The 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® survey recognized 20 Frantz Ward attorneys in 12 practice areas.
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The following Frantz Ward attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America:
Keith Ashmus (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brett Bacon (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance)
T. Merritt Bumpass Jr. (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
Michael Chesney (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Ian Frank (Construction Law)
Michael J. Frantz (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
Carl Gluek (Employment Law – Management)
Patrick Haggerty (Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants)
Craig Haran (Health Care Law)
Joel Hlavaty (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Brian Kelly (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher Koehler (Commercial Litigation)
John Kostelnik (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
James Niehaus (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Intellectual Property)
Mark Rodio (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate)
Mark Sanchez (Construction Law)
Michael Smith (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance)
Mark Stockman (Construction Law)
Daniel Ward (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)