New Partners 2026: Sortable and searchable list

Staff Report//February 13, 2026//

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NEW PARTNERS 2026: Sortable, searchable list

Firm	Name	Title	Practice area	City	Law school	Promoted or Lateral
Armstrong Teasdale	Halle Dimar	Profit-Sharing Partner	Litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Armstrong Teasdale	Rhys Williams	Profit-Sharing Partner	Corporate services group	St. Louis	Creighton University	Promoted
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice	Grant Henderson	Member	Insurance coverage litigation, bad faith, professional liability and catastrophic injury claims	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice	Tom Kammerer	Member	Insurance defense, premises liability, property damage, personal injury, transportation and subrogation matters	St. Louis	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice	Adam Moore	Member	Class actions, complex commercial and business litigation, product liability and toxic tort defense	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Lateral
Blitz Bardgett and Deutsch	Lisa Adams	Member	Wealth and estate planning	St. Louis	University of Missouri	Lateral
Blitz Bardgett and Deutsch	Harvard Muhm	Member	Tax and estate planning	St. Louis	University of Missouri	Lateral
Brown and James	Kristine Mack	Principal	Medical malpractice, transportation liability, employment law, product liability	Belleville, Ill.	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Brown and James	Ashley Simeone	Principal	Toxic torts	St. Louis	University of Kansas	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	William Easley	Partner	Restructuring and insolvency/special situations	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Jay Wheeler	Partner	Commercial lending	Kansas City	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Joseph Babitz	Partner	Commercial lending	St. Louis	University of Virginia	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Ofir Klein	Partner	Securities and corporate governance	St. Louis	Cornell University	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Mark Lenihan	Partner	Business and commercial disputes	St. Louis	DePaul University	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Kathyrn Scott	Partner	Labor and employment	St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis	Promoted
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Nicholas West	Partner	M&A and corporate finance	St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis	Promoted
Capes Sokol	David Lemkemeier	Shareholder	Real estate	St. Louis	Washington University	Lateral
Capes Sokol	Stephen Hoeplinger	Shareholder	Commercial, real estate, employment, and civil litigation	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Carmody MacDonald	Stephen Davis	Shareholder	Business and real estate litigation, homeowner and condominium association law	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Carmody MacDonald	Gregory Murphy	Shareholder	Corporate/transactional, commercial banking, mergers and acquisitions, real estate	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete	Dean Kpere-Daibo	Equity partner	Labor and employment	St. Louis	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Promoted
Cordell & Cordell	William Backer	Litigation partner	Divorce	Independence, MO	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Danna McKitrick	Bryan Schrempf	Principal	Litigation; wills, trusts, and estates; business and corporate counsel; and real estate.	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Davis Bethune Jones	Kevin D. Buchanan	Partner	Liability litigation	Kansas City	University of Missouri	Promoted
Dowd Bennett	Sayler A. Fleming	Partner	White collar defense and government investigations	St. Louis	Vanderbilt University	Lateral
Dowd Bennett	Rebecca McLaughlin	Partner	Product liability litigation	St. Louis	Georgetown University	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Dan Broombaugh	Member	Workers’ compensation	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Cody Wright	Member	Workers’ compensation	St. Louis	University of Kansas	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Jacob Eddy	Member	Civil litigation	Springfield, MO	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Brent Jepson	Equity member	Workers’ compensation	Kansas City	Washburn University	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Marc Middleton	Equity member	Civil litigation	Kansas City	University of Missouri	Promoted
Evans and Dixon	Joshua Baker	Equity member	Business litigation	Springfield, MO	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Foley Mansfield	Alexa Newton	Office managing partner	Product liability	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Gilmore and Bell	Sarah Granath	Shareholder	Public finance	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Gilmore and Bell	David Bushek	Shareholder	Public finance	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Lateral
Graves Garrett Greim	Paul Brothers	Partner	Investigations, white collar prosecutions, and complex civil litigation	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Graves Garrett Greim	Chandler Carr	Partner	Commercial litigation	Kansas City	Northwestern University	Promoted
Graves Garrett Greim	Paul Brothers	Partner	White collar criminal defense and government investigations	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts	Ashley Shula	Partner	Family Law	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Meredith Benage	Partner	Development incentives, tax credits	St. Louis	Louisiana State University	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Joseph Babitz	Partner	Commercial lending	St. Louis	University of Virginia	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	McKinley Duke	Partner	Private wealth	Kansas City	University of Arkansas	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Sara Fevurly	Partner	Commercial litigation	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	A.J. James	Partner	Higher education	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Jeffery Le Riche	Partner	Commercial litigation	Kansas City	University of Missouri	Lateral
Husch Blackwell	Kate Ledden	Partner	Commercial litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Mary Kate Mullen	Partner	Commercial litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Mary Sprouse	Partner	Energy	Kansas City	Northwestern University	Promoted
Husch Blackwell	Katie Trovitch	Partner	Tax credit	St. Louis	Washington University	Lateral
Kutak Rock	Nicholas Boyle	Partner	Banking and finance	Kansas City	Univeristy of Arkansas	Promoted
Kutak Rock	Bridget Morris	Partner	Public finance	Kansas City	Creighton University	Promoted
Kutak Rock	Scott Strohm	Partner	Intellectual property	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Lashly & Baer	Michael McGinley	Shareholder	Public agency law, litigation, and municipal counsel	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Lateral
Lashly & Baer	Andrew Bramman	Shareholder	Municipal	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Lashly & Baer	Jeffrey Klaus	Shareholder	Litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Lathrop	Alison Auxter	Partner and Deputy General Counsel	Tort, insurance and environmental	Kansas City	University of Notre Dame	Lateral
Lathrop	Kathleen Fisher Enyeart	Partner	Litigation and dispute resolution	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Lathrop	David Kim	Partner	Business transactions	Kansas City	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Lateral
Lathrop	Alana McMullin	Partner	Tort, insurance and environmental	Kansas City	University of Missouri-Columbia	Promoted
Lathrop	Jane Trueper	Partner	Business transactions	Kansas City	University of Pennsylvania	Promoted
Levy Craig	Terry Mosteller	Shareholder	Non-profits, commercial real estate, contracts	Kansas City	University of Georgia	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Brynne Brown	Member	Estate planning, taxation, trust administration, and business law	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Lewis Rice	B. Joseph Harris	Member	Estate and gift tax planning	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Taylor Essner	Member	Construction law, commercial litigation, products liability, and class actions	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Kylee Emert	Member	Mergers and acquisitions, securities, capital markets and investments, corporate strategies	St. Louis	Charleston School of Law	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Kenneth Mallin Jr.	Member	Complex litigation, labor and employment, trust and estate litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Melissa Powers	Member	Data protection, AI, cyber liability insurance, US state privacy laws, IT, M&A, advertising, Promoteds and media	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Lewis Rice	Kristin Southworth	Member	Trust and estates, litigation	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Littler	James Payer	Shareholder	Labor and employment	St. Louis	Loyola Law School, Los Angeles	Promoted
Louis Brisbois	Cameron Grant	Managing partner	Labor and employment	Kansas City	New York University	Lateral
Martin Pringle	Samuel P. Heaney	Partner	Civil and commercial litigation and insurance defense	Kansas City, Overland Park	University of Iowa	Promoted
Martin Pringle	Brian Gardiner	Partner	Medical malpractice defense and civil commercial litigation	Kansas City, Overland Park	University of Kansas	Promoted
McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer	Garrett Hunkins	Partner	Commercial litigation	Kansas City	University of Missouri – Kansas City	Lateral
MVP Law	Sarah Boston	Shareholder	Workers’ compensation	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
MVP Law	Aaron Greenbaum	Shareholder	Workers’ compensation	Kansas City	Washburn University	Promoted
MVP Law	Jackson Hedges	Shareholder	Workers’ compensation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
MVP Law	Brian Israel	Shareholder	Civil litigation and insurance defense	Kansas City	University of Notre Dame	Promoted
MVP Law	Seth Jurcyk	Shareholder	Workers’ compensation	Kansas City	Washburn University	Promoted
Ogletree	Cristin J. Mack	Shareholder	Labor and employment	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Ogletree	Mallory Zoia	Shareholder	Labor and employment	St. Louis	Saint Louis University
Polsinelli	Elizabeth Aguilera	Shareholder	Capital markets and commercial lending	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Polsinelli	Craig Boyd Jr.	Shareholder	Corporate mergers and acquisitions	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Polsinelli	Wesley Dagestad	Shareholder	Real estate	St. Louis	University of Missouri	Promoted
Polsinelli	Nicholas Klumb	Shareholder	Real estate	St. Louis	University of Missouri	Promoted
Polsinelli	Sean Puta	Shareholder	Energy	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Polsinelli	Daniel Slawski Jr.	Shareholder	Capital markets and commercial lending	St. Louis	Vanderbilt University	Promoted
Polsinelli	Margaret Toman	Shareholder	Real estate	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Polsinelli	Elizabeth Tucker	Shareholder	Health care	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Polsinelli	John Prinzivalli	Shareholder	Corporate mergers and acquisitions	Kansas City	Northwestern University	Promoted
Polsinelli	Bailie Schnackenberg	Shareholder	Real estate	Kansas City	Washburn University	Promoted
Polsinelli	Ross Weimer	Shareholder	Employment litigation	Kansas City	Boston College	Promoted
Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion	Dean Stark	Partner/Shareholder	Commercial, IP litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion	Matthew Suess	Partner/Shareholder	Agent and director liability, construction, insurance liability	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Diane Robben	Shareholder	Health care transactional and regulatory	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Steve Walsh	Shareholder	Personal injury and tort defense, product, asbestos and toxic tort liability	St. Louis	DePaul University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Laura Petkovich	Shareholder	Health law, hospital defense	St. Louis	University of Missouri	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Kelly Rock	Shareholder	Commercial real estate	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Carrie Timko	Shareholder	Transactions	St. Louis	Stetson University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Caleb Hawkins	Shareholder	Civil litigation defense	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Jim Keaney	Shareholder	Business litigation, labor and employment	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Sandberg Phoenix	Ben Keller	Shareholder	Estate planning, probate and general business, corporate law and succession planning	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris	Bruce Moothart	Managing member	Complex litigation	Kansas City	University of Iowas	Promoted
Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris	John Bullock	Voting member	Complex business litigation, personal injury defense and employment litigation	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris	Matthew Miller	Partner	Commercial litigation, employment litigation and personal injury defens	Kansas City	Emory University	Lateral
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Daniel Cummings	Partner	Class action and appellate	Kansas City	Creighton University	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Jenn Hatcher	Partner	Business litigation	Kansas City	University of Nevada Las Vegas	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Max McGraw	Partner	Intellectual property	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Dalton Mott	Partner	Environmental litigation	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Hillary Nicholas	Partner	Product liability litigation	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Peter O’Neill	Partner	Business litigation	Kansas City, Chicago	Notre Dame	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Torrey Peterson	Partner	Product liability litigation	Kansas City	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Christopher Sorenson	Partner	Product liability litigation	Kansas City	University of Iowa	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Patrick Sullivan	Partner	Intellectual property	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Promoted
Shook, Hardy and Bacon	Andre Tinoco	Partner	Product liability litigation	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Simmons Hanly Conroy	Jenny Paulson	Partner	litigation/consumer class action lawsuits	Alton, Illinois	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Simmons Hanly Conroy	Luke Pfeifer	Partner	Asbestos & Mesothelioma	Alton, Illinois	Southern Illinois University	Promoted
Spencer Fane	Blake Smith	Partner	Litgation and dispute resolution	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Spencer Fane	Kristen O’Neal	Partner	Litgation and dispute resolution	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Stanton Barton	Megan Ratelle	Senior Associate	Admiralty & Maritime Law	St. Louis	University of St. Thomas	Promoted
Stinson	Cara McLaughlin	Partner	Complex loan transactions	Kansas City	University of Missouri Kansas City	Promoted
Stinson	Dyan Fotiadis	Partner	Commercial real estate	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Stinson	Amanda Rapp	Partner	Public financing, commercial real estate	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Promoted
Thompson Coburn	Benjamin Middleton	Partner	Business litigation	St. Louis	Stanford University	Promoted
Thompson Coburn	Daniel Garcia	Partner	Business litigation	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Thompson Coburn	Jesse Doggendorf	Partner	Corporate and securities	St. Louis	Washington University	Promoted
Thompson Coburn	Nicholas Schnell	Partner	Business litigation	St. Louis	University of Iowa	Promoted
UB Greensfelder	Christopher Pickett	Partner	Litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Lateral
UB Greensfelder	Robert Winner	Partner	Corporate	St. Louis	DePaul University	Lateral
UB Greensfelder	Joseph Devereux III	Partner	Construction litigation	St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Lateral
UB Greensfelder	Pete Palumbo	Partner	Estate, trust, business, and tax planning	St. Louis	Southern Illinois University, Washington University	Promoted
Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann	Kyle Roehler	Principal	Trial lawyer defending motor carriers, businesses in the hospitality industry, construction companies, and insurers	Kansas City	University of Kansas	Lateral