Phoenix, AZ (August 19, 2021) – Gust Rosenfeld is pleased to announce that Mark L. Collins, Frederick M. Cummings, Robert D. Haws, Christina M. Noyes, and Michael S. Woodlock were named as a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America©.

In addition, 35 of the firm’s attorneys, across 30 practice areas, were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. Five attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch©.

Lawyers of the Year
This honor is award to only a single lawyer in each practice area in a community.

• Mark L. Collins – Litigation – Real Estate (Tucson)
• Frederick M. Cummings – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (Phoenix) 
• Robert D. Haws – Education Law (Phoenix)
• Christina M. Noyes – Franchise Law (Phoenix)
• Michael S. Woodlock – Litigation – Construction (Tucson)

Ones to Watch
Attorneys who have been in practice less than 10 years.

• A. Daniel Coumides (Commercial Litigation)
• Melissa S. San Angelo (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
• Robert Williams (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy)

Best Lawyers

• Michael H. Bate (Tax Law)
• Laura Sever Blanco (Real Estate Law)
• Kent E. Cammack (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)
• Tom Chauncey II (Corporate Law)
• Mark L. Collins (Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law)
• Peter Collins, Jr. (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs)
• Frederick M. Cummings (Medical Malpractice law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Patrick J. Farrell (Corporate Law)
• Susan D. Goodwin (Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law)
• Jay R. Graif (Litigation – Insurance)
• Thomas E. Halter (Real Estate Law)
• Robert D. Haws (Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Richard B. Hood (Commercial Litigation)
• James W. Kaucher (Litigation -Health Care; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Craig L. Keller (Real Estate Law)
• Jennifer N. MacLennan (Education Law)
• Scott A. Malm (Real Estate Law)
• Andrew J. McGuire (Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law)
• Christopher M. McNichol (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law)
• Christina M. Noyes (Corporate Law; Franchise Law)
• Sean P. O’Brien (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Gerard R. O’Meara (Litigation – Banking and Finance)
• Barbara U. Rodriquez-Pashkowski (Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law)
• Frederick H. Rosenfeld (Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law)
• Shiela B. Schmidt (Municipal Law)
• Susan Plimpton Segal (Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Municipal Law)
• J.T. Shoaf (Litigation – Insurance)
• Frank S. Tomkins (Real Estate Law)
• Charles W. Wirken (Appellate Practice; Franchise Law)
• Michael S. Woodlock (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law)