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| | Address | | Suite 2-102 Two Corporate Centre, 1949 East Sunshine Street | | Springfield, Missouri 65804 | | (Greene Co.) | | | |
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| Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool, P.C.
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Head and Spinal Injuries, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Business Litigation, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Employment Law, Real Estate, Computer Software, Commercial Law, Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Violence, Visitation Rights. | | Year Established: 1983 | Firm Profile:
Dorr & Baird, P.C. was founded in 1983 by Ron Baird. John Lightner joined the firm in 1984 after completing a two-year federal district court clerkship. Mark Millsap has been in private practice since 1985 and came to the firm in 1992. In 1996, the firm name was changed to Baird, Lightner & Millsap, P.C. In 2006, M. Douglas Harpool joined the practice and the firm name was changed to Baird, Lightner, Millsap & Harpool, P.C. The firm engages in a general civil and trial practice which encompasses the entire Southwest Missouri area. Firm members are active in their professional associations as well as community activities. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Swisshelm Group, Inc.; American Dehydrated Foods; Morris Oil Co.; Peterbilt of Springfield; BancorpSouth; Central Dodge; Diversified Plastics Corp.; Southwest Community Bank; Commercial Federal Bank; Medical Defense Associates; Leader National Insurance; Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.; International Dehydrated Foods, Inc.; Hunte Corporation; Collegiate Catering; Letsch Advertising; Southwestern Bell; Meadowbrook Insurance Group; City of Willard; O'Reilly Automotive; City of Springfield. | Reference:
BancorpSouth of Springfield, MO. | | C. Ronald Baird (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, September 3, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Washington University at St. Louis (B.A., 1967); University of Missouri (J.D., 1974). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (President, 1994) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-2008; President, 2006-2007). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Business Litigation; Family Law. Email: C. Ronald Baird | | John R. Lightner (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, February 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Drury College (A.B., 1979); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk to Hon. Russell G. Clark, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1982-1984. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1992-1999. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Computer Software Law; Domestic Relations. Email: John R. Lightner | | Mark J. Millsap (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, May 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1985). Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Estate Planning and Drafting; Insurance Law. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Defense Law; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Mark J. Millsap | | M. Douglas Harpool (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of Barristers. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1979-1980. Recipient: Thomas Deacy Prize, Excellence in Trial Advocacy; Roscoe Anderson Award, Excellence in Appellate Advocacy. Author: "The Missouri Professional Corporation Act," Missouri Bar Journal, Nov.-Dec. 1986. Missouri House of Representatives, District 134, 1982-1992. Former Chairman, Judiciary Committee, Missouri General Assembly. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Civil Rights Defense. Email: M. Douglas Harpool | | Brett W. Roubal (Member) born Omaha, Nebraska, June 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Kansas. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1996; J.D., 1999). Member, Creighton Law Review, 1997-1999. Author: "Protecting Suppliers of Safe Component Parts and Raw Materials Through the Component Part Doctrine and Sophisticated Purchases Doctrine: In re Temporomandibolar Joint (TMJ) Implants Products Liability Litigation," Vol. 31, No. 2, Creighton Law Review, 1998. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Litigation. Email: Brett W. Roubal | | J. Matthew Miller (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, December 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri, Columbia (B.S., 1998); University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Domestic Relations; Appellate Practice; General Civil Practice. Email: J. Matthew Miller | | —————————— | | Kristen Roubal (Associate) born Springfield, Missouri, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; 2000, Kansas, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1996); St. Louis University (J.D., 1999). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense. Email: Kristen Roubal | | Erin E. Lary (Associate) born West Plains, Missouri, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 2000); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 2003). Law Clerk to the Honorable Duane Benton, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2004-2005. Member, Bench and Robe Honor Society. Member University of Missouri- Kansas City Law Review. Contributing Author, with J. Emmett Logan, "Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance," Missouri Insurance Practice, 5th ed., 2004. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Torts; Appeals; Civil Rights; Employment. Email: Erin E. Lary | | Sativa Boatman-Sloan (Associate) born Springfield, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois. Education: Truman State University (B.A., 1993); St. Louis University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Litigation; Business Transactions. Email: Sativa Boatman-Sloan |
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