TL;DR: DM Injury Law has four personal injury attorneys, Kelly St. John, Drew Ward, Ethan Scherer, and Jack Paisley, named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, a peer-reviewed recognition for attorneys with 5–9 years of private practice experience who demonstrate outstanding professional excellence.
We're proud to share that four personal injury attorneys from DM Injury Law have earned a place on Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This recognition reflects the hard work, dedication, and skill each of these attorneys brings to their clients every day. For anyone navigating a personal injury claim, knowing your attorney has been recognized by their peers matters.
What Is Best Lawyers?
Best Lawyers is widely regarded as the gold standard for legal recognition in the United States and around the world. Unlike self-reported awards, Best Lawyers rankings are built entirely on peer review. This means attorneys are evaluated by other practicing lawyers in their field, not by a committee or paid submission process.
What Is Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch?
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch is a distinct recognition within the Best Lawyers program, specifically designed to spotlight attorneys earlier in their careers. To be eligible, a lawyer must have been in private practice for 5–9 years.
Selection follows the same Purely Peer Review® methodology used for Best Lawyers' flagship awards. Candidates are nominated, evaluated by peers, vetted for good standing with their state bar, and only then recognized. You can't buy this award; you have to be nominated by a fellow legal expert.
DM Injury Law's Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Honorees
We are proud to congratulate the following attorneys on this well-deserved recognition:
Kansas City, MO
- Kelly St. John: Kelly leads DM Injury Law's Topeka office, with a diverse and impressive legal background. She is a multiple-year Super Lawyers® Rising Star and has secured significant results for clients across Kansas and Missouri, including multiple $250K recoveries.
- Drew Ward: Drew has tried hundreds of bench trials and built a track record of substantial recoveries, including a $2.5 million result for a seriously injured delivery worker and $1.1 million in a fetal wrongful death case.
- Ethan Scherer: Ethan's passion for the law took hold during an undergraduate internship with a federal judge, where he watched a trial firsthand and knew he wanted to be in the courtroom. A two-time Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2023 and 2024), he takes a meticulous approach to every case, making sure insurance companies see the real human impact, not just numbers.
St. Louis, MO
- Jack Paisley: Jack grew up surrounded by the legal world; his father was a judge and his mother a court reporter. Before joining DM Injury Law, he served as a public defender, earning a reputation for fearless advocacy. Jack approaches every case as if he's representing a close friend or family member.
About DM Injury Law
DM Injury Law is a personal injury and workers' compensation law firm with multiple offices throughout the Midwest. Since our founding in 2013, we have secured over $1 billion for individuals and families who were victims in accidents.
We handle a wide variety of accident and injury cases, including:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Slip & fall accidents
- Wrongful death
- And more
If you or a loved one were hurt in an accident, call us at 816-888-7500 or contact us online for a free consultation. We have offices throughout the Midwest and serve statewide, including:
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch mean for an attorney?
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys with 5–9 years of private practice experience who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence, based entirely on peer review. It is a merit-based recognition, not a paid or self-nominated award.
How are Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recipients selected?
According to Best Lawyers, the process involves nomination, a peer review vote by other practicing attorneys, analysis of feedback, and a bar standing eligibility check. The award follows the same Purely Peer Review® methodology as the main Best Lawyers awards.
Which DM Injury Law attorneys were named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch?
The four DM Injury Law honorees are Kelly St. John, Drew Ward, Ethan Scherer (Kansas City, MO), and Jack Paisley (St. Louis, MO).
