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In this latest edition of Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST, we examine the most powerful attorneys in health care law.

Phil Willman has defended health care providers and medical device manufacturers in more than 100 trials. In 2019 alone, he tried eight cases to verdict and won six of them, a record during his 40-year legal career.

Through his 30-year career, Stuart Vogelsmeier has built a practice focused on helping health care clients with the business side of their companies.

Mark Thompson has gained a reputation as an indispensable ally for health care providers during his 40-plus years of practice in health care law.

Stacey L. Murphy is no stranger to helping health care clients navigate complex transactions, from mergers and acquisitions to establishing new health systems from scratch.

Peezy Mullins-Freeman’s practice encompasses both employment law and health care law, providing training to health care employees and management.

Greg Minana represents hospital systems, skilled-nursing facilities and health care providers on issues ranging from licensing and regulatory compliance to insurance and professional malpractice litigation.

During her nearly four-decade career, Tracy Mathis has developed a deep well of expertise in health care law.

Brian Malkmus leads a small but mighty medical law firm in Springfield that has racked up several of the state’s top defense victories for doctors, nurses and health care organizations.

As general counsel and secretary of SSM Health since June 2017, Doug Long oversees the legal needs of one of the country’s largest Catholic hospital systems.

Bruce Keplinger is a workhorse of a trial attorney with a specialty in medical malpractice defense. He says he’s had more 130 jury trials and won nine out of 10 of them.