Thirty-seven Stokes Lawrence attorneys are honored in the 30th Annual 2024 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch edition

Aug 17, 2023   Print PDF

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Thirty-seven Stokes Lawrence attorneys are honored in the 30th Annual 2024 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch edition. The annual guide recognizes the top 5% of lawyers across 150 practice areas nationwide and is based entirely on peer review. 

In addition to the Best Lawyers list, Ann Wilson was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Trust and Estates Litigation. Additional recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region in a Best Lawyers edition. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. 
 
Stokes Lawrence attorneys named to the Best Lawyers list include: 

  • Bradford J. Axel (2016) - Advertising Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property  
  • Kelby D. Fletcher (2011) - Employment Law - Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment   
  • Justo Gonzalez (2019) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment   
  • Christopher Graving (2024)* - Banking and Finance Law 
  • Sean K. Griffee (2019) - Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law   
  • Mathew L. Harrington (2021) - Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Trust and Estates   
  • Karolyn A. Hicks (2017) - Litigation - Trusts and Estates   
  • Jenna Ichikawa(2024)* - Tax Law; Trust and Estates 
  • Charissa Johnston (2024)* - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Garon Jones (2018) - Trusts and Estates   
  • Caryn Geraghty Jorgensen (2016) - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants   
  • Shannon M. Jost (2013) - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Trademark Law   
  • Brendan V. Monahan (2017) - Commercial Litigation   
  • Kelly Twiss Noonan (2019) - Commercial Litigation    
  • Sean Russel (2024)* - Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law 
  • Serena Sayani (2022) - Real Estate Law; Corporate Law    
  • Claire H. Taylor (2021) - Tax Law   
  • Leslie Vander Griend (2009) - Copyright Law; Trademark Law   
  • Theresa H. Wang (2022) - Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law   
  • Ann Wilson (2009) - Litigation – Trust and Estates (Lawyer of the Year, Seattle); Tax Law; Trust and Estates 
  • Sarah L. Wixson (2021) - Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Agriculture Law 
  • Alison Warden (2024)* - Litigation – Trust and Estates; Trust and Estates 
  • Raymond Weber (2024)* - Insurance Law 
  • Dustin Yeager (2024)* - Agriculture Law 

The attorneys noted as Ones to Watch are peer-reviewed attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years. They include: 

  • Amy Alexander (2023) - Labor and Employment Law – Employee; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment  
  • Leslie Berkseth (2024)* - Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law  
  • Kathleen Burton (2023) - Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law  
  • John Fetters (2024)* - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Derek Red Arrow Frank (2023) - Commercial Litigation; Native American Law  
  • Joshua Harms (2024)* - Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law  
  • Brett MacIntyre (2024)* - Commercial Litigation  
  • Michelle Mendoza (2024)* - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law  
  • Maricarmen Perez-Vargas (2024)* - Litigation - Labor and Employment  
  • Eric Robinson (2021) - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law  
  • Carl Rubinstein (2024)* - Real Estate Law  
  • Rachael Wallace (2023) - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants  
  • Sean Worley (2024)* - Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment 

 
(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.
 
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.