(Phoenix, AZ) – Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. is pleased to announce twenty-nine lawyers are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 editions.

James W. Kaucher was named the Best Lawyers® 2027 Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Tucson, Arizona, and Robert D. Haws was named the Best Lawyers® 2027 Education Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix, Arizona. “Lawyer of the Year” accolades are reserved for one individual per practice area in each metropolitan region, based on the highest aggregate peer feedback.

This recognition is based on a peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which these lawyers are held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. For the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 30 million evaluations were analyzed, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognitions were determined based on more than 6 million evaluations.

The Best Lawyers in America®

• A. Daniel Coumides* – Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Laura Sever Blanco – Real Estate Law
• Victoria Buchinger – Litigation – Insurance
• Tom Chauncey II – Corporate Law; Media Law
• Mark L. Collins – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Peter Collins, Jr. – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law
• Patrick J. Farrell – Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Thomas E. Halter – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Robert D. Haws – Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Thomas F. Hickey – Real Estate Law
• Richard B. Hood – Commercial Litigation
• C. Benson Hufford – Education Law
• James W. Kaucher – Litigation – Health Care; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Craig L. Keller – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Gordon Lewis* – Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jennifer N. MacLennan – Education Law
• Scott A. Malm – Litigation – Real Estate; 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
• Carrie L. O’Brien – Education Law
• Séan P. O’Brien – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Gerard R. O’Meara – Litigation – Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law
• Barbara U. Rodriguez-Pashkowski – Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law
• Shiela B. Schmidt – Municipal Law
• Susan Plimpton Segal – Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Municipal Law
• John T. Shoaf – Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Charles W. Wirken – Appellate Practice; Franchise Law

* First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

• Michael C.S.J. Goodman – Municipal Law
• Brittany J. Reed – Education Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment

This award honors attorneys who have been in practice for less than ten years.