PARTNERS
William H. Sanders, Jr. (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, March 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Kansas (J.D., 1977). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: William H. Sanders, Jr.
Roger Warren (Partner) born Seneca, Kansas, October 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1973); Washburn University (J.D., with dean's honors, 1988). Member, Washburn Law Journal, 1986-1988. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Washburn Law School Board of Governors. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability.Email: Roger Warren
Jana V. Richards (Partner) born Dodge City, Kansas, January 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas and Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1987); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Employment; Product Liability.Email: Jana V. Richards
Bill W. Richerson (Partner) born Libertyville, Illinois, March 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1982); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1985). Casenote Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Litigation; Insurance.Email: Bill W. Richerson
Daniel L. Doyle (Partner) born East St. Louis, Illinois, May 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas and Illinois; 1988, Missouri. Education: Benedictine College (B.A., 1978); Washburn University (J.D., 1981). Special Assistant Attorney General. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Workers' Compensation.Email: Daniel L. Doyle
Bradley S. Russell (Partner) born Shawnee Mission, Kansas, May 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Kansas; 1989, Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1985); University of Kansas (J.D., 1988). Harry S. Truman Scholar, 1983. Formerly With: Frischer & Russell; Wallace Saunders Austin Brown & Enochs. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trucking Law; Insurance.Email: Bradley S. Russell
Michael C. Kirkham (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, January 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1993-1994. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Workers' Compensation.Email: Michael C. Kirkham
John E. Bordeau (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, February 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Kansas; 1997, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.S., 1990); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1995-1996. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Professional Liability; Appellate Practice.Email: John E. Bordeau
Curtis O. Roggow (Partner) born Cherokee, Iowa, July 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; 1992, Missouri. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1975); Drake Law School (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Drake Law Review. Member: Johnson County Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar; Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.Email: Curtis O. Roggow
Jeffrey C. Baker (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Political Science, 1994); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1998). Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation.Email: Jeffrey C. Baker
Sean P. Edwards (Partner) born Scott City, Kansas, January 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri ; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Mid America Nazarene University (B.A., 1993); University of Oklahoma, Norman (J.D., 2000). Kansas State Scholar. Mid American Nazarene University Chapman Scholar. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Estate Planning.Email: Sean P. Edwards
ASSOCIATES
Brian Burge (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, February 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Rockhurst College (B.A., 1997); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003).Email: Brian Burge
Tracy Hayes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, with honors, 2003); University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Certificate of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member, Missouri Law Review. Member, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2004-2005.Email: Tracy Hayes
Maureen Brady (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1990); Michigan State University College of Law (J.D., 2005).Email: Maureen Brady
Jason R. Roth (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, June 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2002, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1998; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation.Email: Jason R. Roth
William P. Denning (Associate) born Clinton, Missouri, September 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas. Education: Pittsburg State University (B.S., Ed., 1999); University of Missouri (J.D., 2003). Member, Law Review. Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: William P. Denning
Sean M. Sturdivan (Associate) born Manhattan, Kansas, March 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2003, Kansas; 2004, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas. Education: Baker University (B.S., 1999); University of Oregon (J.D., 2002). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law.Email: Sean M. Sturdivan
Michael D. Smith (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas, January 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2006, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., Business Administration, 2001; J.D., with Tax Law Certificate, 2005). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation.Email: Michael D. Smith
Ashley Scott Waddell (Associate) born Amarillo, Texas, November 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri, Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Member: The Missouri Bar; Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trucking Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Ashley Scott Waddell
Michelle Marvell (Associate) born Maryville, Missouri, June 14, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Truman State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Missouri at Kansas (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Disputes.Email: Michelle Marvell
OF COUNSEL
Michael E. Griffin (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, September 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1985). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation Planning; Business Planning; Estate Administration.Email: Michael E. Griffin
William F. High (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Kansas, November 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Kansas (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: William F. High
Terri Z. Austenfeld (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Kansas, October 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Kansas and Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.J., 1981); Washburn University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability.Email: Terri Z. Austenfeld
Peter G. Collins (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, April 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1993, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest honor, 1989); Drake University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1992). Member: Johnson County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; The Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability.Email: Peter G. Collins