Chambers USArecognized 87 Husch Blackwell attorneys in the 2024 guide released today, an increase of 14 ranked attorneys from 2023. In addition, 15 lawyers, who did not appear in the 2023 edition ofChambers USA, earned rankings.
Chambers also ranked Husch Blackwell in 39 departments spanning 17 of the firm’s practice areas with the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources, Higher Education, and Insurance practices earning national rankings for the first-time.
Since 2021, Husch Blackwell has more than doubled its attorney and firm rankings.
The firm is recognized in:
Nationwide
- Cannabis Law
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded
- Healthcare: Highly Regarded
- *Higher Education
- *Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- Product Liability: Toxic Torts
- *Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Colorado
- Banking & Finance
- Labor & Employment
- Real Estate
Massachusetts
- Healthcare
Missouri
- Corporate/M&A (Kansas City & Surrounds; St. Louis & Surrounds)
- *Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Environment (St. Louis & Surrounds)
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment (Kansas City & Surrounds; St. Louis & Surrounds)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Kansas City & Surrounds; St. Louis & Surrounds)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Real Estate (St. Louis & Surrounds)
Nebraska
- Corporate/Commercial
Tennessee
- Real Estate
Texas
- Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity)
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Litigation: General Commercial (Austin & Surrounds)
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Wisconsin
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Labor & Employment
- *Litigation: General Commercial
- Real Estate
Individual attorneys recognized by Chambers are:
Nationwide
- Hilary Bricken – Cannabis Law: Western United States – Band 1
- Marshall Custer – Cannabis Law: Western United States – Band 2
- JenDlugosz – Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Band 1
- Kyle Gilster – Political Law – Band 4
- *Hayley Hanson – Higher Education – Band 1
- Beau Jackson – International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) – Band 5
- *Missouri – Intellectual Property – Band 3
- Tessa Jacob – E-Discovery & Information Governance – Band 3
- *Marci Kawski – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance) – Band 4
- Jennifer Lee – Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Band 1
- Steve Levine – Cannabis Law: Western United States – Band 1
- J.Y. Miller – Product Liability: Toxic Torts – Band 1
- Cortney O’Toole Morgan – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions – Band 4
- Hal Perloff – Government Contracts – Band 5
- DavidStauss – Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – Band 5
- *Sean Tassi – Higher Education – Band 2
- BrianWaagner – Government Contracts – Band 4
- Linda Walsh – Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) – Band 4
Colorado
- Steve Agee – Banking & Finance – Band 2
- DanBray – Banking & Finance – Band 2
- *Jessica Collier – Insurance – Band 2
- *Ashley DeVerna – Insurance – Up and Coming
- Barbara Grandjean – Labor & Employment – Band 2
- Ashley Jordaan – Labor & Employment – Band 3
- ChrisOttele – Labor & Employment – Band 3
Kansas
- Kyle Russell – Labor & Employment – Band 3
Missouri
- Mike Annis – Intellectual Property – Band 3
- Curt Chase – Healthcare – Band 1
- Catherine Hanaway – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Band 2
- Sarah Hellmann – Healthcare – Band 2
- Jennifer Hoekel – Intellectual Property – Band 3
- Jeff Jensen – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Band 2
- *Craig Kovarik – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Band 1
- Jason Reschly – Tax – Band 1
- Christopher Smith – Healthcare – Band 2
- Rudy Telscher – Intellectual Property – Band 1
- Harvey Tettlebaum – Healthcare – Band 2
- Cori Turner – Healthcare – Band 2
- *Mark Welker – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Band 1
Missouri-Kansas City
- Paul Pautler – Labor & Employment – Band 3
- Charles Renner – Real Estate – Band 2
- Kirstin Salzman – Corporate/M&A – Band 3
- Jeff Simon – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 4
- Julianne Story – Labor & Employment – Band 3
- EdWilson – Corporate/M&A – Band 2
Missouri-St. Louis
- Chris Erker – Environment – Band 1
- JoeGlynias – Labor & Employment – Band 2
- Courtney Hill – Real Estate – Band 3
- Bill Hof – Real Estate – Band 3
- David Linenbroker – Real Estate – Band 1
- Jim Monafo – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 3
- Mary Anne O’Connell – Corporate/M&A – Band 2
- David Richardson – Real Estate – Band 1
- Matthew Schneider – Corporate/M&A – Band 3
- Gregory Smith – Real Estate – Senior Statespeople
- Melissa Smith-Groff – Real Estate – Band 3
- Bob Tomaso – Labor & Employment – Eminent Practitioners
- Amy Wachs – Environment – Band 1
Nebraska
- David Gardels – Corporate/Commercial – Band 1
- Marnie Jensen – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 3
- Victoria Sitz – Corporate/Commercial – Band 1
New Jersey
- *Ryan DiClemente – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 4
Tennessee
- Tim Capria – Intellectual Property – Band 2
- *Ronald Feldman – Real Estate – Band 3
- *Andrew Hodgson – Real Estate – Up and Coming
Texas
- *Lute Barber – Banking & Finance – Associates to watch
- Diane Carter – Healthcare – Band 2
- Carrie Collier-Brown – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) – Band 3
- Michael Crowe – Healthcare – Band 4
- Scott Davis – Insurance – Band 4
- Joe Geraci – Healthcare – Band 1
- David Hilgers – Healthcare – Senior Statespeople
- *Lorinda Holloway – Healthcare – Band 5
- Hal Katz – Healthcare – Band 1
- Nikelle Meade – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Band 3
- Chris Reeder – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) – Band 3
- Reuben Rosof– Banking & Finance – Band 5
- *Jody Rudman – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Band 4
- David Timmins – Insurance – Band 3
Wisconsin
- Brad Dallet – Real Estate – Band 4
- David Eckhardt – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – Band 2
- Phil Koutnik – Corporate/M&A – Band 3
- *Ann Maher – Litigation: General Commercial – Band 3
- Rebecca Mitich – Real Estate – Band 2
- Brian Potts – Natural Resources & Environment – Band 2
- Lynda Templen – Banking & Finance – Band 3
- Nate Volz – Banking & Finance – Band 3
- David Zoppo – Natural Resources & Environment – Band 3
*Indicates practices and attorneys not ranked in previous year’sChambers USA
Chambers and Partners, which publishesChambers USA, develops its ranking by utilizing a team of over 200 research analysts who assess lawyers and law firms across the USA, conducting thousands of one-on-one interviews per year with in-house counsel and third-party experts. The team identifies and ranks the world’s best lawyers and legal departments according to the criteria most valued by clients: commercial awareness, cross-border capabilities, value and delivery to budget, and client service.
