The Best Lawyers in America® has listed 151 Husch Blackwell lawyers in its 2017 directory, breaking the firm’s old record of 109 set last year. The firm also has 13 attorneys listed as “Lawyers of the Year.”
Husch Blackwell's "Lawyers of the Year" are:
MISSOURI
Kansas City
St. Louis
- Samuel Digirolamo - Trademark Law
- Gary H. Feder - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Bradley S. Hiles - Litigation - Environmental
- Gregory R. Smith - Land Use and Zoning Law
NEBRASKA
Omaha
- Todd A. Richardson - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
WISCONSIN
Madison
Milwaukee
- Jeffrey J. Liotta - Litigation - Real Estate
- Francis H. LoCoco - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Kenneth R. Nowakowski - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Husch Blackwell’s 2017 Best Lawyers honorees are listed below by location, followed by their practice area(s) and the first year each attorney was recognized in the directory. Lawyers appearing in Best Lawyers for the first time are listed in bold type.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
COLORADO
Denver
- Jeffrey A. Chase — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law (1989)
- Barbara A. Grandjean — Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management (2016)
- Winn W. Halverhout — Health Care Law, Tax Law (2011)
- Jeffrey T. Haughey — Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation (2008)
- Paul A. Jacobs — Real Estate Law (2006)
- Kevin H. Kelley — Real Estate Law (2015)
- Steve Levine — Corporate Law (2016)
- Fred Miles — Health Care Law (1993)
- Jim Miles — Health Care Law (2013)
- Mark N. Savit — Employment Law – Management (2015)
- Mary H. Stuart — Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2011)
ILLINOIS
Chicago
- Edward D. Manzo — Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent (2010)
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
Kansas City
- James M. Ash — Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (1995)
- Gary D. Barnes — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (1995)
- Mark T. Benedict — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2008)
- Steven F. Carman — Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2005)
- Curt J. Chase — Health Care Law (2007)
- John C. Crossley — Real Estate Law (2015)
- John J. Cruciani — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2009)
- Donald A. Culp — Franchise Law (1995)
- David A. Fenley — Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law (1995)
- Ernest M. Fleischer — Tax Law (1995)
- Gary D. Gilson — International Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets Law (2010)
- James G. Goettsch — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2008)
- Allan V. Hallquist — Commercial Litigation (2005)
- Jeffrey D. Hanslick — Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2013)
- William B. Kircher — Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law (1991)
- Charles Christian Kirley — Real Estate Law (2011)
- Craig A. Kovarik — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2009)
- Martin M. Loring — Energy Law (2009)
- Benjamin F. Mann — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (1995)
- Patricia L. Martin — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2008)
- Larry L. McMullen — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (1983)
- Paul F. Pautler — Employment Law – Management (2013)
- John R. Phillips — Arbitration, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mediation (1993)
- David B. Raymond — Construction Law, Real Estate Law (2008)
- Christopher J. Redmond — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Litigation – Bankruptcy (1987)
- Charles G. Renner — Land Use and Zoning Law (2014)
- Jason A. Reschly — Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law (2003)
- Christopher J. Rockers — Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law (2006)
- Jeffrey J. Simon — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Intellectual Property (2010)
- Mark D. Welker — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (1995)
Springfield
- David C. Agee — Corporate Law (2007)
- Virginia L. Fry — Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2005)
- Bryan O. Wade — Media Law (2016)
St. Louis
- Craig A. Adoor — Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law (2007)
- Michelle W. Alvey — Copyright Law (2014)
- Michael R. Annis — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent (2010)
- Mark G. Arnold — Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation (2001)
- Craig S. Biesterfeld — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law (1995)
- Thomas M. Carney — Antitrust Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2011)
- Joseph P. Conran — Commercial Litigation (2008)
- Samuel Digirolamo — Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law (2007)
- Gary H. Feder — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law (2007)
- Richard E. Feldman — Real Estate Law (2013)
- Ruth Hays — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (1995)
- Kenneth R. Heineman — Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2005)
- Caroline L. Hermeling — Real Estate Law (2015)
- Bradley S. Hiles — Litigation – Environmental (1995)
- David R. Human – Real Estate Law (2015)
- Alan H. Kandel — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2010)
- Kenneth W. Kingma — Trusts and Estates (2006)
- Raymond S. Kreienkamp — Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (2007)
- Mark R. Leuchtmann — Trusts and Estates (2001)
- Edward J. Lieberman — Banking and Finance Law (2010)
- David A. Linenbroker — Real Estate Law (2010)
- Christine F. Miller — Employment Law – Management (2013)
- Kathleen T. Mueller — Real Estate Law (2003)
- Joseph G. Nassif — Environmental Law (2003)
- Alan S. Nemes — Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law (2005)
- Sonni Nolan — Employment Law – Management
- Mary Anne O’Connell — Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007)
- Joseph C. Orlet — Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants (2013)
- Matthew G. Perlow — Trusts and Estates (2003)
- Alan E. Popkin — Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Litigation – Antitrust (1993)
- Maury B. Poscover — Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law (1995)
- Terry L. Potter — Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2012)
- David G. Richardson — Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (2007)
- Kenneth A. Slavens — Litigation – Construction (2005)
- Gregory R. Smith — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (2007)
- Mark E. Stallion — Copyright Law (2010)
- James R. Strong — Trusts and Estates (2003)
- Randall S. Thompson — Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2013)
- Robert J. Tomaso — Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2006)
- Thomas E. Venker, Jr. — Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (1995)
NEBRASKA
Omaha
- David E. Gardels — Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law (2005)
- Steven Grasz — Appellate Practice (2012)
- Todd A. Richardson — Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2006)
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Memphis
- Herbert B. Wolf, Jr. — Corporate Law, Tax Law (2003)
TEXAS
Austin
- Jackson B. Battle — Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental (2010)
- Robert L. Davis — Real Estate Law (1995)
- David W. Hilgers — Health Care Law (1995)
- R. Keith Hopson — Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental (1999)
- Hal Katz — Health Care Law (2008)
- Ace Pickens — Health Care Law (1993)
- Julian Rivera — Health Care Law (2010)
- Thomas H. Watkins — Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Patent (1989)
- Robert Werner — Real Estate Law (2013)
Dallas
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- William F. Demarest, Jr. — Energy Law (2015)
- Linda L. Walsh — Energy Law (2015)
WISCONSIN
Madison
- Brian D. Anderson — Real Estate Law (2013)
- Angela Black — Real Estate Law (2013)
- Eugenia G. Carter — Litigation – Patent (2011)
- Paul J. Dombrowski — Banking and Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (1999)
- Thomas P. Godar — Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2009)
- Richard J. Lewandowski — Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental (2009)
- Thomas M. Pyper — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (2011)
- Melissa C. Selinger — Trusts and Estates (2016)
Milwaukee
- Steven R. Allen — Trusts and Estates (2008)
- Ross A. Anderson — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities (2011)
- Bruce G. Arnold — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Health Care Law (2005)
- Charles H. Bohl — Civil Rights Law (2011)
- Jennifer D. Buzecky — Environmental Law (2011)
- Bradley I. Dallet — Real Estate Law (2009)
- Robert E. Dallman — Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law (1995)
- Daryl L. Diesing — Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy (2005)
- John F. Emanuel — Tax Law (1995)
- Daniel W. Gentges — Real Estate Law (2010)
- Daniel B. Geraghty — Litigation and Controversy - Tax (2016)
- Philip J. Halley — Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates, (1995)
- Tamara Hayes O'Brien — Commercial Litigation (2013)
- Maryeve Heath — Employment Law – Management, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers (2007)
- Edward J. Heiser, Jr. — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (1993)
- David C. Hertel — Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment (2012)
- Nathaniel A. Hoffman — Real Estate Law (2011)
- Patrick B. Howell — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy (2005)
- William E. Hughes — Employment Law – Management (2014)
- Andrew A. Jones — Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2013)
- Harold D. Karas — Real Estate Law (2009)
- Joshua B. Levy — Construction Law
- Francis H. LoCoco — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2003)
- James R. Lowe — Tax Law (2007)
- Ann M. Maher — Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate (2012)
- Eric J. Meier — Litigation - Construction (2016)
- Philip J. Miller — Trusts and Estates (2007)
- Susan C. Minahan — Trusts and Estates (2013)
- Daniel J. Miske — Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate (2012)
- Timothy A. Nettesheim — Tax Law (1995)
- Kenneth R. Nowakowski — Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Patent (2013)
- Joseph A. Pickart — Litigation and Controversy – Tax (2013)
- Timothy H. Posnanski — Litigation – Real Estate (2016)
- Karen L. Tidwall — Commercial Litigation (2016)
Waukesha County
- Donald P. Gallo — Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental (2010)
- Michael J. Lauer — Family Law (2015)
- Jeffrey J. Liotta —Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Real Estate (2012)