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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Welcomes Ryan O'Grady in KC

09.19.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice welcomes Ryan O'Grady to the firm's Kansas City office. O'Grady's practice with the firm will be focused on civil defense litigation with an emphasis in the areas of personal injury defense, premises liability, and product liability.
Related Services: Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; and Product Liability
Attorneys: Ryan P. O'Grady

Laura Beasley to Serve as Faculty Member of 2019 IDC Deposition Academy

09.16.19 | Baker Sterchi Member Laura Beasley joins nine other Illinois attorneys as faculty of the 2019 Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC) Deposition Academy, a program designed specifically for Illinois Defense counsel providing an immersive experience for both lawyers with limited deposition experience, and those looking to refine their deposition skills. Academy participants team up in groups with...
Attorneys: Laura K. Beasley

Leming and Stumph-Turner Selected by Missouri Lawyers Media as 2019 Up & Coming Honorees

08.29.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice attorneys Nathan Leming and Megan Stumph-Turner have been selected by Missouri Lawyers Media as 2019 Up & Coming honorees, joining a class of 50 attorneys under the age of 40 from around the state of Missouri to receive the award.
Attorneys: Nathan D. Leming and Megan R. Stumph-Turner

The Best Lawyers in America (2020 Edition) Recognizes Fourteen Baker Sterchi Lawyers

08.20.19 | Fourteen Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice lawyers have been recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© across numerous practice areas.
Related Services: Aerospace; Construction; Healthcare; Railroad; Commercial; Employment & Labor; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Product Liability; and Toxic/Mass Tort & Environmental
Attorneys: John W. Cowden, Peter B. Hoffman, Michael B. Hunter, James Scott Kreamer, John P. Lord, John F. Mahon, Jr., Michael C. McMullen, Thomas E. Rice, Steven P. Sanders, James T. Seigfreid, Jr., Thomas N. Sterchi, Kara T. Stubbs, Paul N. Venker and Theodore J. Williams, Jr

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Welcomes Haley Stevenson in KC

08.13.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice welcomes Haley Stevenson to the firm's Kansas City office. Stevenson concentrates her practice in civil defense litigation with an emphasis in the areas of premises liability, products liability, and personal injury for the retail and trucking industries.
Related Services: Retail; Trucking; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; and Product Liability
Attorneys: Haley Stevenson

Martha Charepoo Receives Missouri Lawyers Media 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Recognition

07.31.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Member Martha Charepoo has received Missouri Lawyers Media 2019 Diversity & Inclusion recognition. Charepoo is the Chair of Baker Sterchi's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, where she has been leading the firm's efforts to better align with American Bar Association Resolution 113 to promote diversity in the legal profession, as well as working to attract and retain diverse talent, and provide diversity related programming and activities for the firm's attorneys and staff.
Attorneys: Martha Charepoo

Russell and Kunkel-Haskins Selected as 2019 Unsung Legal Heroes

07.22.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice staff members Ruth (Sissy) Russell and Ruth Kunkel-Haskins have been selected as Missouri Lawyers Media 2019 Unsung Legal Hero Award honorees, an award honoring legal support professionals who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty in supporting attorney efforts.

Angela Higgins Named Marketing Chair of Insurance Practice Group

07.18.19 | Angela Higgins has been named the Marketing Chair of ALFA International's Insurance Practice Group, where she will help set defined long-term business development goals for the group and facilitate action on those goals.
Related Services: Insurance; Insurance Coverage
Attorneys: Angela M. Higgins

James Scott Kreamer Named to National List of Influential Attorneys

07.15.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Managing Member James Scott Kreamer has been selected to The Business Journals' 2019 Influencers: Law list, which spotlights 100 attorneys nationwide who are driving business for their firms and clients.
Attorneys: James Scott Kreamer

Jessica Cozart Joins St. Louis Office of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice

07.11.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice is pleased to welcome Jessica Cozart to the firm's St. Louis office. Cozart joins the firm as Of Counsel, practicing in the areas of property and casualty litigation, insurance coverage and insurance defense involving claims of personal injury, premise and products liability, construction defects, food & beverage liability and entertainment & leisure liability.
Related Services: Construction; Food & Beverage; Hospitality & Leisure; Insurance; Art, Entertainment & Fashion; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; and Product Liability
Attorneys: Jessica B. Cozart