Harness IP is thrilled to announce that 40 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for 2026, including Douglas Robinson, who was named “Lawyer of the Year” in St. Louis for Litigation – Intellectual Property. The designation recognizes one lawyer per practice area in each region who received the highest ranking from peers and clients that year.

Additionally, 11 attorneys were named 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, which recognizes attorneys who have been in practice for fewer than 10 years and have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence.

Best Lawyers®, one of the oldest and most distinguished legal directories, conducts peer-review surveys to compile its annual list of top attorneys across various practice levels. The 2026 edition of the publication is currently available online.

Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because its research is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 80,000 leading attorneys cast over 31 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas and lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in the guide is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called The Best Lawyers in America® “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

 

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® “LAWYER OF THE YEAR” 2026 EDITION

St. Louis Metro

Douglas A. Robinson – Litigation – Intellectual Property

 

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® 2026

Dallas Metro

Gerald T. Welch – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

 

Detroit Metro

Geoffrey D. Aurini – Copyright Law, Trademark Law

Michael P. Doerr – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Lisa M. DuRoss – Trademark Law

Mark D. Elchuk – Patent Law

Stanley M. Erjavac – Patent Law, Trademark Law

Monte L. Falcoff – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Glenn E. Forbis – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

J. Bradley Luchsinger – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Timothy D. MacIntyre – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Michael Malinzak – Patent Law, Trademark Law

Timothy J. Martin – Patent Law

Ryan W. Massey – Patent Law

Kevin G. Mierzwa – Patent Law

Stephen T. Olson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Jessica S. Sachs – Trademark Law

G. Gregory Schivley – Patent Law, Trademark Law

Brent G. Seitz – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Colleen N. Shovlin – Patent Law, Trademark Law

Robert M. Siminski – Patent Law

W. R. Duke Taylor – Patent Law

David P. Utykanski – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Steven D. Wangerow – Patent Law

Richard W. Warner – Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law

Michael D. Wiggins – Patent Law

Jennifer M. Woodside-Wojtala – Patent Law

 

St. Louis Metro

Matthew L. Cutler – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Anthony G. Fussner – Trademark Law

Michael P. Kella – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Greg W. Meyer – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Brian G. Panka – Patent Law

Leanne M. Rakers – Patent Law

Douglas A. Robinson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Joel R. Samuels – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law

Michael L. Smith – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent

Michael J. Thomas – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

David J. Tucker – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Joseph E. Walsh Jr. – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Andrew C. Wegman – Patent Law

Bryan K. Wheelock – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

 

BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA 2026

Detroit Metro

Jewell N. Briggs – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

Jeremiah J. Foley – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law

Paul R. Hoffer – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property

April M. Minarik – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property

Jennifer R. Turchyn – Patent Law

Colette E. Verch – Litigation – Patent, Patent Law

 

Dallas Metro

Alexandra M. Fuchs – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law

 

Washington, D.C. Metro

Paul H. Baszner II – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law

Peter S. Firey – Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law

Daniel D. Kim – Patent Law

Evan F. Liebovitz – Patent Law