Scheef & Stone is pleased to announce that 13 of our lawyers have been recognized for excellence in the newly released 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and sixth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Selection to these publications is based entirely on an extensive, confidential peer-review survey in which leading attorneys evaluate the legal abilities of their colleagues. No attorney or firm pays a fee to be considered.
The Best Lawyers in America® (2026 Edition) includes:
Roger A. Crabb: Employment Law – Management
Kelly Crawford: Commercial Litigation
Michael L. Knapek: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
Matt Bracy: Commercial Litigation
Mitch Little: Arbitration; Litigation – Real Estate
Mark Nielsen: Trademark Law
John Scheef: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Mark Simon: Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Bill E. Stone III: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael C. Smith: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent Law
Jane C. Taber: Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2026 Edition)
Steven Coffin: Commercial Litigation
Logan Miller: Commercial Litigation
The firm observes that this broad range of recognitions—spanning litigation, transactional, employment, and intellectual-property matters—reflects Scheef & Stone’s depth of talent and the confidence peers place in its attorneys’ work across the business-law spectrum.
About Best Lawyers
Since its first U.S. edition in 1983, Best Lawyers has become widely regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. For the 2026 research cycle, more than 23 million votes were analyzed for The Best Lawyers in America® and more than 4 million for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. Learn more at bestlawyers.com.
Scheef & Stone congratulates all of this year’s honorees and remains committed to delivering the high-caliber counsel that earned these peer-driven recognitions.