Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine highlighted Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC (SBH) member Michael L. Blumenthal in the 2022 edition, detailing the intersection of his legal career and a passion for martial arts that resulted in a long journey to obtain a black belt. In fact, the feature article covers his training of partners Paul Seyferth and Bruce Moothart, resulting in their black belt distinctions.

“I think most trial lawyers would tell you that what makes them really successful is the preparation that goes into their trials,” Blumenthal said in the article, which can be read in full here. “That preparation is time in office or time with a small group of people thinking things through, studying what they’ve done before, bringing to bear certain techniques that work and discarding those that don’t. And that sounds to me a lot like karate.”

Along with rating attorneys in each state using a patented selection process, Super Lawyers Magazine regularly produces award-winning features on selected attorneys. To be featured, an attorney must be recognized in Super Lawyers, which is a Thomson Reuters business, is a service providing recognition in more than 70 practice areas based on peer recognition and professional achievement.

For the 16th consecutive year, Blumenthal received honors in Missouri and Kansas, and he’s currently recognized for his Labor and Employment work. He is a founding member of SBH with a practice devoted to representing management in workplace legal issues and representing businesses in high-stakes business litigation. He is known as an aggressive and passionate trial lawyer and is admitted to the bars of Kansas, Missouri, and Georgia and has defended lawsuits in more than 20 states.