Law Firm Overview

Our firm was established in April of 1993. Our offices are located at the corner of Monroe Street and Highway 50/63 in downtown Jefferson City, Missouri. As you read more about us you will find the secret to our success is simple. We represent our clients the way we ourselves would want to be represented - aggressively, fairly and ethically.

Our attorneys possess sterling academic credentials, strong community ties, and a deep commitment to your success. Our attorneys are frequent speakers at local and national seminars on a wide variety of estate planning, motor carrier and trial practice subjects. They serve in the same wide variety of local civic organizations.

We represent and advise clients in the areas of:

• Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Law
• Administrative Law
• Regulatory Law
• Transportation Law
• Public Utility Law
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Construction Law
• Workers' Compensation
• Sports Law
• Employment Law
• Insurance Law
• Outdoor Advertising Law
• Personal Injury and Products Liability Law
• Appellate Practice and General Civil Trial
• Environmental Law

Our growing firm is based on the following vision: "May it be forever remembered by the lawyers of our office that this firm is dedicated to providing our clients with professional legal services of the highest quality at reasonable fees and that active service for the community in which we live and the professional bar in which we practice are responsibilities that we shall fulfill with enthusiasm." We are not satisfied until we have met the highest standards of legal service. We believe longstanding client relationships enable us to provide the best and most complete legal counsel. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your needs.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Business Organizations
• Franchising
• Civil Rights
• Sexual Harassment
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Collections
• Discrimination
• Construction Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Natural Resources Law
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Transportation Law
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Honors and Awards

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Pro Bono Activities

• Participate in the Missouri Bar's Lawyer Referral Service
• Participate in the Annual Call-A-Lawyer Program

Representative Cases

• Slone v. Purina Mills, 927 S.W.2d 358

References

• Central Bank
• American Family Insurance Group

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Franchising, Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Discrimination, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, State, Local & Municipal Law, Transportation Law, Whistleblower/Qui Tam