The Best Lawyers in America® has named 87 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2023 "Ones to Watch" listing, 24 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
- Courtney L. Miner – Trusts and Estates
- Sean J. Quinn – Health Care Law (2021)
COLORADO
Denver
- Ragini A. Acharya – Health Care Law (2022)
- Ashley J. DeVerna – Insurance Law
- Stephen Agee – Banking and Finance Law
- Sonia N. Ramirez-Anderson – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment (2021)
- Marshall Custer – Corporate Law (2021)
- Jamie H. Steiner – Commercial Litigation (2022)
- Chris C. Sundberg – Corporate Law
- Shawna Ruetz – Labor and Management Law - Management
- Keith K. Ybanez – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law (2021)
ILLINOIS
Chicago
- Karen L. Courtheoux – Education Law (2022)
- Nida Shakir Ghaffar – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Matthew M. Kamps – Litigation - Intellectual Property (2021)
- Danielle R. Luisi – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- James P. O’Shea – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
- Emily M. Solum – Health Care Law (2022)
Kansas City
- Jordan W. Bergkamp – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2021)
- Andrew T. Bergman – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022)
- Taylor Concannon Hausmann – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2022)
- Sara A. Fevurly – Commercial Litigation
- Chris Kline – Land Use and Zoning Law (2022)
- Kirsten C. Large – Energy Law; Real Estate Law (2021)
- Christopher C. Miles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
- JR Montgomery – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation (2022)
- Nikki Multer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Bryce Navarro – Banking and Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2021)
- Jennifer A. Quinn – Banking and Finance Law
- Michael T. Raupp – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Chrissie A. Simpson – Banking and Finance Law
- Jennifer Witt – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021)
Springfield
- Christopher Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions
- Laura C. Robinson – Commercial Litigation (2021)
St. Louis
- Matthew D. Ahlers – Real Estate Law (2022)
- Jennifer Cecil – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- 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 Litigations – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Patrick J. Eckelkamp – Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- 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 (2021)
- Kathryn A. Jenner – Real Estate Law (2022)
- Cynthia M. Juedemann – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Kaytlin E. Kopen – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & 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
- Scott D. Meyers – Labor and Employment Law – Management (2021)
- Kathryn L. Modeer – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- Shannon D. Peters – Intellectual Property Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021)
- Paul L. Smelcer – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property (2022)
- Ryan L. White – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Kendra A. 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)
PENNSYLVANIA
Enola
- 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)
TEXAS
Austin
- Lauren E. Hayes – Commercial Litigation
- Micah J. King – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law (2022)
- Theresa Langley – Health Care Law (2021)
- Brian M. Pullin – Real Estate Law
- Tim P. Ribelin – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Ashley E. Todd – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law (2021)
- Alaina Zermeno – Energy Law
Dallas
- Alison Hollender – Health Care Law (2022)
- Nikki D. Tate – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law (2021)
- Tracey Toll – Health Care Law
Houston
- Rufino Gaytan III – Labor and Employment Law – Management (2022)
- Sophia George – Commercial Litigation
- Ben Stephens – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law (2021)
- Nicholas D. Stepp – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation (2022)
WASHINGTON, DC
- Sylvia Bartell – Energy Law
- Alexandra E. Cantamessa – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
WISCONSIN
Madison
- Andrew Brenton – Health Care Law (2021)
- Erin E. Burns – Health Care Law (2021)
- Jacob B. Harris – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Iana A. Vladimirova—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
Milwaukee
- Scott W. Brunner – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022)
- Adam R. Finkel – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law (2022)
- Lindsey M. Greenawald – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- 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)
- Emily Logan Stedman – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation (2021)
The firm also has 175 attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America® 2023 listing, which is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.