The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 list recognized five Axley attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and an additional 29 attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its 33rd edition.
Best Lawyers® only recognizes one attorney as “Lawyer of the Year” per specialty and location. Five Axley attorneys received the Lawyer of the Year recognition with the highest peer review and rating in their practice area:
- Saul C. Glazer – Construction Law
- Kathryn M. Grigg – Family Law
- Michel J. Modl – Litigation – Patent
- Laura S. Peck – Banking and Finance Law
- David M. Pelletier – Litigation – Real Estate
Four Axley attorneys were also named to the “Ones to Watch” list, a recognition given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
Regarded as a top reference guide to the legal profession, The Best Lawyers® lists are compiled through an extensive peer-review survey in which thousands of lawyers in the U.S. evaluate their professional peers.
Axley Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America© 2027 List
MADISON
- Michael S. Anderson
- Commercial Litigation
- Erika L. Bierma
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- DUI / DWI Defense
- Steven A. Brezinski
- Tax Law
- Andrew J. Clarkowski
- Commerial Litigation
- William S. Cole
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Municipal
- Municipal Law
- Gregory C. Collins
- Real Estate Law
- Paul D. Curtis
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Guy J. DuBeau
- Litigation – Construction
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Saul C. Glazer
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Kathryn M. Grigg
- Collaborative Law: Family Law
- Family Law
- Family Law Mediation
- Steven E. Grimm
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Daniel T. Hardy
- Energy Law
- Bruce L. Harms
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Aneet Kaur
- Litigation – Insurance
- Justin H. Lessner
- Commercial Litigation
- Larry K. Libman
- Real Estate Law
- Lori M. Lubinsky
- Education Law
- Insurance Law
- Michael J. Modl
- Litigation – First Amendment
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Litigation – Patent
- Mitch R. Olson
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Laura S. Peck
- Banking and Finance Law
- David M. Pelletier
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Robert C. Procter
- Real Estate Law
- Jonathan L. Schuster
- Securities Regulation
- Heath P. Straka
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- D. Clarke Sugar
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Charles V. Sweeney
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Troy D. Thompson
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael J. Westcott
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
WAUKESHA
- Adam S. Bazelon
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Kathryn Sawyer Gutenkunst
- Family Law
- Thomas C. Hofbauer
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Edward Lawton
- Real Estate Law
- Michelle E. Martin
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Real Estate Law
- David C. McCormack
- Construction Law
- Donald J. Murn
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
MADISON
- Tyler T. Manley
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Danielle B. Tierney
- Commercial Litigation
WAUKESHA
- Adam F. Barraza
- Commercial Litigation
- Tracy J. Murn
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Trusts and Estates