Attorneys
- Kirsten Ahmad
- William Anaya
- T. Christopher Bailey
- Cassie Barr
- Molly Batsch
- Michael Benson
- Amy Blaisdell
- Edward Bott, Jr.
- Kathy Butler
- Kara Cenar
- Dennis Collins
- Beth Conran
- Patrick Cotter
- Jessica Courtway
- Lauren Daming
- Jennifer Davis
- John Dillane
- Katherine Fechte
- James Ferrick
- Lacy Fields
- Jody Forsee
- M. Spencer Garland
- Daniel Garner
- Vincent Garozzo
- Jackson Glisson
- Richard Greenberg
- Richard Hardcastle, III
- Clark Hedger
- Alfred Henneboehle
- Keith Herman
- Kevin Hormuth
- Lucie Huger
- Neil Jackson
- William Jochens
- Dawn Johnson
- Donald Kennedy
- Beata Krakus
- Joseph Lehrer
- Jill Luft
- Jared Manse, Ph.D.
- Andrew Manuel
- Kelsey McGonigle
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Chantal Mehill
- Susan Meyer
- Caitlin Meyers
- Gregory Mollett
- Jay Nathanson
- Douglas Neville
- David Niemeier
- Mary Beth Ortbals
- Elizabeth Pack
- Garrett Reuter, Jr.
- Tracy Ring
- Betty Schaefer
- Donald Schoemaker
- Daniel Schwartz
- Russell Scott
- Mark Stallion
- Thomas Story
- Lauren Surdyke
- Patrick Sweeney
- Erwin Switzer
- Jennifer Therrien
- Benjamin Tiller
- Leonard Vines
- Andrew Voss
- Dale Weppner
- Michael Wilson
- Mary Ann Wymore
- David Ybarra
Best Lawyers 2023 edition lists over 60 Greensfelder attorneys, including five St. Louis ‘Lawyers of the Year’
Best Lawyers, the legal industry’s preeminent peer-review publication, has listed 61 Greensfelder attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® legal industry guide. In addition, five of the firm’s attorneys were highlighted as St. Louis “Lawyers of the Year” and another 15 young attorneys were listed as “Ones to Watch.”
The following Greensfelder attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” for the St. Louis metropolitan area. In each metro area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
- Gregg J. Lepper (Health Care Law)
- Jackson D. Glisson (Litigation – Construction)
- Keith A. Herman (Trust and Estates)
- Kevin T. McLaughlin (Employment Law – Management)
- Vincent J. Garozzo (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships)
Following are the Greensfelder attorneys selected by Best Lawyers for 2023, as well as their recognized practice areas, grouped according to office location.
St. Louis
- Kirsten Moder Ahmad (Franchise Law)
- Christopher Bailey (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Cassie L. Barr (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Molly R. Batsch (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Amy L. Blaisdell (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Edward S. Bott Jr. (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Kathy H. Butler (Health Care Law)
- Jennifer Clump Davis (Trusts and Estates)
- Dennis G. Collins (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Beth M. Conran (Commercial Litigation)
- John W. Dillane (Corporate Law, Health Care Law)
- James H. Ferrick (Commercial Litigation)
- Jody B. Forsee (Trusts and Estates)
- Spencer Garland (Technology Law, Trademark Law)
- Daniel R. Garner (Commercial Litigation)
- Vincent J. Garozzo (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Jonathan H. Garside (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Jackson D. Glisson (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Richard E. Greenberg (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
- Keith K. Grissom (Trusts and Estates)
- Richard R. Hardcastle III (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Clark Hedger (Commercial Litigation)
- Alfred Henneboehle (Real Estate Law)
- Keith A. Herman (Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Trusts and Estates)
- Kevin F. Hormuth (Commercial Litigation)
- Lucie Huger (Health Care Law, Nonprofit/Charities Law)
- William G. Jochens (Trusts and Estates)
- Dawn M. Johnson (Franchise Law)
- Donald G. Kennedy (Real Estate Law)
- Joseph D. Lehrer (Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Gregg J. Lepper (Health Care Law)
- Jill K. Luft (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Andrew W. Manuel (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Kevin T. McLaughlin (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Gregory C. Mollett (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental)
- Jay A. Nathanson (Corporate Law, Tax Law)
- Douglas S. Neville (Employee Benefits ERISA Law)
- David P. Niemeier (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
- Mary Beth Ortbals (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Garrett C. Reuter (Trusts and Estates)
- Tracy R. Ring (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
- Betty Schaefer (Trusts and Estates)
- Daniel J. Schwartz (Employee Benefits ERISA Law, Litigation - ERISA)
- Mark E. Stallion (Copyright Law, Patent Law)
- Thomas L. Story (Real Estate Law)
- Patrick J. Sweeney (Corporate Law)
- Erwin O. Switzer (Appellate Practice, Government Relations Practice)
- Jennifer L. Therrien (Construction Law)
- Leonard D. Vines (Franchise Law)
- Andrew M. Voss (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Dale M. Weppner (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Michael E. Wilson (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Mary Ann L. Wymore (Advertising Law)
Chicago
- William J. Anaya (Environmental Law)
- Kara E. F. Cenar (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
- Patrick J. Cotter (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
- Beata Krakus (Franchise Law)
- Susan Meyer (Franchise Law)
Southern Illinois
- Donald K. Schoemaker (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Russell K. Scott (Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- David W. Ybarra (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Following are the Greensfelder attorneys selected by Best Lawyers as “Ones to Watch” for 2023, as well as their recognized practice areas, grouped according to office location. All of the attorneys are associates except where noted.
St. Louis
- Michael Benson (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Jessica E. Courtway (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Lauren A. Daming, Officer (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Katherine L. Fechte (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Neil Jackson (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- Chantal Fink Mehill, Officer (Construction Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Construction)
- Lacy M. Fields Keune (Commercial Litigation)
- Jared S. Manse (Intellectual Property Law)
- Kelsey K. McGonigle, Officer (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates)
- Caitlin M. Meyers (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
- Elizabeth L. Pack (Trusts and Estates)
- Caroline Paillou (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
- Lauren Surdyke (Trusts and Estates)
- Benjamin C. Tiller (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Southern Illinois
- John H. (Jack) Chassaing (Commercial Litigation)
Best Lawyers in America compiles its lists of top-ranked attorneys through extensive surveys of leading lawyers who assess the legal abilities of their peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay a fee to participate or be recognized. The 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America incorporates more than 13 million peer evaluations, resulting in recognition for more than 130,000 lawyers in 147 practice areas spanning 76 countries around the world.
Attorneys eligible for the “Ones to Watch” list have been in private practice for between five and nine years. The 2023 “Ones to Watch” list recognizes over 144,000 lawyers across 150 different practices. Visit bestlaywers.com for more information.