Foley Attorneys Named 2010 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Foley announced today that 27 Milwaukee office attorneys and 12 Madison office attorneys have been named 2010 Wisconsin “Super Lawyers” by Thomson Reuters. In addition, four Milwaukee office attorneys and four Madison office attorneys have been named 2010 Wisconsin “Rising Stars” by the organization.

The Milwaukee attorneys named “Super Lawyers” and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• William J. Abraham Jr., Business/Corporate
• Michael J. Aprahamian, Business Litigation
• Steven R. Barth, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Linda E. Benfield, Environmental
• Bernard J. Bobber, Employment & Labor
• Michael A. Bowen, Business Litigation
• John F. Callan, Estate Planning & Probate
• Jon P. Christiansen, Franchise/Dealership
• Keith A. Christiansen, Estate Planning & Probate
• James R. Clark, Business Litigation
• James P. Connelly, Health Care
• George A. Dionisopoulos, Estate Planning & Probate
• Richard S. Florsheim, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Richard S. Gallagher, Tax
• Michael W. Hatch, Real Estate
• Emory Ireland, Business/Corporate
• Sarah O. Jelencic, Real Estate
• Maureen A. McGinnity, Tax
• Brian W. McGrath, Land Use/Zoning
• James T. McKeown, Antitrust Litigation
• Jamshed J. Patel, Tax
• Patrick G. Quick, Securities & Corporate Finance
• Jay O. Rothman, Securities & Corporate Finance
• Nancy J. Sennett, Securities Litigation
• Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., General Litigation
• Mark A. Thimke, Environmental
• Adam J. Wiensch, Estate Planning & Probate

The Madison attorneys named “Super Lawyers” and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• Allen A. Arntsen, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Douglas B. Clark, Environmental
• Bradley D. Jackson, Utilities
• Daniel A. Kaplan, Employment & Labor
• Mark A. Kassel, Intellectual Property
• Gregory F. Monday, Estate Planning & Probate
• David W. Reinecke, Estate Planning & Probate
• Blaine R. Renfert, Business/Corporate
• Anne E. Ross, Business/Corporate
• Naikang Tsao, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Michael B. Van Sicklen, Business Litigation
• Paul T. Wrycha, Securities & Corporate Finance

The Milwaukee attorneys named “Rising Stars” and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• Frank W. DiCastri, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Jessica S. Lochmann, Securities & Corporate Finance
• Katherine M. Longley, Business Litigation
• John K. Wilson, Mergers & Acquisitions

The Madison attorneys named “Rising Stars” and their primary practices, as classified by Thomson Reuters, are:

• Brian W. Bauman, Business/Corporate
• Paul S. Hunter, Intellectual Property
• Matthew D. Lee, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Wendy S. Rusch, Estate Planning & Probate

To compile its annual list of Wisconsin “Super Lawyers,” Thomson Reuters conducted independent research and surveyed lawyers nationwide to identify attorneys whose honors and accomplishments within the legal field indicated a high degree of peer recognition and professional competence. The final list of “Super Lawyers” features the top five percent of Wisconsin attorneys in more than 70 areas of legal practice. The final list of “Rising Stars” features the top 2.5 percent of Wisconsin attorneys who are either 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.