Kansas City, Mo. – August 15, 2024: Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C. is pleased to announce the inclusion of 36 of the firm’s attorneys in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® with 28 of the firm’s lawyers being recognized among their peers as “Best Lawyers,” with another eight named “Ones to Watch” as leading up-and-comers in the legal profession.
The full roster of Rouse Frets’ “Best Lawyers”:
- R. Scott Beeler – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Law
- Jim Bowers – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
- Ryan R. Cook – Real Estate Law
- Fred Crouch – Real Estate Law
- R. Todd Ehlert – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
- Brian Engel – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
- Tim Frets – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Doug Gentile – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Daniel O. Herrington – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Patricia Jensen – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law
- Aaron March – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
- Kevin Mason – Commercial Litigation
- Bill Moore – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
- Greg Musil – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Darren Neil – Real Estate Law
- Mary O’Connell – Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Brett Randol – Commercial Litigation
- Randall L. Rhodes – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Phillip C. Rouse – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation
- Nancy Saugstad – Trusts and Estates
- Gene Schmittgens – Environmental Law
- Mary Jo Shaney – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Kim Spies – Land Use and Zoning Law; Municipal Law
- Frederick K. Starrett – Commercial Litigation
- Sandra Watts – Real Estate Law
- John (Nip) Weisenfels – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Michael P. White – Real Estate Law
- Michael T. White – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Municipal Law
In addition, Best Lawyers in America® recognized eight additional attorneys of the law firm as Ones to Watch: Rachel Boden, Mark Coulter, Analisa Cox, Lauren Degner, Garrett Hunkins, Breanna Jensen, Chris Mattix, and Andrew Watts.
Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence, highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. Attorneys included on this list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Best Lawyers is solely based on peer review; lawyers earn recognition based on the feedback from their peers in the legal community. Every year Best Lawyers analyzes more than 13 million lawyer evaluations to compile its rankings.
About the Law Firm: Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C. is a leading Kansas City firm with a national reach.
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