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Robert Langdon, Langdon & Emison
Bob Langdon has dedicated 52 years to plaintiff's personal injury law, specializing in defective product litigation.
Anita Porte Robb, Robb & Robb
Anita Porte Robb has practiced aviation law for 44 years, obtaining the two highest jury verdicts in U.S. history for helicopter crash wrongful death — $350 million and $116 million — and record-breaking U.S. pretrial settlements of $100 million for individual wrongful death (2024) and personal injury (2018).
Andrea D. McNairy, Brown & Crouppen
Andrea McNairy has litigated plaintiff's personal injury cases since 2006.
The POWER List: Business Defense 2026
This latest edition of THE POWER List goes out to the most powerful attorneys who defend businesses and corporations in court.
William Bay, Thompson Coburn
Bill Bay recently concluded his term as president of the American Bar Association — the first from St. Louis to hold the office in more than four decades.
Thomas J. Magee, HeplerBroom
Tom Magee has served as lead attorney in more than 180 jury trials to verdict in the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, 14 Missouri counties and Illinois state courts.
Steven H. Schwartz, Brown & James
Steve Schwartz represents professionals — including lawyers, accountants and real estate professionals — alongside business litigation, employment defense and copyright, trademark, trade secret and technology disputes.
Randy Cowherd, Cowherd Reade Adair & Laney
Randy Cowherd has handled over 90 jury trials and appeals — some representing Missouri’s largest defense verdicts.
Rosemarie Blasé, Dowd Bennett
Known as a wizard behind the scenes at Dowd Bennett, Mo Blasé assists in all stages of civil litigation, including drafting motions and briefs on behalf of the firm’s corporate and individual clients and submitting them to courts at all levels, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Michael R. Baker, Ford, Parshall & Baker
A Missouri native, Mike Baker has practiced at Ford, Parshall & Baker for most of his career.
Robert T. Adams, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Rob Adams has dedicated 38 years to trial work across a wide range of case types, including IP, commercial, pharmaceutical, chemical and tort injury cases.
Robert M. Thompson, BCLP
Bob Thompson has practiced complex business litigation for 36 years, earning a reputation as what he called "a tenacious but honest opponent."
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