Meagher + Geer is proud to announce that twenty attorneys from the firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, three Meagher + Geer attorneys are recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Further, Best Lawyers selected partner, Kurt Zitzer as its 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Law in Scottsdale. This designation is based upon the highest overall peer feedback in a specific practice area and metropolitan region. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area is honored with a “Lawyer of the Year” award.

Congratulations to the following attorneys included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:

Mark Bloomquist – Construction Law, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
Nicole Brand – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Stacy Broman – Insurance Law
Thomas Crouch – Insurance Law
Jessica Dennis – Insurance Law
Robert Graff – Litigation-Insurance
Rodger Hagen – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Laura Hanson – Insurance Law
Tracy Vigness Kolb – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Litigation-Health Care
Tony Krall – Insurance Law
Heather Neubauer – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants, Products Liability Litigation-Defendants
Timothy Schupp – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Robert Scott – Insurance Law
Gregory Simpson – Insurance Law, Litigation-Labor and Employment
Charles Spevacek – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants
Chad Stepan – Litigation-Insurance
Debra Weiss – Litigation-Labor and Employment
Leatha Wolter – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Karl Yeager – Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Law
Kurt Zitzer – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants –  Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law, Scottsdale

Congratulations to the following attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

David Bridges – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Christopher Burkle – Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants
Besse McDonald – Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

About Best Lawyers
For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 26 million evaluations were analyzed. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognitions were determined based on more than 5.4 million evaluations. Learn more about Best Lawyers selection process.