Thirty three attorneys from the Davis Brown Law Firm have earned recognition in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. Of those on the list, Bruce Campbell and Frank Carroll mark their 27th year; while Robert Holz, John Shors and Margaret Van Houten were named to the list for the 22nd year.
In addition, the following Davis Brown attorneys were named Best Lawyers’ 2014 Lawyers of the Year.
- Bruce I. Campbell - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Des Moines Litigation & Controversy - Tax "Lawyer of the Year."
- Frank J. Carroll - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Des Moines Corporate Law "Lawyer of the Year.”
- Becky S. Knutson - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Des Moines Education Law "Lawyer of the Year.”
- Debra Rectenbaugh Pettit - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Des Moines Litigation - Construction "Lawyer of the Year."
- Stephen W. Roberts - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Des Moines Government Relations Practice "Lawyer of the Year.
Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous annual peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas around the country.
The Davis Brown attorneys honored in Best Lawyers include:
- William A. Boatwright - Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
- Judith R. Boes - Health Care Law
- Bruce I. Campbell - Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Frank J. Carroll - Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
- Lori T. Chesser - Immigration Law
- Robert J. Douglas - Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance Law
- David M. Erickson - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Beverly Evans - Corporate Law
- Susan J. Freed - Health Care Law
- Robert A. Gamble - Banking and Finance Law
- Kent A. Herink – Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
- Robert F. Holz - Communications Law, Energy Law, Health Care Law
- Thomas J. Houser - Trusts and Estates
- William P. Kelly - Family Law
- Michael G. Kulik - Corporate Law
- Becky S. Knutson – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Education Law
- Gene R. La Suer - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
- Matthew E. Laughlin – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Sharon K. Malheiro - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Julie Johnson McLean - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
- Gary M. Myers – Real Estate Law
- Debra Rectenbaugh Pettit – Litigation - Construction
- Stephen W. Roberts - Corporate Law, Government Relations Practice
- John D. Shors - Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law
- Jason M. Stone - Corporate Law, Tax Law
- Deborah M. Tharnish - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Stanley J. Thompson - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust
- Margaret D. Van Houten - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- David B. VanSickel - Public Finance Law
- Mark D. Walz - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
- Kendall R. Watkins - Health Care Law
- Jo Ellen Whitney - Health Care Law
- Jonathan C. Wilson - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law