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

 

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November 14, 2022

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Forty Husch Blackwell attorneys in four Missouri cities have been named to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists.

Additionally, partner Kenneth Slavens was named to the Top 100 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list, while partners Michael Hargens and Rudy Telscher celebrate 10 years of being selected to Super Lawyers.

The following Husch Blackwell attorneys were named to the 2022 Super Lawyers list:

Jefferson City

  • Lowell Pearson

Kansas City

  • Gary Barnes
  • Mark Benedict           
  • Curt Chase                  
  • John Cruciani              
  • Michael Hargens
  • David Raymond     
  • Jeffrey Simon             
  • Julianne Story                          

St. Louis

  • Michael Annis        
  • Patrick Conner          
  • Kara Fussner
  • Jennifer Hoekel                       
  • Jill Palmquist                          
  • Matthew Perlow      
  • Terry Potter                
  • Kenneth Slavens
  • Rudy Telscher
  • Robert Tomaso          

The following attorneys were named to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars list:

Jefferson City

  • Jordan Ault  

Kansas City

  • Jordan Bergkamp*
  • Taylor Concannon Hausmann*
  • Kristen Durant
  • Tyler Hibler
  • Michael Kelly
  • Anna Kimbrell
  • Chris Kline*
  • Bryce Navarro
  • Michael Raupp
  • Tyler Scott
  • *Jennifer Witt

Springfield

  • Christopher Peterson*

St. Louis     

  • Kevin Birkenmeier
  • Andrew Crossett   
  • Andy Kriegshauser                      
  • Michael Martinich-Sauter         
  • Corey Schaecher     
  • Paul Smelcer
  • James Spung
  • Brendan Zee-Cheng

* - First year named

Covering more than 70 practice areas, Super Lawyers® is a directory of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only five percent of attorneys are selected to the Super Lawyers list and two and a half percent are selected to the Rising Stars list in each state. The annual selection process includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The Rising Star category is for attorneys who are under 40 years old or who have fewer than ten years of legal experience.

Professionals:

Jordan T. Ault

Partner

Gary D. Barnes

Senior Counsel

Curt J. Chase

Partner

Kristen W. Durant

Senior Associate

Kara R. Fussner

Partner

Tyler C. Hibler

Partner

Michael J. Kelly

Senior Counsel

Chris Kline

Partner

Andrew Kriegshauser

Senior Counsel

Bryce Navarro

Senior Associate

Lowell Pearson

Office Managing Partner

Matthew G. Perlow

Senior Counsel

Terry L. Potter

Senior Counsel

Jeffrey J. Simon

Office Managing Partner

Kenneth A. Slavens

Of Counsel

Paul L. Smelcer

Senior Associate

A. James Spung

Partner

Rudy Telscher

Partner

Robert J. Tomaso

Office Managing Partner

Brendan R. Zee-Cheng

Senior Associate