38 McDonald Carano Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2021
August 20, 2020 – McDonald Carano LLP is pleased to announce that 38 of our attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021©, the leading peer-review publication in the legal profession. Additionally, five of our attorneys were named as Lawyer of the Year – Nevada by the publication. The 27th edition of The Best Lawyers in America highlights the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the US. The 2021 edition is based on more than 8 million evaluations and recognizes just over 65,000 attorneys in 147 practice areas.
“We congratulate each attorney named as one of the Best Lawyers in America 2021,” said George F. Ogilvie III, Managing Partner of McDonald Carano. “It is validating to have so many of our attorneys selected by their peers for their outstanding work and included in this prestigious list.”
McDonald Carano attorneys receiving Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year awards:
– James W. Bradshaw – Litigation – Construction
– Sylvia L. Harrison – Energy Law
– A.J. “Bud” Hicks – Gaming Law
– William A. S. Magrath II – Construction Law
– Richard M. Trachok II – Administrative / Regulatory Law
This year, Best Lawyers added a category for Ones to Watch, in which it recognizes lawyers with fewer than 10 years of practice.
McDonald Carano attorney recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch:
McDonald Carano attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America:
Matthew C. Addison
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Lisa Wiltshire Alstead
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Robert E. Armstrong
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Sallie B. Armstrong
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Leo P. Bergin III
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
James W. Bradshaw
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Employment Law – Individuals
Litigation – Construction
A. G. Burnett
Gaming Law
Sarah A. Ferguson
Commercial Litigation
Lucas M. Foletta
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Andrew S. Gabriel
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Kristen T. Gallagher
Commercial Litigation
John Galvin
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
P. Gregory Giordano
Gaming Law
Leigh T. Goddard
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Dennis C. Gutwald
Gaming Law
Sylvia L. Harrison
Energy Law
Environmental Law
A.J. “Bud” Hicks
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Gaming Law
Joshua J. Hicks
Government Relations Practice
Adam Hosmer-Henner
Commercial Litigation
Gaming Law
Rory T. Kay
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Mark W. Knobel
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Pat Lundvall
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Labor and Employment
William A. S. Magrath II
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Robert E. McPeak
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Real Estate Law
John B. Mulligan
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Cody R. Noble
Litigation – Construction
George F. Ogilvie III
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Michael A. T. Pagni
Corporate Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Amanda M. Perach
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Brian S. Pick
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Brian H. Schusterman
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Thomas R. Sheets
Energy Law
Aaron D. Shipley
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Jeff Silvestri
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Scott A. Swain
Trusts and Estates
Richard M. Trachok II
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Energy Law
Gaming Law
Ryan J. Works
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Amanda C. Yen
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation

About McDonald Carano
McDonald Carano has been shaping Nevada’s legal, business, and policy landscape since our founding in 1949. With more than 60 lawyers and government affairs professionals working from offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City, we are Nevada’s law firm for business. Our local, national and international clients include Fortune 500 corporations, fast-growth and mid-market companies, entrepreneurs and startups, non-profit organizations, government entities, and high-net-worth individuals. Our attorneys deliver cross-discipline, one-stop, business law and government affairs counsel. Please visit mcdonaldcarano.com
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Featured Attorneys
Mackenzie Warren Kay
A.G. Burnett
Richard M. Trachok II
Sallie B. Armstrong
Brian S. Pick
Brian H. Schusterman
Dennis Gutwald
John Galvin
Matt Addison
Lisa Wiltshire Alstead
Rory Kay
Amanda M. Perach
Adam Hosmer-Henner
Amanda C. Yen
Ryan J. Works
Scott A. Swain
Aaron Shipley
George F. Ogilvie III
Cody R. Noble
John B. Mulligan
Robert E. McPeak
William A. S. Magrath II
Pat Lundvall
Mark Knobel
A. J. "Bud" Hicks
Joshua J. Hicks
Sylvia Harrison
Leigh Goddard
P. Gregory Giordano
Kristen T. Gallagher
Andrew S. Gabriel
Lucas M. Foletta
James W. Bradshaw
Leo P. Bergin III
Robert E. Armstrong
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