In Missouri, 76 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

List Also Boasts Five Attorneys with Top Honors

Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that ­­61 of its attorneys are 2013 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. An additional 15 were named Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars. Five were given top honors as well. John Cruciani, Ben Mann and John Phillips are a Top 100 Super Lawyers, while Cruciani and Mann were also named Top 50 Kansas City attorneys. Ken Slavens was named a Top 50 St. Louis attorney and, new to Husch Blackwell, Joan Archer is among the Top 50 Women. The honorees include lawyers from the firm’s Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield, Mo., offices.

The following Husch Blackwell attorney working in Jefferson City was named to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2013:

• Harvey M. Tettlebaum

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in Kansas City were named Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2013:

• Stephen T. Adams
• Joan K. Archer (Top 50 Woman)
• Gary D. Barnes
• Mark T. Benedict
• Steven F. Carman
• Curt J. Chase
• John J. Cruciani (Top 100, Top 50 Kansas City)
• David A. Fenley
• Michael D. Fielding
• Gary D. Gilson
• James G. Goettsch
• Allan V. Hallquist
• Robert A. Hammeke
• Jeffrey D. Hanslick
• Hayley E. Hanson
• Michael S. Hargens
• Martin M. Loring
• William A. Lynch
• Benjamin F. Mann (Top 100, Top 50 Kansas City)
• Bruce A. Moothart
• John R. Phillips (Top 100)
• David B. Raymond
• Christopher J. Redmond
• Jason A. Reschly
• Kirstin P. Salzman
• Douglas J. Schmidt
• Jeffrey J. Simon
• Amber Steinbeck
• Sean Tassi
• Derek T. Teeter
• Michael R. Thiessen
• Michael Thompson

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in St. Louis were named Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2013:

• Michael R. Annis
• Mark G. Arnold
• Craig S. Biesterfeld
• Thomas M. Carney
• Joseph P. Conran
• Samuel Digirolamo
• Gary H. Feder
• Kenneth R. Heineman
• Bradley S. Hiles
• J. Neil Huber
• Edward J. Lieberman
• David A. Linenbroker
• John P. McNearney
• Christine F. Miller
• Gregory J. Minana
• James F. Monafo
• Kathleen T. Mueller
• Joseph G. Nassif
• Joseph C. Orlet
• Matthew G. Perlow
• Maury B. Poscover
• David G. Richardson
• Kenneth A. Slavens (Top 50 St. Louis)
• Gregory R. Smith
• Robert J. Tomaso

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in Springfield were named Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2013:

• David C. Agee
• Virginia L. Fry
• Gary A. Powell

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in Kansas City were named Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2013:

• Michael T. Crabb
• Patrick D. Kuehl Jr.
• Kathryn Goldsmith Lee
• Jaclyn S. Maloney
• Curtis R. Summers
• Cori Casey Turner

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in St. Louis were named Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2013:

• Patrick T. Conner
• Matthew R. Grant
• William M. Hof
• Brandan P. Mueller
• Christopher A. Smith

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys working in Springfield were named Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars 2013:

• Cory L. Collins
• Michael A. Cosby
• Ginger K. Goch
• Laura A. Greene

Only up to five percent of attorneys in a state are named Super Lawyers. Selecting the attorneys involves an in-depth, measurable process. Peer nominations by seasoned attorneys followed by detailed evaluations are matched against third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on a state-by-state basis annually. 

No more than two-and-a-half percent of attorneys in a state are named Rising Stars. The lawyers who make this list must be under 40 years old or have less than 10 years of legal experience. They go through the same selection process as Super Lawyers, excluding the peer evaluations.