Thirty-One Baker Sterchi Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers® (2023) Recognition, Including Lawyer of the Year

The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes Baker Sterchi attorney John Cowden with two “Lawyer of the Year” rankings (Bet-the-Company Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants). Twenty-two additional Baker Sterchi attorneys are included on the Best Lawyers in America® list in numerous practice areas, and another eight on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ list.

Based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation process, the annual Best Lawyers® rankings recognize lawyers by geographic region and practice area(s). Inclusion in the publication indicates an attorney is well-respected by peers for professional success. 

The prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” distinction is given to 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

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Best Lawyers in America – Belleville, IL

Laura K. Beasley

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

Gregory Odom

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers in America - Kansas City, MO

John W. Cowden

• Aviation Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

James R. Jarrow

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

James Scott Kreamer

• Litigation – Construction

Michael C. McMullen

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

Thomas E. Rice

• Litigation – Insurance
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

James T. Seigfreid, Jr.

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Thomas N. Sterchi

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

Kara Trouslot Stubbs

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Megan R. Stumph-Turner

• Litigation – Real Estate

Best Lawyers in America - St. Louis, MO

Michael P. David

• Mediation

Michael B. Hunter

• Commercial Litigation
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Lisa A. Larkin

• Appellate Practice

Nathan D. Leming

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

John F. Mahon, Jr.

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

Jennifer L. Maloney

• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

John R. McLeod

• Litigation – Insurance
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Terrance J. O’Toole, Jr.

• Insurance Law
• 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

Theodore J. Williams, Jr.

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Railroad Law

Richard I. Woolf

• Insurance Law

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

Joanna B. Orscheln

• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Brett Simon

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

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