171 Stoel Rives Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in 2023 in 59 Practice Areas

PORTLAND, Ore.—Stoel Rives LLP today announced that 171 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® directory, 48 of whom were named to Best Lawyers’ “Ones to Watch” rankings. Sixteen of the attorneys were also named to the “Lawyer of the Year” list in their respective markets and practices. This year’s honorees represent more than half of Stoel Rives’ attorneys and are located in all of the firm’s 10 offices.

“Our firm is fortunate to have so many of our attorneys recognized as best in their fields and regions. I continue to be impressed by their dedication to our firm and their clients,” Melissa Jones, Stoel Rives’ Firmwide Managing Partner, said.

Stoel Rives' lawyers are ranked in 59 practice areas, including construction, corporate, employee benefits, energy, environmental, health care, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and zoning, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, real estate, securities, tax, trusts and estates and water law, among others.

Best Lawyers compiles its lists by conducting peer–reviewed surveys to determine the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same region and practice areas. In addition to inclusion in the directory, Best Lawyers selects a single lawyer in each practice area and specific geographic region surveyed as a “Lawyer of the Year.”

Stoel Rives' lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2023:

Anchorage

• Kevin M. Cuddy
  • Commercial Litigation
• Tina M. Grovier
  • Oil and Gas Law
• Ramona L. Monroe
  • Oil and Gas Law
• Joseph J. Perkins, Jr. – Lawyer of the Year 2023, Mining Law
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
• James E. Torgerson – Lawyer of the Year 2023, Litigation – Environmental
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Boise

• Kevin J. Beaton
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Mining Law
  • Water Law
• James C. Dale 
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Nicole C. Hancock
  • Agriculture Law
• Quentin M. Knipe
  • Real Estate Law
• Krista K. McIntyre – Lawyer of the Year 2023 – Environmental Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Natural Resources Law
• Kris J. Ormseth
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nicholas L. Taylor
  • Corporate Law

Minneapolis

• Thomas J. Braun
  • Environmental Law
• Gregory A. Fontaine
  • Natural Resources Law
• David T. Quinby
  • Energy Law
• Aleava R. Sayre
  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law

Portland

• Paul S. Angello
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
• Bethany A. Bacci
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Brenda K. Baumgart
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Susan Beckert Bock
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Jason M. Brauser
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Michael R. Campbell – Lawyer of the Year 2023 – Water Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Water Law
• B. John Casey
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Securities
• Crystal S. Chase
  • Appellate Practice
  • Litigation – Real Estate
• William L. Clydesdale 
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Aaron C. Courtney
  • Natural Resources Law
• Nancy L. Cowgill
  • Trusts and Estates
• Barbara D. Craig
  • Natural Resources Law
• Christopher C. Criglow
  • Real Estate Law
• Sarah Stauffer Curtiss
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Brad S. Daniels
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities
• Saskia M. de Boer – Lawyer of the Year, Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Amy Edwards
  • Commercial Litigation
• Louis A. Ferreira IV
  • Insurance Law
• Kassim M. Ferris
  • Patent Law
• David E. Filippi
  • Environmental Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Water Law
• Randolph C. Foster
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Information Technology Law
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
• Todd L. Friedman
  • Corporate Law
• Sean C. Gay
  • Construction Law
• C. Andrew Gibson
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Anne W. Glazer
  • Advertising Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Food and Beverage Law
  • Trademark Law
• Eric A. Grasberger
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
• Oren Haker
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Todd A. Hanchett
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher R. Hermann
  • Environmental Law
• Christopher K. Heuer
  • Litigation and Controversy
  • Tax Law
• Mary P. Hull – Lawyer of the Year 2023 – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Steven H. Hull
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jason Johns
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Emily V. Karr
  • Trusts and Estates
• James M. Kearney
  • Corporate Law​
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Reilley D. Keating
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Kelly Knivila
  • Health Care Law
• Dana L. Krawczuk – Lawyer of the Year 2023, Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
• Steven T. Lovett
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
• Kirk B. Maag – Lawyer of the Year 2023 – Environmental Law
  • Environmental Law
• Chad Marriott
  • Energy Law
• Jennifer H. Martin
  • Energy Law
• Timothy L. McMahan
  • Energy Law
• Steven A. Moore
  • Economic Development Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Joel A. Mullin
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
• Karen L. O’Connor – Lawyer of the Year – Employment Law - Management
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Brendan N. O’Scannlain
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kevin T. Pearson
  • Tax Law
• Amy Joseph Pedersen
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Per A. Ramfjord
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Health Care
• Laura E. Rosenbaum
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jeremy D. Sacks
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation – Securities
• Penny H. Serrurier
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Timothy W. Snider
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Environmental
• Joan P. Snyder
  • Environmental Law
• Andrew H. Solomon
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Bradley F. Tellam
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Andrea H. Thompson
  • Employment Law – Management
• E. Walter Van Valkenburg
  • Antitrust Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law
• Thomas R. Wood
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

Sacramento

• Tamara L. Boeck
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael B. Brown
  • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
• Elizabeth Ewens
  • Natural Resources Law
• Bryan L. Hawkins – Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law - Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Seth D. Hilton 
  • Energy Regulatory Law
• Michael N. Mills
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
• Christopher L. Russell
  • Corporate Law
• Timothy M. Taylor – Lawyer of the Year, Environmental Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Salt Lake City

• Ronald G. Moffitt
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John R. Thompson
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Reed W. Topham – Lawyer of the Year, Securities Regulation
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation

San Diego

• Lindsay D. Puckett
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

San Francisco

• Charles H. Samel
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Antitrust

Seattle

• Adam Belzberg
  • Labor Law – Management
• Duff Bryant
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Matthew Cohen
  • Environmental Law Litigation – Environmental
• Joseph E. Delaney
  • Real Estate Law
• John Fandel
  • Real Estate Law
• Cherise M. Gaffney
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
• Beth S. Ginsberg
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• Wendy S. Goffe
  • Trusts and Estates
• David R. Goodnight
  • Commercial Litigation
• Brent L. Jones
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Karin D. Jones
  • Employment Law – Management
• Kirsten Lundell Koester
  • Corporate Law
• Michael D. Kuntz
  • Real Estate Law
• John Laney
  • Corporate Law
• Rita V. Latsinova
  • Appellate Practice
• Nathan Luce
  • Real Estate Law
• Joseph P. McCarthy
  • Real Estate Law
• Alexandra L. Mertens
  • Energy Law
• Anthony R. Miles, Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law
  • Health Care Law
• Jason T. Morgan
  • Environmental Law
• Thomas A. Newlon
  • Environmental Law
• Maren R. Norton – Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Health Care
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Health Care
• Timothy J. O’Connell
  • Communications Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Health Care Law
  • Labor Law – Management
• Karl F. Oles – Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Construction
• Christopher R. Osborn
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Brian C. Park
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
• Virginia M. Pedreira
  • Real Estate Law
• Vanessa Soriano Power
  • Commercial Litigation
• John S. Santa Lucia
  • Real Estate Law
• Sabina Shapiro
  • Real Estate Law
• James M. Shore
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jennifer Lane Spaith
  • Patent Law
• Ryan P. Steen – Lawyer of the Year, Natural Resources Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Natural Resources Law

Washington, D.C.

• Richard P. Bonnifield
  • Energy Law

The 48 Stoel Rives lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” rankings for 2023:

Boise

• Jon B. Evans
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Nicholas J. Gourley
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jenny Palmer 
  • Commercial Litigation

Minneapolis

• S. Emily Spallino
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

Portland

• Steven G. Bell 
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Anthony Blake
  • Commercial Litigation
• Megan Chang 
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kate D’Ambrosio
  • Energy Law
• John B. Dudrey
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jacob C. Goldberg
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• William J. Goodling
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Cody Gregg
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Timothy N. Hatfield
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• Melissa J. Healy
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Laura Kerr
  • Environmental Law
• Tyler J. Killeen
  • Commercial Litigation
• Ryan S. Kunkel
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Merissa A. Moeller
  • Environmental Law
  • Natural Resources Law
• Nathan R. Morales
  • Commercial Litigation
• Mario R. Nicholas
  • Construction Law
• Christopher C. Rifer
  • Commercial Litigation
• Scott Rosenthal
  • Real Estate Law
• Samantha K. Sondag
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Ariel Stavitsky
  • Litigation – Environmental
• Michael L. Such
  • Tax Law
• Caroline J. Sundbaum 
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Marc Therrien
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jennifer Baer Tuohy
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Elliott J. Williams
  • Intellectual Property Law

Sacramento

• Henry W. Chu
  • Real Estate Law
• Corey M. Day 
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Nicholas D. Karkazis
  • Commercial Litigation

Seattle

• Jonathan S. Barnard
  • Intellectual Property Law
• Ronak R. Chokhani
  • Corporate Law
• Anne M. Dorshimer
  • Transportation Law
• James C. Feldman
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• James T. Graves
  • Environmental Law
• Rachel D. Groshong
  • Transportation Law
• Veronica M. Keithley
  • Environmental Law
  • Natural Resources Law
• Emily Kelly
  • Real Estate Law
• Claire J. Mitchell
  • Corporate Law
• Mark O. Morgan
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Craig A. Pacheco
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Alex D. Pearson
  • Corporate Law
• Jenna M. Poligo
  • Commercial Litigation
• Christopher T. Wall
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Labor and Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Washington, D.C.

• Jessica L. Bayles
  • Energy Law
• Melan Patel
  • Energy Law