Nine Erise attorneys are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, an annual peer-reviewed ranking of the top lawyers in multiple practice areas in regions across the country. Erise’s honorees cover the gamut of intellectual property law, from litigation to patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Six Erise attorneys were named “Best Lawyers” this year. They are:
- Shareholder Carrie Bader (Copyright Law, Patent Law, and Trademark Law)
- Shareholder Jennifer Bailey (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; and Patent Law)
- Shareholder Eric Buresh (Litigation – Intellectual Property; and Litigation – Patent)
- Of Counsel Abe Kean (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
- Shareholder Michelle Marriott (Litigation – Intellectual Property; and Litigation – Patent)
- Shareholder Adam Seitz (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; and Patent Law)
In addition, three Erise attorneys were named “Ones to Watch” as up-and-coming lawyers in their practice areas. They are:
- Of Counsel Cliff Brazen (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; and Patent Law)
- Associate Lydia Raw (Intellectual Property Law)
- Of Counsel Chris Schmidt (Intellectual Property Law)
Best Lawyers is solely based on peer review; lawyers earn recognition based on the feedback from their peers in the legal community. Every year Best Lawyers analyzes more than 13 million lawyer evaluations to compile its rankings. More information on the methodology is available here
