Brown & James Law Firm issued the following announcement on Aug. 19.
Brown & James is proud to announce 36 lawyers are listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including two Lawyers of the Year and five first listings for Ones to Watch.
The 2022 edition of Best Lawyers lists 17 lawyers in multiple practice areas and is the first listing for Kenneth Burke and John Cunningham.
A.J. Bronsky was named the Lawyer of the Year in the area of Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants in St. Louis, and Philip Willman was named the Lawyer of the Year in the area of Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants in St. Louis.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America© list are organized by geographic region and practice areas. The methodology employed by Best Lawyers® is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
The following Brown & James lawyers are recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
Tucker Blaser, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert Brady, Insurance Law
A. J. Bronsky, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
David Bub, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
David Buchanan, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Kenneth Burke, Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions – Defendants
Justin Chapell, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
John Cooney, Insurance Law
Brandon Copeland, Insurance Law
Kristie Crawford, Litigation – Insurance
John Cunningham, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
David Ellington, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Bradley Hansmann, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jackie Kinder, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Matthew Koehler, Commercial Litigation
Corey Kraushaar, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Todd Lubben, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
Michael Maguire, Insurance Law
Irene Marusic, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Brian Plegge, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
John Rahoy, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Robert Rosenthal, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Steven Schwartz, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance
Peter Spataro, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
T. Michael Ward, Appellate Practice, Insurance Law
Russell Watters, Insurance Law
Philip Willman, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Teresa Young, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
Edward Zeidler, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
A new category introduced in 2021, Best Lawyers Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys early in the careers for outstanding professional excellence. The following Brown & James attorneys were named to this list for 2022:
Kara Burke, Insurance Law (first listing)
Joshua Kolb, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (first listing)
Michael Lester, Insurance Law, Transportation Law (first listing)
Ashley Moya, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law (first listing)
Benjamin McIntosh, Commercial Litigation
Patrick Meyer, Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
Daniel Sanchez, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (first listing)
Original source can be found here.