A total of 74 Foulston Siefkin attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, including 19 honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in a specific practice area and city. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is a well-known reference work that uses peer feedback to develop lawyer rankings.

Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® are reviewed by their peers based on professional experience and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Only one lawyer in each practice area and location is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” based on peer assessments. This designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their professional excellence.

The following five Foulston attorneys were recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Kansas City, Kansas in these practice areas:

• Tara Eberline – Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Municipal
• Jack Epps – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Scott Nehrbass – Litigation – Real Estate
• Scott Palecki – Health Care Law
• Tony Rupp – Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

The following 13 Foulston attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for Kansas City, Kansas, in these practice areas (some were previously mentioned as a “Lawyer of the Year”):

• Brian Boos – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Daniel Buller – Commercial Litigation
• Vaughn Burkholder – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment 
• Tara Eberline – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation -Municipal
• Jack Epps – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
• Joshua T. Hill – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Scott Nehrbass – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• James D. Oliver – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, Mining Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Scott Palecki – Health Care Law
• John Peck – Natural Resources Law, Water Law
• Tony Rupp – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Matthew Stromberg – Commercial Litigation
• Jim Zakoura – Energy Law 

The following eight Foulston attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Kansas City, Kansas, in these practice areas:

• Cameron Bernard – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants 
• Travis Hanson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Nancy Musick – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Sarah Otto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Alex W. Schulte – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sarah E. Stula – Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eric Turner – Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Amanda M. Wilwert – Administrative/Regulatory, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law

About Foulston Siefkin LLP 

As the largest law firm based in Kansas, with offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita, Foulston Siefkin LLP provides legal services to a broad range of clients — from large national and international corporations to small businesses to individuals. Foulston’s lawyers are consistently recognized as among the leading lawyers in the United States. For more than 100 years, Foulston’s lawyers have provided counsel in a wide range of practice areas, including civil and complex litigation, tax, business matters, employment and labor, and healthcare. For more information, contact Tammy Allen, chief marketing officer, at (316) 291-9572, tallen@foulston.com; or visit www.foulston.com.