Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch Lists
Fifty-five Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys were named to the 2024 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® lists. In addition, Partners Francis R. Petrek, Jr., Joseph P. Switzer, William J. Rogers and Gary C. Pinter were recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice areas.
Complete list of award recipients below:
“Lawyer Of The Year”
Chicago, IL
- Francis R. Petrek, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Joseph P. Switzer – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- William J. Rogers – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
St. Louis, MO
- Gary C. Pinter – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Best Lawyers in America®
Chicago, IL
- Catherine Basque Weiler – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey S. Becker – Entertainment Law – Music, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Media Law
- Brian Bell – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Michael W. Drumke – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Margaret O'Sullivan Byrne – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- John Duffy – Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- George F. Fitzpatrick, Jr. – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- William P. Greubel III– Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Elizabeth S. Harvey – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Patricia S. Kocour – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- A. Jay Koehler – Railroad Law
- Michael J. Maher – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
- Kevin T. Martin – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Jonna McGinley Reilly – Trademark Law
- Anthony J. Monaco – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Timothy G. Nickels – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- William D. Patterson – Commercial Litigation
- Francis R. Petrek Jr. – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Kristine C. Reveille – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Stephanie Rifkind – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- William J. Rogers – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Richard P. Tauras – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Aiju C. Thevatheril – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Matthew S. Ver Steeg – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Shera D. Wiegler – Litigation – Health Care
Edwardsville, IL
- Gary C. Pinter – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Lisle, IL
- David J. Cahill – Insurance Law
St. Louis, MO
- Leo Chmielewski– Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Robert W. Stephens – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Marcie J. Vantine – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Aaron G. Weishaar – Construction Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Chicago, IL
- Amanda J. Alasauskas – Entertainment and Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- C. Matt Alva – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Caitlin M. Barry – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Joshua E. Bidzinski – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Shannon Buckley – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Real Estate Law
- Rebecca Charles – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Katherine Ross Fahrenbach – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Mandi Ferguson – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Paige C. Goldberg – Family Law
- Jack A. Gould – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Christopher R. Griffin – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Kennedy A. Harris – Commercial Litigation
- Meg F. Hogan – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
- Jessica Levitt-Acuna – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Michael A. Long – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Marie K. Lynch – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mark McLoughlin – Entertainment and Sports Law
- Jessica R. McMullen – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Nicole O’Toole Peterson – Commercial Litigation, Entertainment and Sports Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Bryan E. Rogers – Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Nathaniel S. Widell – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law - 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
The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition marks the 5th year partners Michael J. Maher, Timothy G. Nickels and Matthew S. Ver Steeg have been recognized. It is also the 10th and 15th year of recognition for partners Michael W. Drumke and Kevin T. Martin, respectively.
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. Learn more about Best Lawyers.
