Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 31 Cairncross & Hempelmann Attorneys

Thirty-one Cairncross & Hempelmann lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 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.

Terence J. Scanlan: Litigation – Construction

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

Nicole E. De Leon: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Jennifer K. Faubion: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation

Michael M. Feinberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Susan Wright Geiger: Privacy and Data Security Law

John W. Gregory: Corporate Law

Matt B. Hanna: Real Estate Law, Agriculture 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: Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law

Bruce W. Leaverton: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization 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 D. Rivers: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate

John R. Rizzardi: Litigation – Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law

Nancy Bainbridge Rogers: Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Terence J. Scanlan: Litigation – Construction

Alan D. Schuchman: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction

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, Tax Law

Ryan D. White: Real Estate Law

Binah B. Yeung: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation

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.

Henry J. Avery: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate

Rochelle Y. Doyea: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction

Troy Hatfield: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction

Amy H. Yoon: Commercial Litigation

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