Meagher + Geer is proud to announce that twenty-one of its attorneys, representing fourteen practice areas of the firm and three geographic regions, are recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Further, four Meagher + Geer attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.

Additionally, The Best Lawyers in America® selected two of our partners as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2025. This designation goes above and beyond traditional inclusion and is based upon the highest overall peer feedback in a specific practice area and metropolitan region. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award. The firm’s “Lawyer of the Year” designations for 2025 are:

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Charles Spevacek: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants

John Hughes: Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants

Congratulations to the following attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers:

Mark Bloomquist – Construction Law, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
Nicole Brand – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Stacy Broman – Insurance Law
Thomas Crouch – Insurance Law
Robert Graff – Litigation-Insurance
Rodger Hagen – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Laura Hanson – Insurance Law
William Hart – Appellate Practice
John Hughes – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants (“Lawyer of the Year” Minneapolis, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants)
Tony Krall – Insurance Law
Tracy Vigness Kolb – Litigation–Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Health Care Law
Bradley Lindeman – Litigation-Labor and Employment
Heather Neubauer – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Products Liability Litigation-Defendants
Timothy Schupp – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Gregory Simpson – Insurance Law, Litigation-Labor and Employment
Charles Spevacek – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants (“Lawyer of the Year”  Minneapolis, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action – Defendants)
Chad Stepan – Litigation – Insurance
Debra Weiss – Litigation-Labor and Employment
Leatha Wolter – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Karl Yeager – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
Kurt Zitzer – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Congratulations to the following attorneys recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

Kate Baker – Medical Malpractice-Defendants
Laura Kuipers – Construction Law
Besse McDonald – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Julia Nierengarten – Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants

For more information on the Best Lawyers section process, please visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/