Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Agricultural Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Commercial, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Education, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Affairs, Health Care, High Technology, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Limited Liability Company, Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Not-for-Profit Institutions, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Zoning.

Representative Clients:

American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
Ameristar Casinos
Argosy Casinos
American Gem Society
Barkley
CBL & Associates
CVR Energy
CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Copaken, White & Blitt
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
Encore Capital Group, Inc.
Hillcrest Bank
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kubota
Molle Automotive Group
Morgan-Dreiseszun Developers
Owens Corning
Pener's Men's Wear, Inc.
RED Development
Strategic Restaurant Acquisition Group
Westfield
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Bank of America
The Doe Run Company
DuPont
Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
Nooter Corp.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Stifel Nicolas & Co.
Center for Emerging Technologies
State Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority
St. Anthony's Medical Center
St. Louis Post-Dispatch LLC
St. Louis University
SRAM Corp.
Trustco Bank New York
WellPoint, Inc.

Address

1010 Walnut, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64106, (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 816-421-2500
Fax: 816-472-2500
For attorney e-mails use: first initial of first name, middle initial, last name, @lrf-kc.com, e.g., jasmith@lrf-kc.com

Website

http://www.lewisrice.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

Ralph E. Bellar, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Kansas; 1989, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1985); University of Kansas (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Planning Law; Land Use Law; Lease Law; Business Law.

Scott M. Brinkman (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; 1995, Kansas and Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with distinction, Business, 1986; J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.

William E. Carr (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri; 1983, Kansas. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1968); University of Chicago (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lease Law; Finance; Mortgages Law; Business Law.

John E. Cruz (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas; 2000, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1997); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Kristen M. Dekker (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, Kansas; 2001, Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.M.E., 1997; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Banking; Secured Lending; Real Estate; Commercial Law.

Peter M. DiGiovanni (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; 1983, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.

Mark D. Eisemann (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas; 1990, Missouri. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Peter K. Hartweger (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Accounting, 1989); University of Missouri (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business; Taxation; Tax-Exempt Entities.

John C. Hickey (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri; 1983, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.J.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy Law; Construction Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Mortgages.

Stanley C. Johnston (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1983, Kansas; 1986, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980); University of Missouri at Kansas City (LL.M., 1987). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business; Corporate; Taxation.

Alan G. Keith (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania; 1984, Kansas; 2004, Missouri. Education: Eastern Nazarene College and Gettysburg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1968); Duke University (J.D., 1971). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. (Also at Overland Park, Kansas Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Finance Law; Mortgages.

James Edward Kelley, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, Massachusetts; 1966, District of Columbia; 1974, Missouri; 1990, Kansas. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Practice Areas: Litigation; Torts Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; White Collar; Criminal Defense.

Thomas R. Larson (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1972); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.

James J. Lutz (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1986, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1973); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Trust Law; Taxation; Business Law.

Thomas M. Martin (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Kansas; 1989, Missouri. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1984); University of Kansas (M.B.A., 1988); University of Kansas (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Commercial Law; Banking; Environmental Law.

Douglas C. McKenna (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, New Hampshire; 1975, Missouri; 1977, Kansas. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1969); University of Kansas (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Labor Relations; Securities; Commercial; Litigation.

Charles F. Miller (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: Southwest Missouri State University; University of Missouri at Columbia (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Planning Law; Land Use Law; Lease Law; Business Law; Natural Resources Law.

Patrick J. Nelson (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Kansas; 1987, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986); University of Missouri at Kansas City (LL.M. Taxation, 1990). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Partnerships; Limited Liability Companies; Like Kind Exchanges.

Janet Kalt O'Bannon (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1986); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.

Lauren E. Roberts (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Kansas; 1991, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., cum laude, 1967); University of Kansas (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.

Dale G. Schedler (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas and U.S. Tax Court; 1990, Kansas; 1992, Missouri. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1982; M.S., in Accounting, 1983); University of Oklahoma (J.D., with highest honors, 1986). Practice Areas: Taxation; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Business Law.

Paul B. Torline (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., 1987); University of Kansas (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lease Law; Business Law; Brokerage Law.

Robert W. Tormohlen (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Creditor's Rights; Construction Litigation.

Scott A. Wissel (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Kansas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Scott A. Wissel

RETIRED PARTNER

Jack N. Fingersh (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1958, Missouri; 1983, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1953); University of Michigan (J.D., with distinction, 1958). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.

RESIDENT ASSOCIATES

Jason C. Bache (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2000); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment.

Joseph E. Bant (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2005; J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Banking Litigation; Wrongful Death.

Kyle M. Binns (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2004; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing; Business Law; Finance.

Lori A. Gregory (Associate) admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: Northeast Missouri State University; University of Missouri (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Taxation; Probate; Elderlaw.

Scott T. Hall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri and Kansas. Education: Washington University (B.A., 2000); University of Kansas (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lease Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Bradley J. Maddock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2005, Kansas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 2001); University of Kansas (J.D., 2004). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Development; Acquisition and Sales.

Michele M. McCue (Associate) admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lease Law; Mortgages Law; Finance.

Shannon M. O'Bryan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: Truman State University (B.S., 2001); University of Kansas (J.D., 2005). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate.

John G. Peryam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; 2005, Kansas. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1999); University of Kansas (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Recipient, The Paul Wilson Advocacy Award, 2003. Member, Kansas Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Real Estate.