Bassford Remele is pleased to announce that fifteen lawyers have been included in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Bassford Remele would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2023 The Best Lawyers in America list:

1. Norman M. Abramson, Intellectual Property Litigation

2. David M. Dahlmeier, Agriculture Law, Insurance Law

3. Danielle W. Fitzsimmons, Employment Law - Management, Labor and Employment

4. Edward F. Fox, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation

5. Kevin P. Hickey, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Intellectual Property Litigation, Insurance Law

6. Jeffrey D. Klobucar, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation

7. Michael A. Klutho, Consumer Law; also named the 2024 Minneapolis Consumer Law Lawyer of the Year

8. Janine M. Loetscher, Product Liability Litigation

9. Christopher R. Morris, Commercial Litigation

10. Stephen O. Plunkett, Personal Injury Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law

11. Kelly A. Putney, Legal Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law

12. Lewis A. Remele, Jr., Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Labor and Employment Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation

13. Alan I. Silver, Commercial Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation; also named the 2024 Minneapolis Trusts and Estates Litigation Lawyer of the Year

14. Steven M. Sitek, Construction Litigation, Insurance Law, Trusts and Estates Litigation

15. Mark R. Whitmore, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law; also named the 2024 Minneapolis Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants Lawyer of the Year

"Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of recognizing extraordinary lawyers in private practice through an exhaustive peer-review process. Nearly 40 years later, we are proud to expand our scope, while maintaining the same methodology, to recognize a different demographic of talented and deserving lawyers in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch," says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers.

Bassford Remele proudly serves as local and national counsel for many major corporations and Fortune 500 Companies and is a go-to litigation firm representing local, national, and international clients in state and federal courts across the region.

Bassford Remele | August 29, 2023