Leonard, Street and Deinard proudly announces that 48 firm attorneys have been included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. That's 10 more than in 2009 and a remarkable 25 percent of the firm's total number of attorneys.

Each year, Best Lawyers publishes its list following an exhaustive peer-review survey. For 2010, more than 24,000 leading attorneys from across the country contributed 2.8 million confidential evaluations.

In addition to the individual recognition, Best Lawyers ranked Leonard, Street and Deinard No. 1 in Minnesota in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law, commercial litigation, construction law, criminal defense/white collar law, energy law, health care law, nonprofit/charities law, sports law and water law.

"We are privileged to work among outstanding attorneys who understand client needs and deliver top-quality legal work," says Lowell Stortz, firm president. "Achieving this public recognition of professional excellence, however, only happens with the unwavering support of colleagues, mentors, clients and staff."

The following Leonard, Street and Deinard attorneys, practicing in both litigation and business law, are listed in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers.

James J. Bertrand

Angela M. Bohmann

John A. Breviu

James G. Bullard

Jeffrey P. Cairns

Dominic J. Cecere

Kevin D. Conneely

Robert L. DeMay

Steven D. DeRuyter

Robert F. Devolve

Lawrence J. Field

Joseph M. Finley

William S. Forsberg

Eric H. Galatz

Jane F. Godfrey

William L. Greene

Robyn Hansen

David N. Haynes

Robert J. Huber

David Kantor

Sidney Kaplan

David  W. Kelley

Laura E. Krishnan

John C. Kuehn

Steven R. Lindemann

Stephen R. Litman

Daniel J. McInerney, Jr.

Bruce J. McNeil

Keith S. Moheban

Frederick W. Morris

Thomas F. Nelson

Lowell J. Noteboom

Todd A. Noteboom

Richard G. Pepin, Jr.

Douglas R. Peterson

Allen I. Saeks

Ellen G. Sampson

Thomas P. Sanders

John M. Sheran

Morris M. Sherman

Byron E. Starns

Lowell V. Stortz

Michael G. Taylor

Peter H. Thrane

Mark W. Weitz

Timothy Welch

Albert A. Woodward

Steven P. Zabel