16 FMJ Attorneys Recognized on the 2025 Best Lawyers Lists!

Best Lawyers has released the newest edition of its rankings, and FMJ is excited to announce that eight of our attorneys have been selected for The Best Lawyers in America® list, and eight of our attorneys have been selected for the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list!

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as one of the major guides to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 23 million votes were analyzed. For the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 4 million votes were analyzed. As such, FMJ is proud to have so many of our attorneys included on these lists.

Here is a complete breakdown of the rankings and practice areas:

The 2025 Best Lawyers in America® List

  • Heidi Carpenter
    • Corporate Law
  • V. John Ella
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Robert Fafinski, Jr.
    • Corporate Law
  • David Ness
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Patrick Rooney
    • Commercial Litigation
  • David Runck
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Karen Schlotthauer
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates
  • James Seifert
    • Corporate Law

The 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America List

  • Jamie Briones
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Joshua Damberg
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Robert Fafinski III
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Bradley Hutter
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Paul Shneider
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Nathan Snyder
    • Real Estate Law
  • Anna Swiecichowski
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Robert Tunheim
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Related Attorneys

Heidi A. Carpenter
V. John Ella
Robert R. Fafinski, Jr.
David M. Ness
Patrick J. Rooney
David E. Runck
Karen A. Schlotthauer
James J. Seifert
Jamie P. Briones
Joshua T. Damberg
Robert R. Fafinski III
Bradley R. Hutter
Paul R. Shneider
Nathan R. Snyder
Anna M. Swiecichowski
Robert J. Tunheim