(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, Administrative, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Business, Communications and Telecommunications, Construction, Corporate, Economic Development, Entertainment, Estate Planning, Environmental, Financial Institutions, Government Relations, Health Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Media, Medical Malpractice Defense, Partnership, Planning and Zoning, Products Liability, Probate, Public Contract, Railroad, Real Estate, Securities, Sports, Tax and White Collar Criminal Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: ALDI Inc.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
AMC Entertainment Inc.
American Royal Association
Americraft Carton, Inc.
Andrews McMeel Universal
Ash Grove Cement
A T & T Corporation
Bank of America, N.A.
Bayer Crop Science
BKD LLP
Benedictine College
BlueScope Steel Limited
Blue Valley School District
BNSF Railway Company
Broderson Manufacturing Company
Burns & McDonnell
Butler Manufacturing Company
Celeritas Technologies
Children's Mercy Hospital
City of Branson, Missouri
City of Prairie Village, Kansas
City of Springfield, Missouri
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Connecticut General Life Insurance
ConocoPhillips Inc.
CooperSurgical, Inc.
CST Industries, Inc.
Cummins, Inc.
Daimler-Chrysler
Dairy Farmers of America
Danisco USA, Inc.
Dartmouth College
Deere & Company
DST Systems, Inc.
Edison Schools
GEAR For Sports
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Great Southern Bank
Hall Family Foundation
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
Harry Cooper Supply Company
Helena Chemical Company
Hewlett Packard Company
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Jack Cooper Transport Company, Inc.
John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc.
Johnson County Community College
KCTV Channel 5
KSHB TV - 41
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
The Kansas City Star Company
Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas State University Foundation
Kansas University Endowment Association
Kansas University Physicians
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Little Blue Valley Sewer District
Lockton Companies, Inc.
Longs Drug Stores
Martin Marietta Corporation
May Company
Medical Assurance Insureds
Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust
MGP Ingredients
Missouri Hospital Association
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Permacel Automotive
PetSmart
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
Preferred Physicians Medical
Premium Standard Farms
Republic Services, Inc.
Russell Stover Candies, Inc.
ScriptPro Inc.
Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.
Shawnee Mission Unified School District #512
Shinn Fu Companies
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Sprint Nextel Corporation
St. John's Health System
State Farm Insurance Co.
Stouse, Inc.
Tenet HealthCare, Inc.
T-Mobile Wireless Corporation
Tension Envelope Corp.
Time Warner Cable
Tyson Foods
University of Kansas Medical Center
The University of Missouri
U.S. Engineering Company
Variform, Inc.
Wells Fargo Financial Leasing
Whitman's Candies, Inc.
YRC Worldwide
Young Men's Christian Association
Zimmer Companies, Inc.

Address

2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 2200
Kansas City, MO 64108-2618, (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 816-292-2000
Fax: 816-292-2001

Website

http://www.lathropgage.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

R. Carter Tucker (1893-1973).

John B. Gage (1887-1970).

Gardiner Lathrop (1850-1938).

Robert F. Bennett (1927-2000).

Elliot Norquist (1910-2001).

Michael J. Abrams (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Order of Barristers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Accountants Malpractice; Media Law.Email: Michael J. Abrams

Amy Loth Allen (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., 1997); University of Kansas (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation.Email: Amy Loth Allen

Wendi Alper-Pressman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1986, Illinois. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1985). (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Corporate; Real Estate Law.Email: Wendi Alper-Pressman

Robyn L. Anderson (Partner) born Springfield, Missouri, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2001, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, District of Kansas and District of Colorado. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996; B.J., summa cum laude, 1996; J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member and Layout and Design Editor, Missouri Law Review. Author: "Why Proving Defendant's Motive with the Victim's State of Mind Sometimes Makes Sense...Despite What Missouri Says," 63 Missouri Law Review 1013 (1998). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; London Market Insurance Recovery; Business Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation.Email: Robyn L. Anderson

Stacy M. Andreas (Partner) born Columbia, Missouri, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 1990, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (A.B., cum laude, with honors, 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1987-1989. Member: American Bar Association (Tort & Insurance Practice Section). Practice Areas: Policyholders Insurance Coverage Disputes; Commercial Liability Insurance Coverage; General Liability Insurance Coverage; Disability Insurance Coverage; Excess and Umbrella Coverage; Reinsurance; Insurance Bad Faith and Vexatious Refusal Claims; Insurance Agents and Brokers Liability; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Policy Placement Review and Analysis; Insurance Coverage Legal Audits.Email: Stacy M. Andreas

David Aronoff (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1986, California. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1982); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Thurston Honor Society. Articles Editor, 1985-1986 and Member, 1984-1985, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Chairman, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2004-2005. Member: Los Angeles Copyright Society. (Resident, Los Angeles, California Office). Practice Areas: Entertainment Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Media and First Amendment; Unfair Competition.Email: David Aronoff

Elizabeth Atkins (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York. Education: State University of New York College at Purchase (B.F.A., cum laude, 1982); Pace University (J.D., 1986). Chair: International Trademark Association Trademark Office Practice Committee 2002-2003; Assignments, Transfers and Licensing Subcommittee, 2004-2005. Member, INTA Emerging Issues Council, 2004-2007. Named One of the World's Leading Trademark Practitioners by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America. (Resident, New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; International Trademarks; Trademark Prosecution; Domain Name Infringement; Internet Law.Email: Elizabeth Atkins

Jerome V. Bales (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas; 1987, Missouri. Education: Rockhurst University (B.S.B.A., 1971); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Construction Arbitrator Master Panel of AAA (top 100 in the country).Member: American Arbitration Association (Panel of Arbitrators, Panel of Mediators and Panel of Distinguished Neutrals); The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, New York, NY. (Panel of Distinguished Neutrals). Co-editor, Construction Manager and Design Professional Liability, ABA Construction Forum, 2007. Co-author, "The 'Betterment' or Added Benefit Defense," 26 The Construction Lawyer 14 (2006). Speaker: "Do Mechanical/Electrical Engineers Need to Worry About Risk Management?" ACEC Annual Meeting, 2007; "Design-Build Construction Law," Turner Construction Co., 2007; "Betterment or Added Value - The Defense with an Identity Crisis," 45th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc., Savannah, GA. (2006); "The Betterment or Added First Benefit Defense," ABA Construction Forum Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (2005); "Mold—What's the Big Deal?" Joint Meeting, American Institute of Architects, Associatied General Contractors of America and Kansas Consulting Engineers, Topeka, KS. (2003); "A Road Map to the Standard of Care," 41st Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc., Asheville, NC. (2002). Member: American Bar Association (Construction Forum and Division 3 Steering Committee); Defense Research Institute (Construction Law Committee); American Institute of Architects (Professional Affiliate Member); The Associated General Contractors of America; Johnson County Bar Foundation (former member of Board of Trustees); Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Construction Law Committee (Former Chair). Practice Areas: Construction; Professional Liability; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Jerome V. Bales

Lincoln D. Bandlow (Partner) born Palm Springs, California; admitted to bar, 1994, California. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1990); Boston University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1992-1993. Author: "Parodies Lost," Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 12, 1998; "Sue Velvet," Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 29, 1998; "Cliche Domain," Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 3, 1998; "Clear View," Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 31, 1998; "Obscene Amphibian," Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 7, 1998. Co-Author: with Rex Heinke, "The First Amendment in The Electronic Age: Free Speech vs. Market Regulation;" chapter in legal treatise entitled "Securities in the Electronics Age: A Practical Guide to the Law and Regulation," Glasser Legal Works, December 1998. Adjunct Professor, Communications and Media Law, USC, Annenberg School of Journalism, 1996—. Member: Los Angeles Copyright Society (President 2005-2006). (Resident, Los Angeles, California Office). Practice Areas: Media and First Amendment; Copyright Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Entertainment Litigation; Trademark Litigation.Email: Lincoln D. Bandlow

Shannon K. Barks (Partner) born Binghamton, New York, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas; 1991, Missouri. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1987); University of Kansas (J.D., 1990). Author: "Tax Advantaged Retirement Planning: Selling Life Insurance in the Roth IRA Market," Journal of the American Society of CLU & CHFC, July 1998; "New Charitable Remainder Trust Spousal Consent Rules," Children's Mercy Hospital's Estate Planning Matters, Fall 2005 Issue. Member: The Missouri Bar (Probate and Trust Committee); Eastern Kansas Estate Planning Society; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City; American Society of Financial Planning Professionals; Children's Mercy Hospital Donald H. Chisholm Planned Giving Council. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Tax; Estate Administration; Charitable Organizations Law; Business Succession Planning; Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Shannon K. Barks

David R. Barnard (Partner) born Columbia, Missouri, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas. Education: Westminister College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1996). Listed in 40 Under 40, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 2008. Law Clerk to Hon. N.K. Laughrey, U.S District Court, Western District of Missouri. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law.Email: David R. Barnard

William G. Beck (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar, Eastern District of Michigan, Eastern District of Wisconsin, District of Colorado and District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Kansas City (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Environmental Law Committee); American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance, Natural Resources and Litigation Sections); Defense Research Institute (Trial Techniques Committee). Practice Areas: Complex Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: William G. Beck

R. Scott Beeler (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1976); Washburn University (J.D., 1979). (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Land Use; Business Law; Construction Law.Email: R. Scott Beeler

Allison L. Bergman (Partner) born Medford, Oregon, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S., cum laude, 1992); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1996). Member, UMKC Law Review. Editor-in-Chief, The Urban Lawyer, 1994-1995. Moot Court Regional Competition. Author: "Covering Your Assets: Missouri's Limited Liability Partnership Law." Vol. 63, No. 4, The Urban Lawyer. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Local Government Law.Email: Allison L. Bergman

James B. Betterman (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri; 1999, Kansas. Education: Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980) University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1983); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax.Email: James B. Betterman

Richard N. Bien (Partner) born Leavenworth, Kansas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.P.A., 1979; J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Sigma Rho Sigma. Recipient: Thomas E. Deacy, Jr. Award in Advocacy. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section; Judicial Division; Chair, Judicial Division, 2003-2004, Lawyers Conference of Judicial Division, 2000-2001; Young Lawyers Division Assembly Speaker, 1993, 1994, Assembly Clerk, 1992-1993, National Conference Chair, 1990-1991; Affiliate Outreach Project Director 1991-1992, Executive Council 1991-1994); The Missouri Bar (Member: Board of Governors, 1996-2004; Executive Committee, 1999-2000; Insurance Committee, 1984— Young Lawyers Section Council Executive Council 1989-1993; Recipient, Chairperson's Award 1988, 1989); Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1991; President-Elect 1990; President 1991; Pro Bono Award, 1992); Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employee Benefits Law; Disability Insurance Litigation; ERISA Litigation.Email: Richard N. Bien

Mark A. Bluhm (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1976); Washington University (M.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1980). Member, 1978-1979 and Executive Editor, 1979-1980, Washington University Law Quarterly. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Mark A. Bluhm

Brett C. Bogan (Partner) born Salina, Kansas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1989); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1992); University of Denver (LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1991-1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Real Estate, 1990. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising). (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Securities.Email: Brett C. Bogan

Sherman A. Botts (Partner) born Marshalltown, Iowa, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: Drake University (B.M.E., 1975; M.M.E., 1978); Creighton University ( J.D., 1985). Member, Creighton Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Past Chair: Construction Law Committee; ADR Committee) and American (Construction Law Forum) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Past Chair, Construction Law Committee); American Arbitration Association (Certified Arbitrator); Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Engineering; Business Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Sherman A. Botts

Jean Paul Bradshaw II (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J., 1981; J.D., 1981). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. United States Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1989-1993. Member, Attorney General's Advisory Committee, 1991-1993 (Chairman-elect, 1993); U.S. Department of Justice Sentencing Guidelines Subcommittee, 1991-1993, and Economic Crimes Subcommittee, 1991-1993. Member: National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Law; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Compliance Programs; Federal Litigation.Email: Jean Paul Bradshaw II

Terry J. Brady (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1965). Secretary-Attorney, Board of Police Commissioners, City of Kansas City, Missouri, 1981-1985. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri, 1987-1994. Legal Counsel to the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Cultural District (Bi State) Commission. Appointed by Governor of Missouri to a four-year term on the Board of Police Commissioners, Kansas City, Missouri, 2005, where he serves as Vice-President of the Board. Member: The Lawyers Association of Kansas City; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate; Employment; Personal Injury Defense; Governmental Relations; State and Local Government Law; Workers' Compensation.Email: Terry J. Brady

Wallace E. Brockhoff (Partner) born Hiawatha, Kansas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas; 2000, England and Wales. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Kansas (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Kansas Law Review, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Antitrust; Securities; Franchising; Agribusiness Law; Corporate; Business Law; Joint Ventures; Entertainment.Email: Wallace E. Brockhoff

Peter W. Brown (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri; 1982, Kansas. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1966); Washington University (J.D., 1969); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2009. Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Estate and Gift Tax, 1969-1975. Member, Board of Directors: Briarcliff Development Co., Inc.; Garney Companies, Inc. Member: Estate Planning Society of Kansas City (Past President); Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Business Planning and Charitable Gift Committees). Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trusts and Estates.Email: Peter W. Brown

Harlan D. Burkhead (Partner) born Concordia, Kansas, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Kansas; 1969, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Probate and Trust Litigation.Email: Harlan D. Burkhead

David V. Clark (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology and Internet Law; Business Litigation.Email: David V. Clark

Dan Cleveland, Jr. (Partner) born Midland, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas and Missouri; 1994, Colorado; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1982); University of Kansas (J.D., 1991). Pi Epsilon Tau; Phi Delta Phi. Registered Professional Engineer, Texas. Former Senior Reservoir Engineer, Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production Company, 1982-1989. Member: Boulder County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Association (Member, Biotechnology Committee). (Resident, Boulder, Colorado Office). Practice Areas: Chemical Patent Prosecution; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Computer and Software Patents; Electrical Patent Prosecution; Electronic Patents; Patent Licensing; Trademarks.Email: Dan Cleveland, Jr.

John T. Coghlan (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 1990, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk to Hon. Karen M. See, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Missouri. Vice Chair, Editorial Board, The Missouri Bar Journal. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Financial Institutions; Real Estate.Email: John T. Coghlan

Mara Halpert Cohara (Partner) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2002, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 2000-2001. Member, Association of Woman Law Students. Vice President, 2000 and President, 2001, Student Bar Association, University of Missouri-Kansas City. UMKC Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors/Membership. Inns of UMKC-Coordinating Master, Women's Foundation - 360 Degrees of Giving. Kansas City Tomorrow Graduate and Board Member. Member: Lawyers Association of Kansas City (YLS-Board Member/Treasurer); Kansas City Association for Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Religious Institutions Liability; Religious Institutions.Email: Mara Halpert Cohara

John C. Craft (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1961); Northwestern University (J.D., 1965). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review, 1964-1965. Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri, 1969-1971. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1971-1972. Chairman, Port Authority of Kansas City, 1987-1988. Chairman, Public Improvements Advisory Committee for Kansas City, 1990-1991. Member, Federation of Regulatory Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation Law; Insolvency Law; Administrative Law; Governmental Contracting; Business Transactions.Email: John C. Craft

Gary R. Cunningham (Partner) born Levelland, Texas, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1974-1975. Former Faculty Member, Missouri Judicial College. Appointed Member, Missouri Supreme Court Approved Jury Instruction (M.A.I.) Committee-Civil. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Committee for Jury Instructions-Civil, 1988-2004. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 2000; Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1993); Products Liability Advisory Council (Associate Member, 1986—); Springfield Metropolitan Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 2002—). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Gary R. Cunningham

Thomas H. Curtin (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1982); Fordham University (J.D., 1986). Member: New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, Meetings and Membership Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section). (Resident, New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Thomas H. Curtin

Don F. Dagenais (Partner) born Atchison, Kansas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., with honors, 1973); Cornell University (J.D., 1976). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Author: "Legal Tips for Property Managers," published by Building Owners and Managers Association, 1996; "Space Wars: The Battle Over Square Footage in Commercial Leases," 59 Perspectives 27, published by Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Fall 2000; "Space Audits in Commercial Leases: Advice for the Landlord's Attorney," 52 J. Mo. Bar 104, March-April 1996. Frequent lecturer on continuing legal education programs for local bar and land title associations. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Building Owners and Managers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Planning and Zoning; Condominium Law; Real Estate.Email: Don F. Dagenais

Douglas R. Dalgleish (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 2005, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with highest distinction, 1982); Stanford University (J.D., 1985). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Trial Advocacy. Author, "Supreme Court of Missouri Protects Intangible Work Product," 42 J. Mo. Bar 172 (May 1996). Member: Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Liability; Business Litigation.Email: Douglas R. Dalgleish

Peter F. Daniel (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri. Education: Drury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Personal Injury; Business Litigation.Email: Peter F. Daniel

Scott J. Dickenson (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina and Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Georgetown University (J.D., 1997). (Resident, St. Louis, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Government.Email: Scott J. Dickenson

Robert E. Eggmann (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Panel of Chapter 7, Bankruptcy Trustees, Southern District of Illinois. Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1996-1997. Member, Commercial Law Section, The Missouri Bar. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Bankruptcy Association of Southern Illinois; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. (Resident, Clayton Office) (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Financial Law.Email: Robert E. Eggmann

Jeffrey O. Ellis (Partner) born Parsons, Kansas, 1944; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1966); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Co-Author: "Collaborative Negotiations in a Competitive Environment," National Trial Lawyer, May, 1992; "Peer Review Handbook". The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2003-2009. Super Lawyers Top 100 in Missouri and Kansas, Top 50 in Kansas City. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Past President, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association of Healthcare Attorneys (Past President); Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Past President); Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1968-1974]. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Health Law; General Insurance; Corporate.Email: Jeffrey O. Ellis

Frank M. Evans, III (Partner) born Joplin, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1971); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Board of Public Utilities of Springfield, MO, 1994-2001; Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board, 1993, Board of Directors, 1989-1995; Community Leadership Forum, 1993. Springfield Business Development Corporation, Ex-Officio Board Member, 1993-1994; Board Member, 1997-2002. Member: Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Health Law.Email: Frank M. Evans, III

Patrick N. Fanning (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1999, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Lead Articles Editor, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Patrick N. Fanning

J. A. (Jay) Felton (Partner) born Maryville, Missouri, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 2008, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar. Notes Editor, Virginia Journal of International Law, 1987-1989. Law Clerk to the Honorable John R. Gibson, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Tort Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Agricultural Law.Email: J. A. (Jay) Felton

Brian T. Fenimore (Partner) born Albany, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri, Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk, Honorable Arthur B. Federman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri, 1991-1992. The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy & Creditor - Debtor Rights Law, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Business Litigation.Email: Brian T. Fenimore

Brian W. Fields (Partner) born Kansas City, Kansas, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois and Kansas. Education: Bradley University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1996). Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "Tendering Claims to Manufacturers & Suppliers," LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, April 2007; "Expert Testimony in Products Litigation," Defense Research Institute, For The Defense, 2003; "Employers Should Learn Law to Guard Trade Secrets," Kansas City Business Journal, Oct. 22-28 1999; "Attorney-Client and Work Product Privileges Waived When Witnesses Refresh Memory," 63 UMKC L. Rev. 309, 1994. Member, Volunteer Attorney Project of Kansas City, 1996—. Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Torts; Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Brian W. Fields

James C. Fitter, Jr. (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1971); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section; Committees on Banking Law, Legal Opinions and Federal Regulation of Securities). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions.Email: James C. Fitter, Jr.

Mark A. Fletcher (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1996-1997. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1990-1995]. (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Defense Law.Email: Mark A. Fletcher

William F. Ford, Jr. (Partner) born Lawrence, Kansas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1982); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, 1983-1985 and Case and Comment Editor, 1984-1985, Villanova Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Environmental; Product Liability; Media.Email: William F. Ford, Jr.

Harold L. Fridkin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1926; admitted to bar, 1951, Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1949; J.D., 1951). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Assistant Attorney General, State of Missouri (Special Trial Counsel, Consumer Fraud) 1967-1969. Chairman, Jackson County Charter Commission, 1970-1971. Jackson County Counselor, 1973-1974. Chairman, Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, 1974. Counsel: Kansas City, MO Port Authority, 1990-1992; Economic Development Corporation, Kansas City, MO, 1991-1999; Tax Increment Financing Commission, Kansas City, MO, 1991-1999. Member: The Lawyers Association of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Health Law; Administrative Law; Acquisitions and Mergers Law; Gaming Law.Email: Harold L. Fridkin

Brian C. Fries (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1993, Kansas. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1987); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review. Former Member, Eighth Circuit Subcommittee on Civil Jury Instructions. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Brian C. Fries

Charles Frisbie (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); University of Michigan (J.D., with distinction, 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: The Missouri Bar (Chair, International Law Committee, 1995-1997); American Bar Association (Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Real Estate; General Corporate.Email: Charles Frisbie

David R. Frye (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1993); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Health Law Certificate from St. Louis University School of Law. Member: KCMBA/YLS Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court - 2001-2002. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Tort Litigation.Email: David R. Frye

Gretchen M. Gold (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1993, Kansas; 2001, Oklahoma. Education: Missouri Western State College (B.S., 1983); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Order of Bench and Robe. Law Review. Adjunct Professor, Business Organization and Regulation, Missouri Western State College, 1986-1990. Speaker: "Distribution of Assets Closing Trust and Estate Administration," Annual Estate & Trust Institute, The Missouri Bar, 2002; "Use of Life Insurance to Solve Tax Problems—Buy-Sell Agreements," University of Missouri-Kansas City Continuing Legal Education, 2000; "Probate," The Missouri Bar Annual Law Update, 1997 and 1998; "Terminating Irrevocable Trusts," The Missouri Bar Annual Probate Institute, 1999. Member, Planned Gift Council, Children's Mercy Hospital, 1998. Member: The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Member: Probate and Trust Committee, 1995—; Public Service Committee, 1993); The Missouri Bar (Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Legal Assistants, 1995-1998). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Business Succession; Taxation; Trust and Estates Litigation.Email: Gretchen M. Gold

H. Steven Graham (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1972); University of Chicago (J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Practice Areas: Finance; Corporate Law; Financial Institutions Law; Real Estate.

Thomas W. Greaves (Partner) born St. Louis, MO, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2004, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 1995; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate and General Business; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances; Banking Law; Institutional Investment Law.Email: Thomas W. Greaves

Jennifer S. Griffin (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Illinois and Kansas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2005, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1992); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Judicial Intern to the Hon. Myron H. Bright, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995. Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward D. Robertson, II, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1995-1996. Counsel, Joint Committee on Legislative Research, 1998-2001. Member: Women Lawyers Association of Mid-Missouri. [1st Lieutenant, 2000-2004 and Captain, 2004-2006, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army Reserve]. (Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri Offices). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Administrative Law; Government; Casinos and Gambling; Construction Law; Health Care; Commercial Litigation; Local Government Law; State Government Law; Corporate Law; Regulatory Law; Sweepstakes.Email: Jennifer S. Griffin

Robert D. Grossman (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 1987, Kansas. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1977); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Rulings on Sales Proceeds May Create Serious Obstacle for ESOP Fiduciaries," Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, January/February 1995; "Protection of Retirement Assets From Creditors More Clouded Since Patterson v. Shumate," Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, March/April 1995; "Rulings on Sales Proceeds May Create Serious Obstacle for ESOP Fiduciaries," Journal of Employee Ownership Law and Finance, Winter 1996. Member: Board of Directors, Heart of America Tax Institute, 1986-1989; Legislative and Regulatory Committee, The ESOP Association. Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009. Best Lawyers in America, 2009.Email: Robert D. Grossman

Jonathan R. Haden (Partner) born Bloomfield, Iowa, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, District of Kansas, Northern District of Oklahoma, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Kappa Tau Alpha. Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Casenote Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1980-1981. Assistant Cases Editor, The Urban Lawyer, 1980-1981. Wire service news reporter, 1977-78. Member: National Diocesan Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Environmental; Toxic Tort; Media Law; Church Law; Education Law.Email: Jonathan R. Haden

Barry L. Haith (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Truman State University (B.A., 1992); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Scholar in Law. Spector Scholar. Listed in Super lawyers "Rising Stars" 2009. Environmental Moot Court High Oralist. Member, Board of Directors: Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis; J.E.S.S., Inc. - Jobs and Employment Support Services, Inc. Member: Lawyers Association of St. Louis; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Tort Litigation.Email: Barry L. Haith

Jennifer M. Hannah (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1995); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Jennifer M. Hannah

William R. Hansen (Partner) born Valley Stream, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1977). Named as one of the World's Leading Trademark Law Practioners by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. (Resident, New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; False Advertising.Email: William R. Hansen

Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Michigan; 1988, Missouri; 1989, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Claims. Education: University of Tulsa; Washington University (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of Education, 1986-1987. 1988 Republican Candidate, U.S. Congress, 3rd Cong. Dist. Mo. National election counsel to Bush-Cheney, '04. General Counsel to Missouri Governor Matt Blunt, and various members of U.S. Congress and Senate and campaign committees. Advise campaigns on campaign finance (state and federal), litigation before Missouri Ethics Commission and campaign communication and political advertising. Counsel for campaigns and individuals in numerous state and federal election law cases. Counsel for Bush-Cheney-2000 in Bush-Cheney, 2000, Inc. v. Baker, 34 S.W.3d 410 (Mo. App, 2000), successful emergency appeal quashing Circuit Court order holding polls open beyond legal closing hour. Counsel for Plaintiffs in Corbett v. Sullivan, St. Louis County redistricting litigation (federal civil rights action) in U.S. District Court. Successful redistricting on behalf of Republican plaintiffs and NAACP interveners. Counsel for U.S. Congressmen Todd Akin in Akin v. McNary, successful defense of primary election challenge. More than 15 years of experience in Fifth Amendment takings cases arising under the federal Trails Act and the Tucker Act. Represented more than 200 property owners nationwide in numerous cases involving eminent domain claims against the federal government. A national expert on federal Trails Act litigation, having served as counsel for property owners in several of the most landmark and influential rails-to-trails cases. Obtained one of the largest recoveries of compensation for property owners affected by the Trails Act. Specific notably property rights litigation includes: Counsel for Town of Grantwood Village in successful Fifth Amendment takings case in U.S. Court of Claims, Grantwood Village v. United States, 45 Fed Cl. 771 (Cl. Ct. 2000), (consolidated for partial summary judgment sub nomina Glosemeyer v. United States). Counsel for 93 property owners in successful Fifth Amendment Trails Act taking case. Miller v. United States (2006). Achieved judgment of more than $8.1 million in total compensation and won landmark decision on rate of interest due property owners for a Fifth Amendment Rails Act taking claim. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property Taxation; Probate and Estate Planning); The Missouri Bar (Member, Real Property Section); American Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. (Resident, St. Louis, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: High Net-Worth Estate Planning; Taxation; Government Relations; Real Estate; Technology Law.Email: Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II

Lewis A. Heaven, Jr. (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2006, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1977); University of Sydney, Australia (Fellowship of Law, 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. City Attorney, Merriam, Kansas, 1983-2000. Member: American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Land Use; Construction; Corporate.Email: Lewis A. Heaven, Jr.

Donn H. Herring, Jr. (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri. Education: Westminster College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); The Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Horn Book Award, 1985-1986. Member, Ohio State Law Journal, 1986-1987. Author, "The New ASC Safe Harbor: The Triumph of Public Policy Over Legal Consistency," 33 Journal of Health Law 485, Summer 2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Louis University School of Law, 1998-2004. Instructor, Health Administration Program, Washington University School of Medicine, 2001-2003. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Missouri Society of Healthcare Attorneys; St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association. (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law.Email: Donn H. Herring, Jr.

Thomas M. Higgins, III (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Missouri; 1967, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1963); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966; J.D., 1966). Law Clerk to The Honorable Bruce M. Forrester, Tax Court of the U.S., 1966-1968. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Family Wealth Transfer; Estate Planning; Financial Planning; Wealth Preservation.

Brian M. Holland (Partner) born Blue Earth, Minnesota, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri and Kansas. Education: Albion College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Receiverships.Email: Brian M. Holland

Stephen J. Horace (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 2001, Colorado. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (A.B., 1978; B.J., 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1985). Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1984-1985. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections). (Resident, Boulder, Colorado Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Advertising Law; Copyrights; Trade Secrets.Email: Stephen J. Horace

Tedrick A. Housh, III (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1992, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 1984); University of Kansas (J.D., 1991). Author: "Attorney General Opinion No. 89-99 Revisited: Are all Zoning Ordinances Applied to The Handicapped Invalid?" 8 Kansas Municipal Law Annual 169, 1991. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business Litigation.Email: Tedrick A. Housh, III

Larry B. Huebner (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Institutions; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Larry B. Huebner

Alfred R. Hupp, Jr. (Partner) born Marshall, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1971); Stanford University (J.D., 1979). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. [Capt., USNR, Ret.]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Immigration; Charitable Organizations Law.Email: Alfred R. Hupp, Jr.

Phillip K. Johnson (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1994); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate.Email: Phillip K. Johnson

Russell D. Jones (Partner) born Warrensburg, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1980, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., cum laude, 1971); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Tax Committee); The Missouri Bar (Tax Law Committee; Chairman 1984-1985). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations; Local Government Law.Email: Russell D. Jones

Bennett S. Keller (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1992, Illinois; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Beta Alpha Psi; Delta Theta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1983-1984. Co-Author: "Deferral Can Still be Combined with Corporate Redemptions to Provide Liquidity, Tax Benefits," Estate Planning, Vol. 14, No. 5, 1987; "Treatment of Estate Freezes Revised by TAMRA, But Many Questions Remain," Estate Planning, Vol. 16, No. 2, March-April 1989; "IRS Makes It Harder to Use GRITS, But Provides a Safe Harbor to Avoid Gift and Estate Taxes," Estate Planning Vol. 17, No. 1, 1990; "Valuation of Closely Held Business Interests, Current Application of Minority Discount and the Control Premium," 5 The Journal of Taxation of Estates and Trusts, vol. 2, No. 3, Spring 1990; "S Corporations in Missouri," Professional Education Systems, Inc. "Hard to Handle Assets in Probate," The St. Louis Bar Journal, Vol. 1, Winter 1992; "Planning for the Allocation of Administration Expenses to Income Under Hubert," Journal of Taxation, Vol. 84, No. 4, April 1996; "Sales, Mortgages, Leases and Exchanges," Chapter 6 of Missouri Bar CLE Handbook, Estate Administration. Lecturer: "The Probate Tool Box - Federal and Missouri Estate and Income Taxes," The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1988; "Right to Die After Cruzan," The Missouri Bar Fall Probate Institute, 1990. Adjunct Professor, Closely Held Business and Succession Planning, Washington University School of Law. Past Chairman, Probate and Trust Law Steering Committee, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of St. Louis. (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law.Email: Bennett S. Keller

John P. King (Partner) born St. Clair, Missouri, 1937; admitted to bar, 1960, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: St. Benedict's College (A.B.); St. Louis University (J.D., 1960). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: John P. King

Gerald M. Kraai (Partner) born Orange City, Iowa, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa; 1981, Missouri; 2005, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1991. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.I.E., 1964; J.D., with distinction, 1967). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Iowa District Court Judicial Nominating Commission, District 3B, 1980. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Litigation.Email: Gerald M. Kraai

Gregory B. Kuhn (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1991, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Kansas (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Executive Compensation.Email: Gregory B. Kuhn

Robert J. Lambrechts (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1994, Kansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.M.E., 1981; M.S.M.E., 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1990). Professional Engineer, 1987. Licensed Patent Practitioner. Author: "Missouri Air Permit Law - Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review," Vol. 2, No. 2, Sept. 1994; "The Clean Air Act's Accidental Release Program," Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Sept. 1997. Adjunct Faculty University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and School of Computing and Engineering, 1993—. Former Environmental Engineer, EPA, Region 7, Air Planning Section. Special Assistant to EPA Regional Administrator (Region 7), 1991-1995. [Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1990—; currently serving as Campus Liaison Officer, University of Missouri-Kansas City]. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert J. Lambrechts

Christina L. Lawrence (Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1995); University of Texas (J.D., 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Christina L. Lawrence

David J. Lee (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1997, Colorado; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Missouri). Education: Washington University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972). Tau Beta Pi. Staff Member, 1970 and Managing Board Member, 1971-1972, University of Chicago Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Luther M. Swygert, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1972-1973. Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, University of Colorado Law School, 2000. Member, Patent Trial Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1993-1995. Member: Boulder County (Member, Intellectual Property Section), Colorado (Chair, 1997-1998 and Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Litigation) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chair, 1999 and Member, Patent Cooperation Treaty Committee; Member, Nominating Committee, 2000); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Editor, Intellectual Property); Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; Industrial Computing Society; Instrumentation Society of America. (Resident, Boulder, Colorado Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: David J. Lee

J. Bradley Leitch (Partner) born Cut Bank, Montana, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Kansas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with distinction, 1988); Northwestern University (J.D., 1991). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, National Resources Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: J. Bradley Leitch

Robert O. Lesley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1983, Kansas; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Westminster College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1980-1981 and Senior Editor, 1981-1982, Washington University Law Quarterly. Director, Kansas City Young Audiences. Director, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey. Trustee, Westminster College. Member: Defense Research Institute; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Torts; Business Litigation.Email: Robert O. Lesley

Mark H. Levison (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1970; M.A., 1974); Washington University (J.D., 1979). (Resident, St. Louis, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Zoning; Trials and Appeals; Sports and Entertainment Law; Antitrust and Securities.Email: Mark H. Levison

Catherine P. Logan (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; 1988, Kansas. Education: Smith College, University of Kansas (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Order of the Bench and Robe. Comments Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Judge David J. Dixon, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, 1976-1977. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Real Estate; Public Finance; Municipal Law.Email: Catherine P. Logan

Douglas L. Loos (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Nebraska; 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1975). Phi Alpha Delta. Attorney, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1975-1985. Member: Nebraska State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Financial Institutions.Email: Douglas L. Loos

Phillip S. Lorenzo (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Nebraska; 1984, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming; Creighton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Lead Articles Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1980. Author: "The Year and a Day Rule: Has Its Time Run Out?" 12 Creighton Law Review, P. 683, Admiralty Jurisdiction, Eighth Circuit Survey 1980, 13 Creighton Law Review, P. 1155. Law Clerk to Hon. R. E. Robinson, Senior Judge U. S. District Court, 1980-1982. (Resident, Denver, Colorado Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Phillip S. Lorenzo

Peter M. Maginot (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1985, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1980); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1984). Member: Madison County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, St. Louis, Missouri Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.Email: Peter M. Maginot

Scott H. Malin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1991, Missouri; 1999, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Washington University (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Editorial Staff Member, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1987-1989. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1986. Author: "Crummey Withdrawal Rights: Watch Your Step," Probate & Property, March/April 1996; "Planning For The Allocation of Administration Expenses to Income Under Hubert," Journal of Taxation, April 1996; "Asset Management Issues," The St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter 1997; "Sales Mortgages, Leases and Exchanges," Chapter 6 of Estate Administration Missouri Bar CLE; "Strategies For Handling Difficult Fiduciary Income Tax Issues," Estate Planning, November 1998; "Self-Canceling Installment Notes Maintain Estate Planning Usefulness," Practical Tax Strategies, September 2000; "Fiduciary Income Tax Issues For Closely Held Business Interests," Probate & Property, March/April 2003. Co-Author, "The Fundamentals of Business Succession Planning," The St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall 2003. Adjunct Professor, Closely-Held Business and Succession Planning, Washington University School of Law. Past President, Probate and Trust Law Steering Committee, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Member, Probate and Trust Committee, The Missouri Bar. Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of St. Louis. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Resident, Clayton, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Scott H. Malin

Alson R. Martin (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, Kansas, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1968); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1971; LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Root-Tilden Scholar. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Tax, Corporate and Estate Planning, 1983—; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2002—; Chambers America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006—; Euromoney Guide to Leading U.S. Tax Lawyers, 1997—; Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005—. Recipient, "Outstanding Service Award," Kansas Bar Association, 1985. Note and Comment Editor, New York University Law Review, 1970-1971. Author, "Limited Liability Company and Partnership Answer Book," Aspen Publishers, 1996, Supplement, 2004. Co-Author, Kansas Corporation Law & Practice (Including Tax Aspects), Kansas Bar Association (3d ed.), 1992; Technical Editor, The 401(k) Advisor (Monthly Newsletter, Panel Publishers), 1997—; "404(c) Not Exclusive Method For Participant Direction," The 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 2006; "Affiliated Service Groups; Feeling Your Way Through the Fog," ALI-ABA Business Law Course Materials Journal, October 2004; "Defined Contribution Health Plans: Recent IRS Guidance for HRAs: Planning and Unresolved Issues," 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2002; "Pension Plan Mergers into 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plans After Rev. Rul. 2002-42," 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 8, August 2002; "Family Wealth Transfer and Education Benefits After EGTRRA," ALI-ABA Estate Planning Course Materials Journal Vol. 8, No. 4, pp.5-22, August 2002; "Unreasonable Compensation-Pediatric Surgical Poses a Major New Threat for PCs," Journal of Taxation, July 2002; "ESOPs and Life Insurance," The 401(k) Advisor, Volume 9, No. 3, March 2002; "The New IRS Required Minimum Distribution Regulations," The 401(k) Advisor, April 2001; "Converting Former Employees' ESOP Accounts to Non-Stock Investments Requires Careful Planning," 91 Journal of Taxation 299, November 1999; "Goodwill and PSCs - Recent Cases Offer Planning Possibilities on Dissolution and Conversion," 90 Journal of Taxation 148, March 1999; "Allowing Participant Directed Investments Can Reduce Liability, But Employer and Fiduciary Retirement Plan Liability Remains," Pension Focus, The Resource for Maintaining Today's Qualified Retirement Plan, April 1997; "KSOPs-Specialized 401(k) Plans," The 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 2, No. 8, P 4, August 1995; "Protection of Retirement Assets From Creditors More Clouded Since Patterson v. Shumate," Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, March/April 1995; "Rulings on Sales Proceeds May Create Serious Obstacle for ESOP Fiduciaries," Journal of Taxation; January/February 1995— Co-chair and Annual Speaker, ALI-ABA national program entitled "Representing Professional and Closely Held Businesses; Qualified Plans, Health Care and Tax Matters." Speaker numerous times at: ALI-ABA and American Bar Association meetings; ESOP Association National Convention, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas. Speaker: Southern Federal, Alabama, Georgia Federal, Kansas and Missouri Tax Conferences; ALI-ABA Sophisticated Estate Planning; Notre Dame Estate Planning Symposium; Ohio Pension Conference; numerous national, state and local seminars. Adjunct Professor: University of Kansas Law School, 1976-1979; University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1977-1979. Chair, ABA Tax Section Personal Services Organization Committee, 1994-1996. President, Tax Section, Kansas Bar Association, 1984-1985. Kansas Bar Association Representative, Kansas Tax Institute, 1980—. Life Member, American Tax Policy Institute, 1989—. Trustee, Johnson County Community College, 1979-1982. Delegate: White Conference on Small Business, 1995; Saver's Summit, 2006. President and Director, Small Business Council of America (a national tax and employee benefits lobbying group, and has testified in Congress regarding federal tax legislation). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1972-1975]. (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Care; Business Law.Email: Alson R. Martin

Michael G. Martin (Partner) born Boulder, Colorado, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1980); University of Southern California; University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1984). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. (Resident, Denver, Colorado Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Michael G. Martin

Steven McCartan (Partner) born Nebraska City, Nebraska, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1999); University of Edinburgh, Scotland (M.Sc., 1998). Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, University of Edinburgh. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Steven McCartan

Rebecca L. McGinnis (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1998, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1988). Managing Editor, Missouri Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1988. Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Immigration.Email: Rebecca L. McGinnis

Robert W. McKinley (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1988, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee. Lecturer and Contributing Author, The Missouri Bar Federal Practice Seminar, Commentator, Civil RICO Litigation, ALI-ABA Program. President, 1979-2001, General Counsel, 2001—, Board of Supervisors, Birmingham Drainage District. City Attorney: Village of Birmingham, 1984-1985; City of Gladstone, 1993. President, Beta Theta Pi, 2002-2005. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Federal Practice Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Western Missouri Defense Lawyers Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; American Employment Law Council. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Attorneys. [Capt., JAGC, USAR, 1969-1977]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Litigation; Employee Benefit Litigation; Life and Health Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Law.Email: Robert W. McKinley

James F. McLeod (Partner) born Hibbing, Minnesota, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Kansas and Missouri; 1981, Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S., 1970); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Employee Benefit Law; Federal and State Tax Law.Email: James F. McLeod

Thomas J. McMahon (Partner) born Rockville Centre, N.Y., 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1991, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Yale University (J.D., 1981); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M., 1987). Beta Gamma Sigma. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax; General Corporate; Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Thomas J. McMahon

Rosalee Miller McNamara (Partner) born Sigourney, Iowa, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa; 1983, Missouri; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1978); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Hon. Bruce M. Snell, Jr., Iowa Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Member: Employment Law Alliance; American Employment Law Council; Kansas City Municipal Officials Ethics Commission, 1994—; Board of Directors, Lawyers Association of Kansas City; Employment Law Committee, Vice Chair, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation Law; Labor Law; Business Litigation.Email: Rosalee Miller McNamara

Timothy K. McNamara (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth, Tenth and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Claims Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J., cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Member, Order of the Bench and Robe. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Editor-in-Chief, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1979-1980. Member, Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1988; Chair, Media Law Committee, 1992. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Business Litigation; Communications and Media Law.Email: Timothy K. McNamara

Joseph W. Medved (Partner) born Kansas City, Kansas, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; General Corporate.Email: Joseph W. Medved

Roland B. Miller III (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Roland B. Miller III

Stephen G. Mitchell (Partner) born Eureka, Kansas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas; 1975, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1970; J.D., 1974); Columbia University (LL.M., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Corporate; Commercial Law.Email: Stephen G. Mitchell

James L. Moeller (Partner) born Berwyn, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th, 8th, 10th and D.C. Circuits. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (A.B., magna cum laude, Political Science, with honors, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Computer; Commercial; Employment Litigation.Email: James L. Moeller

James Moloney (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2004, Missouri; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2008, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James Moloney

Brian B. Myers (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1976); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Insurance; Business Litigation.Email: Brian B. Myers

Charles F. Myers (Partner) born Fairfield, Iowa, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri. Education: Truman State University (B.S., cum laude, 1964); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1968). Selected by peers for the Health Care Law section of The Best Lawyers in America since 1991. Member, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1966-1968. Member, Order of the Bench and Robe. ADR Mediation Training, Advanced Mediation Training - The Essentials of Arbitrating a Health Care Dispute - American Health Lawyers. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Health Provider Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section); The Missouri Bar (Past Chair, Health and Hospital Law Committee); American Health Lawyers Association; Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys (Past Chair and Member of Board); Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Lawyers (Past President). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law.Email: Charles F. Myers

Dan R. Nelson (Partner) born Sedalia, Missouri, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi (Dean, 1981-1982; Tribune, 1982-1983); Order of the Barristers. Member, Board of Advocates. Law Clerk to the Honorable Almon H. Maus, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 1983-1984. Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, Western District of Missouri, 1988—. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006 and 2009. Member: The Missouri Bar (Member, Commercial Law Committee, 1994— and Vice-Chair, 1994-1995); National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Missouri (Member, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee). (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Business Litigation.Email: Dan R. Nelson

Stephanie K. Newkirk (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1993); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1997; LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Registered Investment Advisor. University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review. Author: "Foundation's Ownership of Professional Baseball Team in Fair Play under I.R.C. Section 501 (c) (3)," University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, Volume 65, Number 2, Winter, 1996. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; International Trusts and Estates; Trust Administration; Wealth Preservation.Email: Stephanie K. Newkirk

Douglas R. Nickell (Partner) born Cameron, Missouri, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Central Missouri (B.S. cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member and Past President, Greene County Estate Planning Council, 1994-1995. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) The Missouri Bar (Member, Probate and Trust Committee; Chairman, Probate Law Subcommittee). (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Trust Law; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Douglas R. Nickell

Maurice J. O'Sullivan, Jr. (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1961; M.A., 1962); Yale University (LL.B., 1965); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M., Taxation, 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1968-1992. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts & Estates, 1996-2009. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Tax; Estate Planning; ERISA.Email: Maurice J. O'Sullivan, Jr.

Lyle D. Pishny (Partner) born Marysville, Kansas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Barristers. Editor, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1975-1976. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Past President, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section). (Resident, Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Estate Planning.Email: Lyle D. Pishny

Lee E. Poppen (Partner) born Charles City, Iowa, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa; 1999, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Missouri. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1971); University of South Dakota (J.D., 1974). Wright County Attorney, Iowa, 1977-1998. Chairman, Prosecuting Attorney's Training Coordinating Council, 1988. Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council, 1987-1990. Second Judicial District Correction Board Judicial Delegate, 1994-1997. President, 1988, Director, 1985-1998, Iowa County Attorney Association. Member: Iowa State and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Springfield, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Family Law; Construction Law.Email: Lee E. Poppen