Thirty-Four Baker Sterchi Attorneys Earn Best Lawyers® (2024) Recognition, Including Lawyer of the Year

Baker Sterchi attorney John Cowden has earned “Lawyer of the Year – Kansas City, MO – Aviation Law” recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

An additional 26 Baker Sterchi attorneys have earned spots on the Best Lawyers in America® list across a range of practice areas, and seven more have been included on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ list. This recognition stems from an annual comprehensive peer-review evaluation process conducted by Best Lawyers® which spotlights attorneys based on their practice area(s) and geographic region.

Inclusion in this prestigious publication signifies the high esteem in which an attorney is held by their peers, attesting to their professional accomplishments. The prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” distinction is reserved for lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region, with only one lawyer recognized in each practice area and location. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch goes to early-career attorneys for outstanding professional excellence.

The following is a complete list of the recognized Baker Sterchi attorneys by location and practice area:

Lawyer of the Year – Kansas City, MO

John W. Cowden

• Aviation Law

Best Lawyers in America – Belleville, IL

Laura K. Beasley

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Gregory Odom

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Best Lawyers in America - Kansas City, MO

John W. Cowden

• Aviation Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Wm. Clayton Crawford

• Insurance Law
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Scott D. Hofer

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

James R. Jarrow

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

James Scott Kreamer

• Litigation - Construction

Michael C. McMullen

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Thomas E. Rice

• Litigation – Insurance
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

James T. Seigfreid, Jr.

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Thomas Sterchi

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Kara Trouslot Stubbs

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Megan R. Stumph-Turner

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Real Estate

John A. Watt

• Construction Law

Paul L. Wickens

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers in America - St. Louis, MO

Michael P. David

• Mediation

Michael B. Hunter

• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Lisa A. Larkin

• Appellate Practice

Nathan D. Leming

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

John F. Mahon, Jr.

• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jennifer L. Maloney

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

John McLeod

• Litigation – Insurance
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Terrence J. O'Toole, Jr.

• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Joseph R. Swift

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Paul N. Venker

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Richard I. Woolf

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Teresa M. Young

• Appellate Practice
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Insurance

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Belleville, IL

Meghan C. Kane

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - Kansas City, MO

Kehl D. Friesen

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Douglas P. Hill

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Megan Sterchi Lammert

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Nicholas Ruble

• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch - St. Louis, MO

Zachary T. Faires

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Transportation Law

Rebecca A. Guntli

• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants