Fox Swibel is proud to announce nineteen attorneys have been named in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest, most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, accounting for over a third of our attorneys. Please join us in congratulating our Best Lawyers award recipients: Steven Brenneman, Tom Buranosky, Daniel Dorfman, Michael Fox, David Koropp, Laurie Levin, David Morris, Neville Reid, Ryan Schultz, Stephanie Shellenback, Lawrence Swibel, Everett Ward, and Jean Gallo Wine. We also congratulate Elizabeth Haynes, Tammy Lee, Scott Schonfeld, Kenneth Thomas, Steven Vanderporten, and Richard Wilson on being named in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, an award recognizing attorneys who have been in practice for 5 – 9 years for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
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Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers. For more information about Best Lawyers, click here.
Best Lawyers

Steven L. Brenneman
Employment Law - Management
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(312) 224-1206

Thomas Buranosky
Real Estate Law
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(312) 224-1208

Daniel A Dorfman
Construction Law
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(312) 224-1246

Michael E. Fox
Corporate Law
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(312) 224-1215


Laurie A. Levin
Banking and Finance Law /
Real Estate Law
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(312) 224-1207

David J. Morris
Corporate Law
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(312) 224-1229

Neville Reid
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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(312) 224-1245

Ryan T. Schultz
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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(312) 224-1231

Stephanie B. Shellenback
Real Estate Law
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(312) 380-4954

Lawrence B. Swibel
Real Estate Law
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(312) 224-1214

Everett S. Ward
Real Estate Law
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(312) 380-4987

Jean Gallo Wine
Construction Law
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(312) 224-1248
Ones to Watch

Elizabeth Haynes
Corporate Law
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(312) 224-1212

Tammy D. Lee
Corporate Law
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(312) 224-1203


Kenneth M. Thomas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights /
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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(312) 224-1241

Steven L. Vanderporten
Patent Law
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(312) 224-1218

Richard S. Wilson
Construction Law
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(312) 224-1237