The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 list recognized three Axley attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” and an additional 29 attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its 31st edition.
Best Lawyers® only recognizes one attorney as “Lawyer of the Year” per specialty and location. The following attorneys have the highest peer review rating and feedback in Madison in their respective fields: Attorney David M. Pelletier – Litigation – Real Estate, Attorney Kathryn M. Grigg – Family Law, and Attorney Laura S. Peck – Banking and Finance Law.
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© 2025 List
MADISON
- Michael S. Anderson – Commercial Litigation
- Steven A. Brezinski – Tax Law
- Gregory C. Collins – Real Estate Law
- Paul D. Curtis – Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Guy J. DuBeau – Litigation – Construction, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Timothy D. Fenner – Insurance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Saul C. Glazer – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
- Kathryn M. Grigg – Family Law, Family Law Mediation
- Daniel T. Hardy – Communications Law, Energy Law
- Bruce L. Harms – Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
- Arthur E. Kurtz – Insurance Law
- 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
- Richard E. Petershack – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Robert C. Procter – Real Estate Law
- Michael Riley – Arbitration, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Leslie A. Sammon – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- John H. Schmid, Jr. – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Jonathan L. Schuster – Securities Regulation
- Heath P. Straka – Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Steven M. Streck – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Charles V. Sweeney – Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental
- John Walsh – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Michael J. Westcott – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
WAUKESHA
- Adam S. Bazelon – Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate
- Edward J. Lawton – Real Estate Law
- Michelle E. Martin – Real Estate Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Donald J. Murn – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
MADISON
- Aneet Kaur – Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants
- Elizabeth Rodriguez Lanzhammer – Trusts and Estates
- Danielle B. Tierney – Commercial Litigation
JANESVILLE
- Adam J. Dassow – Insurance Law