{"id":5514,"date":"2026-06-04T15:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5514"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:03:17","slug":"fabyanske-ranked-highest-band-1-chambers-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/fabyanske-ranked-highest-band-1-chambers-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabyanske Ranked Highest (Band 1) Chambers 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson, P.A. has been ranked as a <strong>Band 1 Construction Law Firm<\/strong> in Minnesota by the well-recognized Chambers professional rating service. Here\u2019s what Chambers has to say about FWHT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson PA is esteemed for its dedicated construction group, which brings deep industry insight to disputes, contract negotiations, planning issues and arbitration matters. The group represents diverse participants from the public and private sectors, including design professionals, insurers and subcontractors. The firm frequently acts on large-scale regional and national projects. It has attorneys who are well known in the sector, having been appointed to leadership roles at a variety of industry bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cFabyanske is very adept at asking deep, probing questions and helping us to understand broader perspectives, especially with challenging aspects of disputes.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cWe&#8217;ve never seen a ball drop or a delay with Fabyanske.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cCounsel at Fabyanske have deep knowledge of the industry across trades, professions and legal issues. Critically, they seek to advance a client&#8217;s interest in a calm, rational and relationship-driven manner.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ranked Lawyers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/dean-b-thomson\/\">Dean Thomson<\/a> (Band 1 Construction Law)<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/kyle-e-hart\/\">Kyle Hart<\/a> (Band 1 Construction Law)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/mark-r-becker\">Mark Becker<\/a> (Band 1 Construction Law)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/julia-j-douglass\">Julia Douglass<\/a> (Band 3 Construction Law)<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/jesse-r-orman\">Jesse Orman<\/a> (Band 3 Construction Law)<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/rory-o-duggan\/\">Rory Duggan<\/a> (Band 2 Real Estate Law)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chambersandpartners.com\/USA\/person\/391076\/dean-thomson\">Dean Thomson<\/a> is a highly respected figure in the construction space, with experience in arbitration and litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cDean Thomson is the best in the business.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cDean is, and always has been, the person you want in your corner.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cDean Thomson has deep knowledge and understanding. He is not just an adviser, he does mediation, arbitration and litigation. He has very well-rounded experience that we can take advantage of.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cDean Thomson is a seasoned lawyer with deep knowledge of our company and its business objectives.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chambersandpartners.com\/USA\/person\/391077\/kyle-hart\">Kyle Hart<\/a> has extensive experience representing general contractors in litigation, and is also active on arbitration matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cKyle Hart is a phenomenal litigator.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/mark-r-becker\/\">Mark Becker<\/a> has extensive experience representing owners, contractors and design professionals in both contentious and noncontentious matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cMark Becker&#8217;s expertise is paramount, he is extremely responsive and does a very good job at understand the client&#8217;s desire, such as being more aggressive for some cases, but often less litigious.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cMark Becker is always providing alternatives; it&#8217;s not all black and white. He&#8217;s commercially aware and helps us understand options and risks.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cMark Becker has a great passion for the position of his clients, and is very detailed. I&#8217;ve seen him solve some complex issues very successfully.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cMark Becker has markedly valuable legal insights, a deep understanding of our business and makes a genuine effort to align our goals with his work product. He tackles issues with a pragmatic approach, seeking resolution rather than domination. Mark is fair, reasonable, and does not shy away from candor.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/julia-j-douglass\">Julia Douglass<\/a> wins praise for her representation of clients from the construction sector in a variety of disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cJulia Douglass is a great resource and very helpful when we need it.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cI think the world of Julia Douglass &#8211; she is just really phenomenal.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chambersandpartners.com\/USA\/person\/1487093\/jesse-orman\">Jesse Orman<\/a> has a wide-ranging construction practice which covers the drafting and negotiation of contracts, as well as representing clients in litigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cJesse Orman is very highly regarded by us.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fwhtlaw.com\/attorneys\/rory-o-duggan\/\">Rory Duggan<\/a> has a wide-reaching national practice. He represents financial institutions in real estate and construction financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view the Chamber&#8217;s ranking page, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chambers.com\/law-firm\/fabyanske-westra-hart-thomson-pa-usa-5:78125\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson, P.A. has been ranked as a Band 1 Construction Law Firm in Minnesota by the well-recognized Chambers professional rating service. Here\u2019s what Chambers has to say\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5,46,29,33,22,12,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-dean-b-thomson","category-jesse-r-orman","category-julia-j-douglass","category-kyle-e-hart","category-mark-r-becker","category-news","category-rory-o-duggan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fabyanske Ranked Highest (Band 1) Chambers 2026 - Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fwhtlaw.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/fabyanske-ranked-highest-band-1-chambers-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fabyanske Ranked Highest (Band 1) Chambers 2026 - Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Once again, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart &amp; Thomson, P.A. has been ranked as a Band 1 Construction Law Firm in Minnesota by the well-recognized Chambers professional rating service. 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