37 Stoel Rives Attorneys Included in Inaugural The Best Lawyers In America© ‘Ones to Watch’ Rankings

Portland, Ore. – Stoel Rives LLP is pleased to announce that 37 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© inaugural “Ones to Watch” rankings. The attorneys – who are earlier in their careers and have typically been in practice for five to nine years – are selected for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. These lawyers join 119 Stoel Rives attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America for 2021.

Stoel Rives’ “Ones to Watch” lawyers represent 16 legal practice areas, including corporate, environmental, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, securities, technology, and transportation law.

The Stoel Rives attorneys ranked as 2021 “Ones to Watch” are:

Minneapolis

Christopher T. Demet
     Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Portland

Brianne Bridegum Pierznik
     Corporate Law
     Technology Law

John Dudrey
     Labor and Employment Law - Management
     Litigation – Labor and Employment

Jacob C. Goldberg
     Appellate Practice
     Litigation – Commercial

William J. Goodling
     Corporate Law
     Securities Regulation

Timothy Hatfield
     Health Care Law

Melissa J. Healy
     Labor and Employment Law – Management
     Litigation – Labor and Employment

Andrew T. Ho
     Litigation – Commercial

Laura Kerr
     Environmental Law

Tyler J. Killeen
     Litigation – Commercial

Ryan S. Kunkel
     Litigation – Labor and Employment

Caroline J. Livett
     Litigation – Labor and Employment

Merissa A. Moeller
     Environmental Law

Dexter J. Pearce
     Labor and Employment Law – Management

Christopher C. Rifer
     Litigation – Commercial

Kennon Scott
     Litigation – Commercial

Samantha K. Sondag
     Litigation – Commercial

Frederik W. Struve
     Intellectual Property Law
     Technology Law

Elliott J. Williams
     Intellectual Property Law
     Litigation – Intellectual Property

Sacramento

Nicholas D. Karkazis
     Litigation – Commercial

Sarah M. Taylor
     Land Use and Zoning Law

Salt Lake City

Jose A. Abarca
     Litigation – Commercial

Jordan C. Bledsoe
     Litigation – Commercial

Nathan G. Hurlbut
     Corporate Law

Seattle

Manmeet K. Dhami
     Health Care Law

James T. Graves
     Environmental Law

Rachel D. Groshong
     Transportation Law

Rachel Herrington
     Labor and Employment Law – Management

Loni L. Hinton
     Real Estate Law

Hunter G. Jeffers
     Real Estate Law

Bethany C. Kelsch
     Real Estate Law

Anthony T. Marangon
     Litigation – Commercial

Reid E. McEllrath
     Litigation – Commercial

Kara F. Morse
     Health Care Law

Jenna M. Poligo
     Litigation – Commercial

Jennifer N. Slocum
     Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Christopher T. Wall
     Litigation – Commercial
     Labor and Employment Law – Management
     Litigation – Labor and Employment

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