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Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas, LLC is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized regionally in five practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® ranked by Best Lawyers®. The firm received the following rankings this year:

  • Regional Tier 1
    • St. Louis
      • Construction Law
      • Litigation – Construction
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
      • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Regional Tier 2
    • St. Louis
      • Insurance Law

Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be considered for this milestone achievement, at least one lawyer in the law firm must be recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Earlier this year, Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas was honored to have the following eight attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® rankings for 2024:

  • Seth Gausnell – Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
  • Don O’Keefe – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
  • Bill Thomas – Construction Law and Litigation-Construction
  • Derek Ruzicka – Litigation-Insurance and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
  • Jim Gottschalk – Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
  • Jim Ribaudo – Appellate Practice and Insurance Law (Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America)
  • Hayley Hughes – Construction Law, Litigation-Construction, and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants (Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America)
  • Najla Hasic – Construction Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants (Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America)

Best Law Firms® is the most credible ranking of exceptional law firms, rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation; and Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review research and accolades company in the legal profession. Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms® signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas is proud to be recognized once again by Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms® as one of the leading firms in the region.

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