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Nine Shareholders Voted to The 2020 Best Lawyers in America© List

Nine Shareholders Voted to The 2020 Best Lawyers in America© List

Joseph E. Tierney III

Joseph E. Tierney III

August 15, 2019 02:11 PM

Meissner Tierney is extremely honored to announce that all nine of our active shareholders were once again selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Best Lawyers® compiles its lists of attorneys by recognizing those who have been nominated by their peers through extensive confidential peer-review surveys distinguishing their outstanding achievement in each of their specific practice areas.

The Meissner Tierney attorneys recognized as 2020 Best Lawyers:

Joseph E. Tierney III

  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Thomas J. Nichols

  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law

Michael J. Cohen - 2020 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michael also received the Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” honor in 2014, 2017 and 2019.

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance

William T. Stuart

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law

Adam J. Tutaj

  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Tax Law

Mark D. Malloy

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Pamela J. Tillman

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Brian C. Tokarz - Initial selection to The Best Lawyers© in America list

  • Commercial Litigation

Meissner Tierney congratulates our attorneys on their hard work and excellence throughout the years and is proud of their continuing accomplishments. To contact any of our attorneys regarding business and corporate law inquiries, please call (414) 273-1300.

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