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| | Address | | One Corporate Centre, P.O. Box 10327 | | Springfield, Missouri 65808 | | (Greene Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Neale & Newman, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil, Trial, Appellate, and Administrative Practice. Corporation, Commercial, Banking, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Insurance, Real Property, Environmental, Employment, Probate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property, Family, Creditor, Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization, and Insolvency Law. | | Year Established: 1903 | Firm Profile:
Established in 1903, Neale & Newman, L.L.P., is one of Springfield's longest established firms. The attorneys bring to the firm their own individual areas of expertise, giving the firm a strong, broad based civil practice. The firm served as general counsel to Ozark Air Lines, Inc., until its merger with Trans World Airlines, Inc., with which the firm continued a relationship. In addition to corporate and business law, the firm's practice comprises litigation, including personal injury, products liability, and workers' compensation, for both plaintiffs and defendants; appellate practice; estate planning and probate; real estate; environmental law; employment law; commercial and banking law; intellectual property; and bankruptcy. Neale & Newman attorneys are active in bar and civic affairs and frequently lecture in continuing legal education and other seminars. | | Firm Size: 18 | Representative Clients:
Transportation: Baldwin Trucking. Health Care: Point Lookout Health Care Center; Eden Foundation; Alternative Opportunities, Inc.; Fordland Family Medical; Oxford Healthcare; Springfield Neurological Institute. Education: Baptist Bible College; Ozarks Technical Community College; Global University. Finance: Empire Bank; Commerce Bank; Bank of Houston; The O'Bannon Banking Co.; Countryside Bank; Community Financial Credit Union; Metropolitan National Bank; Postal and Federal Employees Credit Union. Real Estate Development: Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.; McLoud & Company, L.L.C.; Morelock-Ross Properties, Inc.; South Creek Development Corporation; Spinnaker Development Corp., Inc.; Surrey Vacation Resorts, Inc. Business: Branson Grand Hotel, Inc.; Conco Companies; Custom Powder Systems; Decorize, Inc.; Dennis Oil Company; Eureka Pizza; Executive Coach Builders, Inc.; Gammon Enterprises, Inc.; General Pet Incorporated; Hubbell Mechanical Supply Co.; Hunter Oil Co., Inc.; Hutchens Industries, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Loren Cook Co.; McQueary Brothers Drug Co.; Millwood Golf and Racquet Club; Power Serv, Inc.; Regions Bank; Rose Metal Products, Inc.; S & R Coach, L.L.C.; Snyder Equipment Co.; Tom Kissee Real Estate Co.; Yale Materials Handling-Gammon, Inc. Construction: Doing Steel, Inc.; Harrington Construction, Inc.; Morelock-Ross Builders, Inc.; Storee Construction Co., Inc.; The Wirt Construction Co., Inc. Workers Compensation: Aaron's Automotive Products, Inc.; Crawford & Co.; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Hiland Dairy/Prairie Farms; Southern Missouri Containers, Inc. Insurance: American National Insurance Company; American National Property and Casualty Company (ANPAC); Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; Continental Western; Crawford & Company; Ohio Casualty Insurance; Protective Insurance Company; St. Paul. Charitable Foundations: Lelia Heuer Foundation; Roy W. Slusher Foundation; The Musgrave Foundation. Nonprofit Associations: American College of Forensic Examiners International, Inc; Habitat for Humanity; Leadership Springfield, Inc.; Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce; Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau; Springfield's Best, Inc. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: American Title Insurance Co. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Ben M. Neale (1876-1966). | | Charles F. Newman (1880-1968). | | Jean Paul Bradshaw (1906-1970). | | Flavius B. Freeman (1911-1995). | | Paul L. Bradshaw (1930-1986). | | Jerry L. Redfern (Member) born Forsyth, Missouri, August 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Missouri; 1962, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drury College (B.M.E., 1957); Washington University (J.D., 1961). Sigma Nu. Recipient: Distinguished Attorney Award, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, 2000; Missouri Bar Pro Bono Award, 1995; Equal Access to Justice Award, 1994. Law Clerk to Honorable Randall Webber, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1961. Member, 1995—, and President, 1998—, Board of Directors, Legal Aid of Southern Missouri; Board of Directors, Springfield Community Center, 1997-2000 (Secretary, 1997; Vice President, 1998). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 1990); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; General Practice. Email: Jerry L. Redfern | | Thom G. Field (Member) born Denver, Colorado, September 29, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Missouri; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1960; J.D., 1964). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1963-1964. Vice President and General Counsel, Ozark Air Lines, Inc., 1985-1987. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Banking Law. Email: Thom G. Field | | J. Richard Owensby (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, August 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Business Administration, 1964); University of Missouri (A.M., Accounting, 1965; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Greene County Estate Planning Council (President, 1977-1978). Named Missouri/Kansas "Super Lawyer" in 2005. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Director, 1980-1981; Secretary, 1982; Vice President and President-Elect, 2001; President, 2002) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Fellow: American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, 2001—. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; General Practice. Email: J. Richard Owensby | | Paul G. White (Member) born Harrison, Arkansas, February 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: School of the Ozarks (B.S., 1976); University of Missouri (J.D., 1980). Member, Missouri Law Review, 1979-1980. Member, City of Springfield Personnel Board, 1989-1994. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate; Family Law. Email: Paul G. White | | Richard L. Schnake (Member) born Carthage, Missouri, August 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, 1980-1981, and Executive Editor, 1981-1982, Washington University Law Quarterly. Author: Civil Rules Practice, Rules 85-88, 17A Missouri Practice (1999); "Settlement Conferences," Missouri Appellate Court Practice (5th ed. 2002); "Common Sense Tips for Writing Briefs: Making Life Easy for the Court," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Feb. 25, 2002; "Computerization in Appellate Practice: New Means For Old Tasks," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 23, 2001; "Look Before You Appeal: Five Factors To Consider In Making Decision," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 3, 2000; "Rule Revision Clarifies Requirements For Points Relied On," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 26, 1999; "A Judgment By Any Other Name ...," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Apr. 27, 1998; "Point Relied On Must Explain How Alleged Trial Court Error is Prejudicial," Civil Practice & Procedure News, Feb. 1997; "Legislature Makes Major Change Affecting Appellate Practice," SMBA Newsletter, Sept. 1996. Law Clerk to Honorable Warren D. Welliver, Missouri Supreme Court, 1982-1983. Member: Missouri Supreme Court Appellate Practice Committee, 2002—; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, 1994-2002; Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Study Committee, 1989-1992. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990-1993. Recipient, David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 1990. Nominee for nonpartisan appointment to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 2003. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Secretary, 1992; Director, 1993-1995), Eighth Circuit and American (Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Vice Chair, Civil Practice & Procedure Committee; Chair, Appellate Practice Subcommittee). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Copyrights; Trademarks; Litigation; Banking Law. Email: Richard L. Schnake | | Kevin Hays Dunaway (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, June 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Drury College (A.B., Business Administration, summa cum laude, 1983); University of Missouri (J.D., 1986). Lambda Chi Alpha (Treasurer, 1981; Vice President, 1982; Secretary, 1983); Phi Eta Sigma (President, 1980-1981); Alpha Lambda Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi (Dean, 1985-1986). Member, Board of Advocates, 1985-1986. Co-Author: "Missouri Second Injury Fund," Missouri Workers Compensation Law, 2nd ed. (1994 & Supps. 1997, 1999, 2002). Member, Drury College Alumni Council, 1987-1990. Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri School of Law, 1986. Adjunct Professor, Drury University, 1988-2000. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1987-1993. President, Greene County Young Republicans, 1990-1993. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Member and Past Chairperson, Workers Compensation Committee; Member, CLE Committee) and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division and Litigation and Torts and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Council, 1992-1998, and Vice-Chair, 1999, Workers' Compensation Law Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Business Law; Family Law. Email: Kevin Hays Dunaway | | Brian K. Asberry (Member) born Fairfield, California, July 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: School of the Ozarks (B.A., 1988); University of Missouri (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1989-1990. Author: Comment, "When Your Law Firm Wants A Divorce: Mediating the Dissolution of Law Firms," 1990 J. Disp. Resol. 387. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1992-1993. Adjunct Professor: American Institute of Banking, 2000—; Webster University, 2000—. Panel Member, Early Assessment Program, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. National Legal Counsel, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, 2000. Legal Counsel, 1995-1997, Individual Development Vice President, 1997-1998, and President, 1998-1999, Missouri Jaycees. Member, Springfield Jaycees (President, 1996-1997). Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Volunteer Lawyer Project. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Treasurer, 1998; Member, Young Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Eminent Domain; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Brian K. Asberry | | Michael J. DeArmon (Member) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1990, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1985); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1989). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; The Oklahoma Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law. Email: Michael J. DeArmon | | Dwayne A. Fulk (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, March 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Duke University (J.D., 1994); Duke University and Free University of Brussels (LL.M., 1994). Phi Delta Theta. Adjunct Professor, Southwest Missouri State University, 1997-2004. Member, 1995-2003 and Director, 1998-1999, Greater Ozarks International Trade Association. President, 1998-1999 and Director, 1996-2000, Rotaract Club of Springfield. Director, 2000— and President, 2003-2004, Leadership Springfield, Inc. Director, 2000-2002 and President, 2001-2002, Springfield's Best, Inc. Member, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advisory Council, 2000—. Director, American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter, 2003—. Advisor: Missouri Paralegal Association Board of Directors, 2003—; Building Owners and Managers Association, 2003—. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Franchise Law; International Law; Internet Law; Real Estate. Email: Dwayne A. Fulk | | Christiaan D. Horton (Member) born Winona, Minnesota, August 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Southwest Missouri State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 1995). Phi Delta Theta; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1993-1994, and Editor-in-Chief, 1994-1995, Energy Law Journal. Student Editor-in-Chief, National Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Year-in-Review, 1994-1995. Author: Note, "State Control Over the Destiny of Hydropower Development: P.U.D. No. 1 v. Washington Department of Ecology," 15 Energy L.J. 463 (1994). Recipient, University of Tulsa College of Law Legal Certificate in Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1995. Co-Author: Natural Resources & Preservation Law, II Missouri Environmental Law § 18 (2d. ed. 1998); Co-Editor, Environmental Law Section, Missouri Bar Courts & CLE Bulletin, 1996—. Member: Springfield-Greene County Environmental Advisory Board, 2000-2002 (Vice-Chair, 2000; Chair, 2001); Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Environmental Committee, 1998-2002 (Chair, 2001-2002). Rotary Sunrise of Springfield. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Energy and Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Environmental Law; Civil Mediation; Family Law Mediation. Email: Christiaan D. Horton | | Daniel K. Wooten (Member) born Mansfield, Arkansas, July 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1997, Arkansas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Tau Kappa Epsilon; Golden Key. National Appellate Advocacy Team (Quarterfinalist, 1995). Law Clerk Intern to Hon. Gerald O'Neal Clemmens, Chief Judge, Virginia 27th Judicial Circuit, 1995-1996. Adjunct Professor, Webster University, 2002—. Member, Rotoract Club of Springfield, 1998-2001. Director, Leadership Springfield, Inc., 2003—. Member, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Committee for Workforce and Education Solutions, 2004—. Member: Springfield Metropolitan, Arkansas and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trust Litigation; Probate Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Daniel K. Wooten | | Patrick J. Platter (Member) born Independence, Missouri, September 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Author: "History, Administration and Jurisdiction," Missouri Workers' Compensation Law (2nd ed., 1997, 3rd. ed., 2004); "1990 Amendments to the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law," J. Mo. B., July/Aug. 1991. Co-author: The Missouri Prosecutor's Trial Book, 1983. Law Clerk to Honorable George M. Flanigan, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 1981-1982. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Greene County, Missouri, 1982-1983. Member, 1999-2002 and Chair, 2000-2003m Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law; Health Insurance Litigation; Administrative Law; Land Use Law; Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Platter | | Mark L. McQueary (Member) born Springfield, Missouri, September 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Missouri (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Honorable Rex Titus, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 1980-1981. Assistant Research Attorney, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1982-1987. Member: Springfield Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Probate. Email: Mark L. McQueary | | OF COUNSEL | | Leland C. Bussell (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, June 25, 1926; admitted to bar, 1951, Missouri. Education: University of Colorado; University of Missouri (A.B., 1949); University of Missouri (J.D., 1951). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate. Email: Leland C. Bussell | | David W. Hall, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, January 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Missouri, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Missouri Bar; International Association of Defense Attorneys; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Fire Insurance; Workers' Compensation. Email: David W. Hall, Jr. | | Anne Sallee Mason (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Missouri, September 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri. Education: William Woods College (B.A.B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1987). Chi Omega; Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorable Douglas W. Greene, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 1987-1989. Trust Officer: Mercantile Trust Company, 1996-1999; The Commerce Trust Company, 1999-2002. Member: Springfield Metropolitan (Director, 1998-1999; Chair, Probate and Trust Committee, 1998-2000) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Greene County Estate Planning Council (Director, 1996-1998). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Anne Sallee Mason | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeffrey C. Goodnight (Associate) born Carthage, Missouri, December 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1999); University of Arkansas (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Advocates, 2001-2002. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Workers Compensation; Traffic Violations. Email: Jeffrey C. Goodnight | | Douglas A. Parker (Associate) born Springfield, Missouri, December 21, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., 1992); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1995). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Creditors Rights. Email: Douglas A. Parker | | Judson B. Poppen (Associate) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, September 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2002, Missouri; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Iowa School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2001). Student Judge, Moot Court Board, 199-2000. Member, Journal of Corporation Law, 1999-2000. Director, Trial Advocacy Board, 2000-2001. Contributor and Assistant Editor, "Ex Parte Contacts With Former Employees (2002)." Contributor, Missouri Bar Courts & CLE Bulletin. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Workers Compensation; Real Estate. |
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