8.20.2020 | Awards & Recogntion

Koley Jessen is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers^® has recognized 29 attorneys in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, including two "Lawyers of the Year." Best Lawyers has also recognized six attorneys in their inaugural "Ones to Watch" category. 

The "Lawyer of the Year" is awarded to only one lawyer in each specialty and geographic region. The following Koley Jessen attorneys were named 2021 "Lawyers of the Year" in Omaha: 

• Alexander J. Wolf - Trusts and Estates
• John M. Lingelbach - Litigation - Environmental

The following attorneys received a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition:

• Anthony P. DeLuca - Trusts and Estates
• John V. Matson - Commercial Litigation
• Claire M. Osborne - Trusts and Estates
• Zachary Rupiper - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Clark R. Youngman - Trusts and Estates
• Lyndsay N. Zlomke - Trusts and Estates

The following attorneys selected for inclusion in their respective practice areas are:

• Thomas F. Ackley - Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Teresa A. Beaufait - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Max J. Burbach - Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Roberta L. Christensen - Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law
• Michael C. Cox - Litigation - First Amendment
• Taylor C. Dieckman - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brandon D. Hamm - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Brian L. Harr - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Margaret C. Hershiser - Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management
• Michael M. Hupp - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brian J. Koenig - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Kristin M. Krueger - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lisa M. Lehan - Trusts and Estates
• Michael J. Linder - Environmental Law
• John M. Lingelbach - Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Insurance
• Marlon M. Lofgren - Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• M. Shaun McGaughey - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eric B. Oxley - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law
• Karen M. Shuler - Health Care Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Donald L. Swanson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• James A. Tews - Trusts and Estates
• Kurt F. Tjaden - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Alexander J. Wolf - Trusts and Estates

About Best Lawyers – Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers^® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 108,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 13 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.