The nation's oldest and most expansive peer-review survey has chosen 18 attorneys
from Ryley Carlock & Applewhite for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2012. The
current survey, Best Lawyers Best Law Firms, is published by U.S. News & World Report
and is based on more than 3.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Attorneys named to the list by practice area are:
Banking and Finance Law
Michael Ripp, Phoenix
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John Fries, Phoenix
Commercial Litigation
John Lemaster, Phoenix
Rodolfo Parga, Jr., Phoenix
Corporate Law
James E. Brophy, Phoenix
Employment Law - Management
Michael D. Moberly, Phoenix
Nathan R. Niemuth, Phoenix
Environmental Law
Jonathan H. Steeler, Denver
Sheryl A. Sweeney, Phoenix
Information Technology Law
Fredric D. Bellamy, Phoenix
Labor Law - Management
Nathan R. Niemuth, Phoenix
Litigation - Bankruptcy
John Fries, Phoenix
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Michael D. Moberly, Phoenix
Rodolfo Parga, Jr., Phoenix
Natural Resources Law
Sheryl A. Sweeney, Phoenix
Public Finance Law
William F. Wilder, Phoenix
Real Estate Law
Lawrence J. Donovan, Jr., Denver
Andrew A. Folkerth, Denver
Barry Permut, Denver
Technology Law
Frederic D. Bellamy, Phoenix
Transportation Law
Jeffrey Simmons, Phoenix
Trusts and Estates
W. John Lischer, Scottsdale
Water Law
Brian M. Nazarenus, Denver
Sheryl A. Sweeney, Phoenix
Michele L. Van Quathem, Phoenix