(Phoenix, AZ) – Over thirty Gust Rosenfeld attorneys are included in The Best Lawyers in America 2025®, and many new attorneys were named Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” in America, 2025®. All nominees in every category are recommended by and voted on by their peers.

A comprehensive peer-review survey determines inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. To create The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards through a comprehensive peer-review survey, over 27 million evaluations were analyzed, including a record-breaking 4.2 million responses from this year alone.

The Best Lawyers in America

• Michael H. Bate – Tax Law
• Laura Sever Blanco – Real Estate Law
• Victoria Buchinger* – Litigation – Insurance
• Kent E. Cammack – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• 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 -Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Professional Malpractice – Defendants
• Frederick M. Cummings – Medical Malpractice – Defendants; Personal Injury – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Patrick J. Farrell – Corporate Law
• 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
• James W. Kaucher – Litigation – Health Care; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Craig L. Keller – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law
• 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
• Jeffrey L. McLerran – Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Christopher M. McNichol – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate 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 Resource Law
• Frederick H. Rosenfeld – Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
• Shiela B. Schmidt – Municipal Law
• Susan Segal – Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Municipal Law
• John T. Shoaf – Litigation – Construction; 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

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

Ones to Watch in America

• Kyle B. Bate – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• A. Daniel Coumides – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Brittany J. Reed – Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Melissa S. San Angelo – Commercial Litigation; Elder Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice Law -Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Maddalena Savary* – Appellate Practice
• Robert Williams – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy

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

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