The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 list recognized one Axley attorney as “Lawyer of the Year” and an additional 31 attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in its 32nd edition.
Best Lawyers® only recognizes one attorney as “Lawyer of the Year” per specialty and location. Attorney Paul Curtis received the Lawyer of the Year recognition with the highest peer review and rating in the Litigation – Insurance category. This is the second time Attorney Curtis has received this award.
Two 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© 2026 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 Litigation – 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
- 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
- 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 (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005)
- 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 Lawton
- Real Estate Law
- Michelle E. Martin
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
- Donald J. Murn
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
- Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch
MADISON
- Elizabeth Rodriguez Lanzhammer
- Trusts and Estates
- Danielle B. Tierney
- Commercial Litigation