August 20, 2026
"These honors reflect both the depth of talent across McGrath North and the trust our attorneys have earned from their peers,” said Jon Grob, President of McGrath North. “I am proud of the skill, judgment and commitment our attorneys bring to every client and matter, and it is gratifying to see so many of them recognized in the 2027 edition."
A complete listing of McGrath North’s Best Lawyers® team is set out below.
Best Lawyers: 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards
Best Lawyers: Recognized Lawyers
* Recognized for 10 years or more
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
The Best Lawyers in America® is widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence, and selections are based on a rigorous peer-review process that evaluates the ability, professionalism, and integrity of lawyers across various practice areas.
McGrath North Recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
McGrath North is proud to announce that it has achieved significant recognition by Best Lawyers® in their 2027 edition. The firm’s recognitions include:- 51 attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, with honors spanning 59 practice areas;
- 12 attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, with honors spanning 17 practice areas;
- 3 attorneys named 2027 “Lawyer of the Year”;
- The highest number of recognized attorneys in Nebraska, with 51; and
- Recognition as Top-Listed in Nebraska in 11 practice areas:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Insurance
- Nonprofit/Charities Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
"These honors reflect both the depth of talent across McGrath North and the trust our attorneys have earned from their peers,” said Jon Grob, President of McGrath North. “I am proud of the skill, judgment and commitment our attorneys bring to every client and matter, and it is gratifying to see so many of them recognized in the 2027 edition."
A complete listing of McGrath North’s Best Lawyers® team is set out below.
Best Lawyers: 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards
| First Name |
Last Name | Lawyer of the Year Designation |
| Jonathan L. | Grob | Nonprofit/Charities Law |
| Patrick D. | Pepper | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Thomas M. | Worthington | Corporate Law |
Best Lawyers: Recognized Lawyers
| First Name | Last Name | Specialty |
| Jason D. | Benson | Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Governance Law |
| William J. | Birkel * | Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Workers' Compensation Law - Employers |
| Jon E. | Blumenthal | Real Estate Law |
| Robert J. | Bothe * | Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy |
| Austin C. | Bradley | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Cody E. | Brookhouser-Sisney | Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Patrick E. | Brookhouser, Jr. * | Advertising Law; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants |
| Clint D. | Cadwallader | Corporate Law |
| Steven P. | Case * | Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental |
| Aaron A. | Clark * | Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Ronald L. | Comes * | Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law |
| Robert G. | Dailey * | Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law |
| Robert P. | Diederich | Corporate Law; Banking and Finance Law |
| Mark F. | Enenbach * | Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Antitrust; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) |
| Michael T. | Eversden | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Franchise Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| James J. | Frost * | Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law |
| Lauren R. | Goodman | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Jonathan L. | Grob | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA Law); Nonprofit / Charities Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Lee H. | Hamann * | Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law |
| William F. | Hargens * | Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation Intellectual Property; Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation-Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs; Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants |
| David L. | Hefflinger * | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Venture Capital Law |
| Ruth A. | Horvatich | Employment Law - Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Thomas J. | Kelley * | Privacy and Data Security Law; Tax Law |
| Leo A. | Knowles * | Commercial Litigation |
| Jay D. | Koehn | Commercial Litigation |
| Peter C. | Langdon * | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Guy | Lawson * | Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation |
| J. Terry | Macnamara * | Mediation |
| Thomas C. | McGowan * | Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation-Environmental |
| Brian T. | McKernan | Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation - Construction |
| Katherine A. | McNamara | Commercial Litigation |
| Abigail M. | Moland | Employment Law - Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Michael L. | Moran | Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance |
| Sandra D. | Morar | FDA Law |
| Nicholas K. | Niemann * | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation and Controversy-Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| James J. | Niemeier * | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation |
| Matthew R. | Ottemann | Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Daniel C. | Pape * | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| J. Scott | Paul * | Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Insurance Law; Litigation-Insurance; Professional Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs |
| Jeffrey S. | Penne * | Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Patrick D. | Pepper * | Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Insurance; Litigation-Securities |
| Jeffrey J. | Pirruccello * | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation and Controversy-Tax; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| James G. | Powers * | Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning |
| Douglas E. | Quinn * | Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Transactions/UCC Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy |
| David H. | Roe * | Antitrust Law; Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law |
| Stacey A. | Shadden | Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Patrick J. | Straka | Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Amy | Thompson Sunderland | Litigation - ERISA |
| James D. | Wegner * | Aviation Law; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit/Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Roger W. | Wells * | Antitrust Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Thomas M. | Worthington * | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law |
* Recognized for 10 years or more
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
| First Name | Last Name | Specialty |
| Matthew A. | Criswell | Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Courtney E. | Foltz | Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Noah | Glover-Ettrich | Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Jeanne J. | Kelley | Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law |
| Sarah J. | Moore | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Matthew G. | Munro | Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate |
| Kristin | Probst Nalbach | Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Donald J. | Rison | Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers |
| Alexander K. | Shaner | Commercial Litigation |
| Nicole L. | Sultani | Tax Law; Trusts and Estates |
| Britni A. | Summers | Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Jack H. | Suter | Real Estate Law |
The Best Lawyers in America® is widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence, and selections are based on a rigorous peer-review process that evaluates the ability, professionalism, and integrity of lawyers across various practice areas.
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