Press Release announcing the selection of Ron Baird and John Lightner as Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers for 2011.

1. PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
DATE: November 17, 2011
CONTACT: Victoria Yarborough
(417) 887-0133
vyarborough@blmhpc.com
C. RONALD BAIRD AND JOHN R. LIGHTNER RECOGNIZED AGAIN AS MISSOURI & KANSAS SUPER
LAWYERS
Partners C. Ronald Baird and John R. Lightner were once again named on the Missouri & Kansas Super
Lawyers list as top attorneys in Missouri & Kansas for 2011. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in
these states are selected by Super Lawyers. C. Ronald Baird has been named on the Missouri & Kansas
Super Lawyers list since 2005 and John R. Lightner has received the honor since 2010.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than
70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey
of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.
C. Ronald Baird started his practice in 1983 focusing on family law, business organizations and
transactions and business litigation. Along with being named on the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
list for 7 years straight, Mr. Baird has also been annually named on the Best Lawyers in America® list
since 2005. A former Missouri Bar Association President, Mr. Baird raised his three children in
Springfield and enjoys golfing in his free time.
John R. Lightner joined C. Ronald Baird in 1984 focusing his practice on personal injury, real estate
transactions and litigation and business and corporate transactions and litigations. Mr. Lightner has
been granted the distinction of an AV™ Preeminent rating by the Martindale Hubbell Association® Peer
Review. Mr. Lightner is a life-long resident of Springfield, Missouri, and has enjoyed growing up and
raising his own family in the area.
Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool P.C. is a full-service firm practicing throughout the state of Missouri.
For almost 30 years the partnership has built its highly regarded, full-service law firm offering to include
legal representation in banking, commercial litigation, corporate and general business, employment
law, family law, government, insurance defense, personal injury, probate litigation, professional liability,
real estate, trust and estates and workers compensation. For more information on Ron Baird, John R.
Lightner and BLMH please visit http://www.blmhpc.com.
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Law Offices of BAIRD, LIGHTNER, MILLSAP & HARPOOL P.C.
1901-C South Ventura Springfield, MO 65804 ∙ Telephone (417) 887-0133 ∙ Fax (417) 887-8740
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