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Top law firms in St. Louis

The firms with the largest mapped presence in St. Louis, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in St. Louis by Index

These law firms have the largest mapped presence in St. Louis, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring, built from public data. The ranking reflects the size and momentum of each firm's overall public footprint, not the quality of its St. Louis office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the St. Louis market and where momentum points.

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 60.6 Global 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
2 Husch Blackwell 54.7 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
3 Spencer Fane 54.3 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
4 Thompson Coburn 51.5 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Finance & Banking, Employment & Labor
5 Stinson Morrison Hecker 50.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
6 Quarles & Brady 50 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor
7 Polsinelli 48.3 National 1,000–1,500 Real Estate, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A
8 Lathrop GPM 47.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
9 Armstrong Teasdale 45.6 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
10 SmithAmundsen 44 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Transportation
11 Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale 43.9 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
12 Sandberg Phoenix 41.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
13 Chartwell Law 41.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
14 Tucker Ellis 40.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
15 Lewis Rice 37.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
16 Manning Gross + Massenburg 37.3 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Environmental
17 Litchfield Cavo 37.1 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Insurance
18 Hinckley Allen & Snyder 36.3 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Real Estate
19 Swanson, Martin & Bell 32.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment
20 Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen 31.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Healthcare & Life Sciences
21 Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith 31.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
22 Hawkins Parnell & Young 29.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Employment & Labor
23 Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost 29.6 National 100–250 Education, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes
24 Foley and Mansfield 28 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Construction
25 Weitz & Luxenberg 26.7 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Bankruptcy & Restructuring
26 Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary 26.6 National 50–100 Transportation, Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes
27 HeplerBroom 26 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insurance
28 Harness Dickey & Pierce 25.2 National 50–100 Intellectual Property, Technology, Data & Privacy, Energy & Natural Resources
29 Cassiday Schade 25.2 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Construction, Transportation

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Law firms in St. Louis — common questions

How are the top firms in St. Louis ranked?

Firms are ordered by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 score from public signals (scale, reach, live hiring). This page lists firms with a recorded attorney presence in St. Louis, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's St. Louis office.

Does a presence in St. Louis mean a large local office?

Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the St. Louis market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.

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