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Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized By Best Lawyers In America© 2024 And Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch
August 17, 2023
Twenty Kerr Russell members were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. In addition, six Kerr Russell attorneys were recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence and are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 123,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and more than 20 million evaluations were submitted. For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 76,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 30th edition.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards are given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. For the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 2.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 25,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.
Kerr Russell’s 2024 The Best Lawyers in America®
Robert S. Anderson – Immigration Law
Jason W. Bank – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Kevin T. Block – Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law
James R. Cambridge – Corporate Law
Michael D. Carroll – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Mark M. Cunningham – Construction Law
Catherine Edwards – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Daniel J. Ferris – Commercial Litigation
John D. Gatti – Corporate Law; Tax Law
Patrick J. Haddad – Health Care Law; Insurance Law
Fred K. Herrmann – Antitrust Law
Mark C. Knoth – Employment Law – Management
Eric I. Lark – Corporate Law; Insurance Law
Kate M. McCarroll – Immigration Law
Stephen D. McGraw – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Miroslava Orduño Rincón – Immigration Law
Daniel J. Schulte – Health Care Law
Joanne Geha Swanson – Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust
James E. Tamm – Land Use and Zoning Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Municipal Law
Kurt R. Vilders – Real Estate Law
Kerr Russell’s 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Cody Attisha – Corporate Law; Tax Law
Kevin A. McQuillan – Civil Rights Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Kathleen A. Westfall – Health Care Law; Insurance Law
Olivia V.Veldhuis – Corporate Law; Labor and Employment Law – Management
Nezar Habhab – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Paul M. Indyk – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
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