Awards & Accolades
While our focus at Brown & Crouppen is, first and foremost, providing exceptional legal representation to our clients, we are proud to be recognized by professional associations in Missouri and nationwide for the work that we do for our clients. We are especially proud of our attorneys and staff for their tireless effort and care on behalf of our clients.
Attorney Successes

Super Lawyers
- Jim Cantalin 2005-2006
- Ed Herman 2016-2020
- Jim Lemonds 2007-2009, 2011
- Andrea McNairy 2018-2020
- Brett Williams 2015-2020
- Richard Zalasky 2013-2020

Super Lawyers Rising Stars
- John J. Fischesser II 2013-2017
- Katie Hubbard 2019-2020
- Michael Kopit 2017-2020
- Michael A. Langella 2018-2020
- Andrea McNairy 2011, 2013-2016
- Patrick Mickey 2013-2017
- Justin Wilson 2017-2020

The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Personal Injury Lawyers”
- Alan Pirtle

The National Trial Lawyers “Top 10 Trucking Lawyers”
- Alan Pirtle

The National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40”
- Katie Hubbard
- Michael Kopit
- Andrea McNairy

The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers”
- Ron Brown (1943-2022)
- Terry Crouppen
- Andy Crouppen
- Tom Davis
- Jennifer Finley
- Ed Herman
- Jim Hopkins
- Richard Zalasky

The National Trial Lawyers “Product Liability Top 25”
- Richard Zalasky

The National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers”
- Patrick Mickey

The National Trial Lawyers “Golden Gavel Award”
- Ed Herman

Missouri Lawyers Media “Winningest Plaintiff Attorney”
- Joe Hillebrand 2013
- Jim Lemonds 2011
- Andrea McNairy 2011
- Richard Zalasky 2012

Missouri Lawyers Media “Law Firm Leader”
- Andy Crouppen 2019
- Ed Herman 2018

Missouri Lawyers Media Readers Poll “Best Managing Partner”
- Ron Brown (1943-2022) 2010

Missouri Lawyers Media Readers Poll “Best Rainmaker”
- Terry Crouppen 2010

Missouri Lawyers Media Readers Poll “Best Litigator”
- Jim Lemonds 2010

Missouri Lawyers Media “Up & Coming Lawyers”
- Brandon Jackson 2019
- Andrea McNairy 2010
- Lisa Tsacoumangos 2020

Missouri Lawyers Media Women’s Justice Awards “Litigation Practitioner Award”
- Katie Hubbard 2020
- Andrea A. Lowe 2019
- Andrea McNairy 2017
- Ashley Vaughan 2018

Missouri Lawyers Media “Diversity and Inclusion Leader”
- Andy Crouppen 2018

Missouri Lawyers Media “ICON Award”
- Terry Crouppen 2018

Top Trial Lawyers in America’s Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Jim Lemonds
- Andrea McNairy
- Alan Pirtle
- Richard Zalasky

Top Trial Lawyers of America Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Jim Lemonds
- Andrea McNairy
- Alan Pirtle
- Richard Zalasky

The Missouri Bar “Pro Bono Publico Award”
- Andrea A. Lowe 2018

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rating
- Jim Cantalin
- Joseph Frank
- Bruce Hopson
- Patrick Mickey
- Richard Zalasky

Avvo Superb Lawyer Rating
- Richard Zalasky 2019-2020

Avvo Top 10% Lawyer Nationally
- Richard Zalasky

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis “John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award”
- John J. Fischesser II 2012-2013

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis “Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Award of Merit”
- John J. Fischesser II 2010-2012
- Joseph Frank 1997, 2002
- Lisa Tsacoumangos 2020

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis “Pro Bono Volunteer of the Month”
- Brandon Jackson 2020
Office of the Circuit Attorney Trial Star
- Brad Elkin 2008
Office of the Circuit Attorney Justice Award
- Brad Elkin 2006, 2011
Southwestern Madison County Chamber of Commerce “Leader of Tomorrow”
- Katie Hubbard 2018
St. Louis Diversity Job Fair “Ronda F. Williams Spirit of Diversity Award”
- Bruce Hopson 2016

St. Louis Business Journal “Diverse Business Leader”
- Bruce Hopson 2011
American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, “10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction”
- Ed Herman 2016
Rue Ratings “Best Attorneys in America”
- Ed Herman

National Association of Distinguished Counsel Fellow
- Michael Kopit

The Top 100 Magazine, Top 40 Under 40
- Michael Kopit 2018

The Top 100 Magazine, Top 100 Lawyers
- Michael Kopit 2018
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, President’s Award, 2019
- Rachel Weinhaus 2019
Firm Recognition

St. Louis Post-Dispatch “Top Workplaces in St. Louis”
- 2012-2022
Better Business Bureau A+ Rating by the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis
Better Business Bureau A+ Rating by the Better Business Bureau of Kansas City

Mid-America Emmy® Awards
- 2019, 2020, 2021

Cigna’s Mid-America Well-Being Award, Honorable Recipient
- 2021
Saint Louis ADDY Awards – Silver ADDY
- 2019

Constangy Excellence in Work-Life Balance Award
- 2019

U.S. News & World Report “Best Law Firms”
- 2014

Missouri Lawyers Weekly “Winningest Plaintiff Law Firm”
- 2011-2013

Missouri Lawyers Weekly “Plaintiff’s firm with the most reported verdicts/judgments”

Missouri Lawyers Weekly Readers Poll “Best Midsize Law Firm”
- 2010
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