Twenty-seven attorneys from the law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2020.

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has compiled lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

The following Martin Pringle attorneys have been recognized as Best Lawyers for 2020:

Wichita, KS
Teresa L. Adams — Appellate Practice (since 2013)
Martin W. Bauer — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Family Law (since 2013)
George C. Bruce — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (since 2016)
Greg A. Drumright — Commercial Litigation (since 2020)
W. Rick Griffin — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (since 2013)
Michael G. Jones — Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants; Product Liability Litigation — Defendants (since 2012)
Jeff Kennedy — Energy Law; Environmental Law; Mining Law; Oil and Gas Law (since 2007)
Terry L. Malone — Construction Law (since 2013)
Terry L. Mann — Employment Law — Management; Labor Law — Management (since 2006)
Brent A. Mitchell — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates (since 2012)
Stanford J. Smith, Jr. — Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants (since 2013)
Jeff C. Spahn — Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants; Product Liability Litigation — Defendants (since 2011)
Richard K. Thompson — Immigration Law (since 2020)
Terry J. Torline — Workers’ Compensation Law — Employers (since 2013)
Dennis P. Wetta — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law (since 2016)
Zach K. Wiggins — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (since 2019)
Michelle Moe Witte — Employment Law — Individuals; Employment Law — Management (since 2017)
Marcia A. Wood — Appellate Practice (since 2013)
David S. Wooding — Aviation Law; Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants; Product Liability Litigation — Defendants (since 2012)

Overland Park, KS
Scott B. Haines — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law (since 2018)
Thomas A. Hamill — Bet-the-Company Litigation; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Litigation (since 2009)
Lora M. Jennings — Employment Law — Management; Litigation — Insurance; Litigation — Labor and Employment (since 2018)
Kip A. Kubin — Workers’ Compensation Law — Employers (since 1995)
William A. Mallory — Insurance Law (since 2013)

Kansas City, MO
Jerald S. Enslein — Litigation — Bankruptcy (since 2020)
David E. Larson — Insurance Law; Litigation — Insurance (since 2016)
Douglas D. Silvius — Employment Law — Management (since 2020)

In addition, three of our attorneys were named Lawyer of the Year. Lawyer of the Year recognition goes to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

Wichita, KS
Brent A. Mitchell — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Jeff C. Spahn — Product Liability Litigation — Defendants

Kansas City, MO
Thomas A. Hamill — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)