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MADISON | MILWAUKEE, Wis. and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (August 15, 2024) – Today DeWitt LLP announced the 28 attorneys from the firm who were included by the Best Lawyers® in America in its 2025 edition. Additionally, three DeWitt attorneys were named as Lawyer of the Year in the 2025 edition.

For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers publications have garnered respect from the legal profession, media, and the public as the most dependable and impartial source for legal referrals. All candidates are nominated and evaluated by their peers. Lawyers cannot pay to be listed, making recognition by Best Lawyers a unique and prestigious honor.

Best Lawyers in America 2025

Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Brookfield

• Douglas H. Frazer (2007) - Litigation and Controversy -Tax Law
• Jeffrey J. Liotta (2012) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
• Brian R. Smigelski (2013) - Construction Law
• John P. Yentz (2013) - Corporate Law

Madison, Wisconsin

• Brian L. Anderson (2005) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Jon P. Axelrod (1997) - Commercial Litigation
• Frederic J. Brouner (2005) - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law

• Stephen A. DiTullio (2007) - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Bryan C. Esch (2011) - Real Estate Law
• Eric A. Farnsworth (2005) - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Jeff A. Goldman (2016) - Trusts and Estates
• Stuart C. Herro (2005) - Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Joseph T. Leone (2007) - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
• Anna L. Loess (2024) - Family Law, Trusts and Estates
• Troy A. Mayne (2005) - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• William E. McCardell (2007) - Construction Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Michele L. Perreault (2024) - Family Law
• Ronald R. Ragatz (2006) - Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law
• Theresa L. Roetter (2013) - Collaborative Law: Family Law
• Wrede H. Smith, Jr. (1995) - Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Timm P. Speerschneider (2006) - Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Eric H. Chadwick (2016) - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
• Rachel Dahl (2024) - Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Matthew A. Drewes (2022) - Community Association Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law
• Robert W. Due (2014) - Family Law
• R. Leigh Frost (2021) - Family Law
• Kathleen M. Newman (1993) - Family Law
• Brian R. Pollack (2023) - Patent Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.

Lawyer of the Year – Best Lawyers in America 2025

Madison, Wisconsin

• Brian L. Anderson – Trusts and Estates
• Joseph T. Leone - Patent Law

Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Brookfield

• Jeffrey J. Liotta – Litigation - Real Estate