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8 October 2024

Seven Lathrop GPM Attorneys Named Lawyer Of The Year, 92 Ranked As The Best Lawyers In America©

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Today 92 Lathrop GPM attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America© list, seven of whom were selected “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area.
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(August 15, 2024) – Today 92 Lathrop GPM attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America© list, seven of whom were selected "Lawyer of the Year" in their practice area. Eighteen additional attorneys were chosen for the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" for 2025.

For the prestigious "Lawyer of the Year" ranking, only one attorney receives the annual award per practice area in each Best Lawyers® market. Following are the Lathrop GPM recipients and the areas in which they are being recognized.

Lawyer of the Year 2025

Denver, CO

Kansas City, MO

Los Angeles, CA

Minneapolis, MN

Overland Park, KS

Washington, D.C.

Best Lawyers recognizes legal excellence. First published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America© list utilizes a national survey of lawyers created to capture the professional abilities from peers and colleagues. Lathrop GPM attorneys are chosen regularly for this highly respected and published ranking.

Following are the Lathrop GPM attorneys named to the overall Best Lawyers list for 2025 and the areas in which they are recognized:

Best Lawyers in America:

Boston, MA

Clayton, MO

Denver, CO

Kansas City, MO

  • Michael J. Abrams (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Real Estate; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Trade Secrets Law)
  • Robyn L. Anderson (Commercial Litigation)
  • William G. Beck (Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Insurance)
  • James B. Betterman (Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
  • Richard N. Bien (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – ERISA)
  • Mark A. Bluhm (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Jean Paul Bradshaw II (Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense – White-Collar; Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Mara H. Cohara (Commercial Litigation)
  • Peter F. Daniel (Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
  • J.A. "Jay" Felton (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • William F. Ford (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law)
  • Brian C. Fries (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance)
  • David R. Frye (Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
  • Cameron Garrison (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
  • Gretchen M. Gold (Trusts and Estates)
  • Jennifer S. Griffin (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation)
  • Robert J. Haupt (Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning)
  • Brian M. Holland (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
  • Tedrick A. Housh III (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
  • Larry B. Huebner (Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
  • Gregory B. Kuhn (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
  • Thomas J. McMahon (Tax Law)
  • Rosalee M. McNamara (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
  • Stephen G. Mitchell (Real Estate Law)
  • James L. Moeller (Litigation – Environmental)
  • James Moloney (Banking and Finance Law)
  • Bernard J. Rhodes (First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment)
  • Jerry D. Riffel (Gaming Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law)
  • Bridget B. Romero (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
  • Jack D. Rowe (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
  • Kent Sellers (Appellate Practice)
  • Benjamin C. Struby (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate)
  • Michel A. Thompson (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
  • Kim K. Winter (Insurance Law)
  • Brian N. Woolley (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
  • Issaku Yamaashi (Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law)
  • Rebecca S. Yocum (Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Real Estate)

Los Angeles, CA

Minneapolis, MN

Overland Park, KS

St. Cloud, MN

Washington, D.C.

The "Ones to Watch" list recognizes attorneys, who are earlier in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Following are the 18 Lathrop GPM attorneys being honored for their early career achievements and the practice areas in which they are recognized.

Ones to Watch:

Chicago, IL

Clayton, MO

Dallas, TX

Denver, CO

Kansas City, MO

Minneapolis, MN

Overland Park, KS

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Successful businesses think ahead. At Lathrop GPM, we make it our business to help you anticipate trends and plan for challenges. Working together, we build exciting futures.

Lathrop GPM serves a client base whose businesses form the backbone of our economy. Our clients run factories, build skylines, cure diseases, create jobs and power our world. And we work alongside them the entire way – immersing ourselves in our clients’ organizations and partnering with them to understand the big picture, so we can think past the day-to-day and help our clients anticipate future challenges. From the research lab to the factory floor, from oil fields to skyscrapers – we work as one integrated team to help our clients achieve their most important objectives.

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