Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Baker Sterchi Attorneys

Twenty-seven Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys are recognized in the 2025 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars publication.

Notably, Baker Sterchi Member Clay Crawford is featured on the Top 10, Top 50 Kansas City and Top 100 overall attorney lists. Baker Sterchi Member John Mahon is also included on the Top 50 St. Louis attorney list.

The Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars publication recognizes lawyers who have earned significant peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Super Lawyers honors no more than 5% of attorneys in each state, while Rising Stars recognizes the top 2.5% of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

The recognized attorneys include:

Kansas City, MO

• Jonathan E. Benevides – Civil Litigation: Defense
• Kevin D. Brooks – Insurance Coverage
• William (Clay) Crawford – Insurance Coverage
• Scott D. Hofer – Civil Litigation: Defense
• James R. Jarrow – Civil Litigation: Defense
• James S. Kreamer – Construction Litigation
• Jacqueline M. Longfellow – Civil Litigation: Defense
• James P. Maloney – Insurance Coverage
• Adam R. Moore – Personal Injury General: Defense
• Thomas E. Rice – Civil Litigation: Defense
• James T. Seigfreid – Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense
• Heather F. Shore – Construction Litigation
• Kara T. Stubbs – Personal Injury - Products Liability: Defense
• Megan R. Stumph-Turner – Real Estate
• Philip V. Sumner – Personal Injury General: Defense
• John A. Watt – Construction Litigation
• Megan Sterchi Lammert – Personal Injury General: Defense (Rising Stars)
• Samantha Patterson – Insurance Coverage (Rising Stars)

St. Louis, MO

• Nathan D. Leming – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
• John F. Mahon – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
• Jennifer L. Maloney – Personal Injury General: Defense
• John R. McLeod – Transportation/Maritime
• Joseph R. Swift – Transportation/Maritime
• Paul N. Venker – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense
• Teresa M. Young – Appellate
• Rachel Schafer – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense (Rising Stars)
• David C. Vaughn – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense (Rising Stars)