Boardman Clark Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list 2025 edition

19 Boardman Clark attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list 2025 edition.

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Recognized Attorneys:

James E. Bartzen [Recognized since 2008]

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Litigation - Banking and Finance

  • Litigation - Construction

  • Litigation - Real Estate

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Michelle A. Behnke [Recognized since 2006]

  • Real Estate Law

Richard L. Bolton [Recognized since 2010]

  • Appellate Practice

  • First Amendment Law

William L. Fahey [Recognized since 2012]

  • Real Estate Law

  • Utilities Law

Andrew B. Hebl [Recognized since 2021]

  • Insurance Law

Richard A. Heinemann [Recognized since 2013]

  • Energy Law

  • Real Estate Law

Amanda J. Kaiser [Recognized since 2011]

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Lawrie J. Kobza [Recognized since 2013]

  • FDA Law

  • Water Law

Michael J. Lawton [Recognized since 2012]

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

  • Litigation - Municipal

  • Litigation - Real Estate

  • Municipal Law

  • Real Estate Law

Marta T. Meyers [Recognized since 2008]

  • Collaborative Law: Civil

  • Family Law

  • Family Law Mediation

Jennifer S. Mirus [Recognized since 2012]

  • Employment Law - Management

Patrick Neuman [Recognized since 2024]

  • Corporate Law

Paul R. Norman [Recognized since 2007]

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Litigation - Antitrust

William P. O’Connor [Recognized since 2015]

  • Land Use and Zoning Law

Carl J. Rasmussen [Recognized since 1999]

  • Trusts and Estates

Paul M. Schmidt [Recognized since 2009]

  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates

  • Trusts and Estates

Richard L. Schmidt [Recognized since 2012]

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Real Estate Law

Douglas E. Witte [Recognized since 2024]

  • Education Law

  • Employment Law - Management

Sarah A. Zylstra [Recognized since 2015]

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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In April 2024, the Department of Labor issued rules (“2024 Rules”) that increased the salary level that had to be paid to executive, administrative, or professional employees so that the employees were not entitled to overtime pay under the FLSA. The 2024 Rules did not change the primary duties tests, nor did they change the salary basis test. On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas struck down the entirety of the 2024 Rules and ruled his decision applied nationwide.