Eighteen lawyers from Davenport Evans were selected by their peers to appear in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers.
More than half the 18 lawyers were recognized in multiple practice areas and the law firm’s attorneys were recognized in a total of 18 different areas of law. The lawyers included in the 2011 edition of the publication, considered one of the more objective guides to lawyers, are:
Scott Anderson -- Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Jean Bender -- Employee Benefits Law
Jon Brown -- Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
P. Dan Donohue -- Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
Ed Evans -- Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
Keith Gauer -- Corporate Law
Tim Gebhart -- First Amendment Law
Charles Gullickson -- Banking Law
Mark Haigh -- Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
Doug Hajek -- Banking Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Robert Hayes -- Bankruptcy; Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Melissa Hinton – Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
Kristi Holm – Workers’ Compensation Law
David Knudson -- Banking Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Sarah Richardson Larson -- Employee Benefits Law; Trusts and Estates
Rick Orr -- Workers' Compensation Law
Cathy Tanck -- Tax Law
Monte Walz -- Health Care Law
According to Best Lawyers, lawyers selected for the publication have no say in the practice areas in which they are included. It is based solely on the votes they receive from their peers. The current edition of the publication is based on more than 3.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys in the country. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be included in the publication.