71 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 3o, 2011) – Best Lawyers announced the 2012 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” today with 71 attorneys from Lathrop & Gage LLP being selected, an increase from 59 attorneys in the 2011 edition.
This year’s listing marks the 18th edition of Best Lawyers in America, which is based on a national survey involving more than 3.9 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Attorneys from Lathrop & Gage who were selected are as follows:
Boston
Giulio A. DeConti
Biotechnology Law
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Chicago
Russell R. Eggert
Environmental Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Clayton
Donn H. Herring
Health Care Law
Bennett S. Keller
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
John P. King
Construction Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Scott H. Malin
Trusts and Estates
Denver
Jay F. Kamlet
Real Estate Law
Jefferson City
Aimee D. G. Davenport
Environmental Law
Kurt U. Schaefer
Environmental Law
David A. Shorr
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Kansas City
David R. Barnard
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
William G. Beck
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Richard N. Bien
Insurance Law
Litigation (Banking and Finance)
Litigation (ERISA)
Mark A. Bluhm
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sherman A. Botts
Construction Law
Litigation (Construction)
Jean Paul Bradshaw II
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
Peter W. Brown
Trusts and Estates
John T. Coghlan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John C. Craft
Government Relations Practice
Real Estate Law
Don F. Dagenais
Real Estate Law
Douglas R. Dalgleish
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions (Defendants)
Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
Railroad Law
Kendall Paul Day
Railroad Law
Brian T. Fenimore
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation (Bankruptcy)
William F. Ford
Environmental Law
Litigation (Environmental)
Shelly L. Freeman
Employment Law (Management)
Harold L. Fridkin
Gaming Law
Brian C. Fries
Commercial Litigation
Gretchen M. Gold
Trusts and Estates
Litigation (Banking and Finance)
H. Steven Graham
Banking and Finance Law
Robert D. Grossman
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Russell D. Jones
Commercial Litigation
Non-Profit/ Charities Law
Tax Law
Robert O. Lesley
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
Litigation (Patent)
Thomas J. McMahon
Tax Law
Rosalee M. McNamara
Employment Law (Management)
Labor Law (Management)
Timothy K. McNamara
Commercial Litigation
Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants)
Joseph W. Medved
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Stephen G. Mitchell
Real Estate Law
James L. Moeller
Litigation (Environmental)
Charles F. Myers
Health Care Law
Maurice J. O’Sullivan, Jr.
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Trusts and Estates
Bernard J. Rhodes
First Amendment Law
Richard Rhyne
Construction Law
Litigation (Construction)
Nancy Schmidt Roush
Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
Trusts and Estates
Jerry D. Riffel
Gaming Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Jack D. Rowe
Employment Law (Management)
Labor Law (Management)
Litigation (Labor and Employment)
William A. Rudy
Technology Law
Thomas A. Ryan
Litigation (Environmental)
R. Kent Sellers
Appellate Practice
Thomas H. Stahl
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Carl W. Struby
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities (Capital Markets Law)
Securities Regulation
Michel A. Thompson
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joel B. Voran
Trusts and Estates
Overland Park
Shannon K. Barks
Trusts and Estates
R. Scott Beeler
Litigation (Construction)
Litigation (Land Use and Zoning)
Litigation (Real Estate)
Litigation (Trusts and Estates)
James B. Betterman
Litigation (Trusts and Estates)
Trusts and Estates
Lewis “Pete” Heaven, Jr.
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation (Land Use and Zoning)
Real Estate Law
Gerald M. Kraai
Litigation (Intellectual Property)
Patent Law
Trademark Law
Alson R. Martin
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Lyle D. Pishny
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Andrew R. Ramirez
Health Care Law
Frederick K. Starrett
Commercial Litigation
Curtis L. Tideman
Education Law
William K. Waugh, III
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Kenneth Weltz
Railroad Law
Harry Wigner, Jr.
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Springfield
Gary R. Cunningham
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants)
Mediation
Personal Injury (Defendants)
Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
Frank M. Evans, III
Commercial Litigation
Neil P. Guion
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Dan R. Nelson
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lee E. Poppen
Family Law
Randell D. Wallace
Banking and Finance Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
About Lathrop & Gage LLP:
A full-service law firm, Lathrop & Gage LLP has more than 320 attorneys in 12 offices nationwide – from Los Angeles to New York. In 2011, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop & Gage’s corporate, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and transportation teams among the best in their regions. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com.
Attorneys
- Shannon K. Barks
- David R. Barnard
- William G. Beck
- R. Scott Beeler
- James B. Betterman
- Richard N. Bien
- Mark A. Bluhm
- Sherman A. Botts
- Jean Paul Bradshaw II
- Peter W. Brown
- John T. Coghlan
- John “Jack” C. Craft
- Gary R. Cunningham
- Don F. Dagenais
- Douglas R. Dalgleish
- Aimee D. G. Davenport
- Kendall Paul Day
- Giulio A. DeConti
- Russell R. Eggert
- Frank M. Evans, III
- Brian T. Fenimore
- William F. Ford
- Brian C. Fries
- Gretchen M. Gold
- H. Steven Graham
- Robert D. Grossman
- Neil P. Guion
- Lewis “Pete” A. Heaven
- Donn H. Herring
- Russell D. Jones
- Jay F. Kamlet
- Bennett S. Keller
- John P. King
- Gerald M. Kraai
- Scott H. Malin
- Alson R. Martin
- Thomas J. McMahon
- Timothy K. McNamara
- Rosalee M. McNamara
- Joseph W. Medved
- Stephen G. Mitchell
- James L. Moeller
- Charles F. Myers
- Dan R. Nelson
- Maurice J. O'Sullivan, Jr.
- Lyle D. Pishny
- Lee E. Poppen
- Andrew R. Ramirez
- Bernard J. Rhodes
- Richard D. Rhyne
- Jerry D. Riffel
- Nancy Schmidt Roush
- Jack D. Rowe
- William A. Rudy
- Thomas A. Ryan
- Kurt U. Schaefer
- R. Kent Sellers
- David A. Shorr
- Thomas H. Stahl
- Frederick K. Starrett
- Carl W. Struby
- Michel A. Thompson
- Curtis L. Tideman
- Joel B. Voran
- Randell D. Wallace
- William K. Waugh, III
- Kenneth L. Weltz
- Harry E. Wigner, Jr.
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Bankruptcy
- Business Litigation
- Class Action
- Copyrights
- Corporate
- Corporate Finance
- Employee Benefits
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Environmental
- Environmental Litigation
- General Business and Complex Commercial Litigation
- Healthcare
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation and Disputes
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Patents
- Product Liability and Personal Injury
- Real Estate
- Securities Law
- Tax
- Wealth Strategies
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
