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While Amy L. Coopman is the one being honored as a Legal Champion, she’s quick to say her client Susann Bashir is “the champion in my book.”

One defense victory out of a nationwide series of lawsuits might not seem like much. But considering that class actions rarely go to trial at all, defense attorneys in a series of “hot fuel” lawsuits see last September’s win by three gas retailers as a special event.

Teamwork wins the big cases, and last March a team of four lawyers successfully defended St. Stanislaus Kostka Polish Catholic Church in a lawsuit brought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Last year, Greg Mermelstein made big news when he helped win one for the little guys.

When political questions wind up in Missouri’s courts, it’s a good bet that one of the attorneys on the roster is Edward Greim.

Bill Bay always has been a leader and a communicator. In his more than 30 years as a litigator, the partner at Thompson Coburn has served in leadership positions in The Missouri Bar and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, as well as maintaining his membership in other bar associations in the region.

A photo slideshow of the honorees of the 2013