News & Updates

Greene Espel PLLP is pleased to announce that 11 of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. For over thirty years, Best Lawyers compiles its annual widely regarded recognition by an exhaustive peer review survey in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers.

The Greene Espel attorneys receiving recognition in 2020 are:

John Baker: Appellate; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Municipal

Jeanette Bazis: Employment Law-Management; Litigation – Intellectual Property

Matt Forsgren: Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Jenny Gassman-Pines: Labor and Employment

Bob Gilbertson: Insurance Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property

Cliff Greene: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Municipal

Mark Johnson: Commercial Litigation

Peggy Kubicz Hall: Corporate Compliance Law

Lawrence M. Shapiro: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities

John Ursu: Commercial Litigation

David Wallace-Jackson: Litigation – Intellectual Property

In addition, John Baker and Cliff Greene were also awarded Lawyer of the Year designations, given to “individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region." Only one lawyer is recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for each specialty and location.

About Best Lawyers: The annual guide, published since 1983, compiles its list of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which nearly 80,000 leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers on their expertise, responsiveness, and understanding of the client’s needs, cost-effectiveness and whether respondents would refer another client to the firm.

About Greene Espel PLLP: Greene Espel is recognized by clients and legal industry insiders as one of the leading boutique law firms in the country. To provide clients with the best possible service, the firm threw out the traditional law-firm management model. Every client is a firm client. Every member attorney has an equal vote with respect to firm decisions. The firm’s unique approach attracts and retains top-notch talent who are personally invested in clients’ successes and who frequently outpunch the biggest firms in the world at a fraction of the cost.