Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that 59 of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas.
According to its website, Best Lawyers in America is one of the nation’s leading publications for attorney rankings as well as firm rankings for which it partners with U.S. News & World Report. Now in its 34th year, Best Lawyers is published internationally in nearly 70 countries and compiles its rankings based on annual peer-reviews.
Inclusion among Best Lawyers is a significant honor and the firm is proud to have such strong representation in this year’s issue.
In addition to their inclusion in Best Lawyers, several Spencer Fane attorneys were also named as “Lawyer of the Year,” an exclusive honor given to one lawyer per practice area in a community. Attorneys recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” are noted below.
Denver, CO
Steven C. Hoth
- Trusts and Estates
James L. Kurtz-Phelan
- Real Estate Law
Charles Leder
- Real Estate Law
Rosemary Orsini
- Employment Law – Individuals
Troy R. Rackham
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Stephen P. Rickles
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Ellen E. Stewart
- Health Care Law
Jefferson City, MO
Joe Bednar
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Kansas City, MO
Scott E. Blakesley – “Lawyer of the Year” (Trusts and Estates)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
Michael F. Delaney
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kyle L. Elliott
- Patent Law
Lisa A. Epps
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Norman E. Fretwell
- Banking and Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
Scott J. Goldstein
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Joseph Hatley
- Commercial Litigation
Carl H. Helmstetter
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
Michael D. Hockley
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
Eric L. Johnson
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Ronald L. Langstaff
- Tax Law
Patrick A. McInerney
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Pete Mirakian
- Corporate Law
James T. Price
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Water Law
Richard W. Scarritt
- Real Estate Law
Mark A. Thornhill
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Julia M. Vander Weele
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Sue K. Willman
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
David N. Zimmerman
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Tax Law
Las Vegas, NV
John H. Mowbray
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
Overland Park, KS
Gregory L. Ash – “Lawyer of the Year” (Employee Benefits-ERISA Law)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation – ERISA
Nick Badgerow
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mediation
Brett C. Bogan
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Health Care Law
- International Mergers & Acquisitions
Laura J. Bond – “Lawyer of the Year” (Health Care Law)
- Health Care Law
Robert A. Browning
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lewis A. Heaven, Jr.
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Real Estate Law
Richard H. Hertel
- Real Estate Law
Kenneth A. Mason
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael F. Saunders
- Antitrust Law
David L. Wing – “Lawyer of the Year” (Labor Law, Management)
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Phoenix, AZ
Andrew M. Federhar – “Lawyer of the Year” (Litigation, Municipal)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Municipal
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Helen R. Holden
- Employment Law – Management
John R. Jefferies
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
Springfield, MO
Gary A. Powell
- Trusts and Estates
St. Louis, MO
Bradford J. Cytron
- Real Estate Law
James R. Dankenbring
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
Robert H. Epstein
- Real Estate Law
Gerald P. Greiman
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
Donn H. Herring
- Health Care Law
Edward Holderle III
- Corporate Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Thomas W. Jerry
- Real Estate Law
Robert H. Lattinville
- Sports Law
Richard K. Mersman III
- Real Estate Law
Francis X. Neuner, Jr.
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Thomas Osterholt
- Real Estate Law
Eric C. Peterson
- Commercial Litigation
Leonard J. Pranschke – “Lawyer of the Year” (Nonprofit/Charities Law)
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
Glenn K. Robbins
- Copyright Law
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
Scot J. Seabaugh
- Banking and Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
Erik O. Solverud
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ravi Sundara
- Corporate Governance Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law