MEMBERS OF FIRM
Lawrence M. Berkowitz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Missouri; 1997, New Mexico; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Eight, Tenth and D.C. Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1963; J.D., 1966). Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Oliver, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1966-1968. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2002. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Missouri Bar Foundation. Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. (Also at Taos, New Mexico Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Lawrence M. Berkowitz
Stephen M. Bledsoe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas; 1995, Missouri. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1991); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. University of Kansas Law Review, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Stephen M. Bledsoe
Nicholas L. DiVita (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, West Virginia; 1988, Missouri. Education: West Virginia State College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Trials; Employment Discrimination; Business and Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Class Action Defense.Email: Nicholas L. DiVita
Anthony J. Durone (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri and U.S District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1996, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review. Author: "The First Amendment and Private Property: A Sign for Free Speech," 60 Missouri Law Review 415, 1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Accountants Liability.Email: Anthony J. Durone
James L. Eisenbrandt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; 2007, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1965; J.D. 1968). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 1998-2000; Chair, Federal Criminal Procedure Committee, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Federal Criminal Law; Civil Litigation.Email: James L. Eisenbrandt
Stacey Gilman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2004, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Intellectual Property; Technology.Email: Stacey Gilman
Neil L. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1989, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.M.E., with distinction, 1982; J.D., 1985). Member, National Trial Advocacy Team. Clerk to Hon. Donald R. Ross, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Omaha, Nebraska, 1985. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Law; Employment Law; ERISA; Real Estate; Creditors Rights.Email: Neil L. Johnson
Nick J. Kurt (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Loras College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1997); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 2000). Member, Journal of Corporation Law. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Accountants Liability; Securities Litigation.Email: Nick J. Kurt
Timothy S. Millman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1992); University of Missouri, Columbia (J. D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, 1993-1994 and Note and Comment Editor, 1994-1995, Missouri Law Review. Author: Civil RICO Protesters, and the First Amendment: A Constitutional Combination, 60 Mo.L.Rev. 239 (1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Timothy S. Millman
Jeffrey D. Morris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Kansas; 1994, Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy. Law Clerk, Kansas Court of Appeals. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Also at Kansas City, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Federal Criminal Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Jeffrey D. Morris
Kathleen M. Nemechek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1999, Kansas and U.S. District Court, Districtr of Kansas. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1995); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1998). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Kathleen M. Nemechek
David F. Oliver (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Haverford College (B.A., with honors, 1974); Boston University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, The Whittaker Award, Lawyers Association of Kansas City, 1998. Member, The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions.Email: David F. Oliver
Kirk A. Peterson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1991, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Central Missouri State University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). (Also at Kansas City, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kirk A. Peterson
Thomas P. Schult (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh, Eighth and Seventh Circuits; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Raven Society. Member, Product Liability Advisory Council. Author: "Product Liability Desk Reference," Kansas Chapter, Aspen Publishing, 1995-2005. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Disputes; Class Action Defense.Email: Thomas P. Schult
John W. Shaw (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1977; J.D., 1977). Member, Order of the Coif. Missouri Law Review: Member, 1975-77 and Casenote and Comment Editor, 1976-77. Invited Speaker, NASD Arbitrator Skills Training Programs. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Securities Litigation.Email: John W. Shaw
Sharon A. Stallbaumer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas; 1996, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Law.Email: Sharon A. Stallbaumer
Johanna F. Telke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1997, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., Oxford Scholar, 1993); University of Missouri, Kansas City (J.D., 1996). Member, Editorial Board, Law Review, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to Hon. Ronnie L. White, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Johanna F. Telke
Jocelyn A. Villanueva (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1988); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment; Franchise Litigation; Accountants Liability.Email: Jocelyn A. Villanueva
Jeremy Sean Weis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; 2000, Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: William Jewell College (B.S., Political Science and business Administration, with honors, 1996); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1999). (Also at Kansas City, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Criminal Law; Habeas Corpus.
Kurt D. Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1989, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., highest honors, 1983); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Staff Member, 1986 and Executive Editor, 1987, Harvard Environmental Law Review. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Kurt D. Williams
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Laura K. Brooks (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2005, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1992); University of Kansas (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Laura K. Brooks
Christina M. DiGirolamo (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri. Education: Rockhurst College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 2000). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.
Katherine Gonzalez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2005).
Ericka D. McCaskill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern District Court; 2003, Missouri. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2001). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation.
Sharon Murray-Roberts (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with high honors, 2006).
Shazzie Naseem (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2007, Missouri. Education: Truman State University (B.A., 1997); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2000). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Criminal Law.
Logan W. Overman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2000); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Financial Law; Class Actions; Complex Litigation.Email: Logan W. Overman
Timothy Wallner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (J.D., 2007).
Timothy West (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Kansas City (B.A., 1999); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2002). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jennifer Wieland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1997; J.D., 2002).