Notable Lawyers and Alumni
- Kit Bond, former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator (joined immediately after leaving the Senate in 2010)
- John Cullerton, member and President of the Illinois Senate (D-6th dist.) is a partner in the firm.
- Thomas Eagleton, former U.S. Senator for Missouri and one-time vice-presidential candidate, became a partner in the firm after the end of his Senate career.
- Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State of Missouri, worked for predecessor firm Thompson & Mitchell prior to her political career.
- Louis B. Susman, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, was a partner at the firm and is a former director of the St. Louis Cardinals. Susman is also a retired vice chairman of Citigroup and was national finance chairman for Senator John F. Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign.
- Thomas Schlafly, partner, is also co-founder of the St. Louis Brewery.
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