The Best Lawyers in America® has named 72 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2022 "Ones to Watch" listing, 23 of whom are being listed for the first time. The “Ones to Watch” list, established last year, recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
New "Ones to Watch" honorees are listed in bold type.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
- Brian J. Hembd – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Sean J. Quinn – Health Care Law (2021)
COLORADO
Denver
- Ragini A. Acharya – Health Care Law
- Sonia N. Ramirez Anderson – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment (2021)
- Marshall Custer – Corporate Law (2021)
- Jamie H. Steiner – Commercial Litigation (2021)
ILLINOIS
Chicago
- Karen L. Courtheoux – Education Law
- Nida Shakir Ghaffar – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Matthew M. Kamps – Litigation - Intellectual Property (2021)
- Danielle R. Luisi – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- Femi Masha – Intellectual Property Law (2021)
- James P. O’Shea – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
- Emily M. Park – Health Care Law
Kansas City
- Jordan W. Bergkamp – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2021)
- Andrew T. Bergman – Corporate Law
- Taylor Concannon Hausmann – Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Chris Kline – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Christopher C. Miles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
- JR Montgomery – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation
- Bryce Navarro – Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2021)
- Katherine Pearlstone – Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Michael T. Raupp – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Jennifer Witt – Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law (2021)
Springfield
- Laura C. Robinson – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Larissa M. Whittingham – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment (2021)
St. Louis
- Matthew D. Ahlers – Real Estate Law
- Myers Dill – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent (2021)
- Adam Doerr – Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Patrick J. Eckelkamp – Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Robert J. Hurtt – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- Kathryn A. Jenner – Real Estate Law
- Cynthia M. Juedemann – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Kaytlin E. Kopen – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment (2021)
- Scott D. Meyers – Labor and Employment Law – Management (2021)
- Kathryn L. Modeer – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- Mohsen Pasha – Appellate Defense
- Shannon D. Peters – Intellectual Property Law (2021)
- Paul L. Smelcer – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Brendan R. Zee-Cheng – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Sarah L. Zimmerman – Commercial Litigation (2021)
PENNSYLVANIA
Enola
- Magda S. Patitsas – Commercial Litigation (2021)
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
- Ariel M. Anthony – Commercial Litigation; Trusts & Estates (2021)
- Ryan A. Burgett – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Caleb T. Holzaepfel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
TEXAS
Austin
- Maria C. Faconti – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Energy Law (2021)
- Danielle A. Gilbert – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Micah J. King – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Theresa Langley – Health Care Law (2021)
- Tim P. Ribelin – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Ashley E. Todd – Health Care Law (2021)
Dallas
- Catherine A. Curtis – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Alison Hollender – Health Care Law
- Nikki D. Tate – Real Estate Law (2021)
Houston
- Anthony Franklyn – Commercial Litigation
- Rufino Gaytan III – Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Ben Stephens – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Nicholas D. Stepp – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
WISCONSIN
Madison
- Andrew Brenton – Health Care Law (2021)
- Erin E. Burns – Health Care Law (2021)
- Jacob B. Harris – Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Iana A. Vladimirova—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021)
Milwaukee
- Ketajh Brown – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction
- Scott Brunner – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Adam R. Finkel – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Angela B. Harden – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate (2021)
- Margaret K. Heitkamp – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021)
- Valerie Johnston – Real Estate Law (2021)
- Laura L. Malugade – Labor and Employment Law - Management (2021)
- Brianna M. Schonenberg – Intellectual Property Law; Patent Law (2021)
- Emily Logan Stedman – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation (2021)
- Jacqueline B. Wilcox – Corporate Law (2021)
The firm also has 174 attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America® 2022 listing, which is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.