More than 150 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch

The Best Lawyers in America® has named 156 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2025 "Ones to Watch" listing, 14 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
• Sean J. Quinn – Health Care Law

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles

• Hilda A. Akopyan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kevin Khachatryan – Commercial Litigation
• Paloma Moreno-Acosta – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Allison M. Scott – Litigation - Labor and Employment

COLORADO
Denver

• Ragini A. Acharya – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Stephen Agee – Banking and Finance Law
• Marshall Custer – Corporate Law
• Ashley J. DeVerna – Insurance Law
• Megan Fugier – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Heather Gasper – Real Estate Law
• Melaina D. Jobs – Intellectual Property Law
• Shawna Ruetz – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Alyssa B. Samuel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jamie H. Steiner – Commercial Litigation
• Chris C. Sundberg – Corporate Law
• Yuefan Wang – Corporate Law
• Keith K. Ybanez – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law

ILLINOIS
Chicago

• Eric H. Anderson – Intellectual Property Law
• Karen L. Courtheoux – Education Law
• Nida Ghaffar – Real Estate Law
• Matthew M. Kamps – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Claire M. LaFont – Real Estate Law
• Danielle R. Luisi – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Anne M. Mayette – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• James P. O'Shea II – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sarah K. Quinn – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer Ralph – Labor and Employment Law - Management

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston

• Kasey Ciolfi – Health Care Law
• Andrew J. Spector – Corporate Law

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis

• Nick Kuhlmann – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent

MISSOURI
Jefferson City

• Emily M. Solum – Health Care Law

Kansas City

• Jon T. Beeman – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jordan W. Bergkamp – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Andrew T. Bergman – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jenna Brofsky – Labor and Employment Law - Employee; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Drew A. Canning – Health Care Law
• Taylor Concannon Hausmann – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sara A. Fevurly – Commercial Litigation
• 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
• Brynna S. Krough-Deaton – Real Estate Law
• Kirsten C. Large – Energy Law; Real Estate Law
• Christopher C. Miles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Trecia Moore – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nikki Multer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Bryce Navarro – Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• 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
• Christopher Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Laura C. Robinson – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

St. Louis

• Lazaro Aguiar – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Matthew D. Ahlers – Real Estate Law
• 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
• Aaron J. Chickos – Commercial Litigation
• Myers Dill – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent
• Molly Dugan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Ashley L.F. Edwards – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Justin T. Fezzi – Banking and Finance Law
• Tara L. Ficken – Intellectual Property Law
• Andrew German – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Robert J. Hurtt – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kathryn A. Jenner – Real Estate Law
• Cynthia M. Juedemann – Commercial Litigation
• Kaytlin E. Kopen – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Andrew J. Kriegshauser – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Timothy P. Larkin – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Brian J.N. Marstall – Intellectual Property Law
• Scott D. Meyers – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• 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; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Shannon D. Peters – Intellectual Property Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Robert C. Rakers – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Aleksandra O. Rushing – Education Law
• Nicholas Scholz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Trusts and Estates
• Paul L. Smelcer – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Tana F. Smith – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Ryan L. White – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kendra Wolters – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Brenden R. Zee-Cheng – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Sarah L. Zimmerman – Commercial Litigation

NEBRASKA
Omaha

• Kamron T. Hasan – Commercial Litigation
• Casey W. Kidwell – Corporate Law

NEW YORK
New York

• Mary-Ann P. Czak – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Colleen Fox – Commercial Litigation

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga

• Ryan A. Burgett – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Caleb T. Holzaepfel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Shelby D. Lomax – Banking and Finance Law
• Alexandra McFall – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Nashville

• Christopher K. Friedman – Banking and Finance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Ryan Wautlet – Trusts and Estates

TEXAS
Austin

• Houston Harllee Berger – Real Estate Law
• Mashaal A. Bhaidani – Energy Law
• Ellee Cochran – Health Care Law
• Lauren E. Hayes – Commercial Litigation
• Taylor Herpin – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Theresa Langley – Health Care Law
• Brian M. Pullin – Energy Law; Real Estate Law
• Tim P. Ribelin – Commercial Litigation
• Jameson E. Sauseda – Health Care Law
• Ashley E. Todd – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
• Taylor C. Wood – Real Estate Law
• Alaina Zermeno – Energy Law

Dallas

• Kaitlyn Blanchard – Trusts and Estates
• Alex Brakefield – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Colin R. Byrne – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Mark Fritsche – Commercial Litigation
• Samantha Gugliuzza – Real Estate Law
• Alison Hollender – Health Care Law
• Andrew H. Katon – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nikki D. Tate – Energy Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Tracey Toll – Health Care Law

Houston

• Jarett Dillard – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• Rufino Gaytán III – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Logan Leal – Real Estate Law
• Quinncy N. McNeal – Litigation - Construction
• Ben Stephens – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
• Nicholas D. Stepp – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

WASHINGTON, D.C.

• Sylvia Bartell – Energy Law
• Michael Blackwell – Corporate Law
• Alexandra E. Cantamessa – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jacob Huston – Banking and Finance Law
• Brittany S. Lomax – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Austin D. O'Malley – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Magda S. Patitsas – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Lana A. Yaghi – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Transportation Law

WISCONSIN
Madison

• Andrew Brenton – Health Care Law
• Erin E. Burns – Health Care Law
• Joseph S. Diedrich – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Jacob B. Harris – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Natalia S. Kruse – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation
• Mary N. Parmeter – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Samantha R. Schacht – Litigation - Construction
• David R. Zoppo – Energy Law; Environmental Law

Milwaukee

• Scott W. Brunner – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• 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
• Rebecca Furdek – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Lindsey M. Greenawald – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Angela B. Harden – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Margaret K. Heitkamp – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Laura L. Malugade – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Samuel M. Mitchell – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Renae M. Nanna – Health Care Law
• Adam H. Roundy – Banking and Finance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jason K. Smathers – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Emily Logan Stedman – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
• Kelsey Toledo – Health Care Law

The firm also has more than 250 attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 listing, which is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.