Staff Report//August 18, 2025//
Litigation Practice – Defense
Baty Otto Scheer is a litigation-focused law firm representing clients across the country in corporate, employment, transportation, construction, retail, professional services, governmental liability, products liability, insurance coverage and real estate matters. The firm handles cases in federal, state, and municipal forums, managing sensitive investigations, counseling clients in mediation, and litigating matters through arbitration, trial, and appeal.
Led by President Lee Baty and Vice President Theresa Otto, the 22-attorney firm specializes in defending businesses and individuals facing lawsuits or potential litigation. The firm’s litigation partners have chaired hundreds of trials across various court systems, building a national reputation that attracts industry clients with global operations.
With offices in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri, Baty Otto Scheer provides representation from initial case assessment through trial and appeal. The firm’s principals have earned recognition as fellows of prestigious organizations including the American College of Trial Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America, and International Society of Barristers, and as members of the American Board of Trial Advocates and International Association of Defense Counsel.
Michael Ketchmark, president of Ketchmark & McCreight, founded the Kansas City-based firm in 1995 with a mission to represent regular people against massive corporations and giant law firms in personal injury and complex business litigation cases.
Anastassia Dambrouskaya, shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix, leads the Kansas City office’s dental industry practice alongside partner Ben Haltenhof.
Spencer Fane, led by firm chair and managing partner Patrick J. Whalen, has achieved AmLaw 200 status through a decade of steady and intentional growth.
Fisher Law operates as a boutique family law firm serving the Kansas City metropolitan area under the leadership of owner and founding partner Nicole Fisher.
Franke Schultz & Mullen stands as a prominent civil defense litigation firm founded in 1992 under the leadership of President John Schultz.
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, founded in 1982, operates as a civil defense litigation and trial law firm with offices in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington and Oregon.
Bounds Law is a boutique business and intellectual property law firm based in Kansas City.
While Stinson has embraced innovation as part of its practice management strategies, the firm’s services are still largely driven by what clients are asking for, says Brendan S. McInerney, director of strategy and innovation.
Husch Blackwell’s culture is rooted in innovation. From hiring its first two data scientists in 2020 to exploring efficiencies with artificial intelligence, the firm continues to innovate and automate to streamline delivery of client services, says Blake Rooney, chief information officer.
Seigfreid Bingham is a full-service law firm serving privately held companies based in Kansas City and throughout the Midwest.
Scott C. Gyllenborg, partner at Gyllenborg & Brown, has built a distinguished career in criminal defense law spanning more than two decades.
Lewis Rice has provided sophisticated legal counsel to local, regional and national businesses since its founding in 1909 in downtown St. Louis by Joseph Lewis and Charles Rice.
Gary C. Robb and Anita Porte Robb, founding partners of Robb & Robb, have built an unsurpassed record in aviation law since establishing the firm in 1984.
McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan, founded in 1947, is a full-service law firm recognized for its expertise in litigation, banking and financial services, bankruptcy, construction law, corporate transactions, family law, real estate, tax law, estate planning and intellectual property.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Discovery Strategies practice, co-chaired by Jennifer Stevenson and Patrick Oot, leverages more than 30 years of experience serving clients in the health, science and technology sectors.
At BCLP, innovation is at the heart of client services.
Dentons operates as the world’s largest law firm, with more than 8,000 people across 160 locations in 80 countries, advising many of the world’s 200 largest companies on complex legal matters.
Polsinelli is an Am Law 100 firm with more than 1,200 attorneys in over 25 offices nationwide, focusing on health care, real estate, finance, technology, private equity and life sciences.
Cannezzaro Marvel is a boutique trial and litigation law firm founded on August 1, 2022, and dedicated to representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Founded more than forty years ago and headquartered in the greater Kansas City area, Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader has established a nationwide footprint as a leader in many types of high stakes cases, including personal injury, medical malpractice, class action, products liability, insurance and appellate litigation.
Kennyhertz Perry distinguishes itself through a modern, adaptive approach to legal practice management that prioritizes client value, efficiency, and responsiveness.
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