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Address
4717 Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Kansas City, Missouri 64112 (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
Statement of PracticeProvide Labor and Employment Advice, Training and Counseling; Litigate in all State and Federal Courts, and proceedings before Administrative Agencies. Represent Employers in Class and Collective Actions, Employment Discrimination Actions (e.g. FEHA, CFRA, Title VII, ADEA, ADA and FMLA), Non Compete, Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Litigation, Wage and Hour Litigation (State and Federal), and Employee Benefits, WARN Act and Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) matters. Firm Size: 450
Address4717 Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64112, (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)
PhonePhone: 816-471-1301
Facsimile: 816-471-1303
Websitehttp://www.ogletreedeakins.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesGreenville, South Carolina: (Main Office) The Ogletree Building, 300 North Main Street, P.O. Box 2757. Telephone: 864-271-1300.
Birmingham, Alabama: One Federal Place, Suite 1000, 1819 Fifth Avenue North. Telephone: 205-328-1900.
Phoenix, Arizona: Esplanade III, 2415 East Camelback Road, Suite 800, 85016
Tucson, Arizona: 6760 N. Oracle Road, Suite 200. Telephone: 520-544-0300.
Los Angeles, California: 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 5300. Telephone: 213-239-9800.
San Francisco, California: Steuart Tower, Suite 1300, One Market Plaza. Telephone: 415-442-4810.
Washington, District of Columbia: Fifth Floor, 2400 N Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-887-0855.
Miami, Florida: 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2020. Telephone: 305-374-0506.
Tampa, Florida: 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600. Telephone: 813-289-1247.
Atlanta, Georgia: One Ninety Peachtree Tower, 191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 4800, 30303. Telephone: 404-881-1300.
Chicago, Illinois: Twenty-Fifth Floor, Two First National Plaza, 20 South Clark Street. Telephone: 312-558-1220.
Indianapolis, Indiana: Suite 4600, 111 Monument Circle. Telephone: 317-916-1300.
New Orleans, Louisiana: 639 Loyola Avenue, Suite 2550. Telephone: 504-648-3840. Fax: 504-648-3859.
Boston, Massachusetts: One Boston Place, Suite 3220. Telephone: 617-994-5700. Fax: 617-994-5701.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Governor's Place, 33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 120. Telephone: 248-593-6400.
Ridgeland, Mississippi: 100 Renaissance, Suite 200, 1022 Highland Colony Parkway. Telephone: 601-360-8444.
St. Louis, Missouri: 7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 650. Telephone: 314-802-3935.
Morristown, New Jersey: 10 Madison Avenue, Suite 400. Telephone: 973-656-1600.
Charlotte, North Carolina: 201 South College Street, Suite 2300. Telephone: 704-342-2588.
Greensboro, North Carolina: 2725 Horse Pen Creek Road, Suite 101. Telephone: 336-375-9737.
Raleigh, North Carolina: 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1100. Telephone: 919-787-9700.
Cleveland, Ohio: 127 Public Square, 4130 Key Tower. Telephone: 216-241-6100.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1600 Market Street, Suite 2020. Telephone: 215-419-6530.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 400. Telephone: 412-394-3333.
Charleston, South Carolina: Suite 200, 211 King Street. Telephone: 843-853-1300.
Columbia, South Carolina: 1320 Main Street, Suite 600. Telephone: 803-252-1300.
Memphis, Tennessee: International Place, Tower II, 6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 901-767-6160.
Nashville, Tennessee: SunTrust Plaza, Suite 1200, 401 Commerce Street. Telephone: 615-254-1900.
Austin, Texas: 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1150. Telephone: 512-344-4700.
Dallas, Texas: 700 Preston Commons, 8117 Preston Road. Telephone: 214-987-3800.
Houston, Texas: One Allen Center, 500 Dallas Street, Suite 3000. Telephone: 713-655-0855.
San Antonio, Texas: 2700 Weston Centre, 112 East Pecan Street. Telephone: 210-354-1300.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: The Tunick Building, 1336 Beltjen Road, Suite 201. Telephone: 340-714-1235.
Anthony B. Byergo (Shareholder) born Quincy, Illinois, June 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 2004, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Member and Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1988-1990. Associate: Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, 1990-1993, 1994-2000; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, Boston, MA, 1993-1994. Director and Counsel, Labor Relations, Kmart Corporation, Troy, MI, 2000-2002. Director and Chief Labor Counsel, Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, KS, 2002-2003. Approved Mediator for Civil Cases, U.S. District Courts, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas, 2006. Listed in Chambers USA, 2008-2009. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor & Employment Law); Lee's Summit Economic Development Council (MO). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Anthony B. Byergo
Patrick Hulla (Managing Shareholder, Kansas City Office) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1994, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: Baker University (B.S., Business, cum laude, 1990); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1993). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Johnson County, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Class Actions; Fair Labor Standards.Email: Patrick Hulla
Trina R. Le Riche (Shareholder) born Columbia, Missouri, January 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., with honors, 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Trina R. Le Riche
Michael L. Matula (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., 1993); University of Kansas (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "The Fair Credit Reporting Act - - Be Careful It Might Apply to You," 19 Preventive L. Rep. 26 (2001); "Recurring and Emerging Discovery Issues in Employment Litigation," 38 Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal 69 (2002); "An Overview of Kansas Retaliatory Discharge Law: Twenty Years Since Murphy v. City of Topeka," 72 The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 20 (2003); "Disciplining Accused Harassers: How to Avoid the Backlash," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, 15 (May 19, 2003). Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Graduate of NITA Trial Skills Program. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Committee). Practice Areas: Employment/Labor; Liability Defense; Insurance.Email: Michael L. Matula
Jill A. Morris (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge, Western District of Missouri, 1996-1997. Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review, 1995-1996. Vice-chair, KCMBA Federal Courts Committee, 2008. Member, The Central Exchange. Board Member, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of St. Louis County, 2004. Division Coordinator, Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court, 2000-2001. Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2002-2004. Listed in: Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006-2008; Top Fifty Women, Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment.Email: Jill A. Morris
Donald S. Prophete (Member-Board of Directors) born Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania; 2004, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eighth Circuits. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1989); Boston University (J.D., 1992). Recipient, Wayne Budd Scholarship. Editor/Treasurer, Legislative Law Journal, 1991-1992. Adjunct Professor, Sports Labor Law, Fall 1998, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law. Director, Labor and Employment Law, 2000-2003 and Senior Attorney, 1997-2000, Sprint Corporation. Associate: Bond Schoeneck & King, NY, 1996-1997; Klett Lieber Rooney & Schorling, PA, 1992-1996. President, Minority Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania, 1994-1995. Nominee, General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2002. Member: The Missouri Bar; Pennsylvania, Kansas, National and American Bar Associations. Languages: French.Email: Donald S. Prophete
——————————Sara B. Anthony (Associate) born Merriam, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas; 2006, Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Missouri State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity; Golden Key International Honor Society. Staff Member, Washburn Law Journal, 2003-2005. Law Clerk to Honorable K. Gary Sebelius, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 2005-2007. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Section); The Missouri Bar; KCMBA (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Sara B. Anthony
Stacy M. Bunck (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas, August 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2002, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Articles Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy; Past President, Employment Section of the Kansas Bar Association (2005-2006). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation.Email: Stacy M. Bunck
Angela Green (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2009, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Union University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); University of Memphis (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Recipient: Cali Awards for the top grade in class in Business Organization I, Civil Procedure I, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure I, Federal Courts A, and Torts II; Best Oral Advocate, Moot Court Competition; Best Oral Advocate, Legal Methods I; West Award for highest GPA; Dean's Distinguished Service Award. Member, 2001-2003 and Lead Articles Editor, 2002-2003, University of Memphis Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Angela Green
G. Nicole Hininger (Associate) born Independence, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Coif. Recipient, Judge Cottey Advocacy Award; Member: Board of Advocates, 2002-2004; Women's Law Association, 2001-2004; Author: "Two Heads Are Better Than One: Making a Case for the Either Party Viewpoint for Removal," 69 Missouri Law Review 275-297, Winter 2004; Author: "Mitigation of Psychological Damages: An Economic Analysis of the Available Consequences Doctrine And Its Applicability to Emotional Distress Injuries," 29 Oklahoma City Law Review 405-439 (2004). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: G. Nicole Hininger
Robert L. Ortbals, Jr. (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Bradley University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2004). Assistant Attorney General, Missouri Attorney General's Office (2004-2006). Note and Comment Editor, Missouri Law Review, 2003-2004. Author, "The Case for a Business Judgment Instruction Under the Missouri Human Rights Act," 64 J. Mo. B. 182 (2008). Contributing Author: 37 William C. Martucci, "Employment Law & Practice," Missouri Practice (Thomson/West 2007-2008 ed. 2007); 37 William C. Martucci, "Employment Law & Practice," Missouri Practice (Thomson/West 2007 ed. 2006). Author, "The Continuation of the Tracing Doctrine: Giving Aftermarket Purchasers Standing under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933," 68 Mo. L. Rev. 705 (2003). Member: The Missouri Bar (Chair, Leadership Academy 2008-2010; Graduate, Leadership Academy 2007-2008; Member: Legislative Review Subcommittee, Labor and Employment Law Committee; Civil Practice and Procedure Committee; Professionalism Committee; Tort Law Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Employment and Labor Relations Committee); KCMBA (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee). Reported Cases: Gene Kauffman Scholarship Foundation, Inc. v. Payne, 183 S.W.3d 620 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006); Paty v. Dir. of Revenue, 168 S.W.3d 625 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005); Pridgeon v. Missouri, 165 S.W.3d 247 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Robert L. Ortbals, Jr.
Nicholas James Walker (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2005, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Truman State University (B.S., 2001); University of Missouri (J.D., 2004). Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence in: Administrative Law; Evidence; Remedies. Member, 2002-2004 and Layout and Design Editor, 2003-2004, Missouri Law Review. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Nicholas James Walker
OF COUNSELTracey F. George (Of Counsel) born Lexington, Missouri, November 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2003, Arizona; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1997); University of Kansas (J.D., 2000). Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Labor and Employment Section); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Tracey F. George
Chris R. Pace (Of Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1996, Missouri; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). National Moot Court Team. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Professional Responsibility, 1994. Member, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1994-1995. Author: "The State of the Joint Defense Privilege in Kansas," Kansas Association of Defense Counsel Legal Letter No. 4, December, 1998; "The Role of the American with Disabilities Act in Determining Loss of Earning Capacity in Personal Injury Actions," 4 Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy 78, 1995. Graduate Teaching Assistant, "Legal Aspects of Business," University of Kansas School of Business, 1992-1995. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Chris R. Pace
Ratings Methodology
3Total Number of Reviews 100%% Recommended: Mar 31, 2009 Date of Last Client Review: Types of Reviewers: Corporate/Large Company (3)  Corporate/Large Company (3)Position(s) - General Counsel (1)
- Associate/Assistant General Counsel (2)
Annual revenue(s) - $2-5 billion (1)
- Over 10 billion (2)
Industry sector(s) - Manufacturing (1)
- Education (1)
- Technology and Science (1)
Geographic location(s) - Illinois, United States (1)
- New Jersey, United States (1)
- Pennsylvania, United States (1)
Retained for legal issues in:| Client Rating Details | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | Communication Ability | | 4.7 | | Responsiveness | | 4.7 | | Quality of Service | | 5.0 | | Value for Money | | 4.7 |
Client FeedbackAug 18, 2008
Corporate/Large Company
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