FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2024
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC is pleased to announce that 11 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since its first publication in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence.
“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”
Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as a reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. First published internationally in 2006, it now provides lists in more than 75 countries.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America® list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® list:
- Christopher M. Joseph – Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Julia A. Craft – Family Law
- Dionne M. Scherff – Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jess W. Hoeme – Criminal Defense: General Practice and DUI / DWI Defense
- Ardith Smith-Woertz – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Diane L. Bellquist – Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Lindsey P. Erickson – Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Christopher M. McHugh – Cannabis Law and Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Casey Y. Meek – Criminal Defense: General Practice
- B. Keith Edwards – Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Rachel Whitsitt – Family Law and Family Law Mediation
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About Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
Joseph, Hollander & Craft is a mid-size law firm representing criminal defense, civil defense, personal injury, and family law clients throughout Kansas and Missouri. From our offices in Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita, our team of 25 attorneys covers a lot of ground, both geographically and professionally.
We defend against life-changing criminal prosecutions. We protect children and property in divorce cases. We pursue relief for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries or the death of a loved one due to the negligence of others. We fight allegations of professional misconduct against medical and legal practitioners, accountants, real estate agents, and others.
When your business, freedom, property, or career is at stake, you want the attorney standing beside you to be skilled, prepared, and relentless — Ready for Anything, come what may. At JHC, we pride ourselves on offering outstanding legal counsel and representation with the personal attention and professionalism our clients deserve. Learn more about our attorneys and their areas of practice, and locate a JHC office near you.