MEMBERS OF FIRM
Theodore L. Johnson, III (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 10, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri; 1970, New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drury College (B.A., 1965); University of Missouri, Columbia (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Prosecuting Attorney Staff, Greene County, Missouri, 1973-1975. County Counselor, Greene County, Missouri, 1975. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Governmental Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Domestic Relations.Email: Theodore L. Johnson, III
Craig F. Lowther (Member) born Columbia, Missouri, June 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission, 1988-1995; Chairman, 1992-1995. Member, Missouri Real Estate Commission, 1993-2002; (Vice-Chairman, 1995-1996; Chairman, 1997-1998). Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Trial Attorneys of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mechanics Liens; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation.Email: Craig F. Lowther
Michael K. Cully (Member) born Wichita Falls, Texas, November 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., 1974); University of Missouri, Columbia (J.D., 1978). Member: Springfield Metropolitan (President, 1998) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Acquisitions; Real Estate; Condemnation; Commercial Litigation; Education Law.Email: Michael K. Cully
John W. Housley (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, October 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Drury College (B.A., 1977); University of Missouri (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Governmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Collections.Email: John W. Housley
Greggory D. Groves (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, October 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., 1985); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1988). Member, 1986-1988 and Note and Comment Editor, 1987-1988, Missouri Law Review. Author: "Is There a Doctor in the House: A Substitute Physician's Liability for Failure to Disclose the Risk of Treatment," 53:1 Missouri Law Review. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Business Law.Email: Greggory D. Groves
David A. Fielder (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, July 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drury College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Missouri (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Serving God or Caesar: Constitutional Limits on the Regulation of Religious Employers," 51 Missouri Law Review 779, 1986. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Domestic Relations; Estate Planning.Email: David A. Fielder
Glenn P. Green (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, July 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University (M.B.A., 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Greene County Estate Planning Council. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Association of M.B.A. Executives. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Personal Injury.Email: Glenn P. Green
Thomas M. Benson (Member) born Rice Lake, Wisconsin, April 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Driving While Intoxicated; Traffic Violations; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Collections; Landlord and Tenant Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Thomas M. Benson
Randall J. Reichard (Member) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 25, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of Missouri Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice.Email: Randall J. Reichard
Angela K. Drake (Member) born Sheridan, Wyoming, June 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 1998, Kansas. Education: College of St. Thomas (B.A., 1982); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Multi-District and Complex Litigation; Securities Fraud; Antitrust Litigation; Municipal Taxation; Municipal Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Angela K. Drake
Lee J. Viorel, III (Member) born Hannibal, Missouri, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Missouri (J.D., 1988). Member, Blue Key. Member, Missouri Bar Commercial Law Committee; Bankruptcy Ad Hoc Committee. Co-Author: Chapter 6 "Avoiding Powers," Missouri Bar CLE on Bankruptcy Practice. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 2005). Practice Areas: Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial.Email: Lee J. Viorel, III
ASSOCIATES
Nicole D. Lindsey (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2002, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Public Relations, 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: The Missouri Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Municipal Law; County Government Law; Township Law.Email: Nicole D. Lindsey
Brittany E. O'Brien (Associate) born Austin, Texas, April 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Tulane University (J.D., 2003). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Collections; Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations; Landlord and Tenant Law; Family Law.Email: Brittany E. O'Brien
Michael Miller (Associate) born Joplin, Missouri, October 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., Agricultural, Economics, 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law; Collections.Email: Michael Miller
Kory Stubblefield (Associate) born Springfield, Missouri, August 27, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Missouri State University (B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2003); University of Missouri (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Associate Member, 2004-2005 and Note and Comment Editor, 2005-2006, Missouri Law Review. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law; Collections.Email: Kory Stubblefield
Heather L. Rooney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Evangel College (B.A., Spanish, summa cum laude, 2003); Drake University (J.D., 2006). Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Chi; Sigma Delta Pi; Order of the Coif. Drake University Law Review. President, International Law Society. Hispanic Law Student Association. Formerly with: Sringfield Jaycees; Springfield Regional Arts Council. Author: Note, "Parlaying Prisoner Protection: A Look at the International Law and Supreme Court Decisions That Should Be Governing Our Treatment of Guantánamo Detainees," Drake Law Review, May 2006; Comment, MoBarCLE Civil Procedure Deskbook, "Rule 69 - Trial by Jury", Third Edition, 2007. Member: The Missouri Bar; American and Springfield Metropolitan Bar Associations; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.