3+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1502+ words) Erin Achenbach//April 9, 2026// Betsy Ledgerwood, clerk of the Missouri Supreme Court and the first woman to hold the role, has been named Missouri Lawyers Media's 2026 Woman of the Year." Ledgerwood has served as clerk since January 2017 after joining the court…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (168+ words) Missouri Lawyers Media The POWER List: Medical Malpractice Litigation 2026 Medical malpractice litigation is among the most technically demanding areas of civil law. Cases often hinge on competing expert testimony, intricate standards of care and the challenge of translating complex medical…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (924+ words) By Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck, The Washington Post//April 8, 2026// In his first news conference as the nation"s most powerful law enforcement official, acting attorney general Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department"s repeated attempts to indict President Donald…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (176+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Founding Partner, St. Louis Amy Gunn has practiced medical malpractice law in St. Louis for 30 years. The field came to her through cases assigned early in her career, and she said it gave her "a curiosity for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (109+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Among his most notable matters, Hendrickson and co-counsel Kip Robertson handled the Bio Joint litigation involving failed knee surgeries at the Mizzou Bio Joint Center, resulting in more than $16. 2 million in settlements and recognition as one of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (166+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Russell Makepeace has spent 27 years collaborating on complicated and unusual problems impacting healthcare operations, drawn to the field by a lasting interest in the science of medicine. Among the matters that have stayed with Makepeace most are…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (168+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Greg Minana has practiced medical malpractice defense for 36 years, developing a subspecialty in anesthesia litigation. A physician brother drew him toward the intersection of law and medicine, and he has built his career on what he described…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (179+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Jeremy Gogel has spent 16 years as a trial attorney with a primary focus on medical malpractice litigation. He approaches each case by pulling extensive medical research from the outset " mastering clinical concepts and identifying potential expert witnesses…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (177+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Partner, Overland Park, Kansas Known for professionalism and collegiality, Brian Burge has practiced medical malpractice defense in Overland Park for 23 years. He came to the field drawn by the meaning inherent on both sides of such disputes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (181+ words) Staff Report//April 8, 2026// Managing Partner, St. Louis Mandy Kamykowski has spent more than 20 years defending professional liability claims throughout Missouri and Illinois, trying dozens of cases to verdict " including multiple birth injury matters seeking damages exceeding $20 million. In 2015, Kamykowski secured…...