Law Firm Overview

Lathrop & Gage traces its roots in Springfield back more than 65 years.  We are the largest law firm in southwest Missouri with 19 lawyers and 22 support staff.  Eight of our lawyers have practiced in Greene County, Missouri for more than 15 years and four more than 25 years.  Our lawyers have a wide range of practice specialties, including business litigation, products liability, corporate law, contracts, employment law, real estate, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, healthcare, banking, taxation, estate planning, local government, intellectual property, employee benefits and environmental law.  Our lawyers are deeply involved in community leadership through many civic organizations including the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, the Springfield Business Development Corporation, and the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association.  Our state of the art offices are conveniently located with front door parking, eight conference rooms and a media room for video conferencing with seating for groups up to thirty.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights & Business Reorganization
• Business Litigation
• Complex Commercial
• Construction
• Construction and Design Industry
• Copyright
• Corporate & General Business
• Corporate Finance & Securities
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Transactions
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Environmental
• Environmental Litigation
• Financial Institutions
• Government Relations
• Health Care
• Insurance
• Insurance/ERISA Defense
• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Internet Litigation
• Labor & Employment
• Land Use, Zoning and Development
• Licensing
• Licensing and Preserving Ownership of Data Rights
• Medical Malpractice
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Patents
• Personal Injury/Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Real Estate
• Religious Organizations
• Risk Management
• Strategic Alliances
• Tax
• Tax Planning & Structuring
• Technology Transfer and Licensing
• Telecommunications
• Tort Litigation
• Trademarks
• Waste Management
• Water Regulation
• Wealth Strategies
• Workers' Compensation

Published Works

• Joplin Independent - Springfield's Cordonnier Becomes a Judge, 2007
• Kurt Schaefer Featured in AP Story on Ameren Settlement, 2007
• Springfield Business Journal: Bankruptcy filings back on the rise, 2007
• Springfield News-Leader: Awards & Achievers, 2007
• Springfield News-Leader: Awards & Achievers, 2007
• Bryan R. Berry Joins Lathrop & Gage as an Associate, 2007
• Springfield News-Leader: Pet store denies claim over fall, 2007

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Taxation, Creditors' Rights, Environmental Law, Government Agencies & Programs, Health & Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations, Taxation Law, Technology Licensing