Accolades
Ranked in the 2024 “Best Law Firms” rankings by Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report - Metropolitan Rankings for Madison, WI
METROPOLITAN MADISON TIER 1
- Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Criminal Defense: General
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Immigration Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation -- Land Use & Zoning
- Litigation - Municipal
- Litigation – Securities
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
METROPOLITAN MADISON TIER 2
- Employment Law - Management
METROPOLITAN MADISON TIER 3
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
Martindale Hubbell – “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers”
- AV (top) rated firm (fewer than 5% of law firms qualify for “Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers”)
Best Lawyers in America® 2019 “Top-Listed” (most listed lawyers in the practice group per market)
- Top-Listed in in Madison, WI, in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Best Business Law Firm - Wisconsin
- AI Legal Awards (2016)
Executive Choice Award – Preferred Law Firm - In Business magazine "Book of Lists"
- Executive Choice Award – 1st Place Award Winner (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010) "Top 3" (2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the following practice areas:
- Sarah DeKraay - Family Law
- Matthew Fleming - Municipal Law; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Litigation-Muncipal (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year Municipal Law" 2025; "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Litigation-Land Use and Zoning" 2021, 2024)
- Hal Harlowe - Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White Collar (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Criminal Defense: White Collar 2022, 2024)
- Vernon Jesse - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Daniel Lipman - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Glorily López - Immigration Law (Also Named “Madison Lawyer of the Year – Immigration Law” 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024)
- Mario Mendoza - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Stephen Morgan - Securities / Capital Markets Law; Government Relations Practice; Litigation-Securities (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Government Relations Practice" 2021)
- William Morgan - Employment Law-Management
- Robert Pasch - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law" 2021, 2023)
- Jason Reed - Corporate Law
- Bruce Rosen - Criminal Defense: White Collar; Criminal Defense: General Practice (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Criminal Defense: General Practice 2012"; "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Criminal Defense: White Collar" 2013)
- Nils Wyosnick - Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Ginger Zimmerman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Municipal Law (Also named "Madison Lawyer of the Year - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law" 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024, and "Litigation-Bankruptcy" 2021, 2024)
Included on the 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® lists and Rising Stars lists; published in Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2023 magazine
- Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman – Bankruptcy: Business (Also “Top 25 Women Wisconsin” in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022; and "Top 25 Madison" in 2019, 2024)
- Jason Reed - (Rising Star) - Corporate/Business
Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- Hal Harlowe (2020)
- Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmernan (2020)
Lawdragon's Inaugural 2020 "500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers"
- Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Up and Coming Lawyers, Wisconsin Law Journal publication
- Maryam Ghayyad (2018)
ThreeBest Rated Award - Immigration Lawyers, Madison, WI
- Glorily López (2016)
Top One Percent (by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel)
- Hal Harlowe (2015)
- Bruce Rosen (2015)
Fellows of the Wisconsin Law Foundation
- Jane F. (Ginger) Zimmerman (2021)
- Harvey Wendel (2011)
"7 Over 70” – In Business magazine (notable professionals in Dane County over 70 years of age)
- Harvey Wendel (2013)
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