Best Lawyers Recognizes Shook Leadership, New Faces and Six Lawyers of the Year

Shook is honored to have 101 attorneys recognized for The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. This includes six “Lawyers of the Year” and 47 “Ones to Watch” for early-career attorneys. The attorneys selected serve Shook’s health, science and technology clients in a variety of core areas including product liability litigation, environmental law, commercial litigation, intellectual property and mass tort and class action, among other areas. Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough is ranked as a Best Lawyer for FDA Law for the ninth year.

Shook attorneys selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” include the following partners: 

“Best Lawyers,” “Lawyer of the Year” and “Ones to Watch” distinctions are based on independent peer evaluations. The following Shook attorneys were selected for their high level of client service and professionalism.

Atlanta

Joshua Becker (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Anna Sumner Pieschel (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Boston

Richard L. Campbell (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Litigation - Environmental, Class Actions – Defendants)

Chicago

Amy Cho (Commercial Litigation)

Gary M. Elden (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Securities)

Gary M. Miller (Commercial Litigation)

Lynn H. Murray (Insurance Law)

David Schoenfeld (Insurance Law)

Matthew Wolfe (Commercial Litigation)

Denver

Daniel E. Rohner (Commercial Litigation)

Paul Williams (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Hartford

Robert R. Simpson (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Houston

T. Lynne Eckels (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability – Defendants)

Sharon A. Israel (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)

David Morehan (Litigation – Patent)

Robert H. Reckers (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)

Irvine (Orange County)

Jad Davis (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Michelle M. Fujimoto (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Marc Miles (Litigation – Intellectual Property)

Kansas City

Robert T. Adams (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Eric Anielak (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Jennifer Artman (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Adrienne Byard* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Andrew D. Carpenter* (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Zach Chaffee-McClure* (Commercial Litigation)

Stacey E. Deere* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Tristan L. Duncan* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Charles C. Eblen (Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Jeffrey E. Elkins* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

David R. Erickson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Thomas J. Grever (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)

Michael J. Gross (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)

Sandra T. Hawley (Real Estate Law)

Micah L. Hobbs* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants) 

Justin J. Johl (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Scott D. Kaiser* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Michael J. Kleffner (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Patrick A. Lujin (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)

Carrie A. McAtee* (Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Steven M. McCartan* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Mark Moedritzer* (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)

James P. Muehlberger (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Clinton G. Newton (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law)

Bryan T. Pratt* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Harley V. Ratliff* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Joseph M. Rebein (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Todd W. Ruskamp* (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)

Terry J. Satterlee (Litigation - Environmental)

Scott W. Sayler (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Lori R. Schultz (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Terrence J. Sexton* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Russell J. Shankland* (Commercial Litigation)

John K. Sherk* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Steven D. Soden (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Jon Strongman* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Dana L. Strueby* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Mark C. Tatum (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)

James F. Thompson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)

Gene E. Voigts (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Trent Webb (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)

Miami

John M. Barkett (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mediation)

Hassia T. Diolombi (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

William P. Geraghty (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Kenneth J. Reilly (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Daniel B. Rogers (Appellate Practice)

Alfred Saikali (Privacy and Data Security Law)

Hildy Sastre (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Philadelphia

Eben S. Flaster (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Thomas M. Goutman (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Sean P. Wajert (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

San Francisco

Alicia J. Donahue (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Jessica L. Grant (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)

Michael F. Healy (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Tammy B. Webb (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Seattle

Bart Eppenauer (Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)

Kelly T. Feimster (Patent Law)

Amy Ragen (Technology Law)

Kevin D. Swan (Technology Law)

St. Louis

Michael W. Cromwell (Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Adam E. Miller (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)

Susan L. Werstak (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Tampa

Anitra Raiford Clement* (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

W. Edwards Muñiz (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Terri L. Parker (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Curtis L. Perry* (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Kristopher Verra (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Jennifer Voss (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Laura Whitmore (Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Washington D.C.

William C. Martucci (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)

Madeleine M. McDonough (FDA Law)

William Yoder (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)