Harness IP is thrilled to announce that 44 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for 2025, including four who were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective locations and practice areas. Additionally, 10 attorneys were included as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
In St. Louis, Principal Bryan K. Wheelock was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Copyright Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property, and Principal Greg W. Meyer received the honor for Litigation – Patent. In Detroit, Principal Glenn E. Forbis and Senior Counsel Paul A. Keller were honored as “Lawyer of Year” for Copyright Law and Trademark Law, respectively. The designation recognizes one lawyer per practice area in each region who received the highest ranking from peers and clients that year.
Additionally, 10 attorneys were named 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys who have been in practice for fewer than 10 years and have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence.
Best Lawyers®, one of the oldest and most distinguished legal directories, conducts peer-review surveys to compile its annual list of top attorneys across various practice levels. The 2025 edition of the publication is currently available online.
Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because its research is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 80,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 23 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas and lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in the guide is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called The Best Lawyers in America® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® “LAWYER OF THE YEAR” 2025 EDITION
St. Louis Metro
Bryan K. Wheelock – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Greg W. Meyer – Litigation – Patent
Detroit Metro
Glenn E. Forbis – Copyright Law
Paul A. Keller – Trademark Law
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® 2025
St. Louis Metro
Matthew L. Cutler – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Anthony Fussner – Trademark Law
Michael P. Kella – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Greg W. Meyer – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Brian G. Panka – Patent Law
Leanne Rakers – Patent Law
Douglas A. Robinson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Joel R. Samuels – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
Michael L. Smith – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Michael J. Thomas – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
David J. Tucker – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Joseph E. Walsh, Jr. – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Andrew C. Wegman – Patent Law
Bryan K. Wheelock – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Dallas Metro
Gerald T. Welch – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Detroit Metro
Geoffrey D. Aurini – Trademark Law
Lisabeth H. Coakley – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
Michael P. Doerr – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Lisa DuRoss – Trademark Law
Mark D. Elchuk – Patent Law
Stanley M. Erjavac – Patent Law, Trademark Law
Monte L. Falcoff – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Glenn E. Forbis – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Paul A. Keller – Copyright Law – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Joseph M. Lafata – Patent Law
Bradley Luchsinger – Patent Law
Timothy D. MacIntyre – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Michael Malinzak – Patent Law
Timothy J. Martin – Patent Law
Ryan W. Massey – Patent Law
Kevin G. Mierzwa – Patent Law
Stephen T. Olson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Jessica S. Sachs – Trademark Law
Gregory Schivley – Patent Law, Trademark Law
Brent Seitz – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Colleen Shovlin – Patent Law, Trademark Law
Robert M. Siminski – Patent Law
R. Duke Taylor – Patent Law
David P. Utykanski – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Steven D. Wangerow – Patent Law
Richard Warner – Patent Law
Michael D. Wiggins – Patent Law
Jennifer Woodside-Wojtala – Patent Law
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA 2025
Dallas Metro
Alexandra M. Fuchs – Intellectual Property Law
Scott E. Yackey – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Washington, D.C. Metro
Daniel D. Kim – Patent Law
Paul Kim – Patent Law
Evan F. Liebovitz – Patent Law
Detroit Metro
Jewell N. Briggs – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
Jeremiah J. Foley – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Paul R. Hoffer – Intellectual Property Law
April M. Minarik – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Jennifer R. Turchyn – Patent Law