Seven HBC lawyers, Bill Meyer, Jim Carpenter, Baine Kerr, Brad Peterson, Kimberly Hult, Chris Ford and Connie Eyster, have been named "Best Lawyers in America" for 2016. Bill, Baine, Brad and Connie have been named "Best Lawyers" in their practice area for at least the last seven years. The practice areas for which the selections were made are: Bill Meyer - Commercial Litigation; Jim Carpenter - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions; Baine Kerr - Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice; Brad Peterson - Construction Litigation; Kimberly Hult - Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice; Chris Ford - Plaintiff's Personal Injury, and Connie Eyster - Trusts and Estates.