Trial lawyer Sherry Rozell, a shareholder in the firm’s Springfield, MO, office, has been recognized as a top-tier lawyer in Missouri in Legal 500’s US Elite rankings in the category of Commercial Disputes. She is one of only 12 lawyers in the state to be honored with a top ranking in the 2026 edition.
Legal 500’s US Elite recognizes lawyers who handle work at the top of the legal market in their respective areas. Lawyers are selected based on interviews with top practitioners, referee and peer feedback, and evidence of key matters worked on by the ranked attorneys during the past year.
Rozell is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer and legal strategist whose practice is concentrated in the areas of products liability defense, mass torts litigation, and class actions, with specific emphasis in the automotive industry. Throughout her career, she has successfully represented clients, including a number of Fortune 500 companies, in litigation in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. She is also widely regarded for her expertise in matters involving complex Federal Rules of Civil Procedure issues in federal courts nationwide.
Over the course of her career, Rozell has served as a trusted legal advisor to major automotive manufacturers, representing the top 10 Fortune 500 company in discovery, trial and appellate matters in numerous state and federal courts across the United States in defense against a broad range of tort claims. She holds the distinction of serving as both national discovery counsel and national appellate counsel for the automaker and serving as a national advisor on appellate strategy.
Rozell graduated magna cum laude with her bachelor’s degree from Drury University and her Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law, where she graduated as an Honor Scholar and Order of the Coif.