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59 TC Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Congratulations to the 59 Thompson Coburn attorneys who made The Best Lawyers in America® 2009! The firm is pleased to note we had six new additions to the list, including: Jim Erwin, Appellate Law, Ruthanne Hammett, Equipment Finance Law, Mike Minton, Mass Tort Litigation, Rick Mueller, Product Liability Litigation, Linda Shapiro, Immigration Law, and Dee Ann Sjogren, Mutual Funds Law.

Also, congratulations to Fred Arnold, Paul Griesemer, Bill Guerri, Larry Katzenstein, David Lander and Stan Walch, who have made the list for at least 20 years, and to Bob Brownlee, Ed Buchholz, Tom Corbett, Steve Cupples, Pete Fanchi, John Howell, Mike Lause, Rick Lawton, Ray Massey, Mike O’Keefe and Mark Sableman, who have been listed for at least 10 years.

TC also earned the following rankings in this year’s survey:

  • Ranked #1 in St. Louis with 58 attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Missouri in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law with four attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in Missouri in Employee Benefits Law with four attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in St. Louis in Commercial Litigation with six attorneys.
  • Ranked #1 in St. Louis in Trusts and Estates with five attorneys.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 include:

Gordon L. Ankney, Commercial Litigation & White-Collar Criminal Defense
Fred E. Arnold, Real Estate Law (20)
Mary C. Bonacorsi, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Mark V. Bossi, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Robert H. Brownlee, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law (10)
Edward J. Buchholz, Tax Law (10)
Francis X. Buckley, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Thomas R. Corbett, Trusts and Estates (10)
Stephen E. Cupples, Trusts and Estates (10)
Donald B. Dorwart, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
James W. Erwin, Appellate Law
Peter A. Fanchi, Banking Law (10)
Charles A. Fendell, Information Technology Law
James L. Fogle, Health Care Law
Clifford A. Godiner, Labor and Employment Law
Steven B. Gorin, Trusts and Estates
Paul G. Griesemer, Employee Benefits Law (20)
William G. Guerri, Corporate Law (20)
James F. Gunn, Health Care Law
Ruthanne Hammett, Equipment Finance Law
John M. Howell, Intellectual Property Law (10)
Benjamin H. Hulsey, Information Technology Law
Richard E. Jaudes, Labor and Employment Law
Stephen G. Jeffery, Environmental Law
Dale R. Joerling, Antitrust Law
Lori W. Jones, Employee Benefits Law
Tom Jones, Railroad Law
Lawrence P. Katzenstein, Non-Profit/Charities Law and Trusts and Estates (10)
Tom Kinsock, Banking Law
Nicholas J. Lamb, Railroad Law
David A. Lander, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and Equipment Finance Law (20)
Robert M. LaRose, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Michael F. Lause, Corporate Law and Public Finance Law (10)
Richard L. Lawton, Non-Profit/Charities Law and Tax Law (10)
Thomas A. Litz, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law
Janette M. Lohman, Tax Law
Paul M. Macon, Real Estate Law
Raymond L. Massey, Maritime Law (10)
Thomas J. Minogue, Corporate Law
Mike Minton, Mass Tort Litigation
Rick Mueller, Product Liability Litigation
James J. Murphy, Equipment Finance Law
John R. Musgrave, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
William J. Newbold, Commercial Litigation
Michael D. O’Keefe, Commercial Litigation and Maritime Law (10)
Craig A. Olschansky, Real Estate Law
Gregory D. Omer, Banking Law
Richard J. Pautler, Employee Benefits Law
Thomas A. Polcyn, Intellectual Property Law
Brendan Ryan, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bruce Ryder, Appellate Law
Mark Sableman, First Amendment Law and Media Law (10)
Linda Shapiro, Immigration Law
Dee Ann Sjogren, Mutual Funds Law
Peter S. Strassner, Environmental Law
Ruth A. Streit, Employee Benefits Law
Jason P. Thein, Trusts and Estates
W. Stanley Walch, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Securities Law (20)
W. David Wells, Commercial Litigation


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