We are honored to have 11 Partners awarded in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, a respected legal peer-review guide. Best Lawyers recognizes the top 5% of elite lawyers in the nation in their respective 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. Best Lawyers recognized more than half of our partners in multiple practice areas.

The Best Lawyers in America^® ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award for Kansas City, KS include:

• Michael B. Hurd – Copyright Law
• Cheryl L. Burbach – Trademark Law

The exclusive group recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^® 2025 Edition include:

• Tracy L. Bornman (2024)
  • Copyright Law
• Scott R. Brown (2022) 
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Patent
  • 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
  • Copyright Law
  • Trademark Law
• Michael B. Hurd (2023)
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation – Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Kameron D. Kelly (2023)
  • Trademark Law
• Thomas B. Luebbering (2014)  
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Gregory J. Skoch (2023)
  • Trademark Law
• Dianne Smith-Misemer (*)
  • Trade Secrets Law
    

(Year) First year the lawyer listed in the published practice area.
(*) Lawyers listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.

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

Congratulations to our Partners on this well-deserved honor.