Best & Flanagan

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Charles C. Berquist, Attorney

Industries: Advertising & Media, Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Industries, Insurance, Technology & The Web

Practice Areas: Business, Business Law, Development Financing, Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, Public Pension Plans & ERISA, General Business, Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Retirement Distributions, Securities Law, Trust, Estates & Retirement Plans

Leonard M. Fineday, Attorney

Industries: Indian Tribes & Gaming

Practice Areas: Business Law, Native American Law

Margaret M. Francis, Paralegal

Industries: Indian Tribes & Gaming

Practice Areas: Business Law, Energy, Native American Law

Marinus W. Van Putten, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Government Law & Land Development, Real Estate, Title Work

Robert L. Meller, Jr., Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Government Law & Land Development, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insurance, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation, Municipal Law, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

James M. Christenson, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Municipalities & Governments, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Government Law & Land Development, Loan Workouts & Remedies, Loans, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Gregory D. Soule, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Municipalities & Governments, Real Estate & Development, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Development, Government Law & Land Development, Leasing; Landlord & Tenant Representation, Municipal Law, Real Estate

Cathy E. Gorlin, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Family Law, Mediation, Premarital-Postmarital Agreements

Annie White, Paralegal

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Private Wealth Planning

E. Joseph LaFave, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Fiduciary Litigation, Private Wealth Planning, Tax Audits, Trust, Estates & Retirement Plans, Wealth Transfer Planning

Daniel L. Grimsrud, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Construction, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Insurance, Manufacturing, Nonprofit Organizations

Practice Areas: Business Law, Financing, General Business, Government Law & Land Development, Insurance, Mechanic’s Lien, Mergers & Acquisitions, Native American Law, Nonprofit Organizations, Securities Law, Taxation, Taxation

Catherine Peterson, Paralegal

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Family Law

Jack Sullivan, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Families & Estates, Healthcare, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Municipalities & Governments, Nonprofit Organizations

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor Law, Litigation

Lenor A. Scheffler, Attorney

Industries: Indian Tribes & Gaming

Practice Areas: Business, Energy, Financing, Gaming, Government Affairs, Government Relations, Native American Law, Taxation, Tribal Government

Cynthia L. Hegarty, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Kim JoDene Donat, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, Families & Estates, Municipalities & Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Energy, Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Government Law & Land Development, Private Wealth Planning, Real Estate, Tax Audits, Wealth Transfer Planning

Daniel R.W. Nelson, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Housing, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Debt Restructuring, Development, Development Financing, Energy, Financing, Financing, Housing & Redevelopment, Municipal Securities, Public Finance, Trustee Matters

Rebecca A. Chaffee, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Family Law

Frank Vogl, Attorney

Industries: Education, Healthcare, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Industries, Insurance, Manufacturing

Practice Areas: Business, Employment & Consulting, Employment & Labor Law, Litigation

Duane L. Paulson, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Loan Workouts & Remedies, Loans, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Patrick B. Hennessy, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate & Development, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, General Business, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies, Trustee Matters

William R. Asp, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Fiduciary Litigation, Premarital-Postmarital Agreements, Private Wealth Planning, Tax Audits, Trust, Estates & Retirement Plans, Wealth Transfer Planning

Thomas B. Heffelfinger, Attorney

Industries: Indian Tribes & Gaming

Practice Areas: Gaming, Government Affairs, Government Relations, Litigation, Mediation, Native American Law, Tribal Government, White Collar Criminal & Regulatory Defense

David J. Zubke, Attorney

Industries: Advertising & Media, Closely-Held Businesses, Franchises & Distribution, Manufacturing, Retail & Restaurants, Technology & The Web

Practice Areas: Business Law, Confidentiality & Privacy, Copyright, Employment & Consulting, Entertainment Law, Financing, General Business, Intellectual Property, IP Analysis & Assessment, Technology & the Web, Trademark

Christopher D. Johnson, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Family Law, Mediation

Steven R. Kruger, Attorney

Industries: Architecture & Engineering, Closely-Held Businesses, Families & Estates, Franchises & Distribution, Healthcare, Nonprofit Organizations

Practice Areas: Business Law, Energy, Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, Public Pension Plans & ERISA, Family Business Planning, Financing, General Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Organizations, Private Wealth Planning, Taxation, Taxation

Patricia A. Moe, Paralegal

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Private Wealth Planning

Thomas G. Garry, Attorney

Practice Areas: Business Law, Commercial Real Estate Lending, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Real Estate

Paul E. Kaminski, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Construction, Municipalities & Governments, Real Estate & Development, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Condominium Development, Development, Government Law & Land Development, Housing & Redevelopment, Municipal Law, Real Estate, Zoning & Condemnation, Zoning, Land Use & Condemnation

Kathy Yip, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Nonprofit Organizations, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Energy, Financing, Gaming, Native American Law, Real Estate, Taxation, Tribal Government

Sarah E. Crippen, Attorney

Industries: Education, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Employment & Consulting, Employment & Labor Law, Litigation, Mediation

John D. Seiner, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Condominium Development, Development, Leasing; Landlord & Tenant Representation, Loan Workouts & Remedies, Loans, Real Estate, Title Work, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Justin P. Short, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Construction, Insurance, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Insurance, Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien, Real Estate, Securities, Shareholders & Business Organizations

Barbara M. Ross, Attorney

Industries: Construction, Insurance, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insurance, Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien, Mediation, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies, Zoning & Condemnation, Zoning, Land Use & Condemnation

John A. Burton, Jr., Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Private Wealth Planning, Tax Audits, Wealth Transfer Planning

Michael K. Galeski, Paralegal

Practice Areas: Business Law

Allen D. Barnard, Attorney

Industries: Housing, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Government Law & Land Development, Housing & Redevelopment, Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien, Mediation, Municipal Law, Securities, Shareholders & Business Organizations, Zoning & Condemnation, Zoning, Land Use & Condemnation

Ross C. Formell, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Energy & Natural Resources, Franchises & Distribution, Healthcare, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Business Law, Energy, General Business, Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Organizations, Securities Law, Taxation, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Margaret M. Vesel, Paralegal

Practice Areas: Government Affairs

Robert D. Maher, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Fiduciary Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, Litigation, Premarital-Postmarital Agreements, Private Wealth Planning, Securities, Shareholders & Business Organizations, Tax Audits, Wealth Transfer Planning

David G. Schelzel, Attorney

Industries: Advertising & Media, Arts & Entertainment, Franchises & Distribution, Municipalities & Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Retail & Restaurants, Technology & The Web

Practice Areas: Business Law, Confidentiality & Privacy, Copyright, Employment & Consulting, Entertainment Law, General Business, Government Law & Land Development, Housing & Redevelopment, Intellectual Property, IP Analysis & Assessment, Municipal Law, Nonprofit Organizations, Technology & the Web, Trademark

Joseph J.W. Phelps, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Real Estate & Development, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Business Law, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insurance, Litigation

Patty J. Facius, Paralegal

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Private Wealth Planning

Scott D. Eller, Attorney

Industries: Insurance

Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation, Personal Injury, Private Wealth Planning, Tax Audits

James C. Diracles, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Energy & Natural Resources, Franchises & Distribution, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Business, Business Law, Energy, Financing, Financing, General Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Native American Law, Securities Law, Taxation, Taxation

Catherine Timm, Paralegal

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Mary E. Shearen, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Family Business Planning, Premarital-Postmarital Agreements, Private Wealth Planning, Tax Audits, Wealth Transfer Planning

Bradley F. Williams, Attorney

Industries: Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Energy, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Debtors/Creditors Rights, Loan Workouts & Remedies, Loans, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Emily Husmann, Paralegal

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Real Estate

David H. Johnson, Attorney

Industries: Construction, Energy & Natural Resources, Healthcare, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Business Law, Employment & Labor Law, Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, Public Pension Plans & ERISA, Government Affairs, Government Relations, Native American Law, Tribal Government

Timothy A. Sullivan, Attorney

Industries: Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Healthcare

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Employment & Labor Law, Fiduciary Litigation, Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien, Mediation, Tax Audits

Edward P. Sheu, Attorney

Industries: Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Commercial Landlord Tenant, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Collection and Foreclosure, Copyright, Employment & Labor Law, Insurance, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Leasing; Landlord & Tenant Representation, Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien, Personal Injury, Securities, Shareholders & Business Organizations, Trademark

Julie A. Staebler, Paralegal

Industries: Families & Estates

Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Private Wealth Planning

Thomas J. Radio, Attorney

Industries: Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Long-Term Care & Senior Housing, Municipalities & Governments, Real Estate & Development

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Lending, Government Affairs, Litigation, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Elizabeth C. Borer, Attorney

Industries: Healthcare, Indian Tribes & Gaming, Municipalities & Governments

Practice Areas: Business, Business Law, Employment & Consulting, Employment & Labor Law, Litigation, Native American Law, Tribal Government

Brigid M. Goss, Attorney

Industries: Families & Estates, Indian Tribes & Gaming

Practice Areas: Family Law, Litigation, Native American Law, Tribal Government

Daniel A. Kaplan, Attorney

Industries: Closely-Held Businesses, Healthcare, Industries, Real Estate & Development, Retail & Restaurants

Practice Areas: Business Law, Commercial Real Estate Lending, Employment & Consulting, Energy, General Business, Leasing; Landlord & Tenant Representation, Mediation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Troubled Financial Transactions & Remedies

Firm News

January 24, 2012

Thomas J. Radio joins Best & Flanagan LLP

Thomas J. Radio has joined Best & Flanagan LLP as a partner, bringing more than 25 years of experience and recognized expertise to the firm’s Litigation and Real Estate practice groups. Tom provides a range of services and creative solutions [...]

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November 22, 2011

Thomas B. Heffelfinger asked to testify before the United States Senate

On November 10, 2011, the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs scheduled a legislative hearing on S. 1763, the Stand against Violence and Empower Native Women Act (SAVE Native Women Act). Best & Flanagan attorney and former United States [...]

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