – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Sacramento Environmental Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law

Salt Lake City

J. Keith Adams
Trusts and Estates

John A. Anderson
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Martin K. Banks
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental

Aaron D. Barker
Patent Law

Matthew S. Bethards
Patent Law

Kenneth B. Black – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Salt Lake City Bet-the-Company Litigation "Lawyer of the Year"
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Litigation – Securities
Trade Secrets Law

Kory D. Christensen
Trademark Law

Thomas Christensen, Jr.
Trusts and Estates

Matthew M. Durham
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor & Employment

Nile W. Eatmon
Corporate Law

Thomas A. Ellison
Construction Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

Barton W. Giddings
Patent Law

Mark E. Hindley
Commercial Litigation

Ervin R. Holmes
Real Estate Law

Loren R. Hulse
Patent Law

Richard H. Johnson II
Trusts and Estates

Nathan W. Jones
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

David J. Jordan – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Salt Lake City Litigation - Securities "Lawyer of the Year"
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation - Securities

Danny C. Kelly
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Guy P. Kroesche
Real Estate Law

Ronald G. Moffitt
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Gregory B. Monson
Communications Law
Energy Law

D. Matthew Moscon
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction

John R. Thompson
Copyright Law
Litigation - Intellectual PropertyTrademark Law

Reed W. Topham – Named Best Lawyers’ 2015 Salt Lake City Securities / Capital Markets Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

James F. Wood
Trusts and Estates

Steven D. Woodland
Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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 (ERISA) Law

Leonard J. Feldman
Appellate Practice

Beth S. Ginsberg
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental

John E. Glowney
Commercial Litigation

Wendy S. Goffe
Trusts and Estates

Richard L. Goldfarb
Banking & Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law

David R. Goodnight
Commercial Litigation

Andrew A. Guy
Commercial Litigation

Richard A. Hopp
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Jeffrey W. Leppo
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Oil & Gas Law

David B. Levant
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and 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
Patent Law

Virginia M. Pedreira
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

Ryan P. Steen
Litigation – Environmental
Natural Resources Law

Gordon W. Tanner
Real Estate Law

Steven J. Thiele
Environmental Law

Kirstin Humann Thompson
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Trusts and Estates

Christopher J. Voss
Corporate Law

Mimi G. Warner
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

W. Scott Wert
Banking & Finance Law

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