Husch & Eppenberger, LLC has approved the addition of Caroline L. Hermeling and Christine F. Miller to its firm-wide Executive Committee. Other members of the firm’s Executive Committee are Joseph P. Conran, Thomas M. Carney, Gregory R. Smith and Charles Christian Kirley.
Effective Jan. 1, Ms. Hermeling will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Over the past seven years Ms. Hermeling served in various leadership positions within the firm’s Litigation/Dispute Resolution Department, most recently heading up the management of the litigation associates and legal assistants.
Ms. Miller currently serves as Vice- Chair of the firm’s Litigation/Dispute Resolution Department and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee.
Ms. Hermeling and Ms. Miller have maintained active litigation practices for over 20 years. Ms. Hermeling specializes in the representation of developers, property owners, and municipalities in condemnations and real estate development disputes. In August 2004, she headed up the foreclosure sale of the St. Louis Centre Mall and more recently has been involved in a variety of highly publicized land development disputes throughout the Midwest region.
Ms. Miller has served as lead trial lawyer in over 30 jury trials resulting in successful verdicts in the areas of commercial, products liability and employment litigation. In 2000, she received a defense verdict in an employment discrimination case that was selected as one of the National Law Journal’s “Top Ten Defense Verdicts for 2000.”
“Both Carrie and Chris are outstanding trial lawyers and have been leaders within our firm for years. We look forward to their continuing contributions as they take on an active role in the management of the entire firm.” said Joe Conran, Chairman of the firm’s Management Committee.
Husch & Eppenberger has over 300 attorneys in eight cities across the midwest and mid-south. For more than 80 years, Husch has served local, regional, national and international businesses; financial institutions; charitable and governmental organizations; and individuals in sophisticated litigation and business representation.