The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., August 17, 2023 — Carnahan Evan PC is proud to have 7 lawyers listed in the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America^® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America. 

2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®
Carnahan Evans PC would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® in their respective practice areas:

Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Peebles have both been included in every edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2010 and Mr. Nickell has been included since 2018. Mr. Peebles and Mr. Nickell focus their practices in the areas of estate and wealth transfer planning and estate and trust administration. Mr. Sheppard focuses his litigation and transactional practice in the areas of business, corporate, securities, regulatory, marijuana, hemp, municipal, employment, and real estate. Mr. Meadows has been recognized since 2016 and focuses his practice on contract disputes, real estate claims, construction payment and defect claims, insurance coverage actions, and employment cases. Mr. Preston represents clients in civil litigation in both federal and state court focusing on business, fiduciary, and real estate matters.

Only the top 5% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. The 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® recognizes the professional excellence of just over 76,000 lawyers across 149 practice areas and 204 metropolitan areas. A record-breaking of more than 19 million evaluations were considered, including submissions from lawyers with whom they’ve opposed in court, to identify this year’s exclusive group of Best Lawyers honorees.

2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America
Carnahan Evans PC would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America:

Mr. Andrew Peebles and Mr. Olive have both been included in every edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ since its inaugural year in 2021. Mr. Peebles concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, trusts and wills, probate and trust administration business formations and business succession planning. Mr. Olive concentrates his practice in the areas of tax and estate planning, employee benefits, ERISA, business transactions, real estate, entity formation and acquisition, and marijuana and hemp regulations and transactions.

The fourth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America highlights the legal talent of lawyers who have been in practice less than 10 years. The 2024 “Ones to Watch” recognized over 25,000 lawyers in 79 practice areas and 199 metropolitan areas. Nearly 5,300 firms have recognized lawyers in “Ones to Watch.”

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ABOUT CARNAHAN EVANS PC
Carnahan Evans PC is a full-service business, dispute resolution and estate planning law firm with a depth of 18 attorneys in the areas of corporate, estate planning, litigation, tax, real estate, and marijuana.

Founded in 1979, Carnahan Evans is locally owned and operated law firm, noted for its commitment to providing superior client service to a diverse client base, including national and regional businesses, financial institutions, not for profit organizations, and individual clients. The Firm is “A-V rated” by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating given by the publication.

The Firm’s attorneys practice in a wide variety of areas including business dispute resolution, corporate and general business, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, probate, trusts, securities, banking and financial institutions, employment, real estate, tax and wealth strategies. Practice in these areas results in a powerful synergy, providing proactive problem solving and superior service to our clients

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ABOUT BEST LAWYERS
Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. For over 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback received from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

The full methodology for The Best Lawyers in America^® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ is available here.