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In recent year, the acceleration of mergers and acquisitions of small, rural hospitals by larger health systems has been a notable trend in Missouri health care. John D. Hammons Jr. has witnessed that trend firsthand as an attorney representing several rural hospitals.

When it comes to health care attorneys in St. Louis, Mark Goran is a particularly heavy hitter.

Evan Raskas Goldfarb champions both her health care clients and her colleagues at Thompson Coburn.

Ryan Gavin earned his law degree in 1999 from Saint Louis University and practiced with Brown & James and Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale before forming his current firm with fellow founding partner Mandy Kamykowski in 2014. They emphasize medical malpractice defense, health care law and related fields.

Dana Frese is the executive vice president-claims and general counsel for Healthcare Services Group, a medical insurance provider. As a result, he is in an excellent position to understand the issues that arise at the intersection of law, health care and insurance.

One of the most transformative construction projects in the Downtown Kansas City area resulted from the work of Robin Foster, the executive vice president and general counsel for Children’s Mercy Kansas City.

Tad Eckenrode has won a number of tough medical malpractice cases. In 2018, he persuaded a jury in St. Charles County that a mental health professional was not liable after a man murdered his family within hours of his last therapy session.

For Jane Drummond, advocating for the state’s hospitals through the Missouri Hospital Association is the culmination of a career focused on health care law and policy.

Kirk Doan works with the business side of the medical industry, helping clients in matters such as practice acquisition, hospital contracting and construction, business operations and regulatory compliance.

Halle Dimar has built her career around health law.

Curt Chase is one of the relatively few attorneys who can say they started on the ground floor of a burgeoning practice area.