Lewis Rice is pleased to announce that 49 attorneys have been named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America® annual list. We would also like to recognize John M. Hessel, Barry A. Short, Richard B. Walsh, Jr., and Tom W. Zook for being honored as Best Lawyers' “Lawyers of the Year” for 2018. Best Lawyers in America® compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which the nation's leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers. St. Louis, MO Thomas P. Berra, Jr. - Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants John C. Bodnar - Corporate, Securities/Capital Markets Brian D. Bouquet - Mergers & Acquisitions Curtis C. Calloway - Litigation - Labor & Employment Thomas L. Caradonna - Litigation - Real Estate Steven C. Drapekin - Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions Thomas C. Erb - Banking & Finance, Corporate, Financial Services Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions Leonard J. Essig - Corporate Robert J. Golterman - Labor & Employment - Management John B. Greenberg - Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets John M. Hessel - Commercial Litigation, First Amendment, Municipal Litigation, Municipal, Zoning & Finance Lynn A. Hinrichs - Health Care Bridget G. Hoy - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property Frank B. Janoski - Copyright, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark Rosemarie M. Karcher - Banking & Finance David B. Lemkemeier - Real Estate Benjamin A. Lipman - First Amendment, Litigation - First Amendment, Media & Communications Matthew J. Madsen - Trust & Estate Litigation, Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate Joseph E. Martineau - Litigation - First Amendment, Media & Communications Tracy Mathis - Health Care Marian V. Mehan - Estate Planning & Probate Jaime R. Mendez - Estate Planning & Probate Michael D. Mulligan - Estate Planning & Probate Larry E. Parres - Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Litigation - Bankruptcy Neal F. Perryman - Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment - Management Catherine R. Phillips - Real Estate Jacob W. Reby - Real Estate John J. Riffle - Corporate, Health Care Albert S. Rose - Corporate, Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate Andrew Rothschild - Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation Barry A. Short - Criminal Defense: White Collar Crime, Litigation - Antitrust Gary M. Smith - Labor & Employment - Management Joseph J. Trad - Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights/Insolvency Reorganization, Litigation - Bankruptcy Richard B. Walsh, Jr. - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property Joel L. Weeks - Estate Planning & Probate Lawrence H. Weltman - Taxation Joseph H. Weyhrich - Banking & Finance, Corporate Mark C. Winings - Banking & Finance Tom W. Zook - Banking & Finance, Corporate, Securities Kansas City, MO Ralph E. Bellar, Jr. - Real Estate William E. Carr - Real Estate John E. Cruz - Real Estate Peter M. DiGiovanni - Real Estate John C. Hickey - Real Estate Michele M. McCue - Real Estate Charles F. Miller - Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Douglas S. Stone - Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Paul B. Torline - Real Estate Lisa A. Veselich - Estate Planning & Probate
