Statement of Practice

Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative Law, Advertising and Marketing, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Appellate Litigation, Asset Protection, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business and Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Campaign and Political Law, Casinos and Gambling, Children, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Closely Held Business, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction and Design, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Customs and Trade, Debtor and Creditor, Digital Discovery and Records Management, Education Law, Election, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Entertainment and Media, Environmental Law, ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance and Lending, Food Law, Franchise and Distribution, Government Compliance, Governmental Affairs, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Healthcare, Hospital Law, Hospitality, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Law, International Trade, Investigations and Litigation, Investment Management, Investments, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Natural Resources and Water, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Planning and Land Use, Probate, Products Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights, Safety and Health, Securities Industry Regulation and Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets, Tax Exempt Organizations, Taxation, Technology and E-Commerce, Technology and Science, Telecommunications Practice, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital/Private Equity Financing, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Zoning.

Address

4801 Main Street, Suite 1000
Kansas City, MO 64112, (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 816-983-8000
Fax: 816-983-8080

Website

http://www.huschblackwell.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For biographical data on Jefferson City, Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago and Peoria, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado; London, England Lawyers, see Professional Biographies at Jefferson City, Springfield and St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago and Peoria, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado; London, England)

PARTNERS

Steven Martin Aaron (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1993, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (B.G.S., 1988); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1992). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County, Missouri, 1993-1998. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Government Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.Email: Steven Martin Aaron

Stephen T. Adams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Kansas; 1971, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, Kansas Law Review, 1968-1970. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Health Care, 1993-2010; Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law 1989-2010; Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions 2008; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005, 2007, 2009. Member: American and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City; American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys; Kansas Hospital Attorneys Association; Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys. [Lieutenant, U.S. Army Reserves, 1970-1978]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Healthcare; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Stephen T. Adams

Alan Claus Anderson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Washington; 1997, Kansas; 1998, Missouri. Education: Washington State University (B.A., Business, 1993); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1996). Attorney, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, 2000-2002. Senior Attorney, Layne Christensen Company, 2002-2006. President, Fenix Resources, LLC, 2006—. Joined firm as Partner, 2007. Member: Washington State, Kansas (Member, Section on: Oil, Gas and Mineral Law) and American (Member, Section on: Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Wind Energy Association; Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association; Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Kansas City Area Development Council (Member, Advanced Energy Task Force); InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum's Cleantech/Alternative Energy Track (Selection Committee, 2007—). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy and Public Utility; Closely Held Business.Email: Alan Claus Anderson

James M. Ash (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Member, UCLA Law Review, 1980-1981. Editor, UCLA - Alaska Law Review, 1981. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law 2006-2010. Listed in Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: James M. Ash

Bradley L. Bacon (Partner) born Madison, South Dakota, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Kansas (J.D., 1999). Articles Editor, University of Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1998-1999. Author: "M&A Engagement Letters: Trend Spotting and Hostile Takeovers," The M&A Journal, May 2008; "Negotiating and Drafting M&A Engagement Letters with Investment Banks: A Client's Perspective," The M&A Journal, December 2007. Member: The Missouri Bar; Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals; National Association of Corporate Directors. Practice Areas: Corporate; International Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Bradley L. Bacon

Howard J. Barewin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Kansas. Education: Baker University (B.S., 1987); Washington University (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to the Hon. Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1990-1992. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Energy; Hospitality.Email: Howard J. Barewin

Gary D. Barnes (Partner) born El Paso, Texas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1975); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1978). District Director and Counsel to Hon. Richard Bolling, United States Congressman, 1979-1983. Law Clerk to Hon. Dennis J. Stewart, United States Bankruptcy Judge, 1983. The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy Law 1997-1999, 2001, 2003, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law 2006-2010; Executive Committee Member and Trustee, William Jewell College. Member, Board of Directors, Liberty Public School District Foundation. Advisory Board Member, Northland Assistance League. Past President and Member, Board of Education of Liberty, Missouri Public Schools. Lifetime Member, Board of Directors, Missouri Boys State. Past Chair, "Kick with Nick" Lowery fund raiser for cerebral palsy. Past President, William Jewell College National Alumni Association. Past President, Clayview Country Club. Past American Royal Mentor. Member, Liberty Hospital Regional Advisory Council. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan (Past Chair, Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Subcommittee; Program Presenter at several national ABA meetings) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Missouri Bankers Association (Immediate Past Chair, Bank Counsel Advisory Board); National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor; Insolvency.Email: Gary D. Barnes

Mark T. Benedict (Partner) born K.I. Sawyer, A.F.B., Michigan, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Rockhurst College (B.A., Mathematics and Political Science, summa cum laude, 1990); Boston College Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Alpha Sigma Nu. Executive Board, UCC Reporter-Digest. Recipient, 1995 Missouri Bar Pro Bono Award. Co-Author, "Bankruptcy, A Construction Industry Perspective," CFMA Building Profits, March/April 2006. Member, Ad hoc Advisory Committee on the local rules for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri, 2000-2002. The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtors Rights Law, 2007, 2009, 2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Vice-Chair (2004) and Co-Chair (2005): Committee on Bankruptcy and Commercial Law) and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Trade Creditor Committee). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Insolvency.Email: Mark T. Benedict

W. C. Blanton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, Minnesota; 1997, U.S.Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, U.S.Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, Missouri; U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, Kansas. Education: Michigan State University (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1968); University of Vermont (M.Ed., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in American Law, USA - Environment, 2006. Member: Indiana State, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Mining Law.Email: W. C. Blanton

John K. Brungardt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Missouri Bar; The Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Antitrust and Unfair Competition; Energy and Public Utility; Commercial Transactions; International; Public Finance; Corporate Law.Email: John K. Brungardt

Lisa A. Brunner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., American Studies, 1993); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1999). Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Association of Women Lawyers; Kansas City Lesbian, Gay and Allied Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Litigation.Email: Lisa A. Brunner

Kirsten A. Byrd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Member: The Missouri Bar; National School Boards Association; Council of School Attorneys. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Education Law; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Kirsten A. Byrd

Bruce W. Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Articles Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Judge Elmo B. Hunter, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1979-1981. Member, International Trade Club of Kansas City. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; International; Corporate Law.Email: Bruce W. Campbell

Steven F. Carman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1989, Missouri. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1981); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1985); Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1985). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, and Securities Law, 2006-2010; Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Capital Markets; Technology and E-Commerce; Corporate Law.Email: Steven F. Carman

Maxwell Carr-Howard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, New Mexico (inactive) and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, Missouri; 2003, Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, with distinction, 1989); University of New Mexico (M.P.A., 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member, New Mexico Law Review, 1995-1996. Staff Attorney to the Hon. C. LeRoy Hansen, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 1996-1999. Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Mexico, 1999-2001. Member, Board of Directors, Urban League of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Government Compliance; Government Investigations and Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation; Securities Regulation and Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Customs and Trade.Email: Maxwell Carr-Howard

Curt J. Chase (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas; 2002, Iowa; 2009, Colorado. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1991); University of Iowa (M.H.A., 1995; J.D., 1995). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2007-2010. Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Secretary-Treasurer, 2000-2001; President, 2001-2002); Health Care Compliance Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys (Board Member, 2001-2003); Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Curt J. Chase

William E. Corum (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri and Missouri Supreme Court; 1995, Kansas and Kansas Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.L.A., 1992; J.D., 1994). Administrative Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1993-1994. Judicial Clerk for the Hon. Elmo B. Hunter, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1994-1996. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Construction and Design; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: William E. Corum

John C. Crossley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri. Education: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (B.S., 1995; M.A., 1996); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Articles Editor, Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, 1997-1999. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: John C. Crossley

John J. Cruciani (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., 1991); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Kansas City, Missouri, 1992-1993. Bankruptcy Court Clerkship Program, the Hon. Karen M. See, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri, 1993. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri. The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2009-2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: John J. Cruciani

Donald A. Culp (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Kansas; 1987, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1960; J.D., 1965). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Franchise Law, 1997-2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American (Member, Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City; International Franchise Association.. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Franchises and Franchising; Hospitality Law.Email: Donald A. Culp

Ted J. Dale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1992, Kansas; 2002, Texas. Education: Missouri Southern State College (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1982. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Ted J. Dale

Christine H. DeMarea (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Kansas. Education: Rockhurst College (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Missouri (J.D., with distinction, 1993; LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Technical Editor, University of Missouri Law Review. Author: "The Primary Beneficiary of your IRA Doesn't Have to Be the IRS," The Business Journal, October 2000; Point/Counterpoint - "Will You Ever Bring Up Charitable Giving to Your Clients Again?," The Journal of Gift Planning, Vol.5, Issue 3, August 2001; "The Ins and Outs of Supporting Organizations," Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Professional Advisor, Vol.5, Issue 3, August 2001; "Succeeding in Business Succession - How to Transfer the Family Business to the Next Generation," The Kansas City Small Business Monthly, 2002. Co-Author, "Charitable Lead Trusts Lead the Way in a Low- Interest-Rate Environment," Estate Planning Matters Newsletter, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics, Spring 2004. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Christine H. DeMarea

Lara S. Dickey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1995); University of Kansas (J.D., 1999). Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law School. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology.Email: Lara S. Dickey

Philip R. Dupont (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1984); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to the Honorable Timothy O'Leary, 1988-1989. Former Member, Board of Trustees and Executive Board, University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Co-author, "Medical Malpractice Insurance: The Implications and Complications," Malpractice From A-Z Series, Missouri Medicine, January/February 2006, Vol. 103, No. 1. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Law; Product Liability; Toxic Tort.Email: Philip R. Dupont

Peter J. Enko (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1995, Missouri. Education: College of William and Mary (B.S., 1986); University of Virginia (M.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Law, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, 1996-1998. Author, "OCR Enforcement of HIPAA Privacy Regulations," HMFA Heart Beat, Spring 2003. Co-Author, "Providing & Protecting Patient Information," The Health Care Collaborator, August 2001. Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Peter J. Enko

David A. Fenley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., with honors, 1979). Chairman of the Firm. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law and Land Use & Zoning Law, 1997-2010; Chambers USA, Real Estate; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Assistant Notes Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1978-1979. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1979. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Tax Increment Financing Association (Member, Board of Directors); Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: David A. Fenley

Robin V.W. Foster (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1978); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D. cum laude, 1982). Order of the Coif. Named one of Missouri's "Lawyers of the Year," for 2005 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Missouri Law Review, 1981-1982. Permanent Arbitration Panel Member, United Steelworkers of America/Reynolds Metals Company. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Energy and Public Utility; Corporate Law.Email: Robin V.W. Foster

Amy M. Fowler (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2001, Kansas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1994); University of Kansas (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Kansas Law Review. Kansas National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to the Hon. G. Thomas VanBebber, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 2001-2003. With: Coalition for Independence; Women's Advisory Council of KU Law School. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American (Member, Labor and Employment Division) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City; Dartmouth Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Amy M. Fowler

Philip S. Gallas (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade; 2009, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., 1975); University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1978). Recipient, Second Annual International Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Award, American University Washington College of Law, April 2008. Author: Op-Ed Piece, "Ohio Paper Company at Center of Volatile Trade Issue with China," Columbus Dispatch, April 9, 2007. Co-Author: "First U.S. Duties on China Imports Signals a New Era for Trade Relations," World Trade Magazine, May 2007. Formerly with: Office of Regulations and Rulings, Classification and Value Division at the U.S. Customs Service, 1978-1980; Antidumping Order Compliance Division of the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 1980-1984. Member: District of Columbia Bar; The Missouri Bar; Customs and International Trade Bar Association; Washington Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association; Customs Lawyers' Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Export Regulation; Customs and International Trade Law.Email: Philip S. Gallas

Eric J. Gervais (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., with honors, magna cum laude, 1998); Northwestern University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Eric J. Gervais

J. Britton Gibson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Tennessee (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Student Materials Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1996-1998. Civic organizations: Highlawn Montessori School, Board President; United Way of Greater Kansas City, Member, Young Leaders Society. Member: The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City; American Wind Energy Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Commercial Transactions.Email: J. Britton Gibson

Gary D. Gilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1985, Kansas; 1995, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1981). Listed in: Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, Securities Law 2010. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Society of Corporate Secretaries; The Association for Corporate Growth (Kansas City Chapter, Board of Directors); Financial Executives International; National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Gary D. Gilson

James G. Goettsch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1992); University of Iowa, (J.D., with high honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1994-1995. Civic Organizations: Harvard Schools Committee, Kansas City; Board of Directors, Head Start of Shawnee Mission, 1999—. Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions Law 2008-2010. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Energy; Public Utility; Financial Institutions; International; Corporate Law.Email: James G. Goettsch

Robert K. Green (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri. Education: Princeton University (B.S.E., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Authorities Editor, Journal of Transnational Law, 1986-1987. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy and Public Utility; Securities; International; Corporate Law.Email: Robert K. Green

James D. Griffin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri; 1985, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); University of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Bet-the-Company Litigation 1997-2010; Chambers USA, General Commercial Litigation. Author: "Class Action Trials Commonly Deprive Defendants of Due Process," Washington Legal Foundation, November 2001; "An Analysis of the Admissibility of Expert Opinion Testimony in Kansas State Courts after Kuhn v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals," The Journal published by the Kansas Bar Association, February 2002. Listed in Chambers USA General Commercial Litigation. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Kansas Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions.Email: James D. Griffin

Allan V. Hallquist (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa (J.D., with honors, 1980). Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1979-1980. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation and Commercial Litigation, 2005-2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Education Law Committee, Chair, 2001-2002); The Missouri Bar; Missouri Council of School Attorneys (Chair, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Education; Employment Litigation.Email: Allan V. Hallquist

Christine Gould Hamm (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2004, Missouri; 2005, Kansas. Education: Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (Summer Session of Asian Studies, 1992). St. Mary College (B.S., magna cum laude, Business Administration and Accounting, 1993); Yale School of Management (M.B.A., Concentrations in Finance and Strategy, 1998); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Donald G. Borg Fellowship. Recipient: Dean's Awards in Administrative Law and Antitrust; First Speaker Award, 1L Moot Court; CitiBank Academic Excellence Award. Distinctions in Financial Management, Economic Analysis, Operations Management, Foreign Exchange and Related Derivative Instruments, Decision Analysis and Game Theory, Corporate Finance, Competitive Strategies, Regulation and Strategy in Telecommunications, and International Finance. Executive Articles Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Co-Author, "Exploring the Possibilities for No. 2: All About Second-Lien Loans," Business Law Today, Vol. 14, No. 3, January/February 2005. Co-Editor, Commercial Law Newsletter, Commercial Finance Committee and UCC Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association. Commercial Law Editor, Courts Bulletin, Missouri Bar. Teaching Assistant, Decision Analysis and Game Theory. President, Business Law Forum. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas, Kansas City Metropolitan, New York State and American (Vice-Chair, Syndications and Lender Relations Subcommittee and Co-Chair, Task Force on Syndications Chapter for ABL Treatise, Commercial Finance Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Aviation Law; Energy; Public Finance.Email: Christine Gould Hamm

Robert A. Hammeke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas. Education: Fort Hays State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Oklahoma City University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Articles Editor, Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1998-1999. Hatton W. Sumners Scholar. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 2005). Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Robert A. Hammeke

Jeffrey D. Hanslick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1995, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: DePaul University (B.A., with highest honors, 1989); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Charles E. Wiggins, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992-1993. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Transportation.Email: Jeffrey D. Hanslick

Hayley E. Hanson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: Northwest Missouri State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); Drake University (J.D., with high honors, 2000). Executive Editor, Drake Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: The Missouri Bar; Missouri School Board Association. Practice Areas: Education.Email: Hayley E. Hanson

Michael S. Hargens (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2002, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., Psychology, 1998); University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Judge Ross T. Roberts Scholar. Bright Flight Scholarship.Curator Scholar. Member, Downtown Council of Kansas City. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael S. Hargens

Jeffrey T. Haughey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1980); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Corporation Law, 1982-1983. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1980. Best Lawyers in America, Securities Law 2008-2010. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; International; Venture Capital; Private Equity Financing; Corporate Law.Email: Jeffrey T. Haughey

Christi Hilker Vaglio (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas; 2002, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Christi Hilker Vaglio

Stephen L. Hill, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.S., 1981); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1986). Recipient, Clarence M. Kelly Award for Law Enforcement Leadership, Kansas City Crime Commission, 2000. Former U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1993-2001. Member, Attorney General Advisory Committee, Department of Justice, 1999-2000. Co-Founder, Project Cease Fire. Co-Chair, Clay County Constitutional Charter Commission. Listed in Chambers USA, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Government Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.Email: Stephen L. Hill, Jr.

Charles D. Horner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri; 1968, U.S. Tax Court; 1970, Interstate Commerce Commission; 1985, Kansas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1961); University of Michigan (J.D., 1964). Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Recipient, Chartered Realty Investor Designation, 2004. Author, "Investor Criteria for Choosing Between Mortgage Loans from Portfolio and CMBS Conduit Lenders," The Real Estate Finance Journal, Spring 2001. Member, Missouri Real Estate Commission (Licensed Broker, Advisory Board). Best Lawyers in America, Project Finance law 2008-2010. Member: The Missouri Bar (Member, Real Property Committee, Economics of the Bar Committee); Kansas and American (Member, Property Law Committee) Bar Associations; Lawyers Association of Kansas City; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American Land Title Association; Chartered Realty Investor Society (Board of Directors); Commercial Mortgage Securities Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Finance and Lending; Corporate Law.Email: Charles D. Horner

Deena B. Jenab (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1990, District of Columbia; 1998, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, with high honors, 1986); Duke University (J.D., with high honors, 1989). Co-author: "Using Compulsory Arbitration to Resolve EEO Disputes," N.Y.L.J., 1992; "Employee Eligibility for FMLA Leave: When Do Twelve Months Mean Twelve Months, and Other Mysterious Issues," SHRM White Paper, 2003, updated 2006. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Society for Human Resources Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Deena B. Jenab

Richard R. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1979, Texas; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1969); University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 1973). Tau Beta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Richard R. Johnson

Kimberly A. Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas; 1995, Missouri; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Kansas State University (B.A.,1991); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Publications Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1993-1994. Author, "Leave Rules Don't Have to Confuse," Greater Kansas City Business, a publication of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, March 2001. Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law 2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Reported Cases: Williams v. Saint Luke's-Shawnee Mission Health Sys., Inc., 276 F.3d 1057 (8th Cir. 2002); Riggs v. Kansas City Missouri Public School Dist., 385 F.3d 1164 (8th Cir. 2004); Smith, et al. v. Heartland Auto. Serv., Inc. 404 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (D. Minn. 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class Actions; Collective Actions.Email: Kimberly A. Jones

Wade Kerrigan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1991); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1994). Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1993-1994. Author, "FCC Regulation of the Radio Industry: A 'Safe Harbor' for Indecent Programming?" 79 Iowa Law Review 143. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Technology; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Advertising and Marketing; Franchising and Distribution; Entertainment and Media.Email: Wade Kerrigan

William B. Kircher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Missouri; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., 1960); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. President, Junior Section, Lawyers Association of Kansas City, 1971-1972. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, 2010; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: William B. Kircher

Charles Christian Kirley (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Managing Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1976-1977. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City, Past President. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Transactional Law; Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law.Email: Charles Christian Kirley

Hillary L. Klein (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri and Kansas; 2006, Tennessee. Education: Washburn University (B.S.B.A., 1998; J.D., with honors, 2001). Member, Moot Court Council, 2001. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Hillary L. Klein

Craig A. Kovarik (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., with honors, 1989); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Publications Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, 1993-1994. Certified Public Accountant: Texas, 1991; Kansas, 1994. Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits Law, 2009-2010. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Craig A. Kovarik

Patrick David Kuehl, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, 1996); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2000). Author, "When Are Lawyer's Fees Reasonable? Lawyer's Fees in the United States," Lawyers Journal of Berlin, Germany, May 2002. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; International Trademark Association (Meetings Committee, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Patrick David Kuehl, Jr.

John H. Lively (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1991); Catholic University Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Investment Management.

Martin M. Loring (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Tax Court; 2002, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; B.S., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1980-1981. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, 2009-2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Energy and Public Utility.Email: Martin M. Loring

William A. Lynch (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1971-1972. Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, 2008-2010. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort; Franchise Law.Email: William A. Lynch

Robert D. Maher (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas; 2000, Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Baker University (B.S., Accounting and Business Management, cum laude, 1994); University of Kansas (J.D., 1998; M.B.A., 1998). Academic All-American (Football). Co-Author, "Bankruptcy, A Construction Industry Perspective," CFMA Building Profits, March/April 2006. Speaker, "Reclamation Issues," Kansas Bankruptcy Bar Association, April 2005. Civic Organizations: Hillcrest Transitional Housing (Board of Directors); Heart of America United Way (Allocations Committee Member). Member: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri (Attorney Advisory Committee); The Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association (Vice President); The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Robert D. Maher

Benjamin F. Mann (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Columbia University (J.D., 1976). Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar. Member, Columbia Law Review, 1974-1976. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2003-2010; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Commercial Fraud Task Force). Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Benjamin F. Mann

Ronald D. Marney II (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri and Kansas. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1991); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member, South Texas College Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Law; Product Liability; Toxic Tort.Email: Ronald D. Marney II

Scott W. Martin (Partner) born Topeka, Kansas, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); Northwestern University (J.D., 1991). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Medical Malpractice; Intellectual Property Litigation; Health Law.Email: Scott W. Martin

Scott K. Martinsen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (B.A., 1988); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member, Notre Dame Law Review, 1989-1991. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates 2006-2010; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: The Missouri Bar (Vice-Chairman, Probate and Trust Law Committee; Chairman, Nonprobate Transfers Subcommittee of Probate and Trust Law Committee; Member, Trust Revision Subcommittee and Legislative Review Subcommittee); Estate Planning Society of Kansas City. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates; Taxation.Email: Scott K. Martinsen

Patrick A. McInerney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.S., 1987; J.D., 1990). Recipient, Latshaw Award for Excellence in Study of Criminal Law and Procedure. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, 1990-1992. Legislative Director for U.S. Representative Pat Danner, 1992-1994. Assistant United States Attorney, Organized Crime Strike Force Unit of the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri, 1994-1999. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Best Lawyers in America: Criminal Defense Non-White-Collar and Criminal Defense; White-Collar 2007-2010. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Government Compliance, Investigations and Litigation; Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy; Governmental Affairs.Email: Patrick A. McInerney

John D. Moore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Certified Public Accountant, Missouri. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Association of Attorneys-CPAs; Missouri Society of CPAs. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Franchising and Distribution; Corporate Law.Email: John D. Moore

Bruce A. Moothart (Partner) born Iowa City, Iowa, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa; 1993, South Dakota; 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas; 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., Finance, 1988; M.B.A., J.D., with distinction, 1992). Member: Moot Court Board; National Trial Advocacy Team. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Iowa State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Litigation.Email: Bruce A. Moothart

Michael E. Norton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas; 1998, Texas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1992); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member, Drake University Law Review. Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Member: Kansas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business and Commercial Litigation; Education.Email: Michael E. Norton

Mary Anne O'Connell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A.); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2009-2010. Comments Editor, Law Review, 1981-1982. Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Law Clerk to Hon. Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Missouri, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, Securities Regulation, UMKC School of Law, Fall, 1992 and 1996. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and Venture Capital Committee). (Also at St. Louis Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Mary Anne O'Connell

Paul F. Pautler, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys; Human Resource Management Association of Kansas City; Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business and Commercial Litigation; Hospitality.Email: Paul F. Pautler, Jr.

John R. Phillips (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., cum laude, 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Honorary Barrister. Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: Chapter on Employment Agreements, "Employment Laws and Practice," Missouri Practice, 2006; "Analyzing the Potential for ADR In Estate Planning Instruments," CPR Alternatives, 2006; "Selecting a Mediator," Just Resolutions, 2004; "Mediation from the Perspective of Defense Counsel," Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 2003; "Setting the Table for a Successful Mediation," Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, 2003; "Mediation as One Step in Adversarial Litigation: One Country Lawyer's Experience," Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2002. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Labor & Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1995-2010; Chambers USA, Employment; Kansas & Missouri Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Panel of Commercial, Complex and Employment Arbitrators and Mediators, AAA, CPR, NAF; Dalkon Shield Arbitration Panel, 1999-2004; Merrill Lynch National Employment Class Action Panel, 2002—; Early Assessment Program, Mediation and Arbitration Panels, 1992—; Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit Case Management Committee, 2004—; Missouri Supreme Court Automation Committee; Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: The Missouri Bar (Former Chair, Labor and Employment Committee; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee); American Bar Association (Chair, Dispute Resolution Section Committee on ADR Advocacy in Litigation Practice, 2002—; Section Council, 2006—); International Academy of Mediators; American College of Trial Lawyers; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Healthcare; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: John R. Phillips

John K. Power (Partner) born Sioux City, Iowa, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., History and Political Science, cum laude, 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Theta. Staff Member, 1983-1984 and Articles Editor, 1984-1985, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: Ronald McDonald House; Science City. Member: The Missouri Bar; The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Labor Employment Law; Health Law; Class Actions.Email: John K. Power

David B. Pursell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1979); University of Missouri, Columbia (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta (Lawson Chapter, 1987-1988). Member, Missouri Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Kansas City Missouri Bar Association (Employee Benefits Committee Chair, 1998); The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association; Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys; Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (President, 1997-1998); Foundation of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City (President, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: David B. Pursell

David B. Raymond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., 1979); Rockhurst College (M.B.A., 1985); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1988). Licensed Professional Engineer, Missouri. Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law 2008-2010. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Construction and Design; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate; Engineering.Email: David B. Raymond

Christopher J. Redmond (Partner) born Oakland, California, 1947; admitted to bar, 1970, Kansas; 1996, Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Political Science and History, 1968; J.D., 1970). Former Associate Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute. Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law 2010. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Former Chair, International Law Committee); Wichita (Former Member, Board of Governors), Kansas (Member, Executive Committee, Bankruptcy Insolvency Section) and American (Member, Business Law Section; Former Chair, Subcommittee on International Bankruptcy; Former Co-Chair, Working Group on Provisional Measures and Asset Freezes in Aid of Foreign Proceedings, International Litigation Committee, Section of International Law and Practice; Former Chair, Subcommittee on Claims, Exemptions and Priorities; Chair, UNCITRAL Task Force and Liaison; Chair, Subcommittee of International Organizations, International Coordinating Committee) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, UNCITRAL (Delegate, Representing the American Bar Association on International Insolvency Matters); International Bar Association; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; American Bar Foundation; American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; International Law; Business Litigation.Email: Christopher J. Redmond

David L. Rein Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1993, Kansas. Education: University of Minnesota at Minneapolis (B.S.B., Finance, with high distinction, 1989); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1992). Book Review Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk, Honorable Judge Dean Whipple, U.S. District Court Judge, Western District of Missouri, 1992-1994. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; International Right of Way Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation; Franchising and Distribution.Email: David L. Rein Jr.

Teresa A. Reinking (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1989; J.D., with high distinction, 1993). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Past President, Young Lawyers Section); American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Land Use Development and Financing; Franchise Law; Commercial Finance.Email: Teresa A. Reinking

Charles G. Renner (Partner) born 1971; 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: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., Political Science, 1997; J.D., 2000). Order of the Barristers. Speaker: "Recent Amendments to the Missouri Community Improvement District Act," St. Louis, Missouri, 2005; "Community Development Benefits Derived From Special Business District Several Sources," St. Joseph, Missouri, 2005. Member, University of Missouri at Kansas City National Moot Court Team Best Appellate Brief, 1999. President, 1999-2000 and Vice-President, 1998-1999, Student Bar Association. Citizens Association; Mid-America Regional Council; Kansas City Consensus (President); South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Municipal Law; Public Finance; Corporate Law; Litigation; Land Use Development and Financing.Email: Charles G. Renner

Jason A. Reschly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri, Columbia (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2003-2010; Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Energy and Public Utility.Email: Jason A. Reschly

Christopher J. Rockers (Partner) born Ottawa, Kansas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1979); University of Kansas (J.D., 1984). Panelist: "Lawyers and Loan Documents: Ethical Issues in Advising Financial Institutions about the Potential for Engaging in the Unauthorized Practice of Law When Preparing Residential Loan Documents. Is Preemption the Answer?" Harland Financial Solutions Network of Federal and State Counsel Conference, San Diego, CA, October, 2007; "Consumer and Commercial Guaranties," Harland Financial Solutions Network of Federal and State Counsel Conference, Boston MA, October, 2005; "What Constitutes Unauthorized Law Practice in the Residential Lending Arena?" Harland Financial Solutions Network of Federal and State Counsel Conference, Boston MA, October, 2005. Co-Author, "Exploring the Possibilities for No. 2: All About Second-Lien Loans," Business Law Today, Jan./Feb. 2005, Vol. 14, No. 3. Moderator and Chair, "Can't We All Just Get Along . . .?: Managing the New Dysfunction in Syndicated Credit Workouts," Presentation by the Commercial Financial Services Committee of the Business law Section of the American Bar Association to the Commercial Finance Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, October 2004. Presenter, "Avoiding Lender Liability: Be Fair - Be Honest," UCC Institute, Chicago, IL, April , 2004. Moderator and Chair: "Trading Spaces: The Notes and Bolts of Buying and Selling Distressed Debt, Both in and out of Bankruptcy," Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, Seattle WA, April 2004; "Trading Spaces: The Notes and Bolts of Buying and Selling Distressed Debt, Both in and out of Bankruptcy," Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, Seattle WA, April 2004. Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law and Equipment Finance Law, 2008-2010. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Council of the Business Law Section; Member, Council Committee on Committee Support and Structure, Business Law Section; Member, Committee on Leadership Development, Business Law Section; Council Liaison to Financial Services Committees, Business Law Section; Chair, Task Force on Positioning In Corporate and Commercial Finance, 2007-2008, Business Law Section; Member, Editorial Board, The Business Lawyer; Liaison, Committee on Meetings, Business Law Section; Chair, Commercial Financial Services Committee, Business Law Section, 2004-2007; Chair, Programs and Seminars Subcommittee, Commercial Financial Services, Business Law Section, 1997-2001); American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (Secretary); Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys; Commercial Finance Association (Education Foundation Advisory Board). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Consumer Finance; Real Estate; Construction Law; Land Use Development and Financing; Health Law; Corporate Law.Email: Christopher J. Rockers

Shelley Ann Runion (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Kansas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.E., 1980); Washburn University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Executive Editor, Washburn Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; ERISA; Health Care; Employee Benefits Litigation.Email: Shelley Ann Runion

Adam P. Sachs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 1992). Legislative Assistant, Congressman Lane Evans, 1986-1989. Associate Counsel, Senate Education and Labor Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, 1992. Attorney in private practice, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, 1992-1997. Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-1998. Vice-President, Aon Risk Services of Kansas City and Wheat Government Relations, 1999-2004. Chairman Emeritus, Urban League of Greater Kansas City, 2008. Member, Board of Directors, Negro League's Baseball Museum. Member, Board of Directors, Port Authority/Ameristar Casino/Isle of Capri Foundation for the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Business. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Governmental Affairs; Government Compliance, Investigations and Litigation; Hospitality.Email: Adam P. Sachs

Kirstin Pace Salzman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana; 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1991); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1994-1995. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Investment Company; Investment Advisors; Closely Held Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Kirstin Pace Salzman

David A. Schatz (Partner) born Kansas City, Kansas, September 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2002, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri - Columbia Honors College (B.S., Business Administration, 1998); University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta International Law Society. Author: "Mistakes In Bids: What Can Contractors Do?" Modern Contractor Solutions, March 2008; "Navigating the Pitfalls of Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects," Modern Contractor Solutions, February 2008; "Doing Business in Multiple States," Modern Contractor Solutions, December 2007. Speaker: "Civil Jury Trial Demonstration Seminar," Young Lawyers Section, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law/Continuing Legal Education, January 31, 2008; "The Who, What, Where, Why and How of Prevailing Wage Laws," Prevailing Wage Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, October 2008. Volunteer: Habitat for Humanity, 2001—; Volunteer Attorney Project, 2001—; United Way, Allocation Review, 2005—. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section; Coordinator, Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court) and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: David A. Schatz

Douglas J. Schmidt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.S., 1978); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1984). Member, University of Tulsa Law Review, 1982-1984. Certified Insurance Receiver. Member: International Association of Insurance Receivers. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Insurance Insolvency; Reinsurance; Insurance Coverage.Email: Douglas J. Schmidt

Jeffrey J. Simon (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1991, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., English, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Board of Editors, Missouri Law Review. Chair, City of Kansas City, Missouri, Liquor Control Review Board, 2003—. Chairman, Little Sisters of the Poor Advisory Board, 2004—. Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Program, Class of 2002. Director, Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation, 2004—. President, 1999-2000 and Member, 1996-2000, Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. Appointed by Missouri Governor Bob Holden, May, 2002-2005 and President, 2005, Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Founding Director, Police Athletic League of Kansas City, Inc., 1998—. Board Member, Friends of the Library of UMKC, 2005-2007. Director, The 3 & 2 Baseball Club of Kansas City, Missouri, 2007—. Member, Mayor's Task Force on Economic Development Incentives, 2007. Funkhouser for Kansas City (Chairman, Mayor Mark Funkhouser's Campaign Committee). Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Law, 2010. Member: The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Board Member, 2002-2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trademarks; Trade Dress; False Advertising; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Business Torts; Franchise Law; Health Care.Email: Jeffrey J. Simon

Peter B. Sloan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Member, Kansas Law Review, 1983-1985. Author: "E-mail Management: Big Problems and Best Practices," Digital Discovery and e-Evidence, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2003. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Association for Information and Image Management; The Association of Information Management Professionals. Practice Areas: Records and Information Management; Litigation Readiness.Email: Peter B. Sloan

Julianne Story (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986); University of Kansas (J.D., 1991). Professional Publications Editor, Journal of Law & Public Policy. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Julianne Story

Brogan T. Sullivan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1992); University of Chicago (J.D., 1995). Director, Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Presentations: Finish the Transaction Off Right: Competently Address Closing and Post-Closing Concerns, 2008; Dealing in Troubled Environments: The Aquila In-House Counsel Experience, 2004. Member: The Missouri Bar; The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Energy and Public Utility; International; Closely Held Business; Corporate Law.Email: Brogan T. Sullivan

Michael R. Thiessen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1975, Missouri. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1969); Stanford University (J.D., 1973). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of California; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City. [Capt., JAG, USAF, 1969-1979; Major, USAFR, 1980-1991]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Michael R. Thiessen

Michael Thompson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1995, U.S.Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2000, U.S.Tax Court; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Central Methodist College (B.S., 1967); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Shareholder Suits; Business and Commercial Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Michael Thompson

Scott H. Thompson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 2002, Missouri. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1991); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: American Bar Association; Association of Commercial Finance Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Finance and Lending; Corporate Law.Email: Scott H. Thompson

Spencer R. Thomson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri. Education: Rockhurst College (B.S.B.A., 1990); Washington University (J.D., 1993). Recipient, Scholar in Law. Member, 1995—, Vice-Chair, 1996 and Chair, 1997-2005, Liberty, Missouri Housing Authority Board. Missouri Eminent Domain Task Force (appointment by Governor Matt Blunt, 2005). Best Lawyers in America, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law, 2007-2010. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Transactions; Hospitality.Email: Spencer R. Thomson

Linda K. Tiller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1991, District of Columbia; 1995, Missouri; 1998, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S.B.A., 1975); George Washington University, National Law Center (J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, George Washington Journal of International Law and Politics, 1989-1990. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: International; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Customs and Trade; Corporate Law.Email: Linda K. Tiller

Stephen J. Torline (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Kansas; 1998, Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Washburn University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1998-1997. Recipient, Koch Scholarship. Earl O'Connor Inn of Court. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Business and Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts.Email: Stephen J. Torline

Brennan B. Tucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri. Education: Drury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Duke University (J.D., 1997). Civic Organizations: Association for Corporate Growth, Kansas City Chapter (President, 2009); Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Centurions Leadership Training Program (Class of 2008). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Brennan B. Tucker

Cori Casey Turner (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Illinois and Kansas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2002). Merit Scholar, 1999-2002. Editor in Chief, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, Volume 11. Author, "CMS Issues Long Awaited Stark II Phase II Regulations," The Brief on Appeal, June 2004. Co-Author, "Providing & Protecting Patient Information," The Health Care Collaborator, August 2001. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Cori Casey Turner

Amber F. Van Hauen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Culver-Stockton College (B.A., 1995; B.S., summa cum laude, 1995); Temple University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1999). Dean's List. Member: Moot Court Team; National Trial Team. Member, Temple Law Review. Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court. Author, Legal Update: "The U.S. Supreme Court Limits Home Searches and Seizures," Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association Newsletter, May 2006. Member, Central Exchange, 2000. Speaker: "School Law & Liability Issues," Missouri United School Insurance Council Annual Meeting; "Municipality Law Update," Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association Annual Meeting. Participating Affiliate, Missouri Municipal League. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Kansas and American Bar Associations; Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (Board Member, 2009). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Levee and Drainage.Email: Amber F. Van Hauen

Lisa A. Veselich (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas. Education: William Jewell College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Member, Kansas Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1991. Author: "The Deductibility of Takeover Costs: The Fallout of Indopco," UMKC Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 4, Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, February, 1994. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: Lisa A. Veselich

Maurice A. Watson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1984). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Jackson County Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri School Boards Association; Council of School Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education; Labor and Employment.Email: Maurice A. Watson

Ryan J. Watson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.S.B.A., Finance and Banking, 1998); University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence; Louis J. Pulaski Family Scholarship. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Ryan J. Watson

Christina L. Weis (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.S., 1997; M.B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Languages: Italian and German. Practice Areas: Customs and Trade; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Securities; Franchising and Distribution; Corporate Law.Email: Christina L. Weis

Mark D. Welker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri and Iowa. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits Law, 2006-2010; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Note and Comment Editor, Drake Law Review, 1983-1984. Certified Public Accountant, Iowa, 1981. Member: The Missouri Bar; Employee Benefits Institute (Chair, 1995 Steering Committee); Exempt Plans Advisory Council to the IRS; Hearts of America Tax Institute (Co-Chair, 1997). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation.Email: Mark D. Welker

Dennis P. Wilbert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., with highest distinction, 1970; J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1972-1973. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Dennis P. Wilbert

Edward V. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Edward V. Wilson

John J. "Jack" Yates (Partner) born Fort Totten, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Washington University (B.A., Public Affairs, 1969; J.D., with honors, 1973). Member, Board of Editors, George Washington Law Review, 1972-1973. Adjunct Professor of Law, Employment Discrimination Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, 1980-2002. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Employment Law Council (Charter Member); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. [U.S. Army and Army Reserves, 1969-1975, E-6]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: John J. "Jack" Yates

SENIOR COUNSEL

Tessa K. Jacob (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: St. Theresa's College, Kerala, India and University of Kansas (B.A., 1989); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1992). Research Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Hon. Jerald G. Elliott, Kansas Court of Appeals, 1992-1993. Member: Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Languages: Malayalam. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Tessa K. Jacob

Patricia L. Martin (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1987, Missouri. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1980); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Hon Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1983-1984. Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits Law 2008, 2010. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation.Email: Patricia L. Martin

Maggie Nigro (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas. Education: Southern Nazarene University (B.A., International Studies, 1995); Kansas City School of Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1999). Co-Author: "The Beginner's Guide to the Medical Malpractice Deposition," Malpractice from A-Z Series, Missouri Medicine, May/June 2006, Vol. 103, No. 3; "Medical Malpractice Insurance: The Implications and Complications," Malpractice From A-Z Series, Missouri Medicine, January/February 2006, Vol. 103, No. 1. Speaker: "Investigation Tools and Resources," Thinking Outside the Box in Medical Malpractice Litigation, seminar sponsored by the Missouri Bar, July 11, 2008. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Maggie Nigro

Gaylord G. Smith (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas; 1992, Missouri. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1970); University of Southern California (M.S., 1981); University of Kansas (J.D., 1984). Note and Comment Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1983-1984. Author, Kansas Chapter, "State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases." Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. [U.S. Army, 1970-1981, Maj.]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Retail Leasing; Secured Lending; Secured Acquisitions.Email: Gaylord G. Smith

OF COUNSEL

Toni H. Blackwood (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., with distinction, 1986). Order of Bench and Robe; Order of Barristers. Member, 1984-1986 and Managing Editor, 1985-1986, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Judge for Western District of Missouri, 1986-1988. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Immigration; Labor and Employment.Email: Toni H. Blackwood

James Borthwick (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Kansas. Education: Central College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1961); University of Michigan (J.D., 1964). The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, 2007-2010. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1994; President, 1993-1994). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: James Borthwick

Kathryn B. Bussing (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas and Nebraska; 1994, Missouri and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1971); American College (M.S.F.S., 1985); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Associations; Kansas City Bankruptcy Women Attorneys; Kansas Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Kathryn B. Bussing

Charles J. Egan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, New York; 1972, Missouri. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1954); Columbia University Law School (LL.B., 1959). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Charles J. Egan

Deborah E. Feder (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); University of Iowa (J.D., 1999; M.B.A., 1999). Associate General Counsel, NovaStar Financial, 2005-2007. Finance Attorney, Kutak Rock, 2002-2005. Assistant General Counsel, Aquila Merchant Services, Inc., 2002. Associate, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, 2000-2002. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Commercial Transactions; Finance; Lender Law.Email: Deborah E. Feder

Ernest M. Fleischer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., B.S.B.A., M.B.A., 1954); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1959). Certified Public Accountant, Missouri. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2004-2010. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Ernest M. Fleischer

Patrick M. Gavin (Of Counsel) born Dunkirk, New York; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1986); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Bench and Robe. Member, UMKC Law Review, 1993-1995. Author: "Protecting Employees and Your Company: It's No Secret That Employee Privacy Lawsuits Pose a Devastating Risk to Employers," Kansas City Small Business Monthly, October 2007; "Accomodating Business: Don't Let Your Business Be Disabled by Disability Lawsuits," Kansas City Small Business Monthly, March and April, 2007; "Begin at the Beginning to Build Your World Class Workforce Legally," AON Newsletter, March, 2007; "To Employ or to Contract? That is the Question," Kansas City Small Business Monthly, December, 2006; "Military Leave Marches on with Changes," Springfield Business Journal, May, 2005; "Navigating the Stormy Seas of Employee Leave," The Kansas City Star, December, 2004. Speaking Engagements: "When Residents Harass," AHLA Long Term Care Conference, February 2008; "What is a Disability These Days, and What Can You Do About It?" Husch Seminar, February, 2007; "Employment Law Developments of 2006 and Beyond," Husch Seminar, September, 2006; "Curtailing Legal Challenges that Arise from Protected Absenteeism when Untangling FMLA, ADA, PDA and Workers' Comp Laws," Council on Education in Management, August, 2006; "What are the New Regulations Governing Military Leave," UMKC School of Law CLE, June, 2006; "Johnny B. Good on Leave Next Year," December, 2005; "Reinstatement Obligations Under USERRA When Soldiers March Home," National Association of College and University Attorneys, June, 2005; "Update in the ADA and State Disabilities," Council on Education in Management, December, 2004; "Gavin's Island: Don't be Marooned by FMLA, USERRA, ADA, Workers' Compensation or HIPAA," December, 2004; "FMLA and Military Leave Issues," October, 2004; "What to do When our Soldiers Come Marching Home this Fall (or not)," September, 2004 and August, 2004; "Avoiding the Legal Snares When Negotiating the Complex Range of FMLA, ADA, PDA and Workers' Comp Laws," Council on Education in Management, September, 2004; "Employment Law Update," UMKC School of Law, June, 2004. Moderator, "Kansas FMLA Update 2004," Council on Education in Management, August, 2004. Board Member, The Children's Place, 2000-2005. Member: Kansas City West Point Society; Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce; UMKC School of Law Alumni Association; VFW and American Legion. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [Capt. U.S. Army, 1986-1991]. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Collective Bargaining; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Drug Testing; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Disability Discrimination; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Reductions in Force; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination Defense; Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).Email: Patrick M. Gavin

Kimberly K. Gibbens (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1984); University of Texas (M.S.S.W., 1986); University of Missouri (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor in Chief, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1995-1996. Law Clerk to the Hon. Stanley Grimm (Retired), Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 1996-1997. Co-Author: "'Opportunity at Sunset' Missouri Relaxes its Certificate of Need Requirements for Ambulatory Surgery Centers," Missouri Medicine, February 2002; "What's the Law on Discounts and Waivers," OR Manager, June 2003. Author: "Purchased Diagnostic Tests," American Health Lawyers Association, The Rap Sheet, August 2004; "Third Party Imaging Tests Raise Reimbursement Questions," Missouri Medical Law Report, April 2005. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Association for Women Lawyers (Board Member, 2005-2008); Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys; Missouri Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Board Member, 2006—). Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: Kimberly K. Gibbens

Elizabeth K. Hudak (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with highest distinction, 1989); University of Notre Dame (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Elizabeth K. Hudak

Shirley Ward Keeler (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., magna cum laude, 1958); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1973). Articles Editor, Urban Lawyer, 1972-1973. Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Women Lawyers Association (Founding President, 1977); Missouri Council of School Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1990). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Appellate Litigation.Email: Shirley Ward Keeler

Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Kurt (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1991). Articles Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Affirmative Action Compliance.Email: Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Kurt

Cornelius E. Lombardi, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1952, Missouri. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1949); University of Michigan (J.D., 1952). Order of the Coif. Member, Michigan Law Review, 1950-1952. Member, Estate Planning Council of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Cornelius E. Lombardi, Jr.

Edward T. Matheny, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1949, Missouri; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1943); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1949).Email: Edward T. Matheny, Jr.

Lori E. McCutchen (Of Counsel) born April 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Member: Board of Directors, Missouri Special Olympics, 2002—; Board of Directors, SOMO Endowment Fund, 2004-2006. Author: "E-Mail Spam: How Far Can Your Computer Go," Missouri Bar Corporate Law Update, syndicated by American City Business Journals and Kansas City Business Journal, 2004; media alert, "The Do Not Call Registry: Another Item for Telemarketers 'To Do' List," 2004; "Go Global. Get Information. Now What? All About the EU Directive and the U.S. Safe Harbor," Business Law Today, January/February 2003. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Life Sciences; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Lori E. McCutchen

Larry L. McMullen (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1953; LL.B., 1959). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1958-1959. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Personal Injury Litigation, 1989-2008, 2010. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Larry L. McMullen

Daniel W. Peters (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas; 1997, Missouri; U.S. District Courts, Western District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., Finance and Economics, summa cum laude, 1991); University of Denver (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Staff Member, Transportation Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Healthcare Financial Management Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate Law; Regulatory Law.Email: Daniel W. Peters

Patrick A. Randolph, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, California; 1981, Oregon and Missouri. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1969). Law Clerk to Chief Justice O'Connell, Oregon Supreme Court, 1969-1970. Professor, Real Estate Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City. Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Mortgages.Email: Patrick A. Randolph, Jr.

Beverlee J. Roper (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, Missouri. Education: Grove City College; Gordon College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1981). Listed in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Trial Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1981-1992. Magistrate, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1982-1985. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1993 (Environmental Enforcement Section, 1989-1994). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Litigation.Email: Beverlee J. Roper

P. Glen Smith (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri. Education: Tennessee Technological University (B.S., Political Science, high distinction, 1978); University of Memphis (J.D., 1983); Nazarene Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2007). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights.Email: P. Glen Smith

Burton B. Smoliar (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1977, Michigan (inactive); 1996, Missouri. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1964; M.B.A., 1967; LL.B., with honors, 1967); New York University (LL.M., 1968). Member, Office of the General Counsel, 1977-1995 and Associate General Counsel, Tax Affairs, 1986. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; The Missouri Bar; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; International.Email: Burton B. Smoliar

Elizabeth Souder (Of Counsel) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., Political Science, concentration in Western European Studies, 1988); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1993). Staff, University of Kansas Law Review, Criminal Procedure Review, 1992-1993. Secretary, Board of Directors, Highlawn Montessori. Member: Board of Trustees, Village Presbyterian Church; Board of Directors, The Safety Spot, Inc. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Elizabeth Souder

J. Daniel Stinnett (Of Counsel) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Missouri. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1967); Kansas City School of Law (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Banking and Finance.Email: J. Daniel Stinnett

Daniel C. Weary (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1952, Missouri; 1957, U.S. Tax Court; 1958, U.S. Court of Claims. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1949; J.D., 1952). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law. Member: American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; International; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Corporate Law.Email: Daniel C. Weary

Anthony E. Weigel (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Kansas City (B.A., Economics, 1994; J.D., 2003). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. [U.S. Army, 1986-1990; Missouri Army National Guard, 1990-1994]. Practice Areas: Immigration.Email: Anthony E. Weigel

David L. West (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Missouri. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1959); Harvard University (J.D., 1962). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 1987-2010; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City; Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Vice President, 1986-1987).. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [U.S. Army, 1962-1964, Capt.]. Practice Areas: Probate Law; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates.Email: David L. West

Shari L. Wright (Of Counsel) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.B.A., 1985); University of Kansas (J.D., 1988). Managing Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Shari L. Wright

Ralph G. Wrobley (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Missouri. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1957); University of Chicago (J.D., 1962). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law; Chambers USA, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005. Vice Chair, Center for Business Innovation. Chair, Citizens Association of Kansas City. Member, Civic Council of Kansas City. Trustee and Chair, Clearinghouse of Mid-Continent Foundations. Vice President, Council on Education. Member, Helzberg Entrepeneurial Mentoring Program. Member, Board of Directors, Human Resources Corporation. Chair, Mid-America Coalition on Healthcare. Member, Midwest Region Advisory Board of the Institute for International Education. Member, Legal Committee, National Automated Clearinghouse. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; International; Energy and Public Utility; Corporate Law.Email: Ralph G. Wrobley

STAFF ATTORNEY

Nancy J. Alemifar (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1991). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Juvenile Law.Email: Nancy J. Alemifar

ASSOCIATES

Gabrielle A. Beam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri; 2009, Kansas. Education: University of Central Missouri (B.S.B.A., Finance, 1999); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). UMKC Law Review, Literary Editor, 2007-2008. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Gabrielle A. Beam

Scott A. Behrens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri. Education: Drake University (B.S., magna cum laude and departmental honors, 2005; J.D., with highest honors, 2008). Order of the Coif. Staff, Drake University Law Review. Author: note, "Call in Houdini: The Time Has Come To Be Released From The Geographical Straight Jacket Known As The Locality Rule," 56 Drake Law Rev 753, 2008. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Scott A. Behrens

Kara Bemboom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: Rockhurst College (B.S.B.A., Finance/Economics and Philosophy, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Kansas (J.D., 2006). Member, Women in Law. Member, Rockhurst University Alumni Board. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Faiza Bergquist (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 2006; J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.

Melissa A. Bleser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.S., Business Computer Information Systems, summa cum laude, 2002); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., with Dean's honors, 2005); University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Member: Washburn Tax Law Society; Washburn Business Law Society. Vice-President and Member, Women's Legal Forum. Recipient, CALI Award in Secured Transactions. Staff Editor, American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Race for the Cure. Member: The Missouri Bar; American and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Associations; Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Melissa A. Bleser

Robert J. Bowman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Civil Engineering, cum laude, 1999); Colorado State University (M.S., Civil Engineering, 2005); University of Iowa (J.D., 2008). Professional Engineer, California and Colorado. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Robert J. Bowman

Stacey Meyer Bowman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2009, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Russian and International Business, with highest distinction, 2005; J.D., with distinction and honors, 2008). International Coordinator, Moot Court Executive Board. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Education Law; Insolvency and Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: Stacey Meyer Bowman

Ryan C. Brunton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Kansas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., Political Science, cum laude, 1998); University of Kansas (J.D./M.B.A., 2002). Member, Kansas Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Ryan C. Brunton

McClain E. Bryant (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas. Education: Florida A. & M. University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002; M.B.A., 2004); The George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Elections Challenger, Obama Voter Protection Program, Counsel for Change. Member, Freedom Incorporated. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Jackson County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; National Black MBA Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Law; Government Investigations; Litigation.Email: McClain E. Bryant

Lorraine C. Buck (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., 1995; J.D., 2005). Managing Editor, Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, 2004-2005. Author: "Narrowing 'Navigable Waters': The Fifth Circuit Limits Federal Jurisdiction Under the Clean Water and Oil Pollution Acts," Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2004; "Cry Me a River: The Eighth Circuit Says Navigation, Not Recreation, is the Predominant Goal of the Army Corps of Engineers in Managing the Flow of the Mississippi River," Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2004. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Governance; Investment Management.Email: Lorraine C. Buck

David M. Buffo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1990); Northern Illinois University (M.B.A., 1997); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 2003). Member, Order of the Barristers. Moot Court National Qualifier. Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review. Staff Member, Urban Lawyer. Law Clerk, Pro se office, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2001-2002. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Construction and Design Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: David M. Buffo

R. Anthony Costello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2002, Illinois; 2005, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Anthropology, 1993); University of Missouri - Columbia (M.A., 1998); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Discrimination.

Michael T. Crabb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.

Bernard J. Craig (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., magna cum laude, 2005; M.B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Kansas (J.D., 2008). Staff Member, Kansas Law Review, 2007-2008. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Bernard J. Craig

Traci Daffer Martin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: Truman State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Lead Note and Comment Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 2006-2007. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Traci Daffer Martin

Mary Daniel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Oklahoma; 2006, Kansas and Missouri. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1998); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Resource Editor, 2005 and Staff Member, 2003-2004, Oklahoma University Law Review. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Oklahoma (Member, Sections on: Indian Law; Health Law) and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Mary Daniel

Aejaz A. Dar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2009, Missouri. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); New York University (J.D., 2004). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Constitution Society. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.

Sarah Almstrom Downs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas. Education: Southern Nazarene University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Rice Scholar. Staff Member, Kansas Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: Kansas Bar Association (President-Elect, Health Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Sarah Almstrom Downs

Joshua M. Ellwanger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Joshua M. Ellwanger

Michael D. Fielding (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2002, Kansas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., with honors, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Author: "Ancillary Proceedings in the United States - Part II," INSOL World, First and Second Quarters, 2005; "Preventing Voluntary and Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions by Limited Liability Companies," Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1. Co-Author: "Eighth Circuit Review," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, March 2005; "Ancillary Proceedings Under New Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code," Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor, October 2005; "La Reforma A La Ley De Quiebras De Los EE.UU," La Ley Actualidad, January 2006. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, International Committee); J. Reuben Clark Law Society; Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Michael D. Fielding

Tracy M. Gullickson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; 2005, Missouri. Education: Minnesota State University at Moorhead (B.S., 1996); Washburn University (J.D., 2004). Member: Kansas Bar Association; Association for Women Lawyers of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Tracy M. Gullickson

Angela G. Harse (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2004, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Order of the Bench and Robe. Lead Note and Comment Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Government Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.Email: Angela G. Harse

Hannah K. Hemry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2009, Kansas. Education: University of Denver (B.S., with honors and magna cum laude, 2005); Saint Louis University (J.D., 2008). Member, St. Louis University Law Journal. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Hannah K. Hemry

Aaron M. House (Associate) born Columbia, Missouri, November 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City (B.A., Chemistry, with Departmental Honors, 2001; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Law Clerk to the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith, Supreme Court of Missouri, 2005-2006. Law Review (Note and Comment Editor). Della Lamb Community Services, Board of Directors. Greenway Fields Home Association, Board of Directors. Member: The Missouri Bar (Missouri Bar Leadership Academy, 2007-2008); Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section, Board of Directors; New Lawyers Committee, Co-Vice Chair); KC LEGAL (Vice-President, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Commercial Finance.Email: Aaron M. House

Jermaine A. Hunt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: Southwestern University (B.A., Economics and Business Administration, 2005); William & Mary School of Law (Madrid Program, 2007); University of Arkansas (J.D., 2009). Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; International Law; Closely Held Businesses.Email: Jermaine A. Hunt

Stephen M. James (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: Rockhurst University (B.A., 2006); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.

Kris Kappel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1998); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 2005). Chief Justice, UMKC SGA Superior Court. Recipient, TWA Environmental Law Scholarship. Articles Editor, Urban Lawyer. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Section); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Entertainment Law; Technology and E-Commerce.

Kimberly S. King (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas. Education: Florida A. & M. University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2007). Southern Methodist Law Review. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kimberly S. King

Amy Nicole Kutschka (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2008, Missouri. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 2003); Washburn University of Topeka School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Investment Management; Securities; Capital Markets.Email: Amy Nicole Kutschka

Sean Laferte (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri; 2009, Kansas. Education: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., Philosophy, 2004; M.A., Public Administration, 2008); University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, Republican Sixth Congressional District Committee (Deputy Treasurer), UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Alumni Board. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Sean Laferte

Kathryn G. Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2005, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., with honors and distinction, Journalism and Mass Communication, 2001); University of Iowa (J.D., with highest distinction, 2004). Phi Alpha Delta (President); Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key. Member, Journal of Corporation Law. Member: Van Oosterhaut Moot Court Competition; Moot Court Board; Missouri Municipal League (Participating Affiliate); Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Kathryn G. Lee

Darya V. Lyeshchenko (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Tver State University (B.S., Linguistics, highest distinction, 2002); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Team Captain, Oralist, 2006. Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2005-2006. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Darya V. Lyeshchenko

Jaclyn S. Maloney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: Truman State University (B.S., Finance, cum laude, 2003); University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, CALI Land Use Planning Award, 2005. Co-author, "Missouri's New Condemnation Law Helps Protect Property Rights," Kansas City Business Journal, August 2006. Director, Land Use Committee, League of Women Voters of Kansas City. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Local Government and Real Estate Law Committee), Kansas and American (Member, State and Local Government Law Committee) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Real Estate Law Committee). Practice Areas: Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Litigation; Municipal Law; Public Finance.Email: Jaclyn S. Maloney

Katharine E. Milberger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2006, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2002; B.S., with highest distinction, 2002; J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions.Email: Katharine E. Milberger

Jeffrey Mindrup (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., Economics and Business Administration-Management, summa cum laude, 1994); Creighton University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 2005-2006. Author: "Transgenic Crops in the Age of Human Rights: Moral Uncertainty and Rational Risk Policy," II Chapman Law Review 213, 2007; "Two-Second Bypass to Judicial Reviews: The Supreme Court of Nebraska Undermines the Knock and Announce Rule in State v. Lammers," 38 Creighton Law Review 97, 2004. Member, Action Against Hunger, Nebraska Humane Society. Member: The Missouri Bar; Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Commercial Transactions; Securities Litigation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jeffrey Mindrup

Gregory S. Mitchell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., Economics, 2003); University of Nebraska (J.D., with high distinction, 2008). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 2006-2008. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Gregory S. Mitchell

Nathan E. Oleen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., Agricultural Engineering, 2003); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 2006). ASAE National Student Engineer of the Year. Member: American Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Nathan E. Oleen

Lynette K. Oyster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia, School of Law (B.S., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Managing Editor, The Urban Lawyer. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Capital Markets.Email: Lynette K. Oyster

Ellen Jacobson Pantaenius (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.J., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Ellen Jacobson Pantaenius

Jessi R. Paschall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., 2006; J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.

Leah J. Pollema (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri. Education: Dordt College (B.A., 2005); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008). Author: "Beyond the Bounds of Zealous Advocacy: The Prevalence of Abusive Litigation in Family Law and the Need for Tort Remedies," 75 UMKC Law Review 1107. Co-Author: "The Supreme Court Report 2005-06," 38 Urban Lawyer 737. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Energy.Email: Leah J. Pollema

Brendan G. Rittel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri. Education: William Jewell College (B.S., 1997); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Certified Public Accountant, Missouri. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Brendan G. Rittel

Jason P. Romero (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 2006; J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Construction and Design Law; Government Contracts; Business Litigation.

Megan A. Scheiderer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Ft. Hays State University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2003); University of Kansas (J.D., 2006). Member, Journal of Law & Public Policy. Member: American Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Megan A. Scheiderer

Fang Shen (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, People's Republic of China; 2003, Missouri. Education: People's University of China, Beijing, China (LL.B., 1998); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 2003). Note and Comment Editor, UMKC Law Review, 2002-2003. Edgar Snow Scholar, UMKC School of Law, 2000-2003. Author, "Are You Prepared for This Legal Maze? How to Serve Legal Documents, Obtain Evidence and Enforce Judgments in China," 72 UMKC Law Review 215, 2003. Chapter author, "Difficult Issues About Crimes Against Intellectual Property," 2000, published in Chinese. Member: American Bar Association (International Law Section, China Committee). Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: International Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Customs Law; Trade Regulation; Corporate Law.Email: Fang Shen

Gavin L. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., 2006); Baylor University (J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.

Shaun C. Southworth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 2004); Duke University (J.D., 2009). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment.

Gregory S. Steinberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Kansas. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Kansas (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Gregory S. Steinberg

Curtis R. Summers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas; 2006, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 2002); University of Kansas (J.D., 2005). Staff Member, 2003-2004 and Note and Comment Editor, 2004-2005, Kansas Law Review. Intern to Hon. G. Thomas VanBebber, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Hon. Kathryn H. Vratil, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 2005. Author, "Porn Impacts the Spending Power? The Children's Internet Protection Act and Dole's Need for Practical Bite," 53 Kansas Law Review 509, 2005. Member: Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Curtis R. Summers

Sean D. Tassi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Kansas State University (M.S., 2004, B.S., 2004); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Senior Editor, Pierce Law Review. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Litigation.Email: Sean D. Tassi

Derek T. Teeter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., highest distinction, 2003; J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Kansas Law Review, 2005-2006. Law Clerk, Honorable Paul, J. Kelly, Jr., United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2006-2007. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Products Liability; Governmental Compliance, Investigations and Litigation.Email: Derek T. Teeter

Michelle A. Torline (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri. Education: Southeast Missouri State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); Washington University (J.D., 2004). Executive Editor, Journal of Law & Policy, 2002-2004. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Franchising and Distribution; Corporate Law.Email: Michelle A. Torline

Kristin M. Walker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S.B.A., Finance and Real Estate, summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2006). Omicron Delta Kappa, 2002-2003. Wall Street Journal Award, 2003. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 2005-2006. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Kristin M. Walker

David T. Walsh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 2006, Missouri; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). [Active Duty Captain, Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps, 2002-2006]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: David T. Walsh

Jana L. Webb (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: Graceland University (B.A., 2004); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; International Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customs and Trade.Email: Jana L. Webb

Keron A. Wright (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2009, Missouri. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2003); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2007). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Insolvency and Commercial Bankruptcy.