A record number of 20 Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America list for 2016.
Best Lawyers in American has been publishing their annual list for more than 30 years. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 65 countries.
“Best Lawyers is the most effective tool in identifying critical legal expertise,” CEO Steven Naifeh stated in a press release. “Inclusion on this list shows that an attorney is respected by his or her peers for professional success.”
Sandberg Phoenix attorneys have been consistently named in the Best Lawyers list since 1999, with several also receiving honors as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
The following attorneys were selected in the following areas for 2016:
Kenneth W. Bean – health care law, medical malpractice law for defense, personal injury litigation for defense
A. Courtney Cox – employment law management, litigation labor and employment
Warren Davis – mergers and acquisitions law
Philip Graham – real estate law
Scott Greenberg – corporate law
David Hoffman –product liability litigation for defense
Andrew Kasnetz – commercial litigation
Anthony Martin –mass tort litigation for defense, class action defense
David Neiers – real estate law
Timothy O’Leary – commercial litigation
Bhavik Patel – closely held companies and family business law
G. Keith Phoenix – commercial litigation, medical malpractice law for defense, personal injury litigation for defense, product liability litigation for defense
Keith Price – real estate law
Mark Prost – product liability litigation for defense
Jonathan Ries – commercial litigation, medical malpractice law for defense, product liability litigation for defense
Andrew Ryan – product liability litigation for defense
John S. Sandberg – commercial litigation construction litigation, real estate litigation, personal injury litigation for defense, product liability litigation for defense
Stephen M. Strum – health care litigation, insurance litigation
Peter von Gontard – medical malpractice law for defense, personal injury litigation for defense, product liability litigation for defense
Richard A. Stockenberg – construction law