Kate Duckworth

Leatha chairs Meagher + Geer’s Anti-Fraud and Extra Contractual Litigation practice group and she has handled thousands of cases throughout her career. As one of the firm’s leaders, she also serves as a member of its Management Committee. Leatha litigates fraud and civil RICO matters throughout Minnesota and the country. She has successfully represented her clients against numerous bad faith and extracontractual claims. She also has experience handling significant property loss, d...

Michael L. Eckstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Tax Law. Michael L., who practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic...

Steve Adamczyk is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Steve, who practices law in Naples, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steve is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jim focuses his practice on representing public and private sector clients in complex matters involving zoning, condemnation, economic incentives, elections, telecommunications, municipal law, environmental law and commercial real estate. He assists clients in landfill development, obtaining economic incentives from state and local governments, locating cell towers, condemnations, election challenges, rezonings, annexation disputes and procurement challenges. Jim practiced for 18 years in the...

As head of the Global Services group, Mike Zeller provides his corporate transactional clients the accessibility, responsiveness, knowledge, and understanding of in-house counsel, coupled with the deep, full spectrum of the firm’s legal resources and cost- efficiencies. Mike gives his regional, national and international clients passionate, straightforward counsel in general corporate representation, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, inbound and outbound international trade. He rep...

Jack Connelly John R. (Jack) Connelly has been practicing law in the Puget Sound for over 28 years, entirely in representation of plaintiffs. His practice is rooted in the core values upon which he founded the Connelly Law Offices; Truth, Justice, Accountability and Equal Access. Jack maintains a strong interest in cases which hold government and corporate entities accountable, which emphasize the dignity and value of every human being, and which make a difference in how government officials,...

David S. Ruskin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. David S., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ron Waicukauski is a trial lawyer with Williams Law Group LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana. His practice focuses on plaintiffs’ complex litigation, including Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation, as well as business disputes, civil rights matters, property rights cases, professional malpractice, and DCS allegations of child abuse and neglect. He has served as lead counsel in more than eighty jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts in Indiana and other jurisdiction...

Cory Yager is a criminal defense attorney with Kohn & Yager in Sandy Springs, Georgia. His practice focuses on Criminal Defense: General Practice, including cases involving DUI defense and other criminal charges under Georgia law. Mr. Yager represents individuals throughout the Atlanta area and across the state, drawing on his background in law enforcement and years of courtroom experience in criminal trial proceedings. Mr. Yager has received a 10.0 rating on AVVO, a legal directory that ...

Phillip J. Duffy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Phillip J., who practices law in Newark, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Phillip J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.