Best Lawyers in America 2026 Announced

08.22.2025

Whitfield & Eddy attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion for Best Lawyers in America® 2026, the oldest and most respected peer-review survey in the legal profession.

Our attorneys serve clients throughout Iowa and the U.S.

The attorneys who have been honored and their practice areas include the following.

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA: LAWYERS OF THE YEAR 2026

• Stephen Doohen, Insurance Law
• Anjela Shutts, Family Law

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2026

• Thomas H. Burke, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jason M. Casini, Litigation - Insurance, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nicholas O. Cooper, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
• S. Luke Craven, Construction Law, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Insurance
• Stephen Doohen, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
• John F. Fatino, Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law
• Drew J. Gentsch, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Insurance
• Danni J. Harris, Family Law
• Thomas Henderson, Food and Beverage Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance
• Matthew D. Jacobson, Commercial Litigation
• Richard J. Kirschman, Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan E. Kramer, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Litigation -Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Stephen D. Marso, Appellate Practice, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Johannes H. Moorlach, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Thomas S. Reavely, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
• Jaki K. Samuelson, Employment Law-Individuals, Employment Law-Management, Litigation-Labor and Employment
• Anjela A. Shutts, Family Law
• Bernard L. (Jerry) Spaeth, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Banking & Finance
• Jeffrey D. Stone, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• John Templer, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Diana L. Miller, Family Law

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2026: ONES TO WATCH

• Sean Corpstein, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Joshua D. Feil, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation
• Nick J. Gral, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
• Bryn Hazelwonder, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Transportation Law
• Zachary J. Hermsen, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Transportation Law
• Katelyn Kurt, Family Law, Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation
• Anna Mallen, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kay Oskvig, Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management