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24 August 2026

Best Lawyers In America Names 53 Attorneys

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Nyemaster Goode

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With offices in Des Moines, Ames, and Cedar Rapids, Nyemaster Goode’s broadly diverse practice offers solutions to the most challenging legal issues in virtually every area of the law. Our clients include companies that range from emerging start-ups to Fortune 500s, as well as individuals.

Nyemaster Goode celebrates unprecedented recognition as fifty attorneys earn spots in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 edition—more than any other Iowa firm—with six partners receiving prestigious "Lawyer of the Year" honors in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. The firm's dominance spans multiple practice areas including employment law, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, immigration, and workers' compensation.
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Fifty Nyemaster attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 edition and three were named to its “Ones to Watch List” of up-and-coming attorneys. In addition, six Nyemaster attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” in either Des Moines or Cedar Rapids.

Nyemaster had the most attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in Iowa.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Lawyer of the Year is an additional designation for those attorneys who scored highest within specific practice areas and metropolitan regions.

Nyemaster Goode Lawyers of the Year:

Cedar Rapids:

Frances M. Haas

  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Stephanie G. Techau

  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Des Moines:

Angela C. Brick

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Jeffrey W. Courter

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Michael J. Dayton

  • Corporate Law

Neal K. Westin

  • Immigration Law

Nyemaster Goode attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America:

Cedar Rapids:

Ryan Carter

  • Copyright Law

Kevin H. Collins

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Construction

Frances M. Haas

  • Education Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Stephanie G. Techau

  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Des Moines:

Robert D. Andeweg

  • Real Estate Law
  • Litigation - Real Estate

Randall D. Armentrout

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Bradford L. Austin

  • Real Estate Law
  • Corporate Law

Bruce W. Baker

  • Tax Law
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Trusts and Estates

Leslie C. Behaunek

  • Appellate Practice

Willard L. Boyd

  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Nonprofit/Charities Law

Angela C. Brick

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Spencer S. Cady

  • Commercial Litigation

Jeffrey W. Courter

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Thomas M. Cunningham

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Labor Law - Management

Michael J. Dayton

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities/Capital Markets Law

Mark C. Dickinson

  • Corporate Law
  • Franchise Law
  • Insurance Law

Paula S. Dierenfeld

  • Government Relations Practice

Eric N. Fischer

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mary E. Funk

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jason L. Giles

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Katie Graham

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Frank B. Harty

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Labor Law - Management

Jeffrey D. Harty

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Lynn Herndon

  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Rod P. Kubat

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law

Mitchell R. Kunert

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Kathleen K. Law

  • Energy Law
  • Real Estate Law

Brianna Long

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Anthony A. Longnecker

  • Real Estate Law
  • Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

John F. Lorentzen

  • Commercial Litigation

Steven H. Lytle

  • Family Law

Colleen R. MacRae

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Real Estate Law

Stephanie L. Marett

  • Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers

Wendy K. Marsh

  • Trademark Law

Matthew A. McGuire

  • Commercial Litigation

Rebecca A. Miller

  • Tax Law

Ben Roach

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Richard J. Sapp

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Wade H. Schut

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Corporate Law; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Kristina M. Stanger

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Banking and Finance Law

Ryan Stefani

  • Commercial Litigation

Hallie E. Still-Caris

  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law

Coreen K. Sweeney

  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Jay P. Syverson

  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Michael W. Thrall

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Litigation - ERISA

Eric R. Tubbs

  • Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

K. Dwayne Vande Krol

  • Tax Law

Neal K. Westin

  • Immigration Law

Gregory B. Wilcox

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Agriculture Law

James C. Wine

  • Real Estate Law; Antitrust Law

Nyemaster Goode attorneys named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2027:

Cedar Rapids:

Roy Leaf

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Des Moines:

Logan Eliasen

  • Appellate Practice
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management

Mac J, O’Brien

  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Real Estate Law

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