1. Kathryn Pruessner Peters
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, Class of 1977, J.D., Order of the Coif
College: Wichita State University, Class of 1973, B.M.E., magna cum laude
Admitted: University of Kansas School of Law, Class of 1977, J.D., Order of the Coif
Practice Area: Public and Affordable Housing, Public Finance, Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel, Issuer's Counsel, Trustee's Counsel, Underwriter's Counsel, General Obligation, Lease-Purchase and Certificates of Participation, Revenue Bonds, Revolving Funds / Bond Banks, Tax-Increment Financing, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Electric Utilities, Generation and Transmission, Governmental Facilities, Buildings and Infrastructure, Hotels and Convention Centers, Redevelopment and Urban Renewal, Stadiums and Arenas, Water and Wastewater Utilities, Mortgage Credit Certificates, Multifamily Housing, Senior Housing / Assisted Living, Single Family Housing, New Money and Refunding Financings, Post-Issuance Compliance
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2. Neil M. Miller
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011; University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2010 UMKC Law Review
College: University of Kansas, B.S., 2007
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011; University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2010 UMKC Law Review
Practice Area: Business and Corporate; Corporate and Securities; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation
Membership: •American Bar Association (Member)•Missouri Bar Association•Kansas Bar Association•Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association•Association for Corporate Growth (Member)

3. Emily A. McProud
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2006
College: University of Kansas, B.A., with honors/distinction, 2004
Admitted: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Commercial Lending - Banking; Loan Modifications and Restructuring; Commercial and Asset-Based Lending; Sale-Leaseback Financing; Secured Transactions; UCC -- Uniform Commercial Code; Mergers and Acquisitions; EB-5 Finance; Real Estate; Acquisitions and Dispositions; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Lending; Construction and Development; Workouts and Distressed Assets; Real Estate Issues With REITs
Membership: Missouri Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

4. Jean-Paul Assouad
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2001 Dean's List
College: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., 1996
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2001 Dean's List
Practice Area: Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision; Insurance and Indemnity; Product Liability, Mass Torts and Personal Injury; Toxic Torts Defense
Membership: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute

5. Juliet A. Cox
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994; Missouri Law Review
College: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 1991; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers
Admitted: University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994; Missouri Law Review
Practice Area: Antitrust; Litigation; Employment Law; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Privacy and Data Security Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Government Disputes; Internal Investigations; Risk Management; Telecommunications Litigation
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6. Brian L. Main
Title: Associate
Law School: Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 2013
College: Wichita State University, B.S., 2002
Admitted: Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 2013
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
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7. Kevin D. Brooks
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2005
College: University of Missouri, B.A., 2001
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2005
Practice Area: Litigation; Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision; Construction Litigation; Insurance
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8. Marcellus A. Chase
Title: Partner
Law School: Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2006
College: University of Missouri, St. Louis, B.A., Communication, 2003; University of Missouri, St. Louis, B.A., Physics, 2003
Admitted: Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Intellectual Property Litigation; Business and Corporate; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Patents; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Corporate IP Training; Emerging Companies-IP and Technology Due Diligence; Intellectual Property Audits; Intellectual Property Portfolios; Technology Transactions, Licensing and Procurement; International Law; Banking Intellectual Property Issues
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9. Matthew D. Moderson
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
College: Auburn University, B.S., Finance, 2008
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
Practice Area: Litigation; Intellectual Property
Membership: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Leadership Academy

10. Meredith A. Webster
Title: Associate
Law School: Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010 National Moot Court Team
College: Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., summa cum laude, 2007
Admitted: Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010 National Moot Court Team
Practice Area: Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision
Membership: Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; American Bar Association

11. M. Courtney Koger
Title: Partner
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1991
College: Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1988
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1991
Practice Area: Litigation; Employment Law; Professional Negligence; Business and Class Action Litigation; Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision; Intellectual Property Litigation
Membership: Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City

12. Eric S. Johnson
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2001 Fidelity & Surety Editor, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal
College: Lee University, B.A., History, Political Science, magna cum laude, Theology, 1998
Admitted: University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2001 Fidelity & Surety Editor, Connecticut Insurance Law Journal
Practice Area: Litigation; Energy and Environmental Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Government Disputes; Personal Injury Defense; Trucking Litigation; Risk Management; Automotive Finance Litigation; Public Finance Litigation
Membership: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Defense Research Institute

13. Michael E. Brown
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2000 Staff, UMKC Law Review and The Urban Lawyer
College: University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.A., Zoology, 1989; University of Missouri, Kansas City, M.B.A., with Honors, 2000
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2000 Staff, UMKC Law Review and The Urban Lawyer
Practice Area: Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Trucking Litigation; Public Finance Litigation
Membership: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Lawyers Association of Kansas City, American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute

14. J. Douglas Irmen
Title: Partner
Law School: Kansas University, J.D., 1974
College: Kansas University (B.A., with honors, 1969; M.A., with honors, 1970)
Admitted: Kansas University, J.D., 1974
Practice Area: Business Law; Taxation; Health Care; Real Estate
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15. Michelle A. Fox
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1993
College: University of Missouri, B.S., with Honors, 1986
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Financial Institutions Litigation; Automotive Finance Litigation; Banking and Financial Institutions; Consumer Compliance - Banking; Consumer Auto Finance Legal Services
Membership: •Association of Financial Services Association (State Governmental Affairs Committee)•Johnson County (KS) Bar Association•Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association•The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA International)•Missouri Bar•Kansas Bar•American Bar Association

16. Joseph D. Serrano
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1993; University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1997
College: University of Missouri, St. Louis, B.S., 1990
Admitted: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1993; University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1997
Practice Area: Public Finance
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17. Erin R. McClernon
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., with Distinction, 2004; Law Review
College: Central Missouri State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2000; Moot Court Board
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., with Distinction, 2004; Law Review
Practice Area: Litigation; Employment Law; Real Estate Litigation; Business and Class Action Litigation; Financial Institutions Litigation; Automotive Finance Litigation
Membership: Association for Women Lawyers of Kansas City; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

18. Larry D. Fields
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1991
College: University of Missouri at Kansas City, B.A., 1988
Admitted: University of Missouri at Kansas City, J.D., 1991
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Insurance
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19. I. Edward Marquette
Title: Counsel
Law School: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1976
College: University of Missouri, B.A., 1973
Admitted: Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Practice Area: Intellectual Property; Corporate Taxation; Antitrust Franchising; Estate Planning
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20. Bradley J. Baumgart
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., 1979
College: Three Rivers Junior College, A.A., 1972; University of Missouri at Columbia, B.A., 1974
Admitted: University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; ERISA
Membership: Western Missouri Defense Lawyers Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association.

21. Jay N. Selanders
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1987
College: Kansas State University, B.S., 1980; Keller Graduate School of Management, M.B.A., with Distinction, 1995
Admitted: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Consumer Auto Finance Legal Services; Franchise and Distribution; Loan Modifications and Restructuring; Commercial and Asset-Based Lending; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Secured Transactions; Commercial Lending; Workouts and Distressed Assets; Automotive Finance Litigation; Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights
Membership: American Bankruptcy Institute; Franchise Forum ABA; Business Executives for National Security

22. G. Mark Sappington
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., 1983
College: University of Missouri at Columbia, A.B., summa cum laude, 1979; Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, West Germany, 1978-1979
Admitted: University of Missouri at Columbia, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Health Care Finance; Hospitals; Business and Corporate; Health Care; Antitrust -- Health Care; Corporate and Regulatory Compliance; Health Provider Operational Issues; Integrated Delivery Structures; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement and Appeals; Physician Integration Transactions; Physician / Hospital Relations; Provider Joint Ventures; Taxation and Tax-Exempt Health Care Matters; Antitrust
Membership: The Missouri Bar; Kansas Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Greater Kansas City Society of Health Care Attorneys

23. Robert B. Keim
Title: Partner
Law School: Washburn University of Topeka, J.D., cum laude, 1974
College: University of Nebraska, B.S., 1968
Admitted: Washburn University of Topeka, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Tax; Securities; Finance
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24. Mitch Woolery
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., with Honors
College: University of Chicago, A.B., with Honors; University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School of Business, M.B.A.
Admitted: University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., with Honors
Practice Area: Business and Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Securities Regulation; Banking -- Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Capital Transactions
Membership: •American Bar Association (member, Committee on Merger and Acquisitions and member, Committee on Private Equity and Venture Capital)•Missouri Bar Association•Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association•Association for Corporate Growth (member, Board of Directors, 2005-present; President 2012; and Chair, Membership Committee 2005-2010)•InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum (member, Board of Directors 2005-2012)•Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals

25. Dorothea K. (Dotty) Riley
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1982
College: University of Missouri, Kansas City, B.A., 1972; University of Kansas, M.A., 1975
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Public Finance; Bond Counsel; Issuer's Counsel; General Obligation; P3s -- Public-Private Partnerships; Revenue Bonds; Tax-Increment Financing; Charitable Organizations / 501c-3; Industrial Development Revenue Bonds; General Governmental; Governmental Facilities, Buildings and Infrastructure; Redevelopment and Urban Renewal; Water and Wastewater Utilities; Housing; Senior Housing / Assisted Living; K-12 Education; Public Schools; Tax 103; New Money and Refunding Financings; Post-Issuance Compliance
Membership: National Association of Bond Lawyers; Eastern Kansas Government Finance Officers Association; Kansas Government Finance Officers Association

26. John A. Miller
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1981
College: Oklahoma Christian University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1978
Admitted: University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Business and Corporate
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27. Andrew Hronek
Title: Associate
Law School: Loyola University, Chicago, J.D., 2006
College: University of Illinois
Admitted: Loyola University, Chicago, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: The Missouri Bar.

28. William F. (Bill) Roberts
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Missouri, Columbia, J.D., 2004
College: University of Missouri, Columbia, B.A., 2001
Admitted: University of Missouri, Columbia, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Health Care Regulatory Law; Administrative Law; Elder/Nursing Home Law
Membership: The Missouri Bar.

29. John M. McFarland
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1982
College: United States Military Academy, B.S., 1975
Admitted: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Commercial and Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation
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30. Mariza E. Mckee
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2008 Jessup International Moot Court
College: University of Kansas, B.A., with Honors, 2005; University of Kansas, M.B.A., International Business, with Honors, 2008
Admitted: University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 2008 Jessup International Moot Court
Practice Area: Private Equity and Hedge Transactions; Business and Corporate; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate and Securities; Securities Regulation; EB-5 Finance; Fund Capital Raising; Fund Investment Activities; Fund Structuring; Leveraged Finance; Asset Securitization; Selected Securitization Transactions; Alternative and Renewable Energy
Membership: Community Involvement