We are proud to have 10 Partners recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® including two “Lawyer of the Year” awards

Hovey Williams August 17, 2023

We are honored to have 10 Partners awarded in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a respected legal peer-review guide. Best Lawyers recognizes around the top 5% of elite lawyers in the nation in their specific location and practice area. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based solely on peer review. Receiving this designation reflects a prominent level of respect among other top leading lawyers in the same communities and practice areas for their integrity, capabilities, accomplishments, and professionalism.

The Best Lawyers in America® ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award recipients include:

  • 2024
    • Kansas City-KS
      • Scott R. Brown – Copyright Law
      • Thomas B. Luebbering – Trademark Law

Best Lawyers recognized more than half of our Partners in two or more practice areas. Of special note, 2024 marks the 10th consecutive year that Best Lawyers has recognized Tom Luebbering and the first year for Tracy Bornman.

The exclusive group recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition include:

  • Overland Park, KS
    • Tracy L. Bornman (*)
      • Copyright Law
    • Scott R. Brown (2022)
      • Copyright Law
      • Litigation – Intellectual Property
      • Patent Law
      • Trademark Law
    • Cheryl L. Burbach (2021)
      • Copyright Law
      • Litigation – Intellectual Property
      • Trade Secrets Law
      • Trademark Law
    • Andrew G. Colombo (2022)
      • Litigation – Patent
      • Trademark Law
    • Crissa Ann Seymour Cook (2022)
      • Copyright Law
      • Patent Law
      • Trade Secrets Law
      • Trademark Law
    • Joan Optican Herman (2023)
      • Trade Secrets Law
    • Michael B. Hurd (2023)
      • Copyright Law
      • Litigation – Patent
      • Patent Law
      • Trademark Law
    • Kameron D. Kelly (2023)
      • Trademark Law
    • Thomas B. Luebbering (2014) [10] 
      • Patent Law
      • Trademark Law
    • Gregory J. Skoch (2023)
      • Trademark Law

(Year) First year the lawyer listed in the published practice area.
(*) Lawyers listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
[#] Milestone of years recognized by Best Lawyers.

We are grateful for these peer-reviewed recognitions and honored with such distinctive ranks among other esteemed colleagues.

Congratulations to our Partners on this well-deserved honor.