Sikeston Law Firm Named as a Best Law Firm for Fourth Year

SIKESTON — Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas and Hanschen, LLC in Sikeston, Mo., has been named a Tier 1 law firm for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants and Commercial Litigation in the St. Louis Market by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The firm was also named a Tier 2 law firm for Products Liability Litigation – Defendants in the St. Louis Market.

This is the 12th consecutive year Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report have collaboratively announced the rankings, and the fourth consecutive year Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas and Hanschen, LLC has been recognized.

Attorneys in the firm include: Joseph C. Blanton, Jr., Bryan E. Nickell, Thomas W. Collins, III, Patrick R. Douglas, Shaun D. Hanschen, Deidre A. Peters and Tony C. “Trey” Watkins, III.

“Our attorneys and staff are very honored to be recognized again by U.S. News,” said Joseph C. Blanton Jr., member of the firm.

“Our willingness to take difficult cases to trial has been recognized by our peers and the reviewers at Best Lawyers,” added Bryan E. Nickell, member of the firm.

“We have the ability to handle the most complex business and personal injury litigation and transaction matters,” added Thomas W. Collins, III, member of the firm. “We continue to focus on providing the best possible representation in these areas.”

The 2022 rankings are based on incorporating 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. Over 2,000 firms received a national law firm ranking this year.

“We are proud that ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings continuously act as a top marker of distinction throughout the legal industry,” says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. “The evaluation process for the 2022 ‘Best Law Firms’ publication has remained just as rigorous and discerning as it was when we created the publication 12 years ago.”

Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers.

Blanton, Nickell, Collins, Douglas & Hanschen, LLC, specializes in civil litigation in State and Federal Courts, including medical malpractice, products liability, personal injury cases and commercial litigation. Since 1914, the firm has established itself as one of the leading law firms in the State of Missouri and actively practices in 30 counties in the state’s southeastern region, as well as in the St. Louis area.