News & Events

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

Missouri Lawyers Media Recognizes Baker Sterchi as a Top Ranked Company in Missouri - Arbitration

07.02.19 | The annual Missouri Lawyers Media Reader Rankings celebrate businesses and organizations that support the legal industry, from financial institutions and malpractice insurance providers to court reporting services, trial services, and more.
Related Services: Mediation & Arbitration

Jonathan Benevides Becomes Member of Invitation-Only Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

06.21.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Member Jonathan Benevides has been unanimously approved for membership in the by invitation-only Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Nominees, who must be of high professional standing, demonstrate good moral character, and devote a substantial amount of their professional time to defending civil litigation, undergo a rigorous peer review nomination process before...
Attorneys: Jonathan E. Benevides

BSCR's Thomas Sterchi and John Cowden Recognized as Product Liability Defense Leaders

06.19.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Members Thomas Sterchi and John Cowden have been recognized as leaders in defending product liability claims in Who's Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2019. The guide includes a total of 593 practitioners from 32 countries around the globe, each recognized for...
Related Services: Product Liability
Attorneys: Thomas N. Sterchi and John W. Cowden

Elizabeth Miller Joins Kansas City Office of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice

06.17.19 | Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller joins the firm's Kansas City office as a civil defense litigation associate, with an emphasis in the areas of personal injury, products liability, and class action and multidistrict litigation.
Related Services: Pharmaceutical & Medical Device; Complex, Class Action & MDL; Personal Injury Defense; and Product Liability
Attorneys: Elizabeth M. "Betsy" Miller

John Mahon, Jr. Admitted to Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

06.13.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Member John Mahon Jr., has been admitted to the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) as one of only thirteen Missouri members. Established nearly 80 years ago, the ADTA is comprised of civil defense trial attorneys in...
Attorneys: John F. Mahon, Jr.

Nathan Leming Becomes Member of Preeminent Invitation-Only Defense Association

06.12.19 | Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Member Nathan Leming has become a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). Founded in 1920, the IADC is a preeminent invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys of high professional standing who represent corporate and insurance interests. Comprised of approximately...
Attorneys: Nathan D. Leming