Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 28 Cairncross & Hempelmann Attorneys
Twenty-eight Cairncross & Hempelmann lawyers have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. We are pleased to announce the following honors:
Lawyer of the Year:
The accolade of “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.
John W. Hempelmann: Litigation – Real Estate
Best Lawyers:
Best Lawyers have been recognized by their peers for demonstrating their professional expertise in their practice areas.
Laura A. Bertin: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Margaret Breen: Corporate Law
Jennifer K. Faubion: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Susan Wright Geiger: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
John W. Gregory: Corporate Law
Matt B. Hanna: Real Estate Law
John W. Hempelmann: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law
David A. Herrman: Real Estate Law
Andrew S. Lane: Environmental Law
Donald E. Marcy: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Ryan D. McFarland: Real Estate Law
Randall P. Olsen: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Environmental Law
Ana–Maria Popp: Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
Eugenie Rivers: Corporate Law, Real Estate
John R. Rizzardi: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Nancy Bainbridge Rogers: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Terence J. Scanlan: Litigation – Construction
Alan D. Schuchman: Commercial Litigation
Robert C. Seidel: Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Aurelia Tunru: Corporate Law
Stephen P. VanDerhoef: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Dwight Wheaton: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Ryan D. White: Real Estate Law
Ones to Watch:
Ones to Watch awards recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.
Rochelle Y. Doyea: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Troy Hatfield: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Patricia A. Laughman: Litigation – Construction
Aditi Paranjpye: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Binah B. Yeung: Commercial Litigation
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