To an unusual degree, Missouri Lawyers Media’s Top Verdicts & Settlements rankings for 2019 feature cases in which the defense at trial was less than optimal, to put it mildly. The year’s second-largest case, Enslein as Trustee for Xurex Inc. ...

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After two decades of work fighting for helicopter crash victims, Gary A. Robb has witnessed significant legislative strides made to help prevent devastating burn injuries after hard landings. Robb, partner at Kansas City-based Robb & Robb, couldn’t be prouder of ...

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Working in an area of the law where the rules seem to evolve with every new turn in technology can leave even the best attorneys with a cloudy vision of where cases are headed. Despite a rapidly changing legal landscape ...

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Philip L. Willman has been a member of DRI, the world’s largest defense bar organization, since 1985 and has been a member of the group’s board since 2013. So he had plenty of time to get used to the idea ...

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Cameron Garrison didn’t take long to make a prominent mark in his leadership role at Lathrop Gage. Garrison, who took over as the firm’s managing partner in January 2018, had a busy year in 2019. He provided the guiding force ...

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The year 2019 was a period of growth for Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, and managing an expansion takes skill and vision. That’s where Scott Kreamer comes in. “There’s a genuine excitement about the firm,” said Kreamer, the firm’s managing ...

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To say Polsinelli had a good year in 2019 would be an understatement. Revenue jumped by 13 percent, and profits per equity partner moved up by 28 percent. The firm capped a decade of rising revenues with a brand-new office ...

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This is the second time Missouri Lawyers Media has honored Timothy Thornton with a Missouri Lawyers Award, though it is by far the sadder of the two. Thornton was the chief executive officer of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale until his ...

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Stuart Vogelsmeier still carries a 1979 ticket stub in his wallet from the game in which baseball great Lou Brock drilled his 3,000th hit. “I love all things Cardinal,” said Vogelsmeier, a native of St. Louis County. He also loves ...

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Nearly two years ago, Susan Ford Robertson and Thomas B. Weaver spent an hour before the Missouri Supreme Court arguing a case with an unwieldy caption on a seemingly dry-as-dust topic: the proper venue for a lawsuit. The case was ...

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Grant Boyd doesn’t mind if his aggressive style sometimes causes other attorneys to think of him as a bit of a troublemaker. After all, he’s not there to make friends with opposing counsel. “I owe something to one person, and ...

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