August 18, 2022
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch Lists
Thirty-nine Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys were named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ lists. In addition, Partners Timothy Nickels and Michael Drumke were recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
Complete list of award recipients below:
“Lawyer Of The Year”
Chicago, IL
- Michael W. Drumke – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Timothy G. Nickels – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Best Lawyers in America®
Chicago, IL
- Catherine Basque Weiler – Appellate Practice
- Elizabeth S. Harvey – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Michael J. Maher – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- John Duffy – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Brian Bell – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Margaret O’Sullivan Byrne – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kevin T. Martin – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Francis R. Petrek Jr. – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- William J. Rogers – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kay L. Schichtel – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Joseph P. Switzer – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Aiju C. Thevatheril – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Matthew S. Ver Steeg – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- George F. Fitzpatrick, Jr. – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Dale G. Wills – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Lisle, IL
- David J. Cahill – Insurance Law
Edwardsville, IL
- Gary C. Pinter – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
St. Louis, MO
- Marcie J. Vantine – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™
Chicago, IL
- C. Matt Alva – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Joshua E. Bidzinski – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Emily J. Fitzgerald – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kamil Merchant – Commercial Litigation
- Nathaniel S. Widell – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mandi Ferguson – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Jack A. Gould – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Meg F. Hogan – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Michael A. Long – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jessica R. McMullen – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Ryan Wheeler – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Shannon Buckley – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Real Estate Law
- Katherine Ross Fahrenbach – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Jessica Levitt-Acuna – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Marie K. Lynch – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Bryan E. Rogers – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Patrick J. Molinari – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
St. Louis, MO
- Mehwish Aslam – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Clement D. Warr, Jr. – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Its methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice areas.