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| | Address | | 911 Main Street, Suite 2300 | | Kansas City, Missouri 64105 | | (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 816-292-7000 | | Telecopier: 816-292-7050 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.browndunn.com | | |
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| Brown & Dunn P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business Law, Business Enterprises, Tax Planning, State and Local Taxation, ERISA, Taft-Hartley Plans, Employee Benefits, Banking Law, Labor and Employment, Franchises and Franchising, Real Estate, Education Law, Higher Education, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Trusts and Estates, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Dental Malpractice, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Property and Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Asbestos Litigation, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Debtor and Creditor, Construction Law, Mechanics Liens, Arbitration, Mediation, Fidelity and Surety. | | Firm Size: 17 | Representative Clients:
American Casualty Company of Reading, PA.; Arrowhead Capital Corp.; A.T. Industries, Inc.; A2MG; Asbestos Workers Local #27 Pension Funds; Associated Equipment Distributors of Greater Kansas City Welfare Fund; Bank of Lee's Summit; Blue Ridge Bank and Trust Co.; Builders' Association of Missouri; Carondelet Health & Affiliates Employees Health and Dental Care Fund; CNA Surety; Comet Industries; Commerce Bank; Commerce Trust Co.; Continental Casualty Co.; Davis Paint; DJ Christie, Inc.; Empire Beauty Schools; EMC Insurance Companies; The Epoch Group; First Management, Inc.; Fogel-Anderson Construction Company, Inc.; Gateway Energy Company; Grantham University; Heritage Cast Stone, Inc.; Hillcrest Bank; Hyatt Corporation; In-Trust Bank, N.A.; Land O' Lakes, Inc.; Manfield Development Co., L.L.C.; M.F.A. Oil Co.; Missouri Cooperatives Employee Health Care Plan; Mo-Kan Sheet Metal Workers Welfare Fund; National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford; National Realty Capital, L.L.C.; Premier Contracting, Inc.; Quad Partners; Raphael Hotel Group, L.P.; Republic Credit Corporation I; Roofers Local #20 Benefit Funds; Sellers & Marquis Roofing Company; Sonic Industries, Inc.; Straub Construction Company, Inc.; Structural Metals, Inc.; The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.; The Lanese Group, Inc.; Thomas & Betts Corporation; Ticket Solutions, Inc.; Ticket Technology Holding Company, L.L.C.; Titan Construction Organization, Inc.; Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy; Universal Surety Company; United Fire & Casualty Company; Valley View Financial Group; Valley View Bank; Valley View Bancshares; Wright Business School. |
Other Office Locations of Brown & Dunn P.C.
Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A.
| | Stephen S. Brown (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A.); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D.). Staff Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1970-1971. Recipient: Lon O. Hocker Memorial Trial Lawyers Award of the Missouri Bar Foundation, 1981; Best of The Bar, Business Journal Award, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Named as Super Lawyer, Law & Politics, 2005, 2006, 2007. Member: American Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys; Association of Missouri Mediators. [Captain, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Civil Litigation; Mediation. Email: Stephen S. Brown | | William J. DeBauche (Member) born USAC, Bussac, France, June 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin; 1982, Missouri. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1978); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Named as Super Lawyer, Law & Politics, 2005, 2006, 2007. Lecturer, Builders' Association of Missouri: "Construction Law," "Mechanic's Liens," "Federal Contract Claims," "Construction Arbitrations," "Claim Against Bonds," "Construction Contract Documents," "Subcontracting," "Bidding, Bid Mistakes and Bid Protests." Lecturer, Lorman Education Services: "Public Contracting in Missouri and Kansas," "Mechanics Liens." Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, 1994—. Member: American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Construction Arbitrators). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts; Litigation. Email: William J. DeBauche | | Brian H. Dunn (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, April 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1982 ). Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Named as Super Lawyer, Law & Politics, 2005, 2006. Member, Editorial Staff, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1980-1982. Law Clerk to Honorable Frank P. Barker, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri, 1982-1983. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; General Corporate; Banking Law; Trade Associations; Employment Law. Email: Brian H. Dunn | | John L. Hayob (Member) born Marshall, Missouri, March 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th and 10th Circuits. Education: Rockhurst College (A.B., 1972); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1975). Past President, Kansas City Claims Association. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Torts; Insurance and Coverage Litigation. Email: John L. Hayob | | Robert C. Latz (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, August 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); University of Kansas (J.D., 1976). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Missouri and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business; Taxation; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Health Care. Email: Robert C. Latz | | Matthew M. Merrill (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, March 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas; 2000, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1996; J.D., 1998). Staff Member, 1997-1998 and Board Member/Staff Articles Editor, 1998, The Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Contracts. Email: Matthew M. Merrill | | G. Steven Ruprecht (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1974, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th and 8th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1970); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1973). Casenote Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Judge James A. Finch, Jr., Missouri Supreme Court, 1973-1974. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Construction Law Committee) Bar Association and American (Vice Chair, Fidelity and Surety Committee, 1990-1995, 1998-2001; Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Chairman, 2004-2006 and Member, Construction Law Committee); Lawyers Association of Kansas City; Missouri Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, 1988-1989, Vice Chair, 1986-1988, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee); Architects, Engineers and Construction Law Committee (Vice Chair, 1990-1993); Associated Builders and Contractors (Legislative Committee, Heart of America Chapter, 2004-2006); Defense Research Institute (Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Surety Bonds Litigation; Fidelity Bonds Litigation; General Commercial Litigation. Email: G. Steven Ruprecht | | Heather F. Shore (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, July 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2005, Missouri and Kansas. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1990); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Lecturer: "Construction Payment Issues" and "Mechanic's Liens," Lorman Education Services; "Mechanic's Liens" and "Construction Contracts," Builders' Association of Missouri; "Suretyship Updates," The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Surety Law. | | Thomas G. Stoll (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: Drury College (B.A., 1981); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1986). Member, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, 1981. Business Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Probate; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Banking; Bankruptcy. Email: Thomas G. Stoll | | Frank Wendt (Member) born Trenton, Missouri, January 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Iowa; 1984, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Award, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1989; Pro Bono Publico Award, The Missouri Bar, 1991. Law Clerk, Iowa Court of Appeals, 1983-1984. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan, Iowa State, Kansas and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. (Also in Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Frank Wendt | | Ronald L. Holt (Member) born Reading, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: Evangel University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1975); Rutgers University (J.D., with highest honors, 1979). Managing Editor, Rutgers-Camden Law Journal, 1978-1979. Law Clerk, Hon. Russell G. Clark, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1979-1981. Member: Christian Legal Society (National Board Member, 1991-1994); Career College Association (Associate Member, Litigation Committee; Legislative Advisory Council). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Appellate Practice; Business Law; Employment Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Administrative Law; Education Law; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability Law; Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Professional Negligence. Email: Ronald L. Holt | | OF COUNSEL | | Richard W. Byrum (Of Counsel) born Burbank, California, February 15, 1937; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1962); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1973). Author: "The HUD Interest Subsidy Housing Programs: Some Economic Realities Affecting Project Feasibility and Investor Participation," Vol. 41, No. 1, UMKC Law Review, 37 (1973). Co-Author: "Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies," Institute Proceedings, Section on Local Government Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association National Institute, 1972. Editor, "Freedom of Choice in Housing: The Impact of Restrictions in the Kansas City Metropolitan Region" (study contracted through Office of Planning, Missouri Department of Community Affairs, 1971. Articles Editor, The Urban Lawyer, 1972. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Seminars, National Business Institute: Mortgage Foreclosures, September 1994; Lease Evictions, September 1995, March 1997 and March 1998; Boundary Law, March 1996, March 1997 and January 2000. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Seminars - Lorman Education Services: Easement Law, 2003 and 2004; Mortgage Foreclosures, 2003 and 2004. Adjunct Professor of Law, Real Estate Financing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1976-1978. Adjunct Staff Member, Real Estate Prelicense Instruction, Johnson County Community College, 1997—. District Officer, Toastmasters International, 1985-1988. Member, Panel of Mediators, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1993-1997. Member: Johnson County (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1987; Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1993) and Kansas Bar Associations; Johnson County Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1999; President, 1995-1996). (Also in Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Business Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Richard W. Byrum | | Danny L. Curtis (Of Counsel) born Bragg City, Missouri, August 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.S.B.A., 1970); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1973). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Probate Litigation; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Wills; Probate. | | Robert P. Reams (Of Counsel) born Cassville, Missouri, April 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri. Education: Southwest Baptist University (B.A., 1967); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1984). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. (Resident). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Business; Tax. Email: Robert P. Reams | | —————————— | | Julie J. Gibson (Associate) born Champaign, Illinois, November 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.S., cum laude, 1987); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage; Litigation. Email: Julie J. Gibson | | David LeFevre (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law; Banks and Banking; Employee Benefits. | | Travis Wymore (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 2003); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction and Surety Law; Insurance Defense. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Overland Park, Kansas Office: 51 Corporate Woods, 9393 West 110th Street, Suite 500, 66210. Telephone: 913-323-6840.
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