2023’s Minnesota Lawyer Reader Rankings Final Winners

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

BEST Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

1 — Frauenshuh, Inc

2 — Kraus-Anderson

3 — CBRE

BEST Commercial Leasing Company

1 — Kraus-Anderson

2 — Davis

3 — CBRE

BEST Tenant Representation

1 — Cushman & Wakefield

2 — Davis

3 — CBRE

3 — Carlson Partners

BEST Commercial Property Manager

1 — Frauenshuh Inc.

2 — Davis

3 — Cushman & Wakefield

BEST 1031 Exchange Experts

1 — Cushman & Wakefield

2 — First American Title Company

3 — CPEC1031 – Commercial Partners Exchange Company

BEST Appraisal Companies

1 — CBRE

2 — Diversified Real Estate Services

3 — HVS

BEST Title Companies

1 — First American Title

2 — Land Title

3 — Guaranty Commercial Title

BEST Commercial Valuation

1 — CBRE

2 — Minnesota Real Estate Appraisal Services

3 — Diversified Real Estate Services

CONSTRUCTION

BEST Large Contractor – Over $250 million

1 — Kraus-Anderson Construction

2 — Ryan Companies

3 — Frana

BEST Contractor – under $250 million

1 — LS Black Constructors

2 — Loeffler Construction & Consulting

3 — Gardner Builders

BEST Commercial Real Estate Developer

1 — Sherman Associates

2 — Davis

3 — Ryan Companies

BEST Architect

1 — Kaas Wilson Architects

2 — Synergy Architecture Studio

3 — ESG Architecture & Design

BEST Engineer – Mechanical – Structural – Electrical

1 — BKBM Engineers

2 — Cain Thomas Assoc.

3 — Bolton & Menk

3 — Emanuelson-Podas, Inc.

BEST Engineer – Civil – Earthwork-Utilities-Infrastructure-Remediation

1 — Braun Intertec

2 — Loucks Associates, Inc.

3 — BKBM

3 — Civil Site Group

BEST Construction/Real Estate Law Firm

1 — Winthrop & Weinstine

2 — Hellmuth & Johnson

3 — Felhaber Larson

3 — Fredrikson & Byron

3 — Kubes Law Office

3 — Messerli & Kramer

3 — Minnesota Construction Law Services

BEST Materials Supplier

1 — Brock White

2 — Menards

3 — Shaw Stewart Lumber (Marvin Windows Dealer)

BEST Equipment Rental

1 — Sunbelt

2 — Ziegler Cat

3 — United Rental

BEST Concrete Company

1 — Northland Concrete and Masonry

2 — Ryan Companies

3 — Molin

3 — North Country Concrete

Best Concrete Supplier

1 — Cemstone

2 — AVR

3 — Aggregate Industries

BEST Paving

1 — Northland Paving

2 — Minnesota Roadways Co.

3 — Metro Paving Inc.

BEST Electrical Contractor

1 — Hunt Electric

2 — Parsons Electric

3 — Egan Company

BEST Plumbing Company

1 — Gilbert Mechanical

2 — Horwitz

3 — Egan Company

BEST Fabrication Company

1 — MG McGrath, Inc.

2 — RTL Construction

3 — Fabcon Precast

BEST Landscape Design Company

1 — Midwest Landscapes Inc.

2 — Margolis

3 — Civil Site Group

BEST Windows and Glazing

1 — Andersen Windows

2 — Marvin Windows

3 — Empirehouse

BEST Roofing Contractor

1 — Central Roofing Company

2 — Mint Roofing

3 — Berwald Roofing Company

BEST Painting Company

1 — Swanson & Youngdale Inc.

2 — Finishing Touch Plus (FTP)

3 — Sunrise Painting

LEGAL SERVICES

BEST ADR Company

1 — Gilbert Mediation Center, Ltd.

2 — Benchmark National ADR, LLC

3 — SiebenCare

BEST ADR Individual Mediator

1 — Mary E. Pawlenty

2 — James H. Gilbert

3 — Cara Lee Neville

BEST Claims Administration

1 — American Risk Services

2 — Wilkerson & Hegna

3 — Heffler Claims Group

3 — Rust Consulting Inc.

3 — Van Wagenen

BEST Class Action Claims Administration Services

1 — Heffler Claims Group

2 — Dahl Administration

3 — Rust Consulting Inc.

BEST Court Reporter and Deposition Service

1 — Twin West Reporting

2 — Lexitas

3 — Veritext

BEST Deposition Video Provider

1 — Lexitas

2 — On The Record

3 — Veritext

BEST Digital Forensics

1 — Shepherd Data Services

2 — Carney Forensics

3 — Digital Forensics Corp

BEST Docketing and Calendaring Software

1 — Thomson Reuters Elite

2 — MyCase

3 — Lecorpio Inc.

BEST E-Discovery

1 — Shepherd Data Services

2 — Thomson Reuters

3 — Nightowl Discovery

BEST Expert Witness

1 — Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services

2 — The Expert Institute

2 — The TASA Group

3 — Juris Pro

BEST Expert Witness Financial

1 — Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

2 — Jenny Bestful, CPA

3 — Financial Advisors, LLC

3 — Hunter Advisors, PLLC

3 — Wipfli

BEST Forensic Accounting

1 — Eide Bailly LLP

2 — Wipfli

3 — Ernst & Young LLP

3 — RSM

3 — Jenny Bestful, CPA

BEST Jury Consultant

1 — The Advocates

2 — NJP Litigation Consulting

3 — Populus law

BEST Law School

1 — Mitchell Hamline School of Law

2 — University of Minnesota Law School

3 — University of St. Thomas School of Law

BEST Legal Liability Insurance

1 — Minnesota Lawyer’s Mutual Insurance

2 — Hays Companies

3 — Lawyers Insurance Group

BEST Legal Outplacement and Career Transition Provider

1 — Minneapolis Outplacement Services

2 — Talon Performance Group

3 — Career Partners International

3 — Roy S. Ginsburg, J.D. Strategic Advisor to Lawyers and Law Firms

BEST Litigation Consulting Firm

1 — Shepherd Data Services

2 — Martin Litigation Support Services, LLC

3 — JuryScope, Inc.

BEST Litigation Valuation

1 — Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

2 — Bassford Remele

3 — Wipfli

BEST Legal Staffing

1 — Robert Half Legal

2 — Sand Search Partners

3 — Special Counsel

3 — Talon Performance Group

BEST Non-Association Continuing Legal Education Provider

1 — Mitchell Hamline School of Law

2 — University of St. Thomas School of Law

3 — Minnesota County Attorneys Association

BEST Online Research Provider

1 — Thomson Reuters

2 — LexisNexis

3 — Fastcase

BEST Paralegal Program in the MN

1 — Hamline University

2 — Winona State University

3 — North Hennepin Community College

BEST Practice Management Software

1 — MyCase

2 — ProLaw

3 — PracticePanther

BEST Private Investigator

1 — Gilbertson Investigations

2 — Private Eye Security

3 — Graf Agency

BEST Process Server

1 — Metro Legal Services Inc

2 — Pro Legal MN

3 — Excel Legal

BEST Tables of Authority Software

1 — Thomson Reuters

2 — Lexisnexis

3 — Wordperfect

BEST Time and Billing Solutions

1 — MyCase

2 — Coyote

3 — Clio

3 — NetDOcs

BEST Translation Services

1 — Minnesota Translations

2 — Global Translation

3 — Lynne Krenz, Stillwater

BEST Trust Administration

1 — Thrivent Financial

2 — Northern Trust

2 — Securian

3 — Marquette Asset Management

3 — U.S. Trust

BUSINESS SERVICES

BEST Business Bank

1 — Bridgewater Bank

2 — Alerus Financial

3 — Flagship Bank

BEST Small Business Banking

1 — Bridgewater Bank

2 — Alerus Financial

2 — Flagship Bank

3 — Bremer Bank

3 — Sunrise Bank

BEST Commercial Mortgage Lender

1 — Bridgewater Bank

2 — Alerus

3 — Flagship Bank

BEST Wealth Management

1 — Alerus Wealth Management

2 — RBC Wealth Management

3 — Thrivent Financial

BEST Insurance Brokerage

1 — Christensen Group

1 — Kraus-Anderson Insurance

2 — Marsh & McLennan Agency

3 — Horizon Agency/Connected Insurance

BEST Business Broker

1 — Sunbelt Business Advisors

2 — Calhoun Business Brokers

3 — Transitions in Business

BEST Accounting Firm

1 — Ernst & Young

2 — CliftonLarsonAllen

3 — Froehling Anderson

BEST Executive Search Firms

1 — Robert Half

2 — Versique Search and Consulting

3 — SkyWater Search Partners Inc.

BEST Staffing Agency

1 — Robert Half OfficeTeam

2 — Salo

3 — The Creative Group – Robert Half

BEST Public Relations Firm

1 — Goff Public

2 — Beehive Strategic Communication

3 — Carmichael Lynch Relate

3 — Padilla

BEST MBA Program

1 — Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

2 — Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas

3 — University of Minnesota Duluth – Labovitz School of Business and Economics

BEST Digital Security Company

1 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

2 — Code42

3 — Atomic Data

3 — Blue Team Alpha

BEST Web Development

1 — The Nerdery

2 — Rocket 55

3 — Colle+McVoy

3 — Evolve Systems

BEST Data Recovery Service

1 — OnTrack

2 — Atomic Data

3 — Stroz Friedberg

3 — Secure Data Recovery

BEST IT Outsourcing Provider

1 — IBM

1 — Thomspn Reuters Legal Managed Services

2 — Deloitte

3 — Emerson Technology

BEST Document Destruction

1 — Shred-it

2 — Iron Mountain

3 — Shred Right

3 — Shred-N-Go, Inc.

BEST Document Management

1 — Shepherd Data Services

2 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

3 — Nightowl Discovery

BEST Tech Recycling & Disposal

1 — Atomic Recycling LLC

2 — Best Buy

3 — Tech Dump

BEST Office Interiors

1 — Atmosphere Commercial Interiors

2 — Perkins & Will

3 — Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.

3 — BDH

BEST Office Equipment

1 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

2 — Fluid

3 — Coordinated Business Solutions

3 — Innovative Office Solutions

3 — Podany’s

BEST Office Supplies

1 — Office Depot

2 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

3 — Innovative Office Supplies

BEST Printer

1 — MetroSales

2 — Loffler

3 — FedEx

BEST Courier and Messenger Service

1 — Priority

2 — Quicksilver

3 — OnTime Delivery

LEISURE

BEST Local Brewery

1 — Bent Paddle

2 — Utepils

3 — Surly

BEST Local Winery

1 — Saint Croix Vineyards

2 — Schram Winery

3 — Alexis Bailey