St. Louis Law Firm Greensfelder Earns Top Honors Nationally/Locally

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. and Attorney Leonard D. Vines Earn Top National Honors for Franchise Law from Chambers USA

Firm and Five of Its Attorneys Also Earn Top Honors Among St. Louis Firms in Four Practice Areas

ST. LOUIS, MO – London-based Chambers and Partners has recognized Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. and attorney Leonard D. Vines, a Clayton resident and a graduate of the Washington University School of Law and the University of Illinois, as among the nation’s best in franchise law.  In addition, Chambers recognized the firm and five of its attorney as the best in the St. Louis region in four practice areas.  The rankings appear in the Chambers USA 2012: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an annual guide for the best lawyers and law firms in America.

Greensfelder has a total of 25 lawyers in its franchise law practice in St. Louis, Belleville, Ill. and Chicago, Ill., including Vines, an officer in the corporate practice group, who has been practicing franchise law for more than 40
years.

Greensfelder was also recognized by Chambers as a top St. Louis law firm in the areas of corporate mergers and acquisitions; labor and employment law; general commercial litigation; and real estate law.  Individually honored at the top of their field in St. Louis were Greensfelder attorneys:

• Dennis G. Collins - labor and employment law. He is a resident of Ladue and a graduate of the Notre Dame School of Law.
• David Harris - general commercial litigation. He is a resident of St. Louis and a graduate of the Washington University School of Law.
• Joseph D. Lehrer - corporate mergers and acquisitions. He is a resident of Richmond Heights and a graduate of the Washington University School of Law.
• Kevin T. McLaughlin – labor and employment law. He is a resident of Kirkwood and a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Thomas L. Story - real estate law. He is a resident of St. Charles County and a graduate of the Washington University School of Law.

The law firms and attorneys were selected based on extensive research by Chambers, including interviews of lawyers and clients.  Each was evaluated based on the criteria most valued by clients.  Approximately 100 full-time researchers perform the evaluations. The
USA Guide is one of six legal publications by Chambers and Partners — a leading provider of legal directories for 20 years. 
For more information, visit http://www.chambersandpartners.com.  

Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions in 17 practice groups for clients locally, nationally and internationally.  Areas of legal practice include communications and media; construction; corporate; creditor’s rights and bankruptcy; educational, religious and
tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; environmental; franchise & distribution; health care; immigration; intellectual property; labor and employment; litigation; real estate; tax; technology transactions; and trusts and estates. Greensfelder is the exclusive Meritas
law firm for metro St. Louis.
An international alliance of business law firms, Meritas member firms offer access to the experience and legal knowledge of nearly 200 business law firms throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and more than 50 countries worldwide.

Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.