Skip to Main Content
 
Thought Leadership

More than 70 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch"

 
News Releases

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.

Professionals:

Brendan R. Zee-Cheng

Senior Associate

Andrew Brenton

Senior Counsel

Ryan A. Burgett

Senior Associate

Erin E. Burns

Senior Associate

Karen L. Courtheoux

Senior Counsel

Myers Dill

Partner

Adam C. Doerr

Senior Counsel

Adam R. Finkel

Partner

Rufino Gaytán III

Senior Counsel

Nida Ghaffar

Office Managing Partner

Angela B. Harden

Senior Associate

Jacob B. Harris

Senior Associate

Margaret K. Heitkamp

Senior Associate

Robert J. Hurtt

Partner

Katie A. Jenner

Senior Associate

Chris Kline

Partner

Theresa Langley

Senior Counsel

Scott D. Meyers

Partner

Bryce Navarro

Senior Associate

Emily M. Solum

Partner

Magda Patitsas

Partner

Sean J. Quinn

Partner

Tim P. Ribelin

Partner

Laura C. Robinson

Senior Counsel

Paul L. Smelcer

Senior Associate

Ben Stephens

Partner

Nikki D. Tate

Partner

Ashley E. Todd

Partner

Sarah L. Zimmerman

Senior Associate