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| | Address | | 190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 600 | | St. Louis, Missouri 63105-3441 | | (Independent City) | | | |
| | | Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Acquisitions and Divestitures, Administrative Law, Advertising and Marketing, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Unfair Competition, Appellate Litigation, Asset Protection, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business and Commercial Litigation, Business Law, Campaign and Political Law, Casinos and Gambling, Children, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Closely Held Business, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Communications and Media, Complex and Multi District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction and Design, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Customs and Trade, Debtor and Creditor, Digital Discovery and Records Management, Education Law, Election, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Entertainment and Media, Environmental Law, ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance and Lending, Food Law, Franchise and Distribution, Government Compliance, Governmental Affairs, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Healthcare, Hospital Law, Hospitality, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Law, International Trade, Investigations and Litigation, Investment Management, Investments, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Law, Natural Resources and Water, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Planning and Land Use, Probate, Products Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights, Safety and Health, Securities Industry Regulation and Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets, Tax Exempt Organizations, Taxation, Technology and E-Commerce, Technology and Science, Telecommunications Practice, Torts, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital/Private Equity Financing, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Zoning. | | Year Established: 1891 | Firm Profile:
Husch Blackwell Sanders is a full-service litigation and business services law firm with a client base of domestic, international and multinational corporations. We offer national-level competitive practices with superior client service for compelling value to leading companies. Our clients include national or global leaders in major industries including agribusiness, energy, financial services, healthcare, litigation practices, particularly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, tax, insolvency and commercial bankruptcy, business litigation, intellectual property, environmental, labor and employment and real estate.Our history reflects decades of lawyering excellence and superior client service. We have emerged as a market-leading law firm because we deliver the highest standards of legal services our clients demand. Through the recent merger of our legacy firms, Husch & Eppenberger and Blackwell Sanders, and most recently, Welsh & Katz, we have grown to more than 675 lawyers with offices in 13 cities, in Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and Jefferson City, Missouri; Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago and Peoria, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C., and London, U.K. Dominant regional, national and global companies have relied on our combination of uniquely broad and specialized practices, service levels normally found only in mega-market firms. Our national-level competitive practices, along with our Midwestern rates, provide compelling value to our clients. We thrive on the cultural standards embraced by our partners: -Dedication to superior client service -Excellence in our legal practices -Enhancement of quality of work and quality of life through diversity -Commitment to community leadership. | | Firm Size: 675 | Law Firm Affiliations:
TERRALEX | Representative Clients:
American General Life Insurance Company; Arch Chemicals, Inc.; Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.; BJC Healthcare; BP Products North America Inc.; Capital for Business, Inc.; Central Institute for the Deaf; Charter Communications; CIT Group; ConocoPhillips; Dema Engineering Co.; Emerson Electric Company; Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc.; Express Scripts, Inc.; Fleming & Company; Fred Weber, Inc.; FujiFilm; GE Capital Solutions; GE Commercial Distribution Finance; GE Commercial Finance; GlaxoSmithKline; Globe Life & Accident Insurance Company; Heizer Aerospace, Inc.; Hilton Hotels Corporation; KETC Channel 9; Kranson Industries, Inc.; Lamar Corporation; McDonald's Corporation; Monsanto Company; National Corn Growers Association; Olin Corp.; Pace Properties, Incorporated; Sansone Group; Siemens Corp.; Standard Machine & Manufacturing Co.; Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; THF Realty; United American Insurance Company. |
Other Office Locations of Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
London, England
| | PARTNERS | | Mark G. Arnold (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oberlin College (A.B., 1972); Washington University (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1976-1977. Author, Chapter, "Appeals—Who, What, When, Where and How," Fifth Edition, Missouri Bar CLE deskbook on Missouri Appellate Practice. Member, American Law Institute. Elected Member, Consultative Committee, Restatement of the Law-Torts: Product Liability (The American Law Institute is an organization restricted to 2,900 lawyers, judges and law professors. Sponsors included: Honorable Richard S. Arnold, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, and Honorable Charles S. Blackmar, Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court.); Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee, Member. Elected Member, American Law Institute (Sponsors included: Honorable Richard S. Arnold, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, and Honorable Charles S. Blackmar, Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court). American Law Institute, Consultative Committee, Restatement of the Law-Torts: Product Liability. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business and Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Class Actions. Email: Mark G. Arnold | | Melissa Zigler Baris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., Political Economy, with honors, 1996); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Recipient, Washington University Alumni Association Prize. Staff, 1997-1998, and Articles Editor, 1998-1999, Washington University Law Quarterly. Judicial Intern for Judge Rodney Sippel, Eastern District of Missouri. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Antitrust; Antitrust; Litigation. Email: Melissa Zigler Baris | | Jeanine R. Bermel (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1990). St. Louis University Public Law Review. Order of the Woolsack. Co-Author: "Regulation of the Private Security Industry," presented before the convention of the National Sociology and Justice Society in Washington, D.C.; "Overview of the European Community," presented before the convention of the European Community in Dublin, Ireland. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Jeanine R. Bermel | | J. Eric Berry (Partner) born Wynne, Arkansas, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., Zoology, magna cum laude, 1993); Duke University Graduate School (M.A., Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1996); Duke University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Contributions Editor, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum. Speaker, "Aviall - What Is It, and What Does It Mean?" Gateway Society of Hazardous Materials Managers, February 2005. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental; Regulatory. Email: J. Eric Berry | | Steven B. Beshore (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2001, Illinois; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1998). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Labor and Employment. Email: Steven B. Beshore | | William J. Bruin, Jr. (Partner) born Lima, Ohio, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., Marketing, 1980; J.D., 1983). Various legal education articles for The Missouri Bar on Real Property. Member, Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Northwest Sector, City of Creve Coeur, Missouri, 2000-2001. Member, The Missouri Bar Region X Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2004. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Saint Louis County Association; The Missouri Bar (Vice-Chair, Entrepreneurial Law Committee). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law and Finance; Land Use; Corporate and Business Law; Banking and Financial Institutions. Email: William J. Bruin, Jr. | | Anne E. Bruneel (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Illinois; 1993, Indiana. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1987); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Articles Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1989-1990. Chief Assistant City Attorney, City of South Bend, Indiana, 1997-1999. Law Clerk to Hon. Kathianne Knaup Crane, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 1990-1992. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance. Email: Anne E. Bruneel | | Dutro E. Campbell II (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri, Rolla (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1992); University of Missouri, Columbia Law School (J.D., 1996). Member, Board of Directors, Civic Organizations: Industrial Aid, Inc. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology. Email: Dutro E. Campbell II | | Thomas M. Carney (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1968, Missouri. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1964); Northwestern University (J.D., 1967). Former Chairman, Board of Metropolitan Saint Louis Sewer District. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; New York State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability and Environmental Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Carney | | Joseph P. Conran (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Eighth Circuits and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1967; J.D., with honors, 1970). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis Award of Merit, 1977, 1978, 1979. Managing Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1969-1970. Visiting Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University of Virginia School of Law, 2004. Instructor, Urban Studies Program, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Distinguished Neutral, Center for Public Resources. Member, Executive Committee and Board Member, St. Louis Ambassadors, 1991-1998. Member, Dean's Advisory Council, St. Louis University School of Law, 1998—. Board Member, President of Board and Member of Executive Committee, 1998—, Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory High School. Member, Diversity in the Workplace Awards Dinner Committee, A World of Difference Institute, 1998—. Member, Board of Directors, March of Dimes, Greater Missouri Chapter, St. Louis Division, 2005—. Member, Saint Louis University Arena Campaign Committee, 2005—. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Grand Center, Inc., 2007—. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Federal Litigation and Practice Committee); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Subcommittee on Trade Secrets and Subcommittee on Unfair Competition/False Advertising, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Litigation Section; Member: Subcommittee on Fraud, Business Torts Committee; Teaching of Trial Advocacy Committee); American Bar Foundation (Fellow); American Judicature Society. [Capt., JAG, Trial Judiciary, USAF, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Joseph P. Conran | | David D. Crane (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri; 1979, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Boston College; Washington University (A.B., 1973, Phi Beta Kappa); St. Louis University (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to the Honorable James D. Clemens and Harold L. Satz, Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, 1978-1979. Associate Editor: "Annual Survey of Fidelity & Surety Law," published quarterly in The Defense Counsel Journal, International Association of Defense Counsel; "Payment Bond Manual," First and Second Editions, American Bar Association. Prosecuting Attorney, Frontenac, Missouri, 1981-1988. Municipal Judge, Frontenac, Missouri, 1988-1996. Municipal Judge, Clayton, Missouri, 1990-1996. Commissioner: Missouri Air Conservation Commission, 1990-1996 (Chair, 1995-1996). Member, Clayton, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Past Chair, Municipal Law Section); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry); Defense Research Institute; National Bond Claim Association; Surety Claims Institute. Practice Areas: Construction; Products Liability; Insurance; Fidelity; Surety; Business Litigation. Email: David D. Crane | | William J. Curtis (Partner) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois. Education: Truman State University (B.S., 1997); George Washington University (J.D., 2000). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: William J. Curtis | | Thomas M. Dee (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1971); Washington University (M.A.T., 1972; J.D., 1982). Topics Editor, Urban Law Annual, 1981-1982. Order of the Coif. Founding Member, Saint Louis Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators. Civic Organizations: Member: Board of Governors, Washington University Alumni; Alumni Executive Committee, Washington University Law. Member: American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Practice Areas: Business; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Environmental; Products Liability; Securities; Health Law; Antitrust. Email: Thomas M. Dee | | G. Kimberley Diamond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri. Education: Smith College (B.A., Economics and Philosophy, 1991); Washington University (J.D., 1994). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Louis County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Drainage and Levee District Law. Email: G. Kimberley Diamond | | Catherine M. Dickenson (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Managing Editor, Production, St. Louis-Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal. Co-Author: Missouri Chapter, "Unfair Trade Practices: A Compendium of State Law," Defense Library Series, 2005. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort; Health Law. Email: Catherine M. Dickenson | | Dennis J. M. Donahue, III (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1987; M.Eng., Aeronautical Engineering - Hypersonic Heat Transfer, 1988); St. Louis University (J.D., 1996). Member, Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. Panel Member for Joint Webster University/Academy of Sciences-St. Louis Program, "Science Leadership: Insight from Patent Attorneys," Spring 2006. Member, Lawyers for Life, 1997—. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Trademark; Patents; Intellectual Property; Franchise Law. Email: Dennis J. M. Donahue, III | | David R. Dyroff, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Georgetown University; Washington University (A.B., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1991). Order of the Barristers; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Center for Professional Responsibility). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Class Actions. Email: David R. Dyroff, Jr. | | Mathew G. Eilerts (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1996); St. Louis University (J.D., 1999). Sigma Phi Epsilon (Chapter Counselor, Washington University). Board Member, Friends of Heritage House, 2004-2006. Member, Executive Committee, Lawyers for Kids, 2006—. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2003-2005); St. Louis County (Member, Executive Committee, 2006—) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2002-2005). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Mathew G. Eilerts | | Richard J. Eisen (Partner) born Jamaica, New York, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1982, Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.A., History/Philosophy, magna cum laude, 1978); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Writing Director, Legal Research Association, 1980-1981. Member, Cardozo Society. Legal Counsel and Past Board Member: Kids in the Middle; Soloman-Schecter Day School. Co-Author: "Dissolution of Marriage: A Practical Overview," Missouri Medicine, November/December 2004, Vol. 101, No. 6. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; St. Louis County (Past President) and Illinois State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Past-Chair, Legislative Subcommittee of the Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Juvenile Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Richard J. Eisen | | Christopher E. Erblich (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Woolsack. Member, Saint Louis University Law Journal. Certified Public Accountant, Missouri, 1991. Author: "Premium Financing Solutions," Trusts and Estates (May, 2005). Member: Civic Entrepreneurs Organization; Make-A-Wish Estate Planning Board; Saint Louis University Gift and Bequest Council; Social Venture Partners; Spirit of Saint Louis Marathon. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); Association for Advanced Life Underwriting; Estate Planning Council of St. Louis (Board Member). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Planning. Email: Christopher E. Erblich | | Julia T. Farrell (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 2004, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., English and Political Science, 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk, Honorable Gerald M. Smith, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1995-1997. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort; General Business Litigation. Email: Julia T. Farrell | | Jane E. Fedder (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri at St. Louis (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1984); Washington University (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to the late Honorable Clyde S. Cahill, District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri. Author: "Eye on Ethics: Keeping Confidences of Non-Clients, Even Those with Whom You Haven't Spoken," St. Louis Lawyer, Bar Assoc. of Metropolitan St. Louis, October 2007; "Sales of Used Transformers, Sold for Resale to Missouri Electric Works, Declared to Be Sales of Useful Products, Not Arrangements for the Disposal of PCBs," Currents, the monthly newsletter of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, Inc., June, 2007; "Eye on Ethics: Femifascists and Dandelions: The Ethical Implications of Judicial Free Speech," The St. Louis Lawyer, January, 2007; "The Ethics of Pro Bono," The St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall, 2005; "Eye on Ethics: Should it Stay or Should it Go? - Missouri's New Client File Retention/Destruction Rule," The St. Louis Lawyer, February, 2005; "Eye on Ethics: 1-800-PIT-BULL False and Misleading or Just Tacky?" St. Louis Lawyer, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, August, 2004; "Eye on Ethics: Ethics of Hidden Information in Electronic Documents," St. Louis Lawyer, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, April, 2004. Speaker: "Everyday Ethical Considerations," Best Practice Series - Ethics in Your Practice, Washington University School of Law ADR Program and USA&M Midwest, Inc., September 15, 2006; Pro Bono Obligations, Conflicts, and Rewards, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis' 19th Annual What's New in Legal Ethics Seminar, June 9, 2005. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of St. Louis County, Inc., Board of Directors, 2006-2007. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Professionalism and Ethics Committee); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Center for Professional Responsibility Section); Environmental Law Institute; Women Lawyers Association of Greater Saint Louis. Practice Areas: Environmental; Environmental Insurance Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Jane E. Fedder | | Gary H. Feder (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri. Education: Washington University (A.B., English, 1970; J.D., 1974; LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Urban Law Annual, Washington University, 1974. Member, Clayton Mayor's Advisory Council, 2007—. Director, Clayton School District, 1984-1990. Graduate, The Leadership St. Louis Program (Danforth Foundation), 1992-1993. Books, Law Review, and Journal articles on Redevelopment, Tax Abatement, Tax Increment Financing and related development incentives. Numerous presentations on zoning and land use development regulations, financing and incentives. Clayton Architectural Review Board (Member, 2003-2005); Clayton Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors and President, 2002—); Clayton Plan Commission (Member, 2003-2005); Leadership Saint Louis Alumni Organization; Washington University Law School Journal of Law and Policy (Advisory Board). Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Land Use Law; Corporate and Business Law; School Law; Litigation. Email: Gary H. Feder | | Patrick M. Flachs (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1996, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits, U.S. Court of the Armed Forces, U.S. Army Court of Military Review, U.S. Air Force Court of Military Review, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Court of Military Review and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., National Security and General Engineering, 1972); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1978). Recipient: 1999 Federal Railroad Administration National Team Award; 1997 U.S. Department of Justice Award for Public Service; 1999 U.S. Department of Justice Award for Distinguished Service; 1998 Environmental Projection Agency Bronze Medal for Commendable Service. Regular instructor/guest lecturer on Environmental Law for The United States Department of Justice, United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association, the Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and Washington University. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Environmental Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care; Government Contract Fraud. Email: Patrick M. Flachs | | Glennon P. Fogarty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1993, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Woolsack. Recipient: Judge V. James Ruddy Scholarship; Vincent C. Immel Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Award (Torts). Managing Editor, Vol. 36 and Staff Editor, Vol. 35, Saint Louis University Law Journal, 1991-1992. Speaker, "Implementing Effective Record Retention Policies in Light of the New E-Discovery Rules," Product Liability and Product Safety Council of the Manufacturers Alliance, October 19, 2007; "Developments in Consumer Fraud Class Action Law," April 28, 2005. Alumni Class Agent, Saint Louis University School of Law. Member: Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee; Red Mass Honorary Committee. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Patent, Trademark and Copyright; Trade Regulation; Product Liability; Agricultural Law; Business Law; Class Actions; Government; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Construction and Design Law. Email: Glennon P. Fogarty | | Matthew R. Grant (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois. Education: Truman State University (B.A., Business Administration, 1997); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 2000). Member, Journal of Dispute Resolution. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Patent, Trademark and Copyright. Email: Matthew R. Grant | | Joseph H. Guffey (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 1986, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri at St. Louis (B.S.Ed., with honors, 1978; M.Ed., General Counseling, 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of the Woolsack. Member, Editorial Board, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1984-1985. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation. Email: Joseph H. Guffey | | Greg G. Gutzler (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Illinois. Education: Miami University; University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Philosophy, with distinction, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., 1997). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust. Email: Greg G. Gutzler | | Robert C. Haldiman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 1995, Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1982); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1985); John Marshall University (LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2001). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology. Email: Robert C. Haldiman | | Scott L. Hammel (Partner) born Joliet, Illinois, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1998, Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Accounting, with highest honors, 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, 1989-1990 and Managing Editor, 1990-1991, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking; Finance; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Scott L. Hammel | | Erik L. Hansell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1994); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Law. Email: Erik L. Hansell | | Alene V. Haskell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., Journalism, magna cum laude, 1974); Washington University (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1979-1980. Member, Committee on Rule 26 in Employment Cases, 1996, Judicial Merit Selection Panel, 1997 and United States Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Member, Americans with Disabilities Act Advisory Committee, Justice Department. Member, Board of Directors and Women's Leadership Giving Initiative, United Way of Greater St. Louis. Member: The Missouri Bar (Former Member, Committee on Continuing Legal Education); National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Litigation and Counseling; Health Law; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employer Rights. Email: Alene V. Haskell | | Ruth Hays (Partner) born Fukuoka, Japan, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Missouri. Education: Grinnell College (A.B., 1972); Washington University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Urban Law Annual, 1977-1978. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1978-1980. Former Trustee and past President, Board of Directors, Childhaven, now part of Edgewood Children's Center. Member, The Saint Louis Forum. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax Planning; Estate Planning. Email: Ruth Hays | | Kenneth R. Heineman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Missouri; 1980, Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Central District of Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1963); Washington University (J.D., 1966). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 1969-1972. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Kenneth R. Heineman | | Sarah C. Hellmann (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Dayton (B.S., Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, 1997); St. Louis University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Order of the Woolsack. Staff Member, Saint Louis University Law Journal. Recipient, Mel Friedman Real Estate Fellowship Award. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Women Lawyers Association of Greater Saint Louis. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Sarah C. Hellmann | | Caroline L. Hermeling (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Missouri; 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., in Economics, 1983); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Recipient: Member of the Year Award, Notre Dame Club of St. Louis, 1998; Volunteer Lawyer Award, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2001; Justice Award, St. Louis Daily Record, 2007. Co-Author, "Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Handbook on Condemnation Practice," Second Edition. Speaker: "Eminent Domain: Key Trial Tactics," March 2008; "Redevelopment Under Fire," April 2005. Former Board President: Gateway Greening, Inc.; Notre Dame Club of St. Louis. Member, Board Committee, Marion Middle School, 2008. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Commercial Real Estate Women. Practice Areas: Land Use Litigation; Condemnation; Foreclosure; Levee and Drainage; Real Estate. Email: Caroline L. Hermeling | | Adam D. Hirtz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., Speech Communications, summa cum laude, 1996); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Adam D. Hirtz | | Charles R. Hobbs II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1994); Washington University (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Member, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation. Email: Charles R. Hobbs II | | Alan B. Hoffman (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri. Education: Case Western Reserve University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. [U.S. Army (Military Intelligence), 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation. Email: Alan B. Hoffman | | L. Bryan Hopkins (Partner) born Troy, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri. Education: Central Missouri State University (B.S., 1988); Washington University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation. Email: L. Bryan Hopkins | | David R. Human (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 1986, Illinois. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Mathematics, 1981); St. Louis University (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1983-1984). District Attorney, Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District. Member, Board of Directors, Chesterfield Valley Coalition. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Saint Louis County Bar Association (Past President); The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Land Use Law; Municipal Law; Governmental Relations. Email: David R. Human | | Richard P. Jacobs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of California at Davis (B.S., Physiology, 1978); University of Michigan (M.P.H., Epidemiology, 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1988). Member, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 1990—. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chair, Environmental Committee, 1999-2002); The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Hazardous Materials; Toxic Torts. Email: Richard P. Jacobs | | Daniel P. Jaffe (Senior Attorney) born Washington, D.C., 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland; 1973, District of Columbia; 1975, Massachusetts; 1981, Tennessee; 1987, Missouri; 2007, New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third and Eighth Circuits. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., Psychology, 1967); University of Minnesota (M.A., Psychology, 1969); New York University (J.D., 1972). Staff Writer, 1970-1971 and Editor, 1971-1972, Moot Court Board. Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1977-1981. Member, Merit Rating Board, Massachusetts, 1976-1980. Member and Chairman, Criminal History Systems Board, Massachusetts, 1977-1980. Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Community Center of Saint Louis, 1997-2007. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; New York State, Massachusetts and American (Member: Computer Litigation Committee, Litigation Section; Sections on: Science and Technology; Torts Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Computers and Software; Health Care; Products Liability; eBusiness. Email: Daniel P. Jaffe | | Christopher Karlen (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: George Washington University; University of Cincinnati (B.A., History, with honors, 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1982). Speaker, "Successful Financial Settlements for Your Divorce Client," National Business Institute, April 30, 2007. Member: Saint Louis County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; General Commercial and Business Litigation; Personal Injury Law. Email: Christopher Karlen | | Kenneth W. Kingma (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 2007, Missouri. Education: Calvin College (B.A., Psychology, 1977); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1980); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1983). Co-Author: "Deterring STOLI: Two New Model Life Settlement Acts," 35 Est. Plan. 3, July 2008. Author: "In re John Kotsonis Irrevocable Family Trust - Administering an ILIT in the Midst of Family Discord," Estate Planning Newsletter, Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (March 19, 2008); "Michigan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts After the Chawla Decision: Satisfying the Insurable Interest Requirement," 25 Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal 6 (Summer 2006). Presentations: Asset Protection Trusts and Other Devices - Do They Work,? presented at the 2004 Summer Seminar of the Bankruptcy Section of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Michigan; Ten of the Top Estate Planning Traps for the Unwary Planner, presented at the 2005 Probate and Estate Planning Institute sponsored by the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Update on Insurable Interests, presented at the 2007 Probate and Estate Planning Institute sponsored by the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Member: Christian Legal Society; Planned Giving Committee, Karmanos Cancer Institute. Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; Estate Planning Council of St. Louis; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, London, England. Practice Areas: Estate and Business Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Domestic and International Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Kenneth W. Kingma | | Edward J. Lieberman (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Title Insurance Committee); American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Land Use Development and Financing; Health Law. Email: Edward J. Lieberman | | Steven F. McCandless (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., Political Science and Sociology and Anthropology, 1996); Washington University, School of Law (J.D., 1999). Associate Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1998-1999. Member, Clayton Chamber of Commerce. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Finance. Email: Steven F. McCandless | | Charles E. Merrill (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Missouri; 1983, California; 1993, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction and honors in Humanities, 1974) Phi Beta Kappa; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Membership Editor, California Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Charles E. Merrill | | Adam E. Miller (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1987); Washington University (J.D., 1990). Judge Myron D. Mills Administrative Law Scholar. Speaker, "Medical Monitoring, Defending Against Class Claims for Injuries in a 'Toxic Age'," Presented to the Chemical and Toxic Products Specialized Litigation Group of the Defense Research Institute, March 12, 2004. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Chemical and Toxic Products Special Litigation Group (Co-Chair, Product Liability Committee). Practice Areas: Business Law; Product Liability; Franchise Law; Litigation. Email: Adam E. Miller | | Christine F. Miller (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1985, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., Business and Marketing, cum laude, 1980); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of Woolsack. Member, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1982-1984. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Christine F. Miller | | Frederick W. Miller, III (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri. Education: University of Pennsylvania (1993-1994); Washington University (A.B., Psychology, 1996; J.D., 2000). Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Land Use Development and Financing; Real Estate. Email: Frederick W. Miller, III | | J. Y. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri. Education: University of Tennessee at Martin (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1996). Civic Organizations: Veterans of Foreign Wars. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort Class Actions; Franchise Law. Email: J. Y. Miller | | Gregory J. Minana (Partner) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Kansas; 2001, Illinois; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Rice University; University of Missouri at Columbia (B.G.S., 1987; J.D., 1990). Co-author: "How to Prepare for the Medical Malpractice Trial," Malpractice from A-Z Series, Missouri Medicine, September/October 2006; "Being Sued? What to Do and What to Expect," Malpractice from A-Z Series, Missouri Medicine, March/April 2006. Civic Organizations: Adult Literacy Tutor; Friends of Forest Park; Friends of St. Louis Art Museum; Friends of the Zoo - St. Louis; Volunteer Attorney for the Arts. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Law; Product Liability; Toxic Tort. Email: Gregory J. Minana | | James F. Monafo (Partner) born Bethesda, Maryland, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Washington University (B.A., Psychology, 1985); St. Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Woolsack. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability. Email: James F. Monafo | | Michael D. Montgomery (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois. Education: University of Missouri-Rolla (B.S., 1989); Lamar University (M.S., 1994); Washington University (J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Michael D. Montgomery | | Brandan P. Mueller (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Truman State University (B.S., Political Science, 1997); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Co-author: Missouri Chapter, "Unfair Trade Practices: A Compendium of State Law," Defense Library Series, 2005. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. [U.S. Army Reserve]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Brandan P. Mueller | | Randal K. Mullendore (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987); Washington University (J.D., 1991). Member, Washington University Regional Moot Court Team. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Reinsurance; Fisse Scholarship. Co-Author, Chapter 20, "Lessor's Torts and Lender Liability," Equipment Leasing Treatise, Matthew Bender, Inc. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, Washington University. Civic organizations: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Team in Training; Ronald McDonald House (Kids-N-Clays Committee). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions. Email: Randal K. Mullendore | | S. Christian Mullgardt, II (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2008, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 1993); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1996). Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Dispute Resolution. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort. Email: S. Christian Mullgardt, II | | Joseph G. Nassif (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri; 1989, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: St. Louis University (A.B., 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Woolsack. Past President, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Past Member, Young Lawyers Division, National Advisory Board, Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation; Insurance. Email: Joseph G. Nassif | | Mary Anne O'Connell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.A.); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1982). Comments Editor, Law Review, 1981-1982. Member, Order of Bench and Robe. Law Clerk to Hon. Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Missouri, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, Securities Regulation, UMKC School of Law, Fall, 1992 and 1996. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee and Venture Capital Committee). (Also at Kansas City Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Mary Anne O'Connell | | Joseph C. Orlet (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1988, Illinois; 1999, Iowa; U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and Eighth Circuits. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1987). Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; East Saint Louis, Saint Clair County, Illinois State and Iowa State Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Joseph C. Orlet | | Shirley A. Padmore-Mensah (Partner) born Monrovia, Liberia, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Political Science, 1991); Washington University (J.D., 1995). Executive Notes Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1994-1995. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Washington University School of Law. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member, Women in the Legal Profession Section); The Missouri Bar (Member, Construction Law Committee); American and National Bar Associations; Missouri Supreme Court (Member, Disciplinary Committee). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Product Liability. Email: Shirley A. Padmore-Mensah | | Urmila P. Paranjpe (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., French Literature, magna cum laude, 1997); Loyola University (J.D., 2000). Editor-in-Chief, The Loyola Forum of International Law, 1999-2000. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Urmila P. Paranjpe | | Alan E. Popkin (Partner) born New York, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, Missouri and U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits; Missouri Supreme Court. Education: Yale University; Washington University (LL.B., 1963). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1962-1963. Member: The Missouri Bar; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Class Actions; Antitrust. Email: Alan E. Popkin | | Maury B. Poscover (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1966); Washington University (J.D., 1969). Note Editor and Business Manager, Washington University Law Quarterly. Co-author: Chapter 9, "Possessory Liens," 2005 Secured Transactions Desk Set, a MoBar CLE publication; Chapter 53, "Commercial Finance," Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel, West Publishing. Author: Chapter 20, "Lessor's Tort and Lender Liability," Equipment Leasing, Matthew-Bender. Former Editor-in-Chief, The Business Lawyer (BLS journal). Former Editor-in-Chief, Business Law Today (BLS magazine). Former Co-Chair of the ABA's BLS Pro Bono Project. Active in ABA BLS efforts to develop standardization and guidelines for opinion issuing in third party transactions ("Silverado Accord"). American Law Institute (Member and Advisor, Restatement of the Law of Agency); American Law Institute/American Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2005—); Elected charter member, former President and former Board of Regents, American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. Member, Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation Board (1997—). Member, Washington University Law School National Council. Former President, Washington University Law School Alumni Association. Former Regional Vice President, Lehigh University Alumni Association. Former President, Childhaven, a treatment center for neurologically impaired and autistic children. Former Chair, Lawyers' Division of the United Way campaign. Former Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Former President, Jewish Community Relations Council. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (President, 1983-1984); American Bar Association (Member, Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 2007—; Former Chair, Business Law Section, 1997-1998; Chair, BLS, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1986-1990; Board of Governors, 1999-2002; Member, House of Delegates, 1999—; Member, Nominating Committee, House of Delegates, 2002-2005); Standing Committee on Membership and Marketing, Chair, 2003-2006). Practice Areas: Corporate; Land Use Development and Financing; Commercial Finance. Email: Maury B. Poscover | | John E. Powers II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Illinois. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.S., Economics and Government, 1994); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Staff Member, St. Louis University Law Journal. Volunteer, Boys Club of St. Louis. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Corporate Law. Email: John E. Powers II | | Omri E. Praiss (Partner) born Jerusalem, Israel, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, magna cum laude, 1985; M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, 1986); Washington University (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Developments Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: American Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Antitrust. Email: Omri E. Praiss | | David G. Richardson (Partner) born Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri. Education: Creighton University (B.A., History and Classical Civilization, cum laude, 1989); Columbia University (M.S.H.P., Historic Preservation, 1991); University of Kansas (J.D., 1994). Recipient, 40 Under 40 award from the St. Louis Business Journal. Publications Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Civic Organizations: Member, Board of Directors, Gateway Greening, Inc.; Board of Counselors, Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc.; Member, Advisory Board, Old North St. Louis. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Planning Association (Member, Planning and Law Division); American Institute of Certified Planners; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Land Use; Development and Financing; Real Estate. Email: David G. Richardson | | John T. Richmond, Jr. (Partner) born Harvard, Massachusetts, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: St. Louis University (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Woolsack. Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Eta Sigma. Articles Editor, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1995-1996. Member: The Missouri Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: General Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort. Email: John T. Richmond, Jr. | | Gerard K. Rodriguez (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Political Science, 1982; J.D., 1985). Counsel, University of Missouri, 1987-1991. Associate General Counsel, Washington University School of Medicine, 1991-1994. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar (Member, Education Law Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section; Dispute Resolution Section); The Hispanic Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys; The ABA Minority Counsel Program. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: General Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Education Law. Email: Gerard K. Rodriguez | | Jerry K. Ronecker (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Missouri-St. Louis (B.S., in Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Alpha Sigma Nu. Assistant Editor, Public Law Review, 1989-1990. Order of the Woolsack. Member: The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental; Toxic Tort. Email: Jerry K. Ronecker | | H. Frederick Rusche (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Missouri; 2000, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1999). Board Member, St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology; eBusiness; Franchise Law. Email: H. Frederick Rusche | | Carol A. Rutter (Partner) born Mexico, Missouri, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: William Woods College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Instituto de Estudios Europeo, Madrid, Spain; Washington University (J.D., 1981). Order of the Coif. Former Secretary and Executive Board Member, Provident Counseling. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Complex Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance; Toxic Torts. Email: Carol A. Rutter | | Joel B. Samson (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.B.A., with honors, 1994); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Product Liability; Toxic Tort. Email: Joel B. Samson | | JoAnn Tracy Sandifer (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Second, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S.B.A., Finance, summa cum laude, 1985); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Woolsack. Editor-in-Chief, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1987-1988. Legislative Policy Committee, Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis (Member, Appellate Practice Group Committee); The Missouri Bar (Member, Eminent Domain and Municipal Law and Practice Committees). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Commercial; Municipal and Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Levee and Drainage. Email: JoAnn Tracy Sandifer | | David L. Schenberg (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Brown University (A.B., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1990); University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Computer, E-mail and Internet Use by Employees: Protecting Your Business with Computer Policies;" "Playing Politics with Your Employees: Federal Election Laws Apply." Speaker: "The Litigation Process in Employment Discrimination;" "Record-Keeping Requirements and Pre-Discipline Considerations;" "The FMLA: Employee Benefits, Returning to Work, and Interaction with ADA and Workers' Compensation;" "The Employment Life Cycle: Hiring through Firing;" "Preventing and Investigating Harassment in the Workplace;" "E-mail and the National Labor Relations Act;" "Employee Drug and Alcohol Issues;" "Ethical Issues for Employment Lawyers.". Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: David L. Schenberg | | Jeffrey D. Sigmund (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Missouri; 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.S., Business and Administration, magna cum laude, 1988; M.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1991). Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2001. Civic Organizations: Member: Board of Trustees, Maryville University School of Paralegal Studies - Saint Louis; Board of Directors, The Wellness Community of Greater Saint Louis. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis (Member: Bench and Bar Committee, 1998—); Saint Louis County (President, 2004; Secretary, 2002; Treasurer, 2001; Member, Executive Committee, 1995-2005), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: General Civil; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Jeffrey D. Sigmund | | Michael J. Silver (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1993); Washington University (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. NCJW Task Force. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Estate Planning. Email: Michael J. Silver | | Gregory R. Smith (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.A., Political Science, 1976); St. Louis University (J.D., 1979). Staff Member, St. Louis University Law Journal. Author: Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, Chapter 1, on procedure in eminent domain, and Lecturer on land use law and the use of eminent domain to implement land use projects. Speaker, TIF to Missouri Municipal League and Missouri Tax Increment Financing Association. Member: Board of Trustees, HBI-PAC, Home Builders Association of St. Louis and Eastern Missouri; Executive Committee, Saint Louis Regional Business Council. Board Member, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar (Past Chair, Eminent Domain Committee). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Eminent Domain. Email: Gregory R. Smith | | David W. Sobelman (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1981); University of Missouri (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Antitrust. Email: David W. Sobelman | | Michele R. Sowers (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, Missouri; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Michigan. Education: Butler University (B.S., Public and Corporate Communications, cum laude with high honors, 1987); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Barristers. Articles Editor, 1990-1991 and Associate Editor, 1989-1990, Indiana University Law Review. Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. | | James V. Stepleton (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: Williams College (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1969); Washington University (M.S.W., 1976; J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1975-1976. Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Venture Capital. Email: James V. Stepleton | | James R. Strong (Partner) born Chestertown, Maryland, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1981, Illinois; 1991, Maryland |
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