The Numbers
 
The Transactions. Gilmore & Bell has one of the largest public finance practices in the nation. In 2009, the Firm served as bond counsel on more bond issues than all but one other law firm in the United States. The Firm delivered the approving opinion on 499 long-term municipal issues aggregating over $5.95 billion in principal amount. The Firm's 2009 rankings among bond counsel throughout the United States were as follows:
 
  Number of Issues Dollar Volume
Missouri 1st 1st
Kansas 1st 1st
Midwest 1st 1st
Nation 2nd 13th
Source: Thomson Financial Municipal Market Analysis. Midwest: Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.