We are proud to announce that 21 of our attorneys have been honored by Best Lawyers® for their legal excellence. Since The Best Lawyers in America was first published in 1983, the same peer review process has been consistently used to highlight the best legal talent in America.

 Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

 Henson Efron would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2022 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Christopher J. Burns - Elder Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates Recognized 5 Years
• Carter DeLaittre - Real Estate Law
• Joseph T. Dixon, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Mediation Recognized 15 Years
• Jaime Driggs - Family Law Recognized 5 Years
• Alan C. Eidsness - Family Law and Family Law Mediation Recognized 25 Years
• Kathryn A. Graves - Family Law and Family Law Mediation Recognized 5 Years
• Jonathan R. Maddox - Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Scott A. Neilson - Litigation - Insurance and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Melissa J. Nilsson - Family Law Recognized 5 Years
• David Bradley Olsen - Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Recognized 5 Years
• Clark D. Opdahl - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Brigitt Orfield - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Trusts and Estates
• Jeffrey Shea - Real Estate Law
• Lisa T. Spencer - Family Law Recognized 5 Years
• Stuart T. Williams - Commercial Litigation Recognized 5 Years

 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. Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 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.

 Henson Efron would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

•  Sarvesh Desai - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Eric M. Friske - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Anne Haaland - Family Law
• Benjamin J. Hamborg - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Maria Plese - Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
• Allison Plunkett - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

About Henson Efron 

Henson Efron, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a mid-sized law firm known for delivering smart solutions. Focused in the areas of business law; estate, trust and probate; family law; litigation; real estate and tax law, the firm is known for championing its clients’ causes as if they were their own. Henson Efron is a member of Legal Netlink Alliance, an international consortium of law firms providing integrated, cost-effective, high-quality legal services to clients around the world. More information can be found at www.hensonefron.com.­­­