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Polsinelli is an Am Law 100 firm[1] with more than 1,200[2] attorneys in over 25 offices nationwide.[3] The firm's attorneys focus on health care, finance, real estate, technology, private equity and life sciences.[4]

Polsinelli
No. of offices25+ [5]
No. of attorneys1,200+ [6]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Revenue$1.21B (2025) [7]
Date founded1972 (Kansas City, Missouri)
Company typeProfessional Corporation

History

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Polsinelli was founded in 1972 by Jim Polsinelli and two other young attorneys[8][9] in a small office near the Plaza Theatre. The firm initially focused on business and real estate clients in the Country Club District in Kansas City, Missouri.[8]

During the 1980s, the firm represented small businesses and entrepreneurs and expanded its litigation practice.[10] In 1991, Polsinelli opened its first office outside Kansas City in St. Louis.[11]

In 2000, the firm established a science and technology practice focused on patent and business matters in the biotechnology sector.[12]

In 2003 the firm opened up a New York office,[13] and in June of 2004, it merged with Suelthaus, PC, a 35-lawyer St. Louis-based entrepreneurial business law firm founded in 1929. The combination doubled the size of the firm's St. Louis office.[14]

In July 2005, the firm opened an office in Washington, D.C.[15], and in January 2006, Nasharr & Shea LLC, a banking and real estate firm, merged into Polsinelli, establishing the firm's Chicago office.[16] In 2008, the firm opened an office in Wilmington, Delaware.[14]

On February 1, 2009,[17] Polsinelli merged with Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.,[18] a Kansas City-based, law firm. The merger added offices in Denver, Phoenix and St. Joseph and Springfield, Missouri.[17]

In July 2011, Polsinelli expanded into California by acquiring attorneys and staff of Quateman LLP,[19] a bond counsel firm founded in 1989 by Lisa Greer Quateman.[20] The firm also opened an office in Dallas that year.[21]

Polsinelli opened an Atlanta office in 2014 after acquiring Rafuse Hill & Hodges,[22] followed by a San Francisco office.[23] In 2015, the firm opened offices in Nashville, Tennessee,[24] and Raleigh, North Carolina.[25]

In March 2016, 44 intellectual property attorneys from Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg joined Polsinelli, including Gregory Novak, Tracy Druce, and Q. Todd Dickinson.[26] The move added offices in Houston, Boston,[27] and Silicon Valley.[28]

The firm opened a Seattle office in 2018,[29] followed by offices in Miami in 2019[30] and Salt Lake City in 2022.[31] In 2024, Polsinelli opened offices in Fort Worth, Texas,[32] and Park City, Utah.[33] Later that year, the firm hired 47 attorneys from Holland & Knight and opened an office in Philadelphia.[34]

Notable cases

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  • Reichle v. Howards - Case decided by the Supreme Court 8-0 in 2012 in which Secret Service detail of Dick Cheney had not infringed on protestor's free speech rights when they arrested him.[35]
  • Coach America bankruptcy and restructuring.[36]

Offices

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Polsinelli is headquartered in Kansas City’s Plaza Vista building on the Country Club Plaza. Prior to that, the firm was headquartered in the Country Club Plaza in the Plaza Steppes building starting in 1991. Earlier it had been located in the Plaza Theatre building in the Plaza. Its attempts to move to a new headquarters in recent years have met with some controversy. In 2010 it proposed moving into a new 8-story glass tower at 47th and Broadway on the east side of the Plaza. That structure would have involved tearing down a vintage 1920s Plaza building in the Plaza's traditional low-rise Spanish style and replacing it with a glass highrise. The plan was eventually withdrawn after considerable protests.[37]

In 2012, it announced plans to tear down the bankrupt and unfinished Moshe Safdie-designed West Edge building that had originally been built for Bob Bernstein on the west side of the Plaza and replace it with a 10-story structure designed by 360 Architecture called Plaza Vista. On February 12, 2013, a natural gas explosion in the gas line leading into JJ's Restaurant across the street from the project leveled the restaurant and heavily damaged the Plaza Vista's glass curtain wall. The Plaza Vista's roof also had to be replaced because of embers. Despite setbacks, contractors were able to finish the project and the firm was able to move into their new headquarters on November 1, 2013.[38][39][40]

References

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  1. ↑ "Polsinelli | Rankings, Lawyers & Practice Areas | Law.com". www.law.com. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Polsinelli PC". chambers.com. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Polsinelli". www.polsinelli.com. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Polsinelli". www.polsinelli.com. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Offices & Locations".
  6. ↑ "Polsinelli PC".
  7. ↑ "Polsinelli Eclipses $1B Revenue Mark, Grows PEP to $3M".
  8. 1 2 Journal, A. B. A. "James Polsinelli to retire from the law firm that bears his name". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ↑ Dornbrook, James (2018-10-31). "Jim Polsinelli retires from the growing law firm he founded". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Polsinelli Soon Just a Brand Name as Founder Prepares to Retire". Law.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Suelthaus merges law firm with Polsinelli - St. Louis Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. 2004-04-05. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Up Close: Pat Woolley, leader of Polsinelli Shughart PC's science and technology group". Business Journals. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  13. ↑ "POLSINELLI Announces Relocation to Accommodate a Tripling of Attorneys in Its New York Office". Yahoo Finance. Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  14. 1 2 "Polsinelli Launches Bankruptcy Office In Delaware - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  15. ↑ "Polsinelli Launches Bankruptcy Office In Delaware - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  16. ↑ "Polsinelli's Chicago Leader Steps Down After 11 Years of Nonstop Growth". Law.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  17. 1 2 "Shughart law firm completes merger with Polsinelli - Denver Business Journal". www.bizjournals.com. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  18. ↑ "Law Firm Polsinelli Drops 'Shughart' From Its Name". Missouri Business Alert. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  19. ↑ "L.A. Outpost Teaming Up for International Reach". Los Angeles Business Journal. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  20. ↑ "Veteran public finance attorney Lisa Quateman plans to retire". Bond Buyer. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  21. ↑ "Polsinelli expands Texas presence with new office". Kansas City Business Journal. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  22. ↑ Journal, A. B. A. "Polsinelli acquires Atlanta law firm". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  23. ↑ "Polsinelli Adds Partner in SF". Law.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  24. ↑ Prince, Kate (2022-09-27). "National Firm Polsinelli Moving to Nashville's Fifth + Broad Development". www.tba.org. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  25. ↑ "Polsinelli Sets Up Shop in Raleigh, Plus More Lateral Moves". Law.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  26. ↑ "Polsinelli Hires 44 Novak Druce Attorneys as Firm Winds Down". Bloomberg Law.
  27. ↑ Journal, A. B. A. "Polsinelli to acquire 'vast majority' of lawyers and staffers from Novak Druce". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  28. ↑ "Polsinelli to acquire 'vast majority' of lawyers and staffers from Novak Druce". Daily Journal.
  29. ↑ Polsinelli. "Polsinelli Expands West Coast Presence with the Opening of a Seattle Office". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  30. ↑ "Polsinelli Opens Miami Office with GrayRobinson and Akerman Attorneys". Law.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  31. ↑ Read ·, Tracey. "Polsinelli Opens 2nd Utah Location, Names Managing Partner - Law360 Pulse". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  32. ↑ Release, Press (2024-06-13). "Polsinelli opens Fort Worth office". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  33. ↑ Basham, Victoria (2024-06-04). "Polsinelli adds second office in Utah's Silicon Slopes". The Global Legal Post. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  34. ↑ "Polsinelli's 47-Lawyer Hire Challenges Rivals With Rapid Growth".
  35. ↑ "Supreme Court Decision: Reichle v. Howards". The New York Times.
  36. ↑ "Home | Media Center | Press Releases/News | Polsinelli Shughart Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Receives Turnaround Award". Polsinelli.com. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  37. ↑ "Reader panel: Plaza building debate | Ink". Inkkc.com. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  38. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  39. ↑ "JJ?s explosion takes a toll on neighboring Plaza Vista project". KansasCity.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  40. ↑ "Polsinelli Shughart is moving to the Country Club Plaza's West Edge - NBCActionNews.com". Kshb.com. 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
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