Armstrong Teasdale announces that seven trial lawyers across eight practice areas have been ranked in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation, “the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys.” Now in its 17th year of publication, Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation and disputes market in North America, highlighting the top litigators leading the charge in the courtroom.

The following partners were named Litigation Stars:

Richard Brophy, Intellectual Property (National and Missouri)

Monte Mann, Insurance, Commercial (National and Illinois)

Maureen Bryan, Healthcare (National and Missouri)

Karrie Clinkinbeard, Product Liability (Missouri)

Tim Gearin, Product Liability, Healthcare (Missouri)

Jeffrey Schultz, Commercial, Data Privacy, ICT & Software (Missouri)

Thomas Weaver, Appellate (Missouri)

According to Benchmark, “research is conducted through extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the leading litigators and firms.”

From jury and bench trials to arbitrations and appeals, Armstrong Teasdale’s Litigation team is consistently recognized for successfully handling complex, high-stakes matters for clients in challenging venues across the country. Our lawyers’ skills and strategy have resulted in dozens of top-ranking verdicts over the years. Our team includes a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, former appellate court clerks, trial court clerks, and federal and state prosecutors. It also includes four former trial court judges and a state Supreme Court justice.

In addition, our robust Intellectual Property Litigation team, led by Brophy, includes trial lawyers with extensive experience handling patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret lawsuits, as well as related antitrust and commercial litigation.