Forty-six Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 36 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025. Forty-five of the attorneys have been previously named to the peer-review list, and most have been listed for more than 10 years. Tonkon Torp business partner Josh Smith has been newly included in Best Lawyers in America for his work in Corporate Law.
“Our attorneys are dedicated to helping clients of all sizes and from all industries solve complex problems with efficient, expert legal counsel,” said Kurt Ruttum, Managing Partner. “We are honored to have so many of our lawyers recognized in so many practice areas for their professional excellence.”
The full list of Tonkon Torp’s 2025 “Best Lawyers” is below.
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Jeanette Schuster
Arbitration
Dan Skerritt
Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Timothy J. Conway
Michael W. Fletcher
Ava Schoen
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Dan Skerritt
Business Organizations (including LLCs & Partnerships)
Justin Denton
Mark LeRoux
Brenda Meltebeke
Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law
Jeffrey Cronn
Justin Denton
Commercial Litigation
Ryan M. Bledsoe
Paul Conable
Caroline Harris Crowne
Parna Mehrbani
Steven Olson
Christopher Pallanch
Dan Skerritt
Anna Sortun
Darian Stanford
Jon Stride
Frank Weiss
Michael Willes
Steven Wilker
Zachary Wright
Copyright Law
Parna Mehrbani
Corporate Compliance Law
Sherrill Corbett
Jeffrey Cronn
Corporate Governance Law
Sherrill Corbett
Thomas Palmer
Corporate Law
Owen Blank
Sherrill Corbett
David Forman
Ronald Greenman
Brenda Meltebeke
Michael Millender
Thomas Palmer
Kurt Ruttum
Josh Smith
Jeff Woodcox
Employment Law – Management
Kristin Bremer Moore
Bob Carey
Clay Creps
Blerina Kotori
Energy Law
David J. Petersen
Environmental Law
Jeanette C. Schuster
Government Relations Practice
Drew Hagedorn
Immigration Law
Turid Owren
Alan Perkins
Insurance Law
Frank Weiss
Labor Law – Management
Kristin Bremer Moore
Bob Carey
Land Use & Zoning Law
David J. Petersen
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Christopher Pallanch
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Timothy J. Conway
Ava Schoen
Litigation – Environmental
Paul Conable
Zachary Wright
Litigation – First Amendment
Steven Wilker
Litigation – Insurance
Anna Sortun
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Parna Mehrbani
Jon Stride
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Kristin Bremer Moore
Bob Carey
Clay Creps
Blerina Kotori
Litigation – Securities
Paul Conable
Christopher Pallanch
Anna Sortun
Zachary Wright
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Ryan M. Bledsoe
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Owen Blank
Justin Denton
David Forman
Ronald Greenman
Brenda Meltebeke
Thomas Palmer
Kurt Ruttum
Drea Schmidt
Jeffrey Woodcox
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Anna Sortun
Real Estate Law
Owen Blank
Ted Herzog
David J. Petersen
Kimberlee Stafford
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Sherrill Corbett
Ronald Greenman
Brenda Meltebeke
Thomas Palmer
Drea Schmidt
Securities Regulation
Thomas Palmer
Tax Law
Gwendolyn Griffith
Mark LeRoux
Michael Millender
Trademark Law
Christopher Erickson
Parna Mehrbani
Trusts & Estates
Gwendolyn Griffith
Karen Hobson
John Rosenfeld
Best Lawyers in America® was founded in 1981. The annual directory is based on a peer-review survey and highlights the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected list of attorneys in practice.”
