125 Thompson Coburn Attorneys Featured in 2016 Best Lawyers List
Thompson Coburn announced that 125 of the firm’s attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
The number of Thompson Coburn attorneys on the list is up from 112 last year and includes attorneys from 62 practice areas, the firm said in a release. With 101 attorneys listed, Thompson Coburn was also the top-listed firm in St. Louis and in Missouri. The firm is also top-listed in Belleville, Illinois with three lawyers listed. The Best Lawyers selection process is a rigorous and comprehensive one, involving detailed evaluations of attorneys by their peers.
The release continues:
The firm offers special congratulations to the twelve attorneys appearing on the list for the first time:
- Douglas Baron – Real Estate Law
- Christopher “Kit” Bond – Government Relations Practice
- Cathryn Conrad – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- John Farmer – Admiralty and Maritime Law
- Joyce Harris Hennessy – Health Care Law
- David Jinkins – Copyright Law
- Joan Lebow – Health Care Law
- Michael Parks – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Teresa Polino – International Trade and Finance Law
- Steven Ritchey – Patent Law
- Todd Rowden – Commercial Litigation
- Gayle Smith – Real Estate Law
Also, congratulations to Fred Arnold and Stan Walch, who have been included on the Best Lawyers list for 30 years; and to Ed Buchholz, Tom Corbett, Steve Cupples, Pete Fanchi, Paul Griesemer, Larry Katzenstein, Mike Lause, Rick Lawton, Ray Massey, Michael O’Keefe, Mark Sableman, and David Warfield, who have made the list for 20 years or more.
Click here for the complete list of Thompson Coburn attorneys who are included in the 2016 Best Lawyers.