The Best Lawyers in America® has listed 258 Husch Blackwell lawyers in its 2025 edition, including 12 attorneys who have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas and 22 attorneys who are being recognized for the first time. The directory was first published in 1983 and is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Husch Blackwell attorneys named “Lawyers of the Year” in the 2025 edition for their respective areas of law are:
Austin, TX
Lynn Hamilton Butler – Litigation - Bankruptcy
James K. McClendon – Litigation - Health Care
Chattanooga, TN
Alan L. Cates – Nonprofit / Charites Law; Trusts and Estates
Kansas City, MO
Curt J. Chase – Health Care Law
John J. Cruciani – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jason A. Reschly – Tax Law
Madison, WI
Jon E. Anderson – Labor Law - Management
Brian Potts – Energy Regulatory Law
Thomas N. Shorter – Health Care Law
St. Louis, MO
Caroline Chicoine – Trademark Law
Jeffrey D. Sigmund – Litigation - Real Estate
Kenneth A. Slavens – Litigation - Construction
Husch Blackwell’s 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® honorees are listed below by location, followed by their practice area(s). Lawyers appearing in The Best Lawyers in America® for the first time are listed in bold.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
- Christopher E. Erblich – Trusts and Estates
- Benjamin J. Kelly – Trusts and Estates
- Julie E. Maurer – Insurance Law; Transportation Law
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
- Michael T. Clark – Corporate Law
- Andrew J. Demetriou – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
- MaryBeth Heydt – Real Estate Law
Oakland
- Jennifer J. Lee – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Lisa L. Oberg – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
COLORADO
Denver
- David M. Brenner – Tax Law
- Scott M. Browning – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Bruce A. Fowler – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Jessica L. Fuller – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Barbara A. Grandjean – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Ashley W. Jordaan – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Brian Kinnear – Litigation - Patent
- Steve N. Levine – Corporate Law
- Jeffrey M. Miller – Real Estate Law
CONNECTICUT
Stamford
- Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
FLORIDA
Naples
- Kelley Geraghty Price – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Labor and Employment
ILLINOIS
Chicago
- Nicole Bashor – Patent Law
- Michael Brandess – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Aron Carnahan – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Jen L. Dlugosz – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Edward P. Gamson Ph.D. – Patent Law
- Michael Hayes – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Nicholas S. Legatos – Real Estate Law
- Philip D. Segrest, Jr. – Patent Law
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
- Robert K. Blaisdell – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
- Crystal M. Bloom – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
- Andrew S. Levine – Health Care Law
- Sean T. Ryan – Health Care Law
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
- Jeffer Ali – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- David R. Cleveland – Patent Law
- Richard G. Morgan – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- James H. Patterson – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
- Tina A. Syring – Employment Law - Management
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
- Lowell Pearson – Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Harvey M. Tettlebaum – Health Care Law
Kansas City
- James M. Ash – Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Edward L. Barker – Health Care Law
- Gary D. Barnes – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Mark T. Benedict – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Kirsten A. Byrd – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Steven F. Carman – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Curt J. Chase – Health Care Law
- William Corum – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
- John J. Cruciani – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Ted J. Dale – Real Estate Law
- Peter Enko – Health Care Law
- Michael D. Fielding – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Michael S. Hargens – Commercial Litigation
- Timothy A. Hilton – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Tessa K. Jacob – Commercial Litigation
- Kris Kappel – Trademark Law
- Anna R. Kimbrell – Real Estate Law
- Craig A. Kovarik – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Martin M. Loring – Energy Law
- Kelli J. Meilink – Employment Law - Individuals
- John D. Moore – Corporate Law; Franchise Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Paul F. Pautler, Jr. – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Michael T. Raupp – Commercial Litigation
- David B. Raymond – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Real Estate Law
- Charles G. Renner – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jason A. Reschly – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Christopher J. Rockers – Banking and Finance Law; Equipment Finance Law
- Kirstin P. Salzman – Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Megan A. Scheiderer – Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey J. Simon – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Julianne P. Story – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Derek T. Teeter – Commercial Litigation
- Cori C. Turner – Health Care Law
- Mark D. Welker – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Edward V. Wilson – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian J. Zickefoose – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Springfield
- David C. Agee – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law
- J. Michael Bridges – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Cory L. Collins – Litigation - Real Estate
- Michael Cosby – International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Lauren M. Hawkins – Corporate Law
- Bryan O. Wade – Land Use and Zoning Law; Media Law; Real Estate Law
St. Louis
- Craig A. Adoor – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Michelle W. Alvey – Copyright Law
- Michael R. Annis – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Melissa Z. Baris – Commercial Litigation
- Steven B. Beshore – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Elizabeth A. Bozicevic – Commercial Litigation
- Caroline Chicoine – Advertising Law; Trademark Law
- Daniel S. Cohn – Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Patrick T. Conner – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
- J. Andrew Crossett – Real Estate Law
- Matthew P. Diehr – Appellate Practice
- Thomas A. Donaldson – Banking and Finance Law
- Kara R. Fussner – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Jonathan W. Giokas – Banking and Finance Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Josef S. Glynias – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Joseph H. Guffey – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Catherine L. Hanaway – Commercial Litigation
- Erik L. Hansell – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Ruth Hays – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Sarah C. Hellmann – Commercial Litigation
- Caroline L. Hermeling – Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Courtney L. Hill – Real Estate Law
- Jennifer E. Hoekel – Advertising Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- William M. Hof – Real Estate Law
- Steven E. Holtshouser – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Bryan Hopkins – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- David R. Human – Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey B. Jensen – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Privacy and Data Security Law
- Alan H. Kandel – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Matthew D. Knepper – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Raymond S. Kreienkamp – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Robert Leible – Trusts and Estates
- David B. Lemkemeier – Real Estate Law
- Mark R. Leuchtmann – Trusts and Estates
- David A. Linenbroker – Real Estate Law
- Vicki L. Little – Franchise Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Daisy Manning – Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Steven F. McCandless – Banking and Finance Law
- Christine F. Miller – Employment Law - Management; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- J.Y. Miller – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- James F. Monafo – Commercial Litigation
- Brandan P. Mueller – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Alan S. Nemes – Advertising Law; Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
- Sonni F. Nolan – Employment Law - Management
- Mary Anne O'Connell – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joseph C. Orlet – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jill M. Palmquist – Trusts and Estates
- Matthew G. Perlow – Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
- Terry L. Potter – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Labor Law - Union; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jessica L. Prosperi – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Eric J. Rakestraw – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
- David G. Richardson – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Jerry K. Ronecker – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environment
- JoAnn T. Sandifer – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Matthew T. Schneider – Corporate Law
- Ernesto R. Segura – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Jeffrey D. Sigmund – Litigation - Real Estate; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Michael J. Silver – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Kenneth A. Slavens – Litigation - Construction
- Christopher Smith – Litigation - Antitrust
- Gregory R. Smith – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Melissa K. Smith-Groff – Real Estate Law
- David W. Sobelman – Commercial Litigation
- Dwayne F. Stanley – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- James R. Strong – Trusts and Estates
- Rudolph A. Telscher – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Randall S. Thompson – Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Union; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Michael J. Tolles – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Robert J. Tomaso – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Frans J. von Kaenel – Real Estate Law
- Amy L. Wachs – Environmental Law
NEBRASKA
Omaha
- Adam N. Charlsen – Real Estate Law
- David E. Gardels – Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Trade and Finance Law
- Marnie A. Jensen – Commercial Litigation
- Grant D. Leach – International Trade and Finance Law
- Brent A. Meyer – Litigation - Construction
- Victoria H. Sitz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gene Summerlin – Commercial Litigation
RHODE ISLAND
Providence
- Jeffrey F. Chase-Lubitz – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
- Michael Alston – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Steve R. Barrett – Corporate Law
- Alan L. Cates – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
- Ronald I. Feldman – Real Estate Law
- Katie Giannasi – Corporate Law
- Andrew Hodgson – Corporate Law
- Patrick K. Shockey - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Mark A. Smith – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Nashville
- Timothy L. Capria – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
TEXAS
Austin
- Lynn Hamilton Butler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Diane T. Carter – Health Care Law
- Carrie Collier-Brown – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
- Michael R. Crowe – Health Care Law
- Brian G. Flood – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Health Care
- Joseph V. Geraci – Health Care Law
- Racy Haddad – Real Estate Law
- David W. Hilgers – Health Care Law
- Lorinda G. Holloway – Health Care Law
- Eleanor Chote Jewart – Real Estate Law
- Doug Jones – Tax Law
- Hal S. Katz – Health Care Law
- Albert Y. Lin – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law
- James K. McClendon – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
- Nikelle Meade – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
- Ace Pickens – Health Care Law
- Chris Reeder – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
- Gregg N. Sofer – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Mark Vane – Government Relations Practice
- Bob J. Werner – Real Estate Law
Dallas
- Steven S. Camp – Banking and Finance Law
- Chalon N. Clark – Commercial Litigation
- Scott L. Davis – Commercial Litigation
- Brooke Ginsburg Guerrero – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Buffey E. Klein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Charles W. Morris – Real Estate Law
- John R. Norris III – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- David H. Timmins – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Scott D. Weber – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Tracy Wolf – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Houston
- Sandy Hellums-Gomez – Real Estate Law
- Timothy Million – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Jeffery T. Nobles – Appellate Practice
- Randall A. Rios – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Michael A. Stafford – Real Estate Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Richard P. Bonnifield – Energy Law
- Cormac T. Connor – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Michael G. Dana – Tax Law
- James J. Hoecker – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
- Hal J. Perloff – Litigation - Construction
- Robert D. Stang – International Trade and Finance Law
- Elizabeth T. Thomas – Health Care Law
- Linda L. Walsh – Energy Law
WISCONSIN
Madison
- Jon E. Anderson – Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Eugenia G. Carter – Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
- Paul Cranley – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Paul J. Dombrowski – Banking and Finance Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Thomas P. Godar – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Thomas Heneghan – Commercial Litigation
- Richard J. Lewandowski – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- Eric M. McLeod – Commercial Litigation
- Bryan K. Nowicki – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
- Tom O'Day – Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management
- Meg S.L. Pekarske – Health Care Law
- Brian H. Potts – Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law
- Thomas N. Shorter – Education Law; Health Care Law
Milwaukee
- Gabrielle Baumann Adams – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Steven R. Allen – Trusts and Estates
- Anthony J. Anzelmo – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Bruce G. Arnold – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law
- David B. Carr – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Rodney W. Carter – Corporate Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
- Smitha Chintamaneni – Construction Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Bradley I. Dallet – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- David Eckhardt – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Erik Eisenmann – Employment Law - Management. Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jack A. Enea – Corporate Law
- Jason Fathallah – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance
- Cynthia G. Fletcher – Banking and Finance Law
- Gregory A. Fontaine – Natural Resources Law
- Daniel B. Geraghty – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Philip J. Halley – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Patrick M. Harvey – Commercial Litigation
- David C. Hertel – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Dieter J. Juedes – Commercial Litigation
- Philip R. Koutnik – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Joshua B. Levy – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Francis H. LoCoco – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- J. Michael Long – Corporate Law
- Ann M. Maher – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- Eric J. Meier – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
- Philip J. Miller – Trusts and Estates
- Thomas A. Miller – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Rebecca H. Mitich – Banking and Finance Law; Community Association Law; Real Estate Law
- Tamara Hayes O'Brien – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
- Jennifer M. Olk – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Joseph A. Pickart – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
- Timothy H. Posnanski – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
- Erin M. Strohbehn – Employment Law - Individuals; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Geoffrey S. Trotier – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
The firm also has more than 150 attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 “Ones to Watch" listing, which recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.