80 Lathrop Gage Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 22, 2012) – Best Lawyers announced the 2013 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” today with 80 attorneys from Lathrop Gage LLP being selected, an increase from 72 attorneys in the 2012 edition.
This year’s listing marks the 19th edition of the publication, which is based on a national survey involving more than 3.9 million evaluations of lawyers by their peers.
Attorneys from Lathrop Gage who were selected are as follows:
Boston
Giulio DeConti
Biotechnology Law
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Boulder
Curtis Vock
Patent Law
Chicago
Russell Eggert
Environmental Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Denver
Jay F. Kamlet
Real Estate Law
George Matava
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
Trademark Law
Jefferson City
Aimee Davenport
Environmental Law
Water Law
Kurt Schaefer
Environmental Law
David Shorr
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Jennifer Tucker
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Kansas City
Dave Barnard
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
William G. Beck
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Richard Bien
Insurance Law
Litigation (Banking and Finance)
Litigation (ERISA)
Mark Bluhm
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sherman Botts
Construction Law
Litigation (Construction)
Jean Paul Bradshaw
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
John T. Coghlan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John Craft
Government Relations Practice
Real Estate Law
Don Dagenais
Real Estate Law
Douglas Dalgleish
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions (Defendants)
Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Railroad Law
Kendall Paul Day
Railroad Law
Brian Fenimore
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation (Bankruptcy)
William Ford
Environmental Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Shelly Freeman
Employment Law (Management)
Brian Fries
Commercial Litigation
Litigation (Banking and Finance)
Gretchen Gold
Trusts and Estates
H. Steven Graham
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Robert Grossman
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Kathleen A. Hauser
Real Estate Law
Alfred R. Hupp, Jr.
Immigration Law
Russell D. Jones
Commercial Litigation
Non-Profit/ Charities Law
Tax Law
Gregory B. Kuhn
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Thomas McMahon
Tax Law
Rosalee McNamara
Employment Law (Management)
Labor Law (Management)
Timothy McNamara
Commercial Litigation
Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants)
Joseph Medved
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Stephen Mitchell
Real Estate Law
James Moeller
Litigation (Environmental)
Charles Myers
Health Care Law
Maurice O’Sullivan, Jr.
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Trusts and Estates
Bernard Rhodes
First Amendment Law
Richard Rhyne
Construction Law
Litigation (Construction)
Nancy Schmidt Roush
Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
Trusts and Estates
Jerome Riffel
Gaming Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Jack Rowe
Employment Law (Management)
Labor Law (Management)
Litigation (Labor and Employment)
William Rudy
Technology Law
Thomas Ryan
Litigation (Environmental)
R. Kent Sellers
Appellate Practice
Thomas H. Stahl
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Carl Struby
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities (Capital Markets Law)
Securities Regulation
Michel A. Thompson
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
David Vogel
Employment Law (Management)
Joel Voran
Trusts and Estates
New York
Thomas Curtin
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
Overland Park
Shannon Barks
Litigation (Trusts and Estates)
Trusts and Estates
R. Scott Beeler
Commercial Litigation
Litigation (Construction)
Litigation (Land Use and Zoning)
Litigation (Real Estate)
James Betterman
Litigation (Trusts and Estates)
Trusts and Estates
Brett Bogan
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Peter Brown
Trusts and Estates
Jennifer Hannah
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Lewis Heaven, Jr.
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation (Land Use and Zoning)
Real Estate Law
Gerald Kraai
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
Patent Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Alson Martin
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Lyle Pishny
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Andrew Ramirez
Health Care Law
Fred Starrett
Commercial Litigation
Curtis Tideman
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
David Waters
Real Estate Law
William K. Waugh III
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Kenneth Weltz
Railroad Law
Harry Wigner, Jr.
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Springfield
Gary Cunningham
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants)
Mediation
Personal Injury (Defendants)
Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Frank Evans III
Commercial Litigation
Neil Guion
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Dan Nelson
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lee E. Poppen
Family Law
Randell Wallace
Banking and Finance Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
St. Louis
Donn H. Herring
Health Care Law
Bennett S. Keller
Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
John P. King
Construction Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Scott H. Malin
Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
Trusts and Estates
About Lathrop Gage LLP:
A full-service law firm, Lathrop Gage LLP has more than 320 attorneys in 11 offices nationwide – from Los Angeles to New York. In 2012, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop Gage’s corporate, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and transportation teams among the best in their regions. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com.
Professionals
- William G. Beck
- James B. Betterman
- Richard N. Bien
- Mark A. Bluhm
- Jean Paul Bradshaw II
- Peter W. Brown
- Giulio A. DeConti
- William F. Ford
- Brian C. Fries
- Gretchen M. Gold
- Jennifer S. Griffin
- Gregory B. Kuhn
- Scott H. Malin
- Thomas J. McMahon
- Rosalee M. McNamara
- Stephen G. Mitchell
- James L. Moeller
- Lyle D. Pishny
- Bernard J. Rhodes
- Jerry D. Riffel
- Nancy Schmidt Roush
- Jack D. Rowe
- Thomas A. Ryan
- Kurt U. Schaefer
- R. Kent Sellers
- Michel A. Thompson
- Curtis L. Tideman
- Harry E. Wigner, Jr.