A notable list of 42 attorneys from Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP offices in Oregon and Washington were selected, from among their peers, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017.
Five lawyers were recognized as 2017 “Lawyers of the Year,” based on their overall high level of peer recognition in their respective practices and geographic location: Jeffrey Condit, Portland, government relations law; Mary Ann Frantz, Portland, corporate law; Christine Masse, Seattle, gaming law; David Post, Portland, securities regulation law; and Bruce Rubin, Portland, litigation-ERISA.
Numerous Miller Nash Graham & Dunn attorneys received recognition in multiple areas of practice. Since its inception in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America® has become widely regarded as an important guide to legal excellence.
The following Miller Nash Graham & Dunn attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2017:
Portland:
- Bruce L. Campbell, Appellate Practice, Litigation–Securities
- D. Gary Christensen, Construction Law, Litigation–Construction
- Jeffrey G. Condit, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Education Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation–Land Use & Zoning, Litigation–Municipal, Municipal Law
- Kimball H. Ferris, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law, Corporate Compliance Law
- Mary Ann Frantz, Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
- Jonathon L. Goodling, Real Estate Law
- Louis G. Henry, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Commercial Finance Law, Banking & Finance
- David W. Hercher, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy
- Suzanne C. Lacampagne, Environmental Law
- Wayne D. Landsverk, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Frank V. Langfitt, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–ERISA, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants
- William S. Manne, Litigation & Controversy–Tax, Tax Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Erich W. Merrill, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Douglas D. Morris, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law
- John F. Neupert, Commercial Litigation, Litigation & Controversy–Tax, Litigation–Banking & Finance, Litigation–Intellectual Property
- Ryan R. Nisle, Tax Law
- Teresa H. Pearson, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy
- Michael Porter, Litigation–Labor & Employment, Labor Law–Management, Employment Law–Management
- David G. Post, Securities Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- John F. Purcell, Construction Law, Litigation–Construction
- Dennis P. Rawlinson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Banking & Finance, Litigation-Construction, Litigation–Labor & Employment, Litigation–Real Estate
- Peter C. Richter, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Labor & Employment, Litigation–Real Estate, Litigation–Securities, Litigation–Trusts & Estates, Corporate Compliance Law
- Bruce A. Rubin, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–ERISA, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Thomas C. Sand, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Labor & Employment, Litigation–Securities
- Joshua M.F. Sasaki, Commercial Litigation
- Catherine A. Shaw, Public Finance Law
- June M. Wiyrick Flores, Trusts & Estates
Seattle:
- Clemens H. Barnes, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Robert C. Cumbow, Information Technology Law, Trademark Law
- Jennifer S. Divine, Employment Law–Management
- Marcia K. Fujimoto, Trusts & Estates
- Maren K. Gaylor, Real Estate Law
- Geoffrey Groshong, Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy
- Stephen M. Klein, Banking & Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
- David C. Lundsgaard, Litigation–Antitrust
- Christine M. Masse, Gaming Law, Native American Law
- Kathleen T. Petrich, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Aubrey A. Seffernick, Native American Law
- Susan Eberle Stahlfeld, Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Jack G. Strother, Corporate Law
- Guy Towle, Real Estate Law
- Francis L. Van Dusen, Jr., Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
About Best Lawyers®
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