Armstrong Teasdale announces that 120 firm lawyers have been listed among The Best Lawyers in America^® and Ones to Watch – 2026 edition. The lawyers were ranked across dozens of practice areas and nine offices.

Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on peer review to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Attorneys who are new to the Best Lawyers list this year include David Jermann, Halle Dimar, James Heinen and Michael Vander Molen.

Thirty-six attorneys are ranked in the Ones to Watch category, which features up-and-coming lawyers in the earlier stages of their careers. Attorneys Michael Grigsby, Katie Horn, Kat Januszkiewicz, Gabriel Lievano and Mario Martinez are new to the list in 2026.

In addition, four lawyers were named "Lawyer of the Year," a designation presented to only one individual in a given geographical region and practice area annually.  They are Jonathan Dalton, Government Relations Practice; Matthew Reh, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Robert Klahr, Municipal Law; and Ray Price, Arbitration.

Best Lawyers

Chicago
Eric N. Macey, Commercial Litigation; Gaming Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
Timothy J. Miller, Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Stephen Novack, Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Stephen J. Siegel, Commercial Litigation
Donald A. Tarkington, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate

Denver
Gregory J. Ramos, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Edwardsville
Untress Quinn, Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Jefferson City
Sherry L. Doctorian, Government Relations Practice
Matthew Kitzi, Litigation – Securities; Securities Regulation

Kansas City
Karrie Clinkinbeard, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Paul M. Croker, Construction Law
David A. Jermann II, Franchise Law
Tyson H. Ketchum, Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Brian M. Nye, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Gregory Todd, Real Estate Law

Miami
Eleanor T. Barnett, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Jeffrey R. Lam, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Glen H. Waldman, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate

New York
Steven I. Tolman, Construction Law; Litigation - Construction

Philadelphia
Timothy J. Bergère, Energy Law; Environmental Law
Joseph D. Rossi, Patent Law

St. Louis
Derick E. Allen, Patent Law
Wendi Alper-Pressman, Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Bruce T. Atkins, Patent Law
Christopher D. Baucom, Commercial Litigation
Hillary Bean, Real Estate Law
Nicole C. Behnen, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Patrick Brennan, Patent Law
Richard L. Brophy, Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
Maureen O. Bryan, Litigation - Health Care
Daniel J. Burke, Jr., Real Estate Law
Jennifer R. Byrne, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Paul Cambridge, Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael A. Chivell, Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Clark H. Cole, Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jonathan F. Dalton*, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
Halle L. Dimar, Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Susan K. Ehlers, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Richard W. Engel, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Daniel Fitzgerald, Patent Law
Steven J. Foristal, Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Franchise Law
James A. Fredericks, Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Scott Galt, Commercial Litigation; Privacy and Data Security Law
Timothy J. Gearin, Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Daniel J. Godar, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Lynn T. Goessling, Real Estate Law
Joseph L. Goff, Jr., Commercial Litigation
David L. Going, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Kyle G. Gottuso, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Keith K. Grissom, Trusts and Estates
James M. Heinen, Jr., Litigation - Patent
Joseph F. Hipskind, Jr., Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Scott E. Hunt, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael S. Jefferies, Corporate Law
Robert A. Kaiser, Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Anita M. Kidd, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Robert D. Klahr*, Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Christopher R. Larose, Commercial Litigation
Bruce D. LeMoine, Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David G. Loseman, Construction Law
James E. Mello, Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Michael G. Munsell, Patent Law
Mark Murray, Real Estate Law
Bryan D. Nicholson, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
John J. O'Brien III, Banking and Finance Law
Julie E. O'Keefe, Environmental Law
Steven Pozaric, Health Care Law
William Ray Price, Jr.*, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Mediation
Patrick W. Rasche, Patent Law
Matthew J. Reh*, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Amy T. Ryan, Commercial Litigation
Donna Frazier Schmitt, Trademark Law
Jeffrey Schultz, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Trade Secrets Law
Richard A. Schuth, Patent Law
Mark D. Sophir, Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
James L. Stockberger, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mark L. Stoneman, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
John L. Sullivan, Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Mark A. Thomas, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Michael J. Vander Molen, Patent Law
Marc W. Vander Tuig, Litigation - Patent
Eric Walter, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Thomas B. Weaver, Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Ones to Watch

Chicago
Dana Taylor, Commercial Litigation
Mario Martinez, Commercial Litigation
Stephanie Moon, Commercial Litigation
Serena G. Rabie, Commercial Litigation

Denver
Michael K. Grigsby, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Kansas City
Katherine Horn, Labor and Employment Law - Management

Miami
Richard G. Cole, Commercial Litigation
Will Collier, Corporate Law
Gabriel Lievano, Commercial Litigation
Nicole P. Planell, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction

New York
Emma A. Coppola, Commercial Litigation
Kat Januszkiewicz, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Stephanie M. Piper, Intellectual Property Law
Alyssa H. Ruderman, Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent

St. Louis
Patricia B. Beckerle, Real Estate Law
Daniel D. Bracciano, Intellectual Property Law
Eric H. Brunngraber, Intellectual Property Law
Paul L. Brusati, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
John H. Chassaing, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Samra Cordic, Commercial Litigation
Katherine E Doherty, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Erin M. Edelman, Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Emily Goeke, Commercial Litigation
Britney J. Herron, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Hannah Meehan Hope, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management
Melanie E. King, Patent Law
Nicholas B. Krone, Commercial Litigation
Julia M. Lang, Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
Zachary Langrehr, Corporate Law
Noelle E. Mack, Corporate Law
Margaret A. Mudd, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Zackary Nehls, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Andrea M. Sciarratta, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Jordan Spicer, Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
Margaret R. Szewczyk, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Abigail Twenter, Commercial Litigation