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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.

Professionals:

Stephen Agee

Partner

Hilda Akopyan

Senior Associate

Eric H. Anderson

Attorney

Sylvia Bartell

Partner

Jon T. Beeman

Partner

Meredith L. Benage

Senior Counsel

Houston Harllee Berger

Senior Counsel

Michael Blackwell

Senior Associate

Alex Brakefield

Senior Associate

Andrew Brenton

Senior Counsel

Jenna Brofsky

Partner

Jessica Brown

Senior Counsel

Christie Brunty

Senior Associate

Ryan A. Burgett

Senior Associate

Erin E. Burns

Senior Associate

Jennifer Cecil

Partner

Thomas J. Chmielnik

Senior Associate

Ellee Cochran

Partner

Catarina A. Colón

Senior Associate

Karen L. Courtheoux

Senior Counsel

Ashley DeVerna

Partner

Joseph S. Diedrich

Senior Associate

Myers Dill

Partner

Adam C. Doerr

Senior Counsel

Molly Dugan

Senior Associate

Sara A. Fevurly

Senior Associate

Justin T. Fezzi

Partner

Tara L. Ficken

Senior Counsel

Adam R. Finkel

Partner

Rebecca Furdek

Senior Associate

Heather M. Gasper

Senior Associate

Rufino Gaytán III

Senior Counsel

Andrew German

Senior Counsel

Nida Ghaffar

Office Managing Partner

Lindsey M. Greenawald

Senior Counsel

Samantha Gugliuzza

Senior Associate

Angela B. Harden

Senior Associate

Jacob B. Harris

Senior Associate

Kamron T. Hasan

Partner

Lauren E. Hayes

Partner

Margaret K. Heitkamp

Senior Associate

Taylor J. Herpin

Senior Associate

Robert J. Hurtt

Partner

Katie A. Jenner

Senior Associate

Andrew H. Katon

Senior Associate

Nicholas B. Kenney

Senior Counsel

Casey W. Kidwell

Senior Associate

Rachel Kim-Walter

Senior Associate

Chris Kline

Partner

Andrew Kriegshauser

Senior Counsel

Brynna S. Krough-Deaton

Senior Associate

Natalia S. Kruse

Senior Associate

Claire M. LaFont

Senior Associate

Theresa Langley

Senior Counsel

Kirsten C. Large

Senior Associate

Shelby Lomax

Associate

Alexandra McFall

Senior Counsel

Quinncy McNeal

Pro Bono Counsel

Scott D. Meyers

Partner

Sydney Miller

Associate

Samuel M. Mitchell

Senior Associate

Trecia Moore

Senior Counsel

Mary Kate Mullen

Senior Associate

Theresa M. Mullineaux

Senior Associate

Nicole M. Multer

Senior Associate

Renae Nanna

Senior Counsel

Bryce Navarro

Senior Associate

Austin O'Malley

Senior Counsel

Jackson K. Otto

Partner

Mary N. Parmeter

Senior Associate

Magda Patitsas

Partner

Brian M. Pullin

Partner

Sarah K. Quinn

Partner

Sean J. Quinn

Partner

Robert C. Rakers

Senior Counsel

Jennifer Ralph

Senior Associate

Tim P. Ribelin

Partner

Laura C. Robinson

Senior Counsel

Adam H. Roundy

Senior Associate

Shawna Ruetz

Senior Counsel

Alyssa B. Samuel

Senior Counsel

Jameson E. Sauseda

Senior Associate

Samantha R. Schacht

Senior Associate

Nicholas A. Scholz

Associate

Paul L. Smelcer

Senior Associate

Emily M. Solum

Partner

Andrew Spector

Senior Counsel

Mary Sprouse

Senior Associate

Ben Stephens

Partner

Nikki D. Tate

Partner

Ashley E. Todd

Partner

Yuefan Wang

Partner

Ryan L. White

Senior Associate

Kendra A. Wolters

Senior Counsel

Taylor C. Wood

Senior Associate

Keith K. Ybanez

Senior Associate

Brendan R. Zee-Cheng

Senior Associate

Alaina M. Zermeno

Senior Associate

Sarah L. Zimmerman

Senior Associate