AKC Law is proud to announce that ten of our Partners were recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers®, and two of our associates were recognized as Ones to Watch®.
According to Best Lawyers®: “Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Our belief has always been that the quality of a peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of its voting pool.”
Our Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ awards use our Purely Peer Review® methodology to highlight excellence in legal talent for lawyers who are earlier in their careers. Like our traditional Best Lawyers awards, “Ones to Watch” awarded lawyers are recognized for their work in specific area of law.
Learn more about our Best Lawyers®:
Harvey B. Cooper – Corporate Law
Andrew P. Deaver – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Randall C. Hanson – Energy Law
John W. Herdzina – Corporate Law and Franchise Law
Nicole Seckman Jilek – Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
Howard J. Kaslow – Corporate Law and Trusts and Estates
Timothy M. Kenny – Corporate Law, Municipal Law, and Real Estate Law
Thomas J. Malicki – Corporate Law and Trusts & Estates
David C. Nelson – Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Robert Schartz – Corporate Law, Health Care Litigation, Insurance Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Defense
And our Ones to Watch®
Payton Hostens – Energy Law
Julie M. Ryan – Appellate Practice and Corporate Law