Fourteen Dickinson Wright Attorneys Recognized in Nevada Business's Legal Elite 2016
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys from the firm’s Nevada offices have been included in Nevada Business’s Legal Elite 2016. Dickinson Wright had the third largest number of attorneys selected for this year’s list.
This year’s list features 300 attorneys on the Northern and Southern Nevada lists, one-third of whom represent the north end of the state. In addition, nearly 50 Best Up and Coming attorneys are included. In order to be included, attorneys passed several levels of scrutiny. After nominations closed, ballots were reviewed for eligibility and each voting attorney was vetted through the State Bar of Nevada to confirm their good standing.
The following Dickinson Wright attorneys were included in Legal Elite 2016:
Southern Nevada
Jennifer Ko Craft, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
John E. Dawson, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
Michael N. Feder, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
John L. Krieger, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Gaming
Joel Schwarz, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Appellate
Jeffrey Silver, Gaming, Administrative Law, Land Use
Kendal Weisenmiller, Probate Litigation and Administration, Commercial Litigation, Guardianship
Northern Nevada
Kenneth Ching, Commercial & Business Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation
John Desmond, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Brian Irvine, Commercial & Business Litigation, Bankruptcy, Construction
Benjamin Kennedy, Real Estate, Corporate Law
Anjali Webster, Commercial & Business Litigation, Appellate
Best Up & Coming Lawyers
Var Lordahl, Estate Planning & Administration, Taxation, Nonprofits
This year’s list features 300 attorneys on the Northern and Southern Nevada lists, one-third of whom represent the north end of the state. In addition, nearly 50 Best Up and Coming attorneys are included. In order to be included, attorneys passed several levels of scrutiny. After nominations closed, ballots were reviewed for eligibility and each voting attorney was vetted through the State Bar of Nevada to confirm their good standing.
The following Dickinson Wright attorneys were included in Legal Elite 2016:
Southern Nevada
Jennifer Ko Craft, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
John E. Dawson, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
Michael N. Feder, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
John L. Krieger, Intellectual Property, Media, Sports & Entertainment
Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Gaming
Joel Schwarz, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Appellate
Jeffrey Silver, Gaming, Administrative Law, Land Use
Kendal Weisenmiller, Probate Litigation and Administration, Commercial Litigation, Guardianship
Northern Nevada
Kenneth Ching, Commercial & Business Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation
John Desmond, Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Brian Irvine, Commercial & Business Litigation, Bankruptcy, Construction
Benjamin Kennedy, Real Estate, Corporate Law
Anjali Webster, Commercial & Business Litigation, Appellate
Best Up & Coming Lawyers
Var Lordahl, Estate Planning & Administration, Taxation, Nonprofits
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