About 500 lawyers from throughout the area made nominations for the seventh-annual “Best of the Bar” section of the Kansas City Buisness Journal.  The result, a dynamic list that recognized long-standing prowess as well as emerging leaders and serves as a reminder that Kansas City’s legal community is rich with skill.

Among this year’s honorees are 25 newcomers and 31 who made the list each of the past six years.  They specialize in dozens of practice areas at almost 100 firms and solo practices throughout the metro area.

Nick Cutrera

Firm: Law Office of Nick A. Cutrera LLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, divorce, automobile accidents
Law school: University of Missouri, 1993
Website: www.cutreralaw.com
Quote: "The person most influential to my career is my father, who has always demonstrated to me the work ethic and perseverance necessary to succeed at anything worthwhile."