August 26, 2026
Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt & Wilcox, P.C. is pleased to announce 14 firm attorneys have earned recognition in the 2027 Best Lawyers® guide in 17 practice areas. Best Lawyers® is a highly regarded peer-reviewed publication that honors top legal professionals.
This year, the firm was recognized in the Top-Listed Awards in Transportation Law, with five lawyers in the state of Missouri and in the Kansas City metro area.
Notably, Sydney Paquette and Vicki Wind both received first time recognition in the publication, with Paquette receiving recognition in Transportation Law and Wind in Trusts and Estates. Five attorneys received recognition in additional practice areas:
- Katy Alsobrook in both Litigation – Labor and Employment and Transportation Law.
- Michael Judy in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
- Mandy Ketchum in Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants.
- Meghan Litecky in Transportation Law.
- John Wilcox in Commercial Litigation.
Best Lawyers® recognitions are based entirely on peer review, and research is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. It is an honor to have two new attorneys on the list this year and several returning attorneys hitting milestone years of recognition.
The attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® and their respective ranked practice areas are:
Best Lawyers® 2027 Guide
(First year honored in parentheses)
(* denotes a first-time ranking in 2027)
Best Lawyers®, Kansas City
- Kathryn T. Alsobrook (2025)
- Litigation – Labor and Employment*
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Transportation Law*
- Christopher J. Anderson (2005)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Leslie A. Boe (2023)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Lee B. Brumitt (2016)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Insurance
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Michael J. Judy (2022)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
- Amanda Pennington Ketchum (2020)
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Individuals
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants*
- Transportation Law
- Meghan Litecky (2025)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Transportation Law*
- Sydney Paquette (2027)*
- Transportation Law*
- Joseph Price, Jr. (2007)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts & Estates
- John F. Wilcox Jr. (2017)
- Commercial Litigation*
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Vicki Wind (2027)*
- Trusts and Estates*
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch®:
- B.I. Howard (2024)
- Corporate Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Elizabeth Judy (2026)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Transportation Law
- Samantha Sicola (2026)
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment