Sandberg Phoenix lands 20 attorneys on Best in America inclusion
From Illinois Business Journal news services
A record number of Sandberg Phoenix attorneys have been selected for listing in Best Lawyers in America 2016.
Best Lawyers in America identified 20 attorneys from Sandberg Phoenix to feature in its annual list of legal professionals who deliver the highest quality services. Thirteen had been selected in the 2015 edition.
Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 65 countries.
“Best Lawyers is the most effective tool in identifying critical legal expertise,” said CEO Steven Naifeh. “Inclusion on this list shows that an attorney is respected by his or her peers for professional success.”
Sandberg Phoenix attorneys have been consistently named to Best Lawyers since 1999, with several also receiving honors as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. For the current edition, the following attorneys were selected in the following areas:
Kenneth W. Bean, first selected in 2005: health-care law, medical malpractice law – defendants, and personal injury litigation – defendants
A. Courtney Cox, first selected in 2015: employment law – management and litigation – labor and employment
Warren Davis, first selected in 2015, mergers and acquisitions law
Philip Graham, first selected in 2016, real estate law
Scott Greenberg, first selected in 2013: corporate law
David Hoffman, first selected in 2016, product liability litigation – defendants
Andrew Kasnetz, first selected in 2015, commercial litigation
Anthony Martin, first selected in 2015, mass tort litigation / class actions – defendants
David Neiers, first selected in 2010, real estate law
Timothy O’Leary, first selected in 2016, commercial litigation
Bhavik Patel, first selected in 2015, closely held companies and family business law
G. Keith Phoenix, first selected in 1999, commercial litigation, medical malpractice law – defendants, personal injury litigation – defendants, and product liability litigation – defendants
Keith Price, first selected in 2016, real estate law
Mark Prost, first selected in 2016, product liability litigation – defendants
Jonathan Ries, first selected in 2007, commercial litigation, medical malpractice law – defendants and product liability litigation – defendants
Andrew Ryan, first selected in 2016, product liability litigation – defendants
John S. Sandberg, first selected in 2005, commercial litigation, litigation – construction, litigation – real estate, personal injury litigation – defendants, and product liability litigation – defendants
Stephen M. Strum, first selected in 2016, litigation – health care, litigation – insurance
Peter von Gontard, first selected in 2006, medical malpractice law – defendants, personal injury litigation – defendants and product liability litigation – defendants
Richard A. Stockenberg, first selected in 2014, construction law
Established in 1979, Sandberg Phoenix has more than 100 attorneys across seven offices in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.