Best Lawyers in America Names 11 Stueve Siegel Hanson Attorneys in 2026 Edition
The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America honors 11 members of the Stueve Siegel Hanson team, including three attorneys recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
George Hanson, Steve Six and Patrick Stueve earned the prestigious Lawyer of the Year accolade, given to individual lawyers who receive the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
In Kansas City, Missouri, Hanson is the Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law: Individuals, Six is the Lawyer of the Year for Appellate Practice, and Stueve is the Lawyer of the Year for both Antitrust Law and Litigation: Antitrust.
Best Lawyers in America: 2026 Edition
The firm’s full roster of Best Lawyers honorees includes:
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law: Individuals Kansas City, Mo. Lawyer of the Year
- Litigation: Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs
- Employment Law: Individuals
- Litigation: Labor and Employment
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Consumer Protection Law
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Appellate Practice Kansas City, Mo. Lawyer of the Year
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation: Antitrust
- Antitrust Law Kansas City, Mo. Lawyer of the Year
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation: Antitrust Kansas City, Mo. Lawyer of the Year
- Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch” in 2026
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Product Liability Litigation: Plaintiffs
- Labor and Employment Law: Employee
- Litigation: Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs
- Product Liability Litigation: Plaintiffs
- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions: Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation: Defendants
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. The publication receives almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
