Attorneys with the firm’s Arizona and New Mexico offices earn recognition from their peers for their work in 33 areas of legal practice.
PHOENIX/ALBUQUERQUE — Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod (JHKM) is pleased to announce that twenty-nine of the firm’s attorneys were included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch®.
The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch® lists are annual peer-review rankings for the legal profession. JHKM lawyers in Arizona and New Mexico were recognized by their peers in the following areas of legal practice: administrative/regulatory law, antitrust litigation, appellate law, arbitration, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization law, Bet-the-Company litigation, business organization, construction law and litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law, energy law, energy regulatory law, environmental law and litigation, family law, insurance law and litigation, labor and employment litigation, mass tort litigation and class actions, Native American law, natural resources law, personal injury litigation, product liability litigation, real estate law and litigation, tax law, trust and estate law and litigation, regulatory enforcement (SEC) litigation, securities litigation, tax law, and water law. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
The firm’s 2024 Best Lawyers in America® include:
Mark E. Barker has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2009. He is recognized for his work in the areas of business organizations, construction law and litigation and for his real estate litigation practice in Arizona.
Thomas Bird has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007 and earned Lawyer of the Year for his work in Native American law. He is also recognized for his work in appellate law, antitrust litigation and Natural Resources law in New Mexico.
John Browder has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in real estate law in Arizona.
Ann Conway has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in insurance law in New Mexico.
James Csontos has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011. He is recognized for his work in commercial litigation as well as construction law and litigation in Arizona.
Jack Cunningham has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013. He is recognized for his work as defense counsel in personal injury litigation as well as in the areas of insurance law and insurance litigation in Arizona.
Thomas Domme has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in energy regulatory law in New Mexico.
Jorge Franco has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2018. He is recognized for his work in insurance litigation, and for his work as plaintiff and defense counsel in personal injury litigation in Arizona.
Karen Gaylord has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2009. She is recognized for her work in environmental law and litigation as well as for her energy law, energy regulatory law, natural resources law and water law practices in Arizona.
Ronnie P. Hawks has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011. He is recognized for his work in environmental law and litigation as well as for his natural resources law and energy law practice in Arizona.
Deron Knoner has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in corporate law and real estate law in New Mexico.
D. Kim Lough has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2008. He is recognized for his work in construction law and litigation in Arizona.
Cassandra Malone has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in commercial litigation in New Mexico.
Sean Olivas has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2021. He is recognized for his work in labor and employment litigation in New Mexico.
David Peterson has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2011. He is recognized for his work in Bet-the-Company litigation, commercial litigation and for his Native American law practice in New Mexico.
Paul Roshka has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003. He is recognized for his work in arbitration, commercial litigation, securities litigation, Bet-the-Company litigation, and regulatory enforcement (SEC) litigation in Arizona.
Edward Rubacha has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012. He is recognized for his work in construction law and litigation in Arizona.
Chad Schexnayder has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2010. He is recognized for his work in construction law and litigation as well as bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization in Arizona.
Laurence Sharlot has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2022. He is recognized for his work in insurance law and litigation as well as for his representation of defendants in personal injury litigation in Arizona.
John Sinodis has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2021. He is recognized for his work in bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization, and commercial litigation in Arizona.
Matthew Sloan has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2021. He is recognized for his work in commercial litigation as well as bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization in Arizona.
Gary Van Luchene has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2015. He has been recognized for his work in commercial litigation, insurance litigation, product liability litigation and for his work as defense counsel in mass tort and class actions in New Mexico.
Ryan Walters has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in commercial litigation in New Mexico.
Blake Whiteman has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Family Law in Arizona.
Kurt Wihl has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012. He has been recognized for his work in New Mexico handling administrative and regulatory law matters, commercial litigation, construction litigation, insurance litigation, trust and estate litigation as well as for his work as defense counsel in personal injury litigation.
Chad Worthen has been listed by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2021. He is recognized for his work in the areas of corporate law, tax law as well as trusts and estates law in New Mexico.
Additionally, Best Lawyers in America® recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States as Ones to Watch®.
JHKM attorneys listed as Ones to Watch® include: Julianna Hopper, who was recognized for her work in commercial litigation in New Mexico; R.J. Lamb, who was recognized for his work in commercial litigation and construction law in Arizona; and Alana Porrazzo, who was recognized for her work in construction law and litigation in Arizona.
About Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod LLP
Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod (JHKM) is a full-service litigation and business law firm with extensive trial, litigation management, dispute resolution and complex litigation experience. The firm’s attorneys address a wide range of legal matters for businesses and individuals in the areas of business law and litigation, banking, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, civil rights, constitutional law, real estate, construction, corporate law, employment, environmental, estate planning, trusts and probate, family law, fidelity and surety, government relations, insurance defense and coverage, medical and professional malpractice, municipal law, personal injury and energy regulatory matters. JHKM has offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico to serve clients in the Southwest and throughout the United States.
