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4801 Main Street, Suite 1000

Kansas City, MO 64112

816.983.8000

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Complimentary parking is available in the Husch Blackwell visitor spaces in front of the Plaza Colonnade building.

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Michael S. Hargens

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March 03, 2023

Department of Education to Hold Higher Ed Leaders Personally Liable for Title IV Compliance Failures

Articles

December 2022

NACUA Journal of College & University Law: Remote Work as a Reasonable Accommodation: Implications for Colleges and Universities

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October 2022

Author, "More Than Just a Game: An Appreciation of Title IX", WILS Connect, October 2022

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November 2021

AHLA Health Law Connections: Women Supporting Women is Good Business

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Pub. 2 2021 Issue 5

In Touch Magazine: Prepare For The LIBOR Transition: What Kansas Community Banks Need To Do Now

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April 16, 2026

Reception During the 2026 NJCAA Conference

Seminars

December 2, 2025

Plaza Lights and Legal Bites: Legal Developments and Insights in Intellectual Property Law

Seminars

October 22, 2025

Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - Fall 2025

Speaking Engagements

February 14, 2022

Speaker, "Protecting Intellectual Property: What Engineers Need to Know," 2022 ASABE Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference

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August 03, 2026

Husch Blackwell Announces General Counsel Leadership Transition

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July 29, 2026

Husch Blackwell Practices and Attorneys Recognized by The Legal 500 in Inaugural U.S. Elite Rankings

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March 03, 2026

KMBC: Missouri advocates pushing for clearer language in legislation about short-term rental property taxes

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January 28, 2026

Four Husch Blackwell Attorneys Nominated for 2026 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs

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January 06, 2026

Kansas City Business Journal: These are Kansas City's big C-suite, leadership hiring announcements from 2025 (log-in required)

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December 15, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Simon will step down as Husch Blackwell managing partner in Kansas City (log-in required)

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October 20, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Jeff Le Riche joins Husch Blackwell after 20 years at CFTC (log-in required)

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October 09, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch elevates six attorneys in Kansas City, including four to partner (log-in required)

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October 08, 2025

Law360: Ex-CFTC Chief Trial Atty Joins Husch Blackwell In Kansas City (log-in required)

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October 06, 2025

Husch Blackwell Adds Former CFTC Chief Trial Attorney Jeff Le Riche as Partner in Kansas City

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October 01, 2025

Husch Blackwell Elevates 23 Attorneys as Part of 2026 Partner Class

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September 11, 2025

Patrick Conner and Jason Reschly Named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List for Tax Law and Estate Planning

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June 18, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Jenna Brofsky Named a 2025 NextGen Leader (log-in required)

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June 05, 2025

Husch Blackwell Achieves Record Rankings in 2025 Edition of Chambers USA

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April 10, 2025

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Partners Carman, Salzman to 2025 Merger & Acquisitions POWER List

Media Mentions

February 28, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Christine Fabin Joins "20 to Know" in the Legal Industry (log-in required)

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February 24, 2025

Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Nominated for 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs

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February 13, 2025

Husch Blackwell Partners Raupp, Sandifer Named to Missouri Lawyers Media's 2025 POWER List in Appellate Law

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January 14, 2025

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch Blackwell names two partners in its Kansas City office (log-in required)

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January 13, 2025

Michael Raupp, Jeffrey Simon Earn 2025 Missouri Lawyer Award Honors

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December 13, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Six Husch Blackwell Attorneys to 2024 Top 100 POWER List

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November 15, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys to 2024 Environmental and Energy Law POWER List

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October 03, 2024

Husch Blackwell and Attorneys Recognized by Benchmark Litigation

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September 25, 2024

Robert Hudock and Julianne Story Named 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers

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September 11, 2024

TaRonda Randall Named to Missouri Lawyers Media's 2024 Sports & Entertainment POWER List

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August 06, 2024

Corporate Counsel to Recognize Hayley Hanson, Emily Stedman with Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards

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June 20, 2024

Lawdragon Names John Cruciani Among Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers

Media Mentions

May 09, 2024

Westlaw Today: Labor and employment attorney joins Husch Blackwell's Kansas City office (log-in required)

Media Mentions

May 08, 2024

Corporate Counsel Business Journal: Kyle Russell Joins Husch Blackwell as Partner

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May 08, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch Blackwell adds former JoCo Democratic Party chair as partner (log-in required)

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May 08, 2024

Ingram's: Husch Blackwell Adds Kyle Russell as Partner, Expands Employment and Higher Ed Practice

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May 07, 2024

Husch Blackwell Expands Labor & Employment Practice with Arrival of Kyle Russell in Kansas City

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May 07, 2024

Bloomberg Law: Husch Blackwell Adds Partner Kyle Russell in Kansas City Office

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April 25, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch Blackwell starts training attorneys to get hired as in-house counsel

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April 23, 2024

Michael Raupp Named to Ingram's 2024 40 Under Forty Class

Media Mentions

April 2024

Ingram's Alumnus of the Year: Jeff Simon

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April 17, 2024

Ingram's 40 Under Forty Class of 2024: Michael Raupp

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April 10, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2024: Kirstin P. Salzman (log-in required)

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April 10, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2024: Steven F. Carman (log-in required)

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April 10, 2024

Carman, Salzman Named to Missouri Lawyers Media's 2024 Merger & Acquisitions POWER List

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April 04, 2024

Husch Blackwell Listed Among Kansas City's Best Companies to Work For by Ingram's

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April 01, 2024

KU School of Law: KU Law wins back-to-back national transactional law competitions

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March 13, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Curt Chase to 2024 Healthcare POWER List

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March 13, 2024

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2024: Curt J. Chase (log-in required)

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February 19, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: Kansas City leaders say businesses can make a difference in wake of mass shooting (log-in required)

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February 16, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: Jenna Brofsky Joins "20 to Know" in the Legal Industry (log-in required)

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February 14, 2024

Beau Jackson Appointed to Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

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February 01, 2024

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch Blackwell adds executive board chair to succeed Hanaway (log-in required)

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January 05, 2024

Five Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts Guide

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December 15, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: Missouri's Top 20 Law Firms (log-in required)

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November 10, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: Pro Bono Spotlight 2023: Jenna Brofsky (log-in required)

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November 10, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: Pro Bono Spotlight 2023: Kelli Meilink (log-in required)

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November 09, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Partners to 2023 Environmental and Energy Law POWER List

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September 19, 2023

Husch Blackwell Adds Nationally Recognized Education Innovation Leader Chuck Ambrose to Higher Ed Team

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September 13, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names TaRonda Randall to 2023 Sports & Entertainment POWER List

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September 11, 2023

Bernardo Zito Porto Named to Board of Directors of the International Trade Council of Greater Kansas City

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September 01, 2023

Michael Raupp Receives David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from The Missouri Bar Foundation

Media Mentions

July 06, 2023

Jeff Simon Speaks with Kansas City Business Journal on Kansas City Office Renovation

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July 05, 2023

Husch Blackwell's Kansas City Office to Remain at Plaza Colonnade

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May 11, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: WJA 2023: JoAnn Sandifer (log-in required)

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May 04, 2023

Mike Kelly Named to Ingram's 2023 40 Under Forty Class

Media Mentions

April 18, 2023

Ingram's 40 Under Forty Class of 2023: Mike Kelly

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April 12, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Carman, Salzman to 2023 Merger & Acquisitions POWER List

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April 12, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2023: Steven F. Carman (log-in required)

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April 12, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2023: Kirstin P. Salzman (log-in required)

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March 31, 2023

Thomson Reuters Recognized 19 Husch Blackwell Attorneys as "Stand-Out Lawyers"

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March 10, 2023

The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle: Jenna Brofsky files for second term on Fairway City Council

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March 08, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Chase, Minana to 2023 Healthcare POWER List

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March 08, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List 2023: Curt J. Chase (log-in required)

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March 07, 2023

Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected for Missouri Lawyer Media Women's Justice Awards

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March 02, 2023

Husch Blackwell Negotiates Collaboration Agreement for MYSTERY RANCH with Dior

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February 13, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: NEW PARTNERS 2023: Sortable, searchable list

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February 13, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: Promotions a tad more select than last year in 2023 New Partners survey (log-in required)

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February 09, 2023

Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Nominated for 2023 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs

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February 02, 2023

American Bar Association Names Husch Blackwell as Free Legal Answers Leader for Fifth Consecutive Year

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January 26, 2023

Ingram's C-Suite Awards Honors Blake Rooney in Chief Information/Technology Officer Category

Media Mentions

January 2023

Ingram's Magazine: Chief Information Officer: Blake Rooney

Media Mentions

January 23, 2023

Kansas City Business Journal: Legal briefs: Kansas City's legal industry adds partners, names new leaders, opens new offices (log-in required)

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January 12, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media: Husch Blackwell names Missouri partners as practice leaders (log-in required)

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January 10, 2023

Husch Blackwell Represents Evio Pharmacy Solutions in Groundbreaking Joint Venture

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January 06, 2023

Husch Blackwell Names Leaders for Real Estate, Tax and Commercial Litigation Practices

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January 04, 2023

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys to 2022 Top 100 POWER List

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December 19, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: The Top 100 POWER List 2022: Curt Chase (log-in required)

Media Mentions

December 19, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: The Top 100 POWER List 2022: John Cruciani (log-in required)

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November 28, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys to 2022 Environmental and Energy Law POWER List

Media Mentions

November 28, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: POWER List - Environmental and Energy Law: Anna Kimbrell (log-in required)

Media Mentions

November 16, 2022

Wisconsin Law Journal: Husch Blackwell elects 29 to new partner class

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November 14, 2022

Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars

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November 07, 2022

Husch Blackwell Elects 29 to 2023 New Partner Class

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October 31, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Berezoski to 2022 Family Law POWER List

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October 31, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: POWER List - Family Law: Daniel Berezoski (log-in required)

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October 27, 2022

Husch Blackwell Presents 2022 Pro Bono Impact Award to Kelli Meilink and Jenna Brofsky

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October 26, 2022

Kansas City Business Journal: Greater Kansas City Chamber elects new chairman, slate of executive officers (log-in required)

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September 29, 2022

Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Husch Blackwell, Attorneys

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September 27, 2022

Jeff Simon and Charles Renner named to 2022 Ingram's 250

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September 13, 2022

Husch Blackwell Directs Bug Tussel 1, LLC in Second Multi-County Municipal Social Bond Issuance to Fund Broadband Infrastructure

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September 09, 2022

Fifteen Husch Blackwell Attorneys Ranked in 2022 IFLR 1000 United States

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August 31, 2022

Managing Intellectual Property Ranks Seven from Husch Blackwell in 2022 IP STARS

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August 23, 2022

Husch Blackwell Guides Pinata in Series A Offering

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August 23, 2022

Husch Blackwell's Kline Selected for 2022-23 Kansas City Tomorrow Leadership Class

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August 22, 2022

Husch Blackwell's Mahr and Pier Named to Industry Group Officer Roles

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August 18, 2022

More than 80 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch

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August 18, 2022

Best Lawyers in America® Places More than 170 Husch Blackwell Lawyers in 2023 Rankings

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August 16, 2022

Lawdragon Names Julianne Story Among Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers

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August 12, 2022

Taylor Concannon Hausmann Chosen for Centurions Leadership Program

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June 01, 2022

Husch Blackwell Grows Rankings in 2022 Edition of Chambers USA

Media Mentions

May 06, 2022

Kansas City Business Journal: Husch Blackwell adds former University of Missouri general counsel to its higher education practice (log-in required)

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May 04, 2022

Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List for Tax Law and Estate Planning

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May 02, 2022

Former Univ. of Missouri System General Counsel Joins Husch Blackwell

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April 29, 2022

Kansas City Business Journal: 2022 Capstone Awards: Multifamily — 520 E. Armour (log-in required)

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April 25, 2022

Kelli Meilink Named to Ingram's 2022 40 Under Forty Class

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April 20, 2022

Startland News: Small biz could be solution to supply chain woes, says Children's Mercy CEO; Why shared economic prosperity catalyzes innovation

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April 19, 2022

Ingram's: 40 Under Forty Class of 2022

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March 29, 2022

Startland News: A gift for KC's East Side: Business center beats developers to Prospect, offering one-stop shop for entrepreneurs

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March 28, 2022

Kansas City Star: New East Side business center opens to get entrepreneurs' ideas off the ground. Here's how (log-in required)

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March 28, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: The POWER List: Curt J. Chase (log-in required)

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March 25, 2022

Startland News: 11 emerging KC startups hit the road for Omaha pitch; one winner drives home with $25K

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March 23, 2022

Entrepreneur Quarterly: Locally-Known Early-Stage Startups Pitching for $25K in Omaha

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March 23, 2022

4thEst8: 30 Midewest startups – 11 from MO/KS — pitching in Omaha

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March 23, 2022

KCSourceLink: Meet the 10 Kansas City Startups That Will Pitch for $25K in Startup Competition

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March 22, 2022

The Pitch: G.I.F.T. business center will offer free services to small business owners starting next week

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March 17, 2022

Mahr Named to 2022 Class of Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellows

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March 16, 2022

Kansas City Business Journal: G.I.F.T. opens business center on Prospect with local bigwigs' backing

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March 08, 2022

Husch Blackwell Attorneys and Thought Leadership Earn JD Supra 2022 Readers Choice Awards

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March 08, 2022

Startland News: Meet the 12 KC companies pledging to buy from diverse vendors; Join them in the CEO-to-CEO Challenge

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March 04, 2022

Fang Shen Chosen as 2022 Recipient of ITCGKC Women in International Business Award

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February 23, 2022

Husch Blackwell's Tessa Jacob Selected to Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Steering Committee

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February 14, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: Some new partners now help lead their firms

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February 04, 2022

Three Husch Blackwell Attorneys Selected to 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs

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February 01, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media: Jackson named to Kansas Chamber of Commerce (log-in required)

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January 27, 2022

Husch Blackwell Litigators Shortlisted in Three States for 2022 Benchmark Litigation US Awards

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January 07, 2022

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Gooch and Hanson to POWER List for Education Law

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January 06, 2022

Beau Jackson Appointed to Kansas Chamber Board of Directors

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December 07, 2021

Lowell Pearson Honored as a 2022 Lawyer of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Media

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December 07, 2021

Law360 Pulse: Husch Blackwell Touts Diversity Of New Partner Class (log-in required)

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December 06, 2021

Husch Blackwell Elects 36 to 2022 Partnership Class

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December 02, 2021

Missouri Lawyers Media Names Cruciani to 2021 POWER List for Bankruptcy Law

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November 16, 2021

Mark Benedict Named to Fellowship in the American College of Bankruptcy

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November 15, 2021

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2021 Names Husch Blackwell Attorneys

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November 12, 2021

Lawdragon Recognizes Julianne Story Among Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers

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October 29, 2021

Kris Kappel Receives Innovation & Technology Honor at 2021 Missouri Lawyers Media Women's Justice Awards

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October 25, 2021

KSHB-TV: KC businesses get involved in addressing crime with new WORC Initiative

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October 21, 2021

Mahr Named to Ingram's Magazine 2021 Edition of 20 in Their Twenties

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October 05, 2021

Husch Blackwell, Attorneys Receive Benchmark Litigation Recognition

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September 30, 2021

Courtney Steelman Receives 2021 Missouri Lawyers Media Up & Coming Award

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September 27, 2021

Missouri Lawyers Media: Up & Coming Awards 2021 | Courtney Steelman

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September 08, 2021

Kansas City Business Journal: KC lawyers share how companies should handle religious, medical exemptions to Covid vaccine mandates

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September 02, 2021

Missouri Lawyers Media: Missouri Lawyers Media to honor 51 with Up & Coming Awards

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September 02, 2021

Missouri Lawyers Media: Fielding to lead KBA agricultural law section (log-in required)

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August 27, 2021

Kansas City Business Journal: It's a Good Policy to Know Them

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August 19, 2021

More than 70 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch"

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August 19, 2021

Best Lawyers in America® Places More Than 170 Husch Blackwell Lawyers in 2022 Rankings

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August 13, 2021

Fielding Named President of Agriculture Law Section of Kansas Bar Association

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August 13, 2021

Husch Blackwell's Bo Mahr Accepted to ABA Section of of Environment, Energy, and Resources Leadership Development Program