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Address
Suite 203 Executive Building
601 East Broadway, P.O. Box 1304
Columbia, Missouri 65205-1304 (Boone Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice. Commercial, Corporation, Taxation, Pension and Employee Benefits, Banking, Real Estate, Probate, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Personal Injury, Zoning, Subdivision Law, Labor and Employment, Family Law, Divorce. Firm Size: 6
Representative Clients:Boone County National Bank
Commerce Bank, N.A.
The Callaway Bank
The Paris National Bank
Providence Bank
Boone-Central Title Co.
Perry-Nissan, Inc.
Joe Machens Ford, Inc.
Machens Automotive Group, Inc.
Bob McCosh Chevrolet Inc.
Collision Center of Columbia
Professional Contractors and Engineers, Inc.
AddressSuite 203 Executive Building
601 East Broadway P.O. Box 1304
Columbia, MO 65205-1304, (Boone Co.)
PhonePhone: 573-442-3181
Facsimile: 573-874-3796
Website
http://www.bwsplawfirm.com
Edmond M. Brown (1926-1980).
Herbert C. Willbrand (Shareholder) born St. Charles, Missouri, February 12, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1959; LL.B., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Boone County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Taxation; Trust Administration.
B. Daniel Simon (Shareholder) born Springfield, Missouri, January 27, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Missouri. Education: Beloit College; University of Missouri (B.S., Civil E., 1965; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Tau Beta Pi. Member, Board of Editors, Missouri Law Review, 1966-1967. Member: Boone County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.
James M. Powell (Shareholder) born Centralia, Missouri, January 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Tau Beta Pi. Member: Boone County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Banker's Association (Member, Bank Counsel Section). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning.
Marjorie M. Lewis (Shareholder) born Columbia, Missouri, May 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1990); University of Missouri (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Missouri Law Review, 1993-1994. Co-Author, Chapter 24, "Actions for Fraud under Missouri Probate Code," II Mo. Estate Administration (Mo Bar 4th Ed. 1999). Member: Boone County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Reported Cases: Kiesling v. Andrews, 273 S.W.3d 67 (Mo. App. W.D. 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; General Civil Practice; Real Estate; Construction Law; Contracts; Trusts and Estates; Probate Litigation; Land Use; Business Law; Litigation; Probate.
——————————Karen E. Hajicek (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri. Education: Harding University (B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1992); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1995). Alpha Chi, Phi Delta Phi. Member, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1993-1995. Certified Public Accountant, 1999. Author: "The Emergency Medical Treatment Statute: A Federal 'How To' on Avoiding Mandatory Arbitration of Medical Malpractice Claims," Journal of Dispute Resolution, Vol. 1994, No. 1; "Court Lets Go Of The Reins: Runaway Escrow Agent Powers To Bind Principals To Arbitration Agreements," Journal of Dispute Resolution, Vol. 1994, No. 2. Member: Boone County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Missouri Society of Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Probate; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning.
Mary E. Carnahan (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 2, 1946; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri. Education: Stephens College (B.A., Business, 1989); University of Missouri (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Barristers. Certified Family Mediator. Member: Boone County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar . Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Family Law.
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