ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States, announced on Wednesday that 52 attorneys have been selected as 2018 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers
An annual list of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes peer nomination, a blue-ribbon panel review process and independent research on candidates.
Rising Stars
A list that consists of the state’s top young attorneys. The selection process is the same as Super Lawyers, however Rising Star candidates must 40 years old or younger, or have practiced for 10 years or less.
Four Armstrong Teasdale Attorneys were new to the Rising Stars list in 2018 Litigation Associate Nicolas Cejas; Intellectual Property Associate Mark Thomas and Financial and Real Estate Services Associates Erin Edelman and Neal Griffin.
The 2018 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, listed by city, are as follows:
Jefferson City
J. Kent Lowry, Personal Injury – Products: Defense
Kansas City
Karrie J Clinkinbeard, Civil Litigation: Defense
Paul M. Croker, Civil Litigation: Defense
Shelley I. Ericsson, Employment & Labor
Lynn W. Hursh, Civil Litigation: Defense
Tyson H. Ketchum, Business Litigation
David J. Kim, Business/Corporate
Gerald A. King, Personal Injury General: Defense
Darren K. Sharp, Business Litigation
St. Louis
John S. Beulick, Intellectual Property
David W. Braswell, Mergers & Acquisitions
Nicholas B. Clifford, Intellectual Property Litigation
William M. Corrigan, Jr., Business Litigation
Steven N. Cousins, Bankruptcy: Business
John F. Cowling, Business Litigation
Richard W. Engel, Jr., Bankruptcy: Business
Jovita Foster, Employment & Labor
Timothy J. Gearin, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
David L. Going, Bankruptcy: Business
Jennifer E. Hoekel, Intellectual Property Litigation
Robert A. Kaiser, Employment & Labor
Michael Kass, Employment & Labor
Patrick J. Kenny, Business Litigation
Bruce LeMoine, Bankruptcy: Business
James E. Mello, Government Finance
Daniel C. Nelson, Business Litigation
Daniel K. O’Toole, Employment & Labor
Mark L. Stoneman, Mergers & Acquisitions
John L. Sullivan, Banking
Eric Trelz, Employee Litigation: Defense
Marc W. Vander Tuig, Intellectual Property Litigation
George M. Von Stamwitz, Environmental
Eric M. Walter, Class Action
Thomas B. Weaver, Appellate
The 2018 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars, listed by city, are as follows:
Kansas City
Megan J. Ochs, Civil Litigation: Defense
Rachel Orr, Government Finance
Elizabeth Patterson Hughes, Business/Corporate
Kevin Prewitt, Business Litigation
St. Louis
Laura A. Bentele, Real Estate
Jeremy M. Brenner, Employment & Labor
Richard L. Brophy, Intellectual Property Litigation
Daniel J. Burke, Real Estate
Paul J. Cambridge, Banking
Nicolas P. Cejas, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
Erin M. Edelman, Bankruptcy: Business
Neal B. Griffin, Construction Litigation
Jacob R. Mueller, Intellectual Property
Benjamin Mushold, Real Estate
Jeffrey L. Schultz, Business Litigation
Carolyn Theis, Business Litigation
Mark A. Thomas, Intellectual Property Litigation
Jaimie L. Thompson Mansfield, Business Litigation
The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists are published in the 2018 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine.