Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 10 firm attorneys have been selected to the 2023 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and 14 attorneys have been recognized on the Rising Stars list.
The selected attorneys and their practice areas are:
2023 Super Lawyers
- Scott Blakesley: Estate & Probate
 - Daniel Blegen: Business Litigation
 - Gerald Greiman: Business Litigation
 - David Harris: Business Litigation
 - Eric Johnson: Bankruptcy: Business
 - Michael Murphy: Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
 - Bryant Lamer: Class Action
 - Patrick McInerney: Criminal Defense – White Collar
 - David Schatz: Construction Litigation
 - Melinda Ward: Estate & Probate
 
2023 Rising Stars
- Wale Akinmoladun: Insurance Coverage
 - Tomi Akinyemi: Real Estate
 - Andrea Chase: Bankruptcy – Business
 - Joshua Decker: Estate & Probate
 - Zach Fairlie: Bankruptcy – Business
 - Arthur Gregg: Civil Litigation – Defense
 - Thomas Hiatt: Business Litigation
 - Kersten Holzhueter: Business Litigation
 - Paul Jacobson: Environmental
 - Hillary Martel: Health Care
 - Dane Martin: Business Litigation
 - Patrick McAndrews: Business Litigation
 - Madison Perry: Business Litigation
 - Brian Peterson: Employment Litigation – Defense
 
Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers for the honor of being listed as a Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer and no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars. A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.