Harness IP is pleased to share that four attorneys in its Metro St. Louis office were named to the 2021 Missouri Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers Magazine. The publication also named one of the firm’s attorneys to its Rising Stars list.

Only the most respected attorneys in each state earn the Super Lawyers designation, with no more than 5% of attorneys making the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% earning Rising Star status. 

The selected attorneys include:

Missouri Super Lawyers

• Matthew Cutler
• Joel Samuels
• Joseph Walsh
• Bryan Wheelock

Missouri Rising Stars

• Michael Kella

In addition to the Harness IP attorneys named to the Missouri Super Lawyers list, attorneys Beth Coakley and Glenn Forbis are named on the Michigan Super Lawyers list, marking their 14^th and 16^th consecutive years on the list, respectively. Also from the firm’s Metro Detroit office, Brad Luchsinger was named to the Michigan Rising Stars list. From the firm’s Metro Dallas office, attorney Stephanie Dowdy was named to the Texas Rising Stars list.

Nominations for Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are based on a rigorous, three-step system of peer reviews and independent research to evaluate key indicators of professional success. The Rising Stars designation follows the same process as Super Lawyers, with the added qualifier that only lawyers who are under 40 and who have practiced law for 10 years or less can earn this prestigious honor. Selections for both lists are made each year and announced on a state-by-state basis.

About Harness IP
Harness IP is celebrating 100 years as an intellectual property law firm. Founded in 1921, the firm currently holds a No. 2 ranking from IAM Media for providing counsel to 44 companies with the largest portfolios of issued U.S. patents. The firm also ranks No. 6 for filing the most patent applications on behalf of those companies. Harness IP’s attorneys and IP professionals focus exclusively on patents, trademarks, global IP management, litigation, and other IP rights. The firm has offices in Metropolitan Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Visit www.harnessip.com for more information.