16 Murphy Desmond Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in America 2024

Murphy Desmond is pleased and honored to announce that The Best Lawyers in America® (2024 Edition) lists include 16 Murphy Desmond attorneys in a variety of practice areas. Included in the 16 are four attorneys who made the list for the first time in the 2024 rankings, including Mark Maciolek, Mario Mendoza, Nicole Pellerin, and Jason Reed.

The methodology for selecting Best Lawyers consists of an exhaustive annual peer review process. The review is both nationally and regionally focused and broken down by practice area.

Murphy Desmond’s 2024 Best Lawyers list includes the following attorneys and their respective practice areas:

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Robert A. Pasch (since 2010)
• Nicole Pellerin (new in 2024)
• Jane F. Zimmerman (since 2009)

Corporate Law

• Daniel J. Lipman (since 2010) 
• Jason Reed (new in 2024)

Criminal Defense: General Practice

• Hal Harlowe (since 2012)
• Mark Maciolek (new in 2024)
• Bruce Rosen (since 1987)

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Hal Harlowe (since 2016)
• Mark Maciolek (new in 2024)
• Bruce Rosen (since 2007)

Family Law

• Sarah H. DeKraay (since 2021) 

Employment Law-Management

• William E. Morgan (since 2021) 

Government Relations Practice

• Stephen L. Morgan (since 2010)

Immigration Law

• Glorily A. López (since 2007)

Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Jane F. Zimmerman (since 2011)

Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

• Matthew Fleming (since 2019)

Litigation - Municipal

• Lawrence E. Bechler  (since 2011)
• Matthew Fleming (since 2019)

Litigation - Securities

• Stephen L. Morgan (since 2011)

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

• Mario Mendoza (new in 2024)

Municipal Law

• Lawrence E. Bechler (since 2007)
• Matthew Fleming (since 2019)
• Jane F. Zimmerman (since 2009)

Real Estate Law

• Vernon J. Jesse  (since 2013)
• Daniel J. Lipman (since 2008)

Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Stephen L. Morgan (since 2009)

Five Murphy Desmond Attorneys Named 2024 "Lawyer of the Year-Madison" in Six Practice Areas

In addition, our firm is proud to announce that five attorneys are included on the 2024 "Lawyers of the Year-Madison" lists by Best Lawyers® in America in six different practice areas. (Attorney Ginger Zimmerman was named a 2024 “Lawyer of the Year-Madison” in two practice areas.)

Firm lawyers and practice areas acknowledged include:

Larry Bechler – Municipal Law

Matt Fleming – Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

Hal Harlowe - Criminal Defense: White Collar

Glorily López - Immigration Law

Ginger Zimmerman – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law

Ginger Zimmerman – Litigation - Bankruptcy

Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named a “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly impressive.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Lawyers are chosen for “Lawyer of the Year” based on voting averages earned during the Best Lawyers peer review assessments.

The firm congratulates these five attorneys on this special recognition!