Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States, proudly announces that 59 attorneys have been selected as 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers is an annual list of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selection for Super Lawyers includes peer nominations, a blue-ribbon panel review process and independent research on candidates.

The Rising Stars list consists of the state’s top young attorneys. The selection process for Rising Stars is the same as Super Lawyers; however, Rising Star candidates must be 40 years old or younger, or have practiced for 10 years or less.

Two Armstrong Teasdale attorneys were new to the Super Lawyers list in 2017: Kansas City partner Paul Croker and St. Louis partner Eric Walter, both of whom are in the Litigation practice group. Two attorneys were also added as Rising Stars in 2017: Intellectual Property associate Jacob Mueller and Litigation associate Carolyn Theis, both of whom are based in St. Louis.

The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists are published in the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine.

2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers

Jefferson City

Lowry, J. Kent
Personal Injury - Products: Defense

Kansas City

Clinkinbeard, Karrie J.
Civil Litigation: Defense

Croker, Paul M.
Civil Litigation: Defense

Ericsson, Shelley I.
Employment & Labor: Employer

Hursh, Lynn W.
Civil Litigation: Defense

Ketchum, Tyson H.
Business Litigation

Kim, David
Business/Corporate

King, Gerald A.
Personal Injury General: Defense

Kornelis, David
Construction Litigation: Business

Sharp, Darren K.
Civil Litigation: Defense

Spalty, Edward R.
Franchise/Dealership

St. Louis

Beulick, John S.
Intellectual Property

Braswell, David W.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Clifford, Nicholas B.
Intellectual Property Litigation

Corrigan Jr., William M.
Business Litigation

Cousins, Steven N.
Bankruptcy: Business

Cowling, John F.
Business Litigation

Demerath, Jeffrey T.
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Engel Jr., Richard W.
Bankruptcy: Business

Foster, Jovita
Employment & Labor

Francis, Byron E.
Construction Litigation: Business

Gearin, Timothy J.
Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense

Going, David L.
Bankruptcy: Business

Hoekel, Jennifer E.
Intellectual Property Litigation

Kaiser, Robert A.
Employment Litigation: Defense

Kass, Michael
Employment & Labor: Employer

Kenny, Patrick J.
Insurance Coverage

LeMoine, Bruce
Creditor Debtor Rights: Business

Mello, James E.
Government Finance

Nelson, Daniel C.
Business Litigation

O'Keefe, Julie E.
Civil Litigation: Defense

O'Toole, Daniel K.
Employment & Labor

Palmquist, Jill
Estate Planning & Probate

Stockberger, James L.
Personal Injury - Products: Defense

Stoneman, Mark L.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Sullivan, John L.
Banking

Trelz, Eric
Employment & Labor: Employer

von Stamwitz, George M.
Environmental

Walter, Eric M.
Business Litigation

Weaver, Thomas B.
Appellate

2017 Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars

Kansas City

Ochs, Megan J.
Civil Litigation: Defense

Orr, Rachel
Government Finance

Patterson, Elizabeth
Business/Corporate

Prewitt, Kevin
Business Litigation

St. Louis

Bakker, Bradley M.
Employment & Labor

Bentele, Laura A.
Business Litigation

Brenner, Jeremy M.
Employment & Labor

Brophy, Richard L.
Intellectual Property Litigation

Burke, Daniel J.
Real Estate: Business

Cambridge, Paul J.
Banking

Foristal, Steven J.
Mergers & Acquisitions

LaRose, Christopher R.
Business Litigation

Mansfield, Jaimie L.
Business Litigation

Mendez, Jessica M.
Intellectual Property Litigation

Mueller, Jacob R.
Intellectual Property

Musholt, Benjamin
Real Estate: Business

Schultz, Jeffrey L.
Business Litigation

Theis, Carolyn
Business Litigation

Wrigley, Falon M.
Employment & Labor