LAS VEGAS – The 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has selected Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (Kummer Kaempfer) as the state’s top law firm for land use and zoning law. The esteemed publication named Thomas D. Amick, Michael J. Bonner, John N. Brewer, Robert L. Crowell, Kathleen M. Drakulich, Mark H. Fiorentino, Robert J. Gronauer, Christopher L. Kaempfer, Thomas F. Kummer and Steven E. Tackes as the best in their fields.

 

Four attorneys were honored individually as top lawyers for zoning and land use law. Partners Chris Kaempfer, Mark Fiorentino, Robert Gronauer and Thomas Amick received this distinction. In addition, Kaempfer was recognized as a leading lawyer in government relations and real estate law. Fiorentino was also acknowledged for being among the best in government relations law.

“Being recognized by our peers and colleagues as the leading firm in Nevada for land use and zoning law is a great honor,” said Michael Bonner, managing partner of Kummer Kaempfer. “We are extremely proud of the results our land use and zoning team has achieved over the years and across the state for our clients, and we appreciate the national recognition of our firm’s expertise.”

Michael Bonner was recognized as a leading lawyer in two areas: Corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law.

Thomas Kummer, a partner, was named as a top attorney in commercial litigation.

Partners Robert Crowell, Kathleen Drakulich and Steven Tackes, who is Of Counsel, were selected as the best attorneys practicing energy law. Crowell was also recognized for his work in government relations law.

John Brewer, a partner, was named as one of the leading lawyers for corporate law.

“From our growing energy practice to our established corporate, commercial litigation and government relations divisions, it’s gratifying to see a diverse group of attorneys from Kummer Kaempfer acknowledged for providing exceptional counsel and specialized legal proficiency,” said Bonner. “Kummer Kaempfer strives to be the very best in all we do.”

Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The publication has been a leading referral guide in the legal industry for 25 years. The print edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2008 is scheduled to be released in December 2007.

Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. A lawyer can be nominated to Best Lawyers in several ways. All of the lawyers in the previous edition of Best Lawyers are automatically nominated into the next edition and voting lawyers are asked to nominate lawyers who have not yet been nominated. Best Lawyers then contacts all attorneys in each state and asks them to vote on the nominees by answering the same question, “If you could not handle a case yourself, to whom would you refer it?”

The 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2008) was based on more than two million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers and included over 33,500 attorneys in 78 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia. More information can be found at www.bestlawyers.com.

Kummer Kaempfer is a prominent force in Nevada, serving local, regional, national and international clients in the real estate development, hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, service, high-technology, and energy and utilities industries. Founded in 1994, Kummer Kaempfer is one of Nevada’s largest law firms, specializing in complex corporate transactions, federal and state securities matters, commercial litigation, zoning and land use and regulatory law.