Stinson Morrison Hecker is consistently recognized by outside sources for its legal services and its commitment to the communities in which it serves. Our recent recognition includes the following:
Stinson earned a top rating of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign's 2011 Corporate Equality Index. The annual survey assesses American workplaces on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Because of the perfect score, HRC has recognized Stinson as one of the best places to work for LGBT equality. Visit the for more information.
Eighty-seven Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP attorneys were recently named to the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, which is based on an extensive annual peer-review survey. Forty-eight of the firm's Kansas City attorneys were selected.
Five Stinson practice areas ranked No. 1 in the latest edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In total, nine practice areas and 29 attorneys were recognized in this annual listing of top law firms and attorneys.
In September 2010, representatives from the Department of Defense presented Phoenix Office Manager Ryder Houston with the Patriotic Employer Award in recognition of his support of Systems Analyst Will Babbit during his recent tour of duty in Iraq. Granted by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the Patriotic Employer Award is given to managers, supervisors or companies in recognition of their support of deployed military employees.
Readers of Kansas City’s Ingram's magazine voted Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP the “Best Law Firm” in Kansas City. Ingram’s annual “Best of Business Kansas City” section identifies “companies throughout the greater metro region that consistently offer products and services of the highest quality.”
Stinson Morrison Hecker is listed 136 out of 250 in the National Law Journal's Top 250 Survey of the nation's largest law firms.
Fifty-three Stinson Morrison Hecker attorneys were named 2009 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. An additional 11 attorneys were named "Rising Stars" for 2009. In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Law & Politics employs a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third-party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
The Financial Services Division was recognized by American Banker in its annual list of the Top Lead Legal Advisers lists. The firm ranked 13th for the number of domestic bank and thrift merger deals announced in 2006. In the list ranked by deal values, the firm was 47th.
Stinson Morrison Hecker ranked 19th on Global Securities Information's national list of legal counsels with the highest transaction value of mergers and acquisitions in 2005. The firm completed nine deals in 2005 with a total transaction value of $37.6 billion.
The Real Estate Division was recognized by Midwest Real Estate News as one of the "Best of the Best" transactional real estate firms in the Midwest.
The May 2005 edition of Arizona Attorney magazine features the Top 10 Arizona Verdicts of 2004. Stinson Morrison Hecker was legal counsel in two of the 10 cases - most notably, the largest and the sixth largest jury awards in Arizona for 2004.