Best Lawyers Recognizes Shook and Nine Lawyers of the Year
Shook is honored to have more than 100 attorneys recognized for The Best Lawyers in America® 2025. This includes nine “Lawyers of the Year” and 53 “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 tenth year.
Shook attorneys selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” include the following partners:
- Robert Adams (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
- John Barkett (Environmental Law)
- Thomas Grever (Litigation – Environmental)
- Michael Gross (Patent Law)
- Steven McCartan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
- Clinton Newton (Trademark Law)
- Amy Ragen (Technology Law)
- Kenneth Reilly (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Dana Strueby (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
“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)
- Ashley C. Drumm (Commercial Litigation)
- Anna Sumner Pieschel (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Chicago
- Amy Cho (Commercial Litigation)
- Gary M. Elden (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Securities
- Gary Miller (Commercial Litigation)
- Lynn Murray (Insurance Law)
- David E. Schoenfeld (Insurance Law)
- Matthew C. Wolfe (Commercial Litigation)
Denver
- Daniel E. Rohner (Commercial Litigation)
- Paul A. Williams (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Hartford
- Robert Simpson (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
Houston
- T. Lynne Eckels (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Scott James (Appellate Practice)*
- John Lewis, Jr. (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
- David Morehan (Litigation – Patent)
- Robert Reckers (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law)
Orange County
- Jad Davis (Environmental Law)
- Michelle Fujimoto (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Marc P. 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, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Jennifer Artman (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Jane J. Bartley (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
- Douglas S. Beck (Litigation – Insurance)*
- Adrienne Byard (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- M. Katie Gates Calderon (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
- Andrew D. Carpenter (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
- Zach Chaffee-McClure (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Timothy E. Congrove (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
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Amy M. Crouch (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)*
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Stacey E. Deere (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Tristan L. Duncan (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Brent Dwerlkotte (Commercial Litigation)*
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Charles C. Eblen (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Jeffrey E. Elkins (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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David R. Erickson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Thomas J. Grever (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
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Michael J. Gross (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
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Sandra T. Hawley (Real Estate Law)
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Mark C. Hegarty (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
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Micah L. Hobbs (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Justin J. Johl (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
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Scott D. Kaiser (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Michael J. Kleffner (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Patrick A. Lujin (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
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Kirk Marty (Environmental Law)*
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Carrie A. McAtee (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
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Steven M. McCartan (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Madeleine M. McDonough (FDA Law)
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Mark Moedritzer (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
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James P. Muehlberger (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Clinton G. Newton (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
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Bryan Pratt (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Harley V. Ratliff (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Joseph M. Rebein (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Todd W. Ruskamp (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
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Lori R. Schultz (Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Terrence J. Sexton (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Russell J. Shankland (Commercial Litigation)
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Steven D. Soden (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
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Jon Strongman (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Dana L. Strueby (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
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Mark C. Tatum (Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
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James F. Thompson (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
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B. Trent Webb (Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
Los Angeles
- Christopher J. Kondon (Litigation - Labor and Employment)
- Michael Mallow (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
- Steven B. Weisburd (Appellate Practice)
Miami
- Giovanni Angles (International Arbitration – Commercial)*
- John M. Barkett (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, 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 J. Saikali (Privacy and Data Security Law)
- Hildy M. 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)
San Francisco
- Alicia J. Donahue (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Jessica Grant (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
- Michael F. Healy (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- John K. Sherk (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – 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
- Adam Miller (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Susan Werstak (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Tampa
- Anitra R. Clement (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation –Defendants)
- Ashley P. Hayes (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
- W. Edwards Muñiz (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Terri L. Parker (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Curtis L. Perry (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Kristopher J. Verra (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Jennifer M. Voss (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
- Laura K. Whitmore (Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Washington, D.C.
- Mark A. Behrens (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)*
- William C. Martucci (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment)
- William A. Yoder (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
*Notes first-time ranking
