August 29, 2023

Twenty-one attorneys from Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., a Des Moines-based law firm, were recently selected by their peers to be recognized in respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition for Des Moines. Four attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch

Best Lawyer of the Year® (2024 Edition) – Des Moines

One attorney was also recognized as Best Lawyer of the Year 2024 in Des Moines for respective practice areas. "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

  • Eric Boehlert - Public Finance Law

Best Lawyers in America® (2024 Edition) – Des Moines

After each name below in parentheses is the year that the lawyer was first recognized by Best Lawyers.

  • Brad Beaman (2024)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Mark Beerman (2003)
    • Trusts and Estates   
  • Eric Boehlert (2011)
    • Municipal Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Maria Brownell (2023)
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Municipal
    • Municipal Law
  • John Bunz (2013)
    • Public Finance Law
  • Jennifer Clendenin (2015)
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Jason Comisky (2023)
    • Economic Development Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Kristin Cooper (2021)
    • Economic Development Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Jason Craig (2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Michael Galloway (2023)
    • Employment Law – Management
  • Beth Grob (2013)
    • Municipal Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Danielle Haindfield (2021)
    • Construction Law
    • Education Law
  • Aaron Hilligas (2021)
    • Employment Law – Management
  • Steven Nadel (2021)
    • Municipal Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Nathan Overberg (2013)
    • Civil Rights Law
    • Economic Development Law
    • Employment Law – Management
  • Nicholas Pellegrin (2024)
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Ann Smisek (2021)
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Andrew Tice (2013)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
    • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
  • Miriam Van Heukelem (2021)
    • Education Law
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Lindsay Vaught (2021)
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • James Wainwright (2020)
    • Litigation – Municipal

Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch (2024 Edition)

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards recognize lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States. Like traditional Best Lawyers awards, a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition is based entirely on peer review.

  • Emily Kolbe (2021
    • Education Law
  • Rebecca Reif (2021)
    • Education Law
    • Labor and Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Conner Wasson (2022)
    • Construction Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Carrie Weber (2022)
    • Education Law

First published in 1983, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is based on comprehensive peer-review surveys, which this year, comprised more than 16.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. This year alone, almost 58,000 voters responded to surveys. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be recognized; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

For 135 years, Ahlers & Cooney has been providing comprehensive legal services to local, state, national and international businesses, educational institutions, and municipalities.

More information can be found at:  www.bestlawyers.com, www.ahlerslaw.com

Beaman, Bradley

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515-246-0358

Beerman, Mark

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Phone:
515-246-0301

Boehlert, J. Eric

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Phone:
515-246-0367

Brownell, Maria

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Phone:
515-246-0322

Bunz, John

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Phone:
515-246-0336

Clendenin, Jennifer

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Phone:
515-246-0311

Comisky, Jason

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Phone:
515-246-0337

Cooper, Kristin

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Phone:
515-246-0330

Craig, Jason

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Phone:
515-246-0372

Galloway, Michael

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Phone:
515-246-0318

Grob, Elizabeth

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Phone:
515-246-0305

Haindfield, Danielle

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Phone:
515-246-0374

Hilligas, Aaron

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Phone:
515-246-0327

Kolbe, Emily

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Phone:
515-246-0362

Nadel, Steven

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Phone:
515-246-0306

Overberg, Nathan

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Phone:
515-246-0329

Pellegrin, Nicholas

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Phone:
515-246-0343

Reif, Rebecca

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Phone:
515-246-0347

Smisek, Ann

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Phone:
515-246-0310

Tice, Andrew

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Phone:
515-246-0317

Van Heukelem, Miriam

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Phone:
515-246-0342

Vaught, Lindsay

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515-246-0333

Wainwright, James

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Phone:
515-246-0319

Wasson, Conner

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Phone:
515-246-0341

Weber, Carrie

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515-246-0315

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