Kansas City, Mo. (September 22, 2008) -- Fifty attorneys from Lathrop & Gage were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009.

Best Lawyers is the preeminent legal referral guide in the United States and bases its listing on a year-long survey in which attorneys nationwide vote on the abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. More than 1.8 million confidential evaluations were completed by attorneys across the country to determine who is achieving legal excellence. Because listings are based on the votes of other lawyers and cannot be bought, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a professional honor.

Attorneys from Lathrop & Gage who were selected are as follows:

Clayton
Bennett S. Keller 
    Tax Law
John P. King 
    Land Use & Zoning Law

Jefferson City
David A. Shorr 
    Environmental Law

Kansas City
Jerome V. Bales 
    Construction Law
William G. Beck 
    Environmental Law 
    Insurance Law
James Betterman 
    Trusts and Estates
Richard N. Bien 
    Banking Law 
    Insurance Law
Jean Paul Bradshaw II
    White-Collar Criminal Defense
Peter W. Brown (20) 
    Trusts and Estates
John C. Craft 
    Government Relations Law
Don F. Dagenais 
    Real Estate Law
Douglas R. Dalgleish 
    Commercial Litigation 
    Mass Tort Litigation 
    Personal Injury Litigation 
    Railroad Law
Brian T. Fenimore 
    Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
William F. Ford 
    Environmental Law
Harold L. Fridkin 
    Gaming Law
H. Steven Graham 
    Banking Law
Robert D. Grossman 
    Employee Benefits Law
Russell D. Jones 
    Non-Profit/Charities Law 
    Tax Law
Thomas J. McMahon (10) 
    Tax Law
Rosalee M. McNamara 
    Labor and Employment Law
Timothy K. McNamara 
    Commercial Litigation
Joseph W. Medved 
    Corporate Law
Charles F. Myers (10) 
    Health Care Law
Maurice J. O'Sullivan, Jr. (10) 
    Employee Benefits Law 
    Trusts and Estates
Bernard J. Rhodes 
    First Amendment Law
Jerome D. Riffel 
    Gaming Law 
    Land Use & Zoning Law
Martie A. Ross 
    Health Care Law
Nancy Schmidt Roush (20) 
    Trusts and Estates
Jack D. Rowe (10) 
    Labor and Employment Law
William A. Rudy 
    Technology Law
R. Kent Sellers 
    Appellate Law
Edward A. Setzler (25) 
    Trusts and Estates
Thomas H. Stahl 
    Banking Law
Carl W. Struby 
    Securities Law
Michel A. Thompson (10) 
    Employee Benefits Law
Joel B. Voran 
    Trusts and Estates

Overland Park
Jeffrey O. Ellis (10) 
    Health Care Law
Lewis A. Heaven, Jr. (10) 
    Land Use & Zoning Law 
    Real Estate Law
Gerald M. Kraai 
    Intellectual Property Law
Alson R. Martin (25) 
    Corporate Law 
    Employee Benefits Law 
    Tax Law
Lyle D. Pishny (10) 
    Tax Law
Andrew R. Ramirez 
    Health Care Law
William K. Waugh III (10) 
    Non-Profit/Charities Law 
    Tax Law 
    Trusts and Estates

Springfield
Gary R. Cunningham 
    Alternative Dispute Resolution 
    Commercial Litigation 
    Mass Tort Litigation 
    Personal Injury Litigation 
    Product Liability Litigation
Frank M. Evans III 
    Commercial Litigation
Dan R. Nelson 
    Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Randell D. Wallace 
    Banking Law 
    Real Estate Law

St. Louis 
    Brent W. Baldwin (10) 
    Legal Malpractice Law 
    Medical Malpractice Law 
    Personal Injury Litigation

(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(10) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 10 years.
(20) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 20 years.
(25) Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least 25 years.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

About Lathrop & Gage:
A leading Midwest full-service law firm, Lathrop & Gage L.C. has approximately 300 attorneys in 10 offices nationwide – from Denver, Colo. to New York, New York. In 2008, Chambers USA ranked Lathrop & Gage’s corporate, environmental, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and labor and employment teams among the best in the Midwest. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com or www.beentherewonthat.com.