Harness IP is thrilled to announce that 43 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