Congratulations to the 25 Martin Pringle attorneys who have been recognized in the newly announced Best Lawyers® 2026 edition. In addition to "Best Lawyers", our lawyers were also honored with "Lawyer of the Year" and “Ones to Watch” honors as well.

Lawyers of the Year (awarded to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic edition each year):
•    Samantha Woods – product liability litigation (defendants)
•    Michelle Moe Witte – litigation – labor & employment
 
Ones to Watch:
 •    Brian Gardiner – commercial litigation and medical malpractice (defendants)
•    Olivia Dempsey – business organizations, real estate, trusts and estates 
•    Garrison Matthews - business organizations, real estate, trusts and estates
•    Elisabeth Wilder – commercial litigation, litigation – construction, personal injury litigation (defendants) 
 
Best Lawyers:

Overland Park and Kansas City offices
•    Dave Larson – insurance law, litigation – insurance, professional malpractice (defendants)
•    Doug Silvius – commercial litigation, employment (management), real estate
•    Scott Haines – bankruptcy/creditor, real estate
•    Sam Heaney – commercial litigation 
•    Rod Hoffman – community association law
•    Lora Jennings Mizell – employment (management), litigation – insurance, litigation – labor & employment
•    Bill Mallory – insurance law, litigation – insurance 
•    Kate McKinney – commercial litigation, insurance law, litigation – insurance 

Wichita office
•    Martin Bauer – creditor/debtor, eminent domain & condemnation, family law
•    Greg Drumright – commercial litigation, construction law, product liability litigation (defendants)
•    Rick Griffin – bankruptcy/creditor, commercial litigation, litigation – bankruptcy, oil and gas, product liability litigation (defendants)
•    Mike Jones – commercial litigation, personal injury litigation (defendants), product liability litigation (defendants)
•    Terry Malone – commercial litigation, construction law
•    Brent Mitchell – business organizations, closely held companies/family business law, tax law, trusts and estates
•    Robert Moody – criminal defense (general practice), family law 
•    Matt Spahn – commercial litigation, medical malpractice (defendants), personal injury litigation (defendants), product liability litigation (defendants)
•    Rick Thompson – creditors, immigration
•    Dennis Wetta – business organizations, real estate law, trusts and estates 
•    Zach Wiggins – banking and finance, business organizations, closely held companies and family business law, mergers & acquisitions, oil & gas, real estate, trusts and estates 
•    Michelle Witte – employment (individuals), employment (management), litigation – labor & employment
•    Marcia Wood – appellate practice, bet-the-company litigation
•    Samantha Woods – bankruptcy/creditor, business organizations, commercial litigation, litigation – bankruptcy, medical malpractice (defendants), product liability (defendants)