8.18.2022 | Awards & Recogntion

Koley Jessen is proud to announce that 30 of the firm’s attorneys have received recognition in the 2023 peer review guides published by Best Lawyers®. 23 attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America® while two were named “Lawyer of the Year” and seven were designated as “Ones to Watch.”

The 23 attorneys listed in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:

• 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 – Copyright Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law
• Michael C. Cox – Advertising Law; 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 Help 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
• *Peter M. Langdon – Corporate 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
• Shaun McGaughey – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eric B. Oxley – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate 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

Lawyer of the Year

The “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to one attorney with the highest overall peer-feedback in each specific practice area and geographic region. As a result, only the top 0.4% of lawyers earned this exceptional honor. The following Koley Jessen attorneys were named 2023 “Lawyers of the Year” in Omaha:

• Brandon D. Hamm – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Michael J. Linder – Environmental Law

Ones to Watch

The “Ones to Watch” list recognizes lawyers for their outstanding professional excellence and who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. The following attorneys received a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition:

• *John C. Dunn – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• John V. Matson – Commercial Litigation
• Zachary M. Rupiper – Corporate Law
• Comran E. Sharif – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• *Andrew Tugan – Commercial Litigation
• *Adam Wachal – Commercial Litigation
• Clark R. Youngman – Tax Law

^{* First year being listed}

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. Their lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.