Bassford Remele Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

Bassford Remele is pleased to announce that 31 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The annual recognitions highlight attorneys who have earned their peers’ respect for professional excellence across a wide range of practice areas.

Best Lawyers uses its Purely Peer Review® methodology to identify attorneys their peers regard as leaders in their practices. Currently recognized lawyers in the same geographic region and practice area evaluate candidates, and honorees are confirmed to be in good standing with their local bar associations.

In addition to this year’s Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch honorees, Bassford Remele congratulates Lauren Nuffort, named the 2027 Minneapolis “Lawyer of the Year” for Legal Malpractice Law and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Lewis Remele, named the 2027 Minneapolis “Lawyer of the Year” for Arbitration.

Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch*

1. Norman Abramson (Intellectual Property)
2. Tal Bakke* (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law: Defense, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense, Professional Liability Litigation: Defense, Product Liability Litigation: Defense)
3. Debra Bulluck* (Family Law)
4. Kimberly Dang* (Commercial Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Banking and Finance Litigation)
5. David Dahlmeier (Agriculture Law, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense, Products Liability Litigation: Defense, Insurance Law)
6. Aram Desteian (Commercial Litigation)
7. Danielle Fitzsimmons (Employment Law: Management, Labor and Employment Litigation)
8. Edward Fox (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense, Product Liability Litigation: Defense)
9. Nathan Heffernan* (Appellate Practice, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law)
10. Sarah Hoffman (Medical Malpractice Law: Defense, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense)
11. John Holper (Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation)
12. Andrew Hunstad* (Family Law)
13. Cassandra Jacobsen* (Commercial Litigation)
14. Andrew James (Employment Law: Management, Labor and Employment Litigation)
15. Charles Jones (Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Professional Malpractice Law: Defense)
16. Jessica Klander (Professional Malpractice Law: Defense)
17. Jeffrey Klobucar (Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
18. Jessica Kometz* (Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Real Estate Litigation)
19. James Kovacs* (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense, Insurance Law)
20. Casey Marshall (Trusts and Estates Litigation)
21. Christopher Morris (Commercial Litigation)
22. Lauren Nuffort (Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Insurance Law, Insurance Litigation; also named the 2027 Minneapolis Legal Malpractice Law and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Lawyer of the Year)
23. Barry O’Neil (Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law: Defense, Legal Malpractice Law: Defense, Real Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation)
24. Daniel Olson (Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense)
25. Michael Pfau* (Labor and Employment Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Construction Law)
26. Stephen Plunkett (Professional Malpractice Law: Defense, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense)
27. Kelly Putney (Professional Malpractice Law: Defense, Medical Malpractice Law: Defense, Legal Malpractice Law: Defense, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense)
28. Lewis Remele (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law: Defense, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense, Mediation; also named the 2027 Minneapolis Arbitration Lawyer of the Year)
29. Alan Silver (Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates Litigation, ERISA Litigation)
30. Mark Whitmore (Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice: Defense)
31. Kyle Willems (Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation: Defense)

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. The firm provides comprehensive counsel and representation in litigation and dispute resolution, family law, and corporate matters, ensuring prompt and effective service for its clients.

Established in 1882, Bassford Remele is proud to be the oldest top-25 law firm based in Minnesota.