MEMBERS OF FIRM
Scott A. Heitland (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1991); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law.Email: Scott A. Heitland
Thad N. Leach (Member) born Alton, Illinois, April 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1989); Tulane University (J.D., 1994). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property; Entertainment and Sports; Administrative Law; Health Care.Email: Thad N. Leach
Chad W. Brigham (Member) born Rockford, Illinois, April 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Illinois. Education: Rockford College (B.S., 1998); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Lead Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 2001-2002. Member, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 2000-2002. Author: "Just How Limited is the Illinois Limited Liability Company," 26 So. Ill. Univ. L.J. 53 (2001). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Entertainment and Sports Law; Internet Law.Email: Chad W. Brigham
ASSOCIATE
Allison H. Fasel (Associate) born Dubuque, Iowa, June 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, Kansas. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Virginia (J.D., 2005). Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity Transactions; Business Law; Contracts.Email: Allison H. Fasel
OF COUNSEL
Patricia S. Thompson (Of Counsel) born Alton, Illinois, December 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Illinois. Education: Evangel College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Illinois (J.D., 1997). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Law; Corporate Law; Contracts.Email: Patricia S. Thompson