Mara Cohara, Lathrop GPM
Mara Cohara concentrates her practice on complex business defense — toxic torts, nuisance, product liability and high-stakes litigation for manufacturers, agribusinesses and religious and educational institutions.
Lee M. Baty, Baty Otto Scheer
Throughout his 40-year career, Lee Baty has left an indelible mark on both the legal profession and his community.
Karrie J. Clinkinbeard, Armstrong Teasdale
Karrie Clinkinbeard has focused her legal career on fire, explosion and electrocution litigation, toxic torts, product liability, personal injury and related catastrophic matters, trying numerous jury cases to verdict in state and federal courts across the Midwest.
Lauren Tucker McCubbin, Polsinelli
Lauren Tucker McCubbin focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation and counseling and complex commercial litigation.
Joseph C. Orlet, Husch Blackwell
Joe Orlet has devoted more than three decades to serving as lead trial counsel in toxic tort, product liability, mass tort, patent infringement and class action cases for Fortune 100 companies in challenging venues across the country.
Keith A. Cutler, James W. Tippin & Associates
Keith Cutler is known in the legal community as a former president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and as co-host of the daytime courtroom show "Cutlers Court" and the two-time Emmy-nominated "Couples Court with the Cutlers."
John W. Grimm, The Limbaugh Firm
John Grimm clerked for U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. in the Eastern District of Missouri before entering private practice in 1989, then served as a circuit judge for the 32nd Judicial Circuit from 1993 to 2003, winning election to two consecutive six-year terms before returning to private practice.
John C. Aisenbrey, Stinson
Known for his successful representation of Halmark Cards, John Aisenbrey has represented the company on both offense and defense, including protecting Hallmark from a New Jersey business’s claims that it owned the trademarks “Hallmark Diamonds” and “Hallmark Rings.”
Jimmy Martin, Dowd Bennett
Jimmy Martin has practiced as an aggressive, tenacious and skilled commercial litigator for 10 years.
W. James Foland, Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann
Jim Foland is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who has tried more than 250 jury trials and 100 non-jury trials to conclusion in state and federal courts across the country, concentrating in complex business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and defective products.
James Scott Kreamer, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Scott Kreamer has practiced his entire career as a trial attorney in high-stakes civil litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in jury and bench trials across state and federal courts.
James C. Morrow, Morrow Willnauer Church
Jim Morrow has tried more than 75 jury trials and regularly serves as an arbitrator and mediator.
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