9.3.2026 | Firm News

Koley Jessen is proud to announce that Best Lawyers® has recognized 56 attorneys in its 2027 rankings. The rankings include 41 attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, 15 attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®, and six attorneys who earned the additional distinction of being named a “Lawyer of the Year.”

Lawyer of the Year

“Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to just one lawyer per practice area in each region based on the highest overall peer feedback. Fewer than 0.4% of lawyers nationwide receive this distinction each year. The following Koley Jessen attorneys were named 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” in Omaha in their respective practice areas:

• Max J. Burbach – Real Estate Law
• Brandon D. Hamm – Tax Law
• Marlon M. Lofgren – Banking and Finance Law
• Troy F. Meyerson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Eric B. Oxley – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexander J. Wolf – Trusts and Estates

Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America recognizes attorneys who have earned outstanding peer-review evaluations from fellow lawyers in their practice areas. The following 42 Koley Jessen attorneys were included in the 2027 edition:

• Thomas F. Ackley – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• *Helmut Brugman – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Max J. Burbach – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Adam N. Charlsen – Real Estate Law
• Roberta L. Christensen – Copyright Law; Trademark Law
• Michael C. Cox – Advertising Law; Litigation – First Amendment
• Taylor C. Dieckman – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel Fischer – Advertising Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Brandon D. Hamm – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Brian L. Harr – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Minja Herian – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• 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 – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Nicole R. Konen – Corporate Law
• Kristin M. Krueger – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Peter M. Langdon – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law
• Lisa M. Lehan – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Michael J. Linder – Environmental Law
• John M. Lingelbach – Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Marlon M. Lofgren – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Matthew D. Maser – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John V. Matson – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Shaun McGaughey – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Troy F. Meyerson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Joshua Norton – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• *Patrice Ott – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eric B. Oxley – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gregory C. Scaglione – Advertising Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Jeffery Schaffart – Tax Law
• Ryan Sevcik – Employment Law – Management; Immigration Law
• Matthew Speiker – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Donald L. Swanson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• James A. Tews – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Kurt F. Tjaden – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Andrew Tugan – Commercial Litigation
• Richard Vroman – Health Care Law
• Adam Wachal – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel Weidner – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
• Alexander J. Wolf – Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Clark R. Youngman – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

(*) listed for the first time in Best Lawyers

Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch category recognizes attorneys who have been in private practice for less than 10 years and have demonstrated exceptional professional excellence. The following 15 Koley Jessen attorneys were recognized in the 2027 edition:

• *Gabreal Belcastro – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas Bjornson – Tax Law
• Taylor Cammack – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• *Emily Coffey – Commercial Litigation
• John C. Dunn – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Michael Keblesh – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Gabrielle Kott-McCarty – Banking and Finance Law
• *Trevor Lee – Litigation - Bankruptcy
• *Kianna Moore – Environmental Law
• *Nathan Patterson – Trusts and Estates
• *Bradford Peck – Corporate Law
• *Katie Runge – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Erin Schroeder – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Justina Struck – Venture Capital Law
• *Griffin Wonderlich – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

*First time recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.

About Best Lawyers

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has served as a respected resource within the legal profession, recognizing attorneys through a rigorous peer-review evaluation process. Because attorneys are assessed by their peers within the same practice areas and geographic regions, Best Lawyers remains one of the legal industry’s most trusted and widely recognized ranking publications.