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36 Jennings Strouss Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List
August 15, 2018

Phoenix, AZ (August 15, 2018) − Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades. Attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are currently in private practice and in good standing with their state bar.
Jennings Strouss congratulates the following attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America list for 2019:
- Gerald W. Alston – International Trade and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration, International Arbitration – Commercial, Litigation – Construction
- Thomas C. Arendt – Real Estate Law
- John J. Balitis – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment Law – Management
- Timothy W. Barton – Litigation – Real Estate
- David Brnilovich – Real Estate Law
- John R. Christian – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Richard K. Delo – Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- John J. Egbert – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor Law – Management, Employment Law – Management
- Jennifer Erickson – Insurance Law
- Lee E. Esch – Real Estate Law
- Jay A. Fradkin – Health Care Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Health Care
- Jeffrey D. Gardner – Commercial Litigation
- Joel L. Greene – Energy Law
- Norma C. Izzo – Family Law, Family Law Mediation, Family Law Arbitration
- Paul G. Johnson – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- John J. Kastner – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Michael K. Kelly – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Gary G. Keltner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Christopher W. Kramer – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Richard Lieberman – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law
- Jay M. Mann – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Bruce B. May – Real Estate Law
- Anne McClellan – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Gary J. Newell – Energy Law
- John C. Norling – Real Estate Law, Corporate Law
- Robert J. Novak – Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance Law
- Michael R. Palumbo – Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration
- J. Scott Rhodes – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Municipal Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation – Municipal, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Alan I. Robbins – Energy Law
- Jack N. Rudel – Tax Law, Corporate Law
- John G. Sestak – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Construction
- Richard H. Silverman – Energy Law
- Wayne A. Smith – Real Estate Law
- George C. Spilsbury – Public Finance Law, Corporate Law
- Bradley J. Stevens – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Kenneth C. Sundlof – Energy Law
About Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
For over 75 years, Jennings Strouss has been dedicated to providing clients with strategic legal guidance to help them seize every opportunity. The firm is well-known for its rich heritage, commitment to community, and long-lasting relationships. We have a deep understanding of business and law. When you work with us, you’ll have a team of legal experts who are dedicated to your vision of success.
Through our offices in Phoenix, Peoria, and Tucson, Arizona, and Washington, D.C., we leverage resources both regionally and nationally to serve our expanding client base. Jennings Strouss is deeply rooted in each of our locations’ legal and business communities, and especially instrumental in helping shape the dynamic growth of Arizona and many of its institutions. The firm promotes a pragmatic, results-oriented approach, coupled with a healthy, well-managed, and friendly atmosphere of collaboration.
Our primary areas of practice include advertising and media law; agribusiness; automobile dealership law; bankruptcy, restructuring, and creditors’ rights; construction; corporate and securities; eminent domain and condemnation; employee benefits and pensions; energy; estate planning and probate; family law and domestic relations; finance; healthcare; insurance defense; intellectual property; labor and employment; legal ethics; litigation; medical malpractice; professional liability defense; real estate; surety and fidelity; and tax.
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