Lewis Rice is pleased to announce that 65 attorneys have been named to the 2023 Best Lawyers annual list. Additionally, 16 of our attorneys were named on the Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list. We would also like to recognize Leonard J. Essig, Stanley C. Johnston, Richard B. Walsh, Jr., and Robert J. Will for being honored as Best Lawyers' “Lawyer of the Year” for 2023. Click here to learn more about the Lawyers of the Year. Best Lawyers® compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which the nation's leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers. Best Lawyers St. Louis, MO Thomas P. Berra, Jr. - Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants John C. Bodnar - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law Brian D. Bouquet - Mergers and Acquisitions Law David W. Brown - Public Finance Law Jeremy P. Brummond - Construction Law Marisa L. Byram - Real Estate Law Thomas L. Caradonna - Litigation - Real Estate Michael P. Davidson - Health Care Law Steven C. Drapekin - Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law Leonard J. Essig - Corporate Law Robert M. Evans, Jr. - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent C. David Goerisch - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Robert J. Golterman - Labor Law - Management John B. Greenberg - Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets Law Michael J. Hartley - Litigation - Patent John M. Hessel - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Municipal, Municipal Law Michael J. Hickey - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property Lynn A. Hinrichs - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law Bridget G. Hoy - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property Rosemarie M. Karcher - Banking and Finance Law Timothy E. Kastner - Corporate Law Kathleen Markowski Petrillo - Litigation - Patent, Patent Law Joseph E. Martineau - Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law Tracy Mathis - Health Care Law Marian V. Mehan - Trusts and Estates Jaime R. Mendez - Trusts and Estates Michael D. Mulligan - Trusts and Estates Douglas M. Nieder - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Larry E. Parres - Bankruptcy and Creditors Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy Aaron Pawlitz - Corporate Law Neal F. Perryman - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management Catherine R. Phillips - Real Estate Law Jacob W. Reby - Real Estate Law Winthrop B. Reed, III - Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation Evan Z. Reid - Education Law John J. Riffle - Corporate Law, Health Care Law Andrew Rothschild - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation Gary M. Smith - Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management Joseph J. Trad - Bankruptcy and Creditors Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy Richard B. Walsh, Jr. - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property Joel L. Weeks - Trusts & Estates Lawrence H. Weltman - Tax Law Joseph H. Weyhrich - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law Robert J. Will - Litigation - Trusts and Estates Mark C. Winings - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law Tom W. Zook - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law Kansas City, MO Ralph E. Bellar, Jr. - Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law William E. Carr - Real Estate Law John E. Cruz - Real Estate Law Mark Eisemann - Real Estate Law Michael P. Gaughan - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law John C. Hickey - Real Estate Law Paul R. Himmelstein - Real Estate Law Stanley C. Johnston - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Thomas R. Larson - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Thomas M. Martin - Commercial Litigation Charles F. Miller - Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law Patrick J. Nelson - Tax Law Dale G. Schedler - Tax Law Douglas S. Stone - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law Michael R. Thiessen - Trusts and Estates Paul B. Torline - Real Estate Law Lisa A. Veselich - Trusts and Estates Scott A. Wissel - Commercial Litigation Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch St. Louis, MO Michael Armstrong - Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law Michael H. Durbin - Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law Brian J. Figueroa - Trusts and Estates Kelly M. Gorman - Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Jacqueline K. Graves - Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates Matthew J. Haas - Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management Justin M. Ladendorf - Commercial Litigation Kenneth J. "Chip" Mallin, Jr. - Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management Missy A. McCoy - Construction Law, Real Estate Law Sarah A. Milunski - Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law Andrea M. Patton - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Jerina D. Phillips - Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law - Management Kansas City, MO Elizabeth J. Brown - Commercial Litigation B. Joseph Harris - Trusts and Estates Daniel R. Luppino - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance Roger M. Turbak - Commercial Litigation
