48 Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is pleased to announce that 48 lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers 2024 in three categories including Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch in America. A complete listing is categorized below:

Five Named As 2024 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.

• Susan W. Carlson – Tax Law
• Mary Jo Carney – Real Estate Law
• William T. Conroy – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law
• Scott C. Ilgenfritz – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Joan M. Vecchioli – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment

34 Named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Brandon D. Bellew – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Mark S. Bentley – Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Bruce H. Bokor – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Joel D. Bronstein – Corporate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Charles A. Buford – Commercial Litigation
• Guy M. Burns – Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joseph P. Covelli – Real Estate Law
• Colleen M. Flynn – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeffrey M. Gad – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
• Joseph W. Gaynor – Real Estate Law
• Holger Gleim – Trusts and Estates
• Alberto F. Gomez, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ryan C. Griffin – Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
• Vitauts M. Gulbis – Tax Law
• Thomas J. Hunt – Real Estate Law
• Frank R. Jakes – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Leonard H. Johnson – Real Estate Law
• Michael G. Little – Trusts and Estates
• Michael D. Magidson – Health Care Law
• Michael C. Markham – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Zachary Messa – Trademark Law
• Michael J. Nolan II – Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates
• Edward J. Peterson III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
• F. Wallace Pope, Jr. – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, and Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Robert Potter Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• James N. Powell – Real Estate Law
• Darryl R. Richards – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Litigation – Real Estate
• Peter A. Rivellini – Tax Law
• Joseph W. N. Rugg – Health Care Law
• Charles A. Samarkos – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Philip Shasteen – Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Regulation
• Thomas B. Smith – Health Care Law
• Patrick A. Traber – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Joseph J. Weissman – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, and Trademark Law
• Rachael Wood – Litigation – Labor and Employment

Nine named to Ones to Watch in America 2024

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

• Christopher R. Dingman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Nicholas Grimaudo – Corporate Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
• Caitlein Jammo – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Real Estate Law
• Adrienne C. Kendall – Real Estate Law
• Jamie Klapholz – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, and Health Care Law
• T. Luke Markham – Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law
• Philip Nodhturft III – Trusts and Estates
• Caitlin M. Powell – Trusts and Estates
• Christopher A. White – Corporate Law and Real Estate Law

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

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