We are proud to announce that Tressler attorneys Sarah Hertz Maisel, Jerome T. Murphy, Ryan L. Nolte, Adriana Bosco, Taylor A. Brewer, Carter R. Frambes, Kiera Fitzpatrick, Caitlin Frenzer, and Alyssa N. Suareo were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Learn more about this group of experienced attorneys below.

Tressler Partners: Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch® in America

Sarah Hertz Maisel: Insurance Law
Chicago, IL

Sarah is a partner and Co-Chair of the Insurance Services Practice Group at Tressler. She focuses her practice on a wide range of insurance coverage analyses and litigation. Sarah represents insurance companies in complex coverage litigation pending throughout the country in both state and federal courts. These actions involve various coverage lines, including commercial general liability, professional liability, management liability, excess exposures, and extracontractual liability. She also has significant experience in defending underlying claims, including handling matters through mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Jerome T. Murphy: Real Estate Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Chicago, IL

Jerome serves his clients in a variety of complex litigated matters involving governmental tort defense, breach of contract and commercial disputes, indemnity and contribution claims, toxic tort litigation, and defense of personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home, and wrongful death suits. Jerome also represents buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. Jerome has successfully defended various clients in both state and federal courts and has trial and appellate experience.

Tressler Senior Counsel and Associates: Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch® in America

Ryan L. Nolte: Insurance Law
Chicago, IL

Ryan is senior counsel and a member of the Litigation Practice Group. He handles a wide range of complex civil litigation matters spanning across several practice areas including insurance, commercial, and business. Ryan approaches litigation with an eye toward results; understanding that advancing his clients’ legal strategies should fit within their overall business interests. He has achieved success in the defense of his clients through the successful presentation of dispositive and limiting motions, settlement negotiations, and trial.

Adriana Bosco: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Chicago, IL

Adriana Bosco is an associate in Tressler’s General Defense Litigation Practice Group. Adriana concentrates her practice in the areas of tort, personal injury, and premises liability. Adriana also works in the Condominium & Common Interest Community Association Practice Group. Her practice includes representing condominium associations and common interest community associations in a variety of areas. Adriana advises condominium associations of their rights and responsibilities under Illinois law.

Taylor A. Brewer: Health Care Law, Insurance Law
Chicago, IL

Taylor is an associate in Tressler’s Litigation and Appellate Practice Groups. Taylor’s practice focuses on providing comprehensive services to the insurance industry including coverage analysis, pre-suit claims assessment and handling, insurance defense litigation, and appeals. His experience also extends to healthcare statutory and regulatory compliance, as well as advising and handling claims for state and local governmental entities.

Carter R. Frambes: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Chicago, IL

Carter R. Frambes is an associate in Tressler’s Litigation Practice Group. Carter concentrates his practice in the areas of employment, tort, civil rights defense, and personal injury litigation. He also provides legal advice to corporate, insurance, local government, and not-for-profit clients. A natural problem solver, Carter works closely with his clients to determine a cost-effective solution with a practical focus on achieving a favorable outcome. Carter also represents colleges and universities in Title IX and employment-related matters. He has experience in handling both state and federal litigation, charges of discrimination filed before the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Carter regularly advises higher education institutions on employment law matters.

Kiera Fitzpatrick: Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
New York, NY

Kiera is an associate in the Insurance Practice Group at Tressler LLP. Kiera represents her clients in State and Federal Courts in New York and New Jersey. Her practice areas include insurance coverage analysis and litigation, with a focus on directors and officers liability, financial institutions, professional liability, management liability, commercial general liability, and property insurance policies. Kiera represents insurers in litigation and non-litigation matters and advises insurers on complex insurance coverage issues. She is well-versed in drafting coverage letters, pleadings, dispositive motions, discovery documents, and settlement agreements. Kiera also represents her clients in depositions and mediations.

Caitlin Frenzer: Government Relations Practice, Municipal Law
Chicago, IL

Caitlin is an associate and litigator in Tressler’s Professional Liability Practice Group. Caitlin focuses her practice on the representation of professionals and insurance companies in complex civil litigation, including business, professional and management liability litigation, insurance coverage litigation and disputes, and other tort and contract actions.

Alyssa N. Suareo: Insurance Law
Chicago, IL

Alyssa Suareo is an associate attorney in Tressler’s Insurance Services Group. She focuses her practice on insurance coverage analysis and litigation. Alyssa provides comprehensive coverage analysis and defense in matters involving a wide range of policies, including commercial general liability coverage and professional liability coverage.

About Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The methodology for determining these awards remains the same as it did when Best Lawyers was founded almost 40 years ago: peer-review. Lawyers are the best resource to provide feedback on the caliber of work performed by their peers.

About Tressler LLP

Headquartered in Chicago, with ten offices located in six states, Tressler LLP is a national law firm comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, claims management, and reinsurance.

In addition, Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois, and has attorneys who represent clients in commercial litigation, defense litigation, corporate transactions, employment law and litigation, intellectual property, and condominium and common interest community association law.

For more information, please visit www.tresslerllp.com.