[nap_names id=”FIRM-NAME-1″] is proud to announce that 18 of its attorneys have been named to the 2012 Great Plains Super Lawyers list as top attorneys in North Dakota. No more than 5 percent of the attorneys in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. The attorneys include:

  • Brenda Blazer (Personal Injury Defense: Medical)
  • Jerilynn Brantner Adams (Family Law)
  • Jon Brakke (Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights)
  • Lisa Edison-Smith (Employment & Labor)
  • Mark Friese (Criminal Defense)
  • Joel Gilbertson (Government Relations)
  • Todd Haggart (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
  • Steve Johnson (Business/Corporate)
  • John C. Kapsner (Business/Corporate)
  • Angie Lord (Health Care)
  • Tami Norgard (Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Leslie Bakken Oliver (Employment & Labor)
  • Bruce Quick (Criminal Defense)
  • Monte Rogneby (Appellate)
  • Robert Udland (Personal Injury Defense: Medical)
  • C. Nicholas Vogel (Estate Planning & Probate)
  • M. Daniel Vogel (Personal Injury Defense: Products)
  • H. Patrick Weir, Jr. (Personal Injury Plaintiff: General)

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.