Top Managing Partners 2025

T. Michael Ward serves as managing principal of Brown & James, a prominent law firm with offices in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, and Belleville, Illinois.

Richard W. Engel Jr. serves as managing partner of Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis, bringing extensive legal experience to his leadership role.

Cameron Garrison joined what was then Lathrop & Gage in 2002 after graduating from law school.

Kim Jones joined Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris in 2012 and now serves as her firm’s managing partner.

Jennifer Price leads the well-known Kansas City trial firm of Shaffer Lombardo Shurin, which in 2022 became a majority woman-owned business.

Under Scott Kreamer, many of the top defense trial firms in the state have come together under a single banner.

Larry David Fields serves as regional managing partner of Kutak Rock in Kansas City, with 34 years of legal practice experience.

Richard B. Walsh Jr. serves as firm chairman of Lewis Rice in St. Louis, bringing 40 years of legal practice experience to his leadership role.

Since 2017, Vincent Reese has served as managing partner of Mickes O’Toole, a firm notable not only for its focus on education law but also as one of the largest minority-owned firms in the state.

Bob Tomaso has led Husch Blackwell’s St. Louis office, one of the firm’s largest operations, since 1993.

Clients across the nation consult Jim Bennett on their important cases. He has been recognized three times by Missouri Lawyers Media for having the largest defense or plaintiff verdict.

Allison Murdock serves as managing partner of Stinson in Kansas City, leading the firm where she began her career 37 years ago.

Byron A. Bowles serves as president and chief executive officer of MVP Law Firm in Kansas City, bringing 31 years of legal practice experience to his leadership role.

Elizabeth Shocklee serves as managing partner of Evans & Dixon, a St. Louis law firm celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.

Wesley Fields became office managing partner of BCLP’s second-largest office in Missouri in 2019, becoming just the sixth partner to lead the Kansas City office since it opened more than 30 years ago.

Until 2021, the office managing partner for Spencer Fane’s largest office was also the head of the entire firm.

Ruben Chuquimia was named the new office managing partner of Polsinelli’s third largest office in 2023, following former office leader Jane Arnold’s appointment as co-chair of Polsinelli’s business department.

Austin Fax serves as managing member of Lowther Johnson Attorneys at Law, a general practice law firm in Springfield.

In 2019, Lisa Krigsten was named the managing partner of the Kansas City office of Dentons, the massive global law firm.

Chris Hohn serves as firm chair of Thompson Coburn, an 800-person law firm based in St. Louis. With 30 years of legal practice, Hohn transitioned to firm leadership one year ago after scaling back his active litigation practice.

Bhavik Patel serves as chief executive officer of Sandberg Phoenix in St. Louis, bringing over 20 years of legal practice experience to his leadership role.

Madeleine McDonough was elected chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in 2017 and was re-elected for another five-year term in 2022.

Kevin T. McLaughlin serves as co-managing partner of UB Greensfelder in St. Louis, with 30 years of legal practice experience.