The Best Lawyers in America® has named 144 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2024 "Ones to Watch" listing, 60 of whom are being listed for the first time. The "Ones to Watch" list, established in 2020, recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
New Ones to Watch honorees are listed in bold type.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
- Jessica Brown – Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Courtney L. Miner – Trusts and Estates (2023)
- Sean J. Quinn – Health Care Law (2021)
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
- Hilda A. Akopyan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
COLORADO
Denver
- Ragini A. Acharya – Corporate Law, Health Care Law (2022)
- Stephen Agee – Banking and Finance Law (2023)
- Marshall Custer – Corporate Law (2021)
- Ashley J. DeVerna – Insurance Law (2023)
- Heather Gasper – Real Estate Law
- Andrew K. Glenn – Commercial Litigation
- Shawna Ruetz – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2023)
- Alyssa B. Samuel – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jamie H. Steiner – Commercial Litigation (2022)
- Chris C. Sundberg – Corporate Law (2023)
- Yuefan Wang – Corporate Law
- Keith K. Ybanez – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law (2021)
ILLINOIS
Chicago
- Eric H. Anderson – Intellectual Property Law
- Kyle Chen – Intellectual Property Law
- Karen L. Courtheoux – Education Law (2022)
- Nida Shakir Ghaffar – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Matthew M. Kamps – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property (2021)
- Alexis Kessler – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Claire M. LaFont – Real Estate Law
- Danielle R. Luisi – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- James P. O'Shea II – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Sarah K. Quinn – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jennifer Ralph – Labor and Employment Law - Management
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
- Andrew J. Spector – Corporate Law (2021)
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
- Emily M. Solum – Health Care Law (2022)
Kansas City
- Jon T. Beeman – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jordan W. Bergkamp – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2021)
- Andrew T. Bergman – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022)
- Jenna Brofsky – Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Taylor Concannon Hausmann – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2022)
- Sara A. Fevurly – Commercial Litigation (2023)
- Nicholas B. Kenney – Banking and Finance Law
- Rachel Kim-Walter – Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Chris Kline – Land Use and Zoning Law (2022)
- Brynna S. Krough-Deaton – Real Estate Law
- Kirsten C. Large – Energy Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Christopher C. Miles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
- Trecia Moore – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Nikki Multer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Bryce Navarro – Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021)
- Mary Sprouse – Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Springfield
- Christina C. Brunty – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2022)
- Christopher Peterson – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023)
- Laura C. Robinson – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
St. Louis
- Matthew D. Ahlers – Real Estate Law (2022)
- Meredith L. Benage – Tax Law
- Kevin Birkenmeier – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Jennifer Cecil – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Aaron J. Chickos – Commercial Litigation
- Myers Dill – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Patent (2021)
- Adam C. Doerr – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2022)
- Molly Dugan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Patrick J. Eckelkamp – Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Ashley L.F. Edwards – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023)
- Justin T. Fezzi – Banking and Finance Law (2023)
- Tara L. Ficken – Intellectual Property Law (2023)
- Andrew German – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Robert J. Hurtt – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Kathryn A. Jenner – Real Estate Law (2022)
- Cynthia M. Juedemann – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Kaytlin E. Kopen – Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021)
- Andrew J. Kriegshauser – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Timothy P. Larkin – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Brian J. N. Marstall – Intellectual Property Law
- Scott D. Meyers – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2021)
- Sydney Miller – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
- Mary Kate Mullen – Commercial Litigation
- Theresa M. Mullineaux – Commercial Litigation, Education Law
- Jackson K. Otto – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Shannon D. Peters – Intellectual Property Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Jessica N. Quintero – Trusts and Estates
- Robert C. Rakers – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Danielle J. Reid – Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Aleksandra Ostojic Rushing – Education Law
- Nicholas Scholz – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Trusts and Estates
- Paul L. Smelcer – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property (2022)
- Ryan L. White – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2023)
- Kendra Wolters – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Brendan R. Zee-Cheng – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law (2022)
- Sarah L. Zimmerman – Commercial Litigation (2021)
NEBRASKA
Omaha
- Kamron T. Hasan – Commercial Litigation
- Casey W. Kidwell – Corporate Law
PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg
- Magda S. Patitsas – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
- Ryan A. Burgett – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2022)
- Caleb T. Holzaepfel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
- Shelby D. Lomax – Banking and Finance Law
- Alexandra McFall – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance (2023)
TEXAS
Austin
- Houston Harllee Berger – Real Estate Law
- Mashaal A. Bhaidani – Energy Law
- Ellee Cochran – Health Care Law
- Lauren E. Hayes – Commercial Litigation (2023)
- Taylor Herpin – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Tricia “TJ” Jackson Lee – Energy Law
- Alexandra C. Jashinsky – Real Estate Law
- Micah J. King – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (2022)
- Theresa Langley – Health Care Law (2021)
- Alecia Mosadomi – Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Brian M. Pullin – Energy Law, Real Estate Law (2023)
- Tim P. Ribelin – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Jameson E. Sauseda – Health Care Law
- Ashley E. Todd – Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law (2021)
- Taylor C. Wood – Real Estate Law
- Alaina Zermeno – Energy Law (2023)
Dallas
- Alex Brakefield – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Samantha Gugliuzza – Real Estate Law
- Alison Hollender – Health Care Law (2022)
- Andrew H. Katon – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Nikki D. Tate – Energy Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Tracey Toll – Health Care Law (2023)
Houston
- Rufino Gaytán III – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2022)
- Logan Leal – Real Estate Law
- Quinncy N. McNeal – Litigation - Construction
- Ben Stephens – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Nicholas D. Stepp – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation (2022)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Sylvia Bartell – Energy Law (2023)
- Michael Blackwell – Corporate Law
- Alexandra E. Cantamessa – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Brittany S. Lomax – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Austin D. O'Malley – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
WISCONSIN
Madison
- Andrew Brenton – Health Care Law (2021)
- Erin E. Burns – Health Care Law (2021)
- Joseph S. Diedrich – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Jacob B. Harris – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Natalia S. Kruse – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation
- Mary N. Parmeter – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Samantha R. Schacht – Litigation - Construction
Milwaukee
- Scott W. Brunner – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022)
- Thomas J. Chmielnik – Corporate Law
- Catarina A. Colón – Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Adam R. Finkel – Real Estate Law (2022)
- Rebecca Furdek – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lindsey M. Greenawald – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2023)
- Angela B. Harden – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate (2021)
- Margaret K. Heitkamp – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Laura L. Malugade – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2021)
- Samuel M. Mitchell – Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Renae M. Nanna – Health Care Law (2021)
- Adam H. Roundy – Banking and Finance Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Emily Logan Stedman – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Benjamin E. Streckert – Corporate Law
The firm also has more than 230 attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 listing, which is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.