Best Lawyers has released the newest edition of its U.S. rankings, and FMJ is excited to announce that nine of our attorneys have been selected for The Best Lawyers in America® list, and nine 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. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is determined solely through a comprehensive peer-review survey. This year, more than 31 million evaluations were analyzed, including a record-breaking 4.8 million new responses. Best Lawyers is committed to a purely peer-based process and a belief that the top lawyers are best positioned to recognize excellence among their peers. FMJ is proud to have so many of our attorneys included on these lists for Minnesota.
Here is a complete breakdown of our rankings and practice areas:
The 2026 Best Lawyers in America® List
- Heidi Carpenter
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- John Ella
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Bob Fafinski
- Corporate Law
- Aviation Law
- Shannon McDonough
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David Ness
- Trusts and Estates
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Pat Rooney
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- David Runck
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Karen Schlotthauer
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Jim Seifert
- Corporate Law
The 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America List
- Jamie Briones
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Josh Damberg
- Trusts and Estates
- Rob Fafinski
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brad Hutter
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Paul Shneider
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Nate Snyder
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Anna Swiecichowski
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Rob Tunheim
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Alex Christians
- Business Organizations
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
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