More than 150 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch
The Best Lawyers in America® has named 156 Husch Blackwell lawyers to its 2025 "Ones to Watch" listing, 14 of whom are being listed for the first time. The "Ones to Watch" list, established in 2020, recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
New Ones to Watch honorees are listed in bold type.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Jessica Brown – Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Courtney L. Miner – Trusts and Estates
Sean J. Quinn – Health Care Law
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Hilda A. Akopyan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kevin Khachatryan – Commercial Litigation
Paloma Moreno-Acosta – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Allison M. Scott – Litigation - Labor and Employment
COLORADO
Denver
Ragini A. Acharya – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
Stephen Agee – Banking and Finance Law
Marshall Custer – Corporate Law
Ashley J. DeVerna – Insurance Law
Megan Fugier – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Heather Gasper – Real Estate Law
Melaina D. Jobs – Intellectual Property Law
Shawna Ruetz – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Alyssa B. Samuel – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jamie H. Steiner – Commercial Litigation
Chris C. Sundberg – Corporate Law
Yuefan Wang – Corporate Law
Keith K. Ybanez – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Eric H. Anderson – Intellectual Property Law
Karen L. Courtheoux – Education Law
Nida Ghaffar – Real Estate Law
Matthew M. Kamps – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Claire M. LaFont – Real Estate Law
Danielle R. Luisi – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Anne M. Mayette – Litigation - Labor and Employment
James P. O'Shea II – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Sarah K. Quinn – Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jennifer Ralph – Labor and Employment Law - Management
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Kasey Ciolfi – Health Care Law
Andrew J. Spector – Corporate Law
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
Nick Kuhlmann – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
MISSOURI
Jefferson City
Emily M. Solum – Health Care Law
Kansas City
Jon T. Beeman – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jordan W. Bergkamp – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Andrew T. Bergman – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jenna Brofsky – Labor and Employment Law - Employee; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Drew A. Canning – Health Care Law
Taylor Concannon Hausmann – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Sara A. Fevurly – Commercial Litigation
Nicholas B. Kenney – Banking and Finance Law
Rachel Kim-Walter – Labor and Employment Law - Employee; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Chris Kline – Land Use and Zoning Law
Brynna S. Krough-Deaton – Real Estate Law
Kirsten C. Large – Energy Law; Real Estate Law
Christopher C. Miles – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Trecia Moore – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Nikki Multer – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Bryce Navarro – Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mary Sprouse – Corporate Law; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Springfield
Christina C. Brunty – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Christopher Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Laura C. Robinson – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
St. Louis
Lazaro Aguiar – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Matthew D. Ahlers – Real Estate Law
Meredith L. Benage – Tax Law
Kevin Birkenmeier – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Jennifer Cecil – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Aaron J. Chickos – Commercial Litigation
Myers Dill – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Patent
Molly Dugan – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Ashley L.F. Edwards – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Justin T. Fezzi – Banking and Finance Law
Tara L. Ficken – Intellectual Property Law
Andrew German – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Robert J. Hurtt – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kathryn A. Jenner – Real Estate Law
Cynthia M. Juedemann – Commercial Litigation
Kaytlin E. Kopen – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Andrew J. Kriegshauser – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Timothy P. Larkin – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Brian J.N. Marstall – Intellectual Property Law
Scott D. Meyers – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Sydney Miller – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
Mary Kate Mullen – Commercial Litigation
Theresa M. Mullineaux – Commercial Litigation; Education Law
Jackson K. Otto – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Shannon D. Peters – Intellectual Property Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Robert C. Rakers – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Aleksandra O. Rushing – Education Law
Nicholas Scholz – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Trusts and Estates
Paul L. Smelcer – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tana F. Smith – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Ryan L. White – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kendra Wolters – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Brenden R. Zee-Cheng – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Sarah L. Zimmerman – Commercial Litigation
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Kamron T. Hasan – Commercial Litigation
Casey W. Kidwell – Corporate Law
NEW YORK
New York
Mary-Ann P. Czak – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Colleen Fox – Commercial Litigation
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Ryan A. Burgett – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Caleb T. Holzaepfel – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Shelby D. Lomax – Banking and Finance Law
Alexandra McFall – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
Nashville
Christopher K. Friedman – Banking and Finance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
Ryan Wautlet – Trusts and Estates
TEXAS
Austin
Houston Harllee Berger – Real Estate Law
Mashaal A. Bhaidani – Energy Law
Ellee Cochran – Health Care Law
Lauren E. Hayes – Commercial Litigation
Taylor Herpin – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Theresa Langley – Health Care Law
Brian M. Pullin – Energy Law; Real Estate Law
Tim P. Ribelin – Commercial Litigation
Jameson E. Sauseda – Health Care Law
Ashley E. Todd – Commercial Litigation; Health Care Law
Taylor C. Wood – Real Estate Law
Alaina Zermeno – Energy Law
Dallas
Kaitlyn Blanchard – Trusts and Estates
Alex Brakefield – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Colin R. Byrne – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Mark Fritsche – Commercial Litigation
Samantha Gugliuzza – Real Estate Law
Alison Hollender – Health Care Law
Andrew H. Katon – Litigation - Labor and Employment
Nikki D. Tate – Energy Law; Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Tracey Toll – Health Care Law
Houston
Jarett Dillard – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Rufino Gaytán III – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Logan Leal – Real Estate Law
Quinncy N. McNeal – Litigation - Construction
Ben Stephens – Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Nicholas D. Stepp – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sylvia Bartell – Energy Law
Michael Blackwell – Corporate Law
Alexandra E. Cantamessa – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jacob Huston – Banking and Finance Law
Brittany S. Lomax – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Austin D. O'Malley – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Magda S. Patitsas – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Lana A. Yaghi – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Transportation Law
WISCONSIN
Madison
Andrew Brenton – Health Care Law
Erin E. Burns – Health Care Law
Joseph S. Diedrich – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Jacob B. Harris – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Natalia S. Kruse – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation
Mary N. Parmeter – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Samantha R. Schacht – Litigation - Construction
David R. Zoppo – Energy Law; Environmental Law
Milwaukee
Scott W. Brunner – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Thomas J. Chmielnik – Corporate Law
Catarina A. Colón – Labor and Employment Law – Employee; Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Adam R. Finkel – Real Estate Law
Rebecca Furdek – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lindsey M. Greenawald – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Angela B. Harden – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
Margaret K. Heitkamp – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Laura L. Malugade – Labor and Employment Law - Management
Samuel M. Mitchell – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Renae M. Nanna – Health Care Law
Adam H. Roundy – Banking and Finance Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Jason K. Smathers – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Emily Logan Stedman – Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation
Kelsey Toledo – Health Care Law
The firm also has more than 250 attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 listing, which is based on a national survey involving detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
