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Lowther Johnson Attorneys at Law, LLC is a Springfield, Missouri based law firm. Lowther Johnson is a multi-service firm representing the interests of individuals and businesses throughout a four-state region for over a quarter of a century.

Lowther Johnson is proud to serve as the legal advisor for various companies, organizations and individuals. The members of Lowther Johnson dedicate themselves to identifying legal issues and creating effective solutions to those issues unique to their clients.

Statement of Practice

Banking, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Class Actions, Collections, Commercial, Creditor Bankruptcy, Corporations, Employment Law, Family Law, Divorce Dissolutions and Modifications, Adoptions, Family Law Mediation, Insurance Defense, Municipal Law, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Telecommunications Law, Trucking Accidents, Slip and Fall, Probate Law, Products Liability, Real Estate, and Workers Compensation.

Representative Clients:

Amerigas, L.P.
Bank of Urbana
Branson Bank
Citizens National Bank
City of Springfield
City Utilities Employees Credit Union
Commerce Bank
Concrete Company of Springfield
Evergreen Investments
First National Bank of Mt. Vernon
Forest Institute of Professional Psychology
Great American Title Company
Greenlawn Funeral Homes
Greene County, Missouri
Heritage Bank of the Ozarks
John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts
Kraft America Credit Union
KO Manufacturing
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Lester E. Cox Medical Centers
Mid-Missouri Bancshares
Regions Bank
Southern Bank of Marshfield
Shelter Insurance.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Greater Springfield Board of Realtors and Multi-List of Springfield.

GENERAL DISTRICT COUNSEL FOR: Sears & Roebuck & Co.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

901 St. Louis Street
20th Floor
Springfield, MO 65806, (Greene Co.)

Phone

Phone: 417-866-7777
Telecopier: 417-866-1752

Website

http://www.lowtherjohnson.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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.