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SERVICE
AREA'S LARGEST LAW FIRMS
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
Local
Attorneys
TotalLocalStaff
LocalPartners/
Principals
OfCounsel
Attorneys
Paralegals
TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s) AreasofLegalPractice
Headquarters
Offices
YearFounded
Locally
1 (1)
Lowther Johnson Attorneys at Law LLC
901 St Louis St, 20th Floor, Springfield 65806
(417) 866-7777 • (417) 866-1752 20 63
16
0
4
Michael Miller,
managing member
Banking, business, commercial & corporate,
civil litigation, labor & employment, family,
government, personal injury,
real estate, workers' compensation
Springfield
1 1975
2 (2)
Husch Blackwell LLP
901 St Louis St, Ste 1800, Springfield 65806
(417) 268-4000 • (417) 268-4040 19 33
10
0
3
Bryan O Wade,
managing partner;
Virginia Fry1,
partner
Energy, financial services, food & agribusiness,
health care, life sciences, education, real estate,
development, construction, technology,
manufacturing & transportation
St Louis & Kansas City
19 1996
3 (5)
Spencer Fane LLP
2144 E Republic Road, Ste B300, Springfield 65804
(417) 888-1000 • (417) 881-8035 17 30
9
1
4
Richard Walters,
managing partner
Real estate, tax credits, construction, housing,
development incentives, financial services, corporate,
commercial litigation & dispute resolution, estates &
trusts, tax, labor & employment, health, government
Kansas City
17 2014
4 (3)
Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown PC
2805 S Ingram Mill Road, Springfield 65804
(417) 447-4400 • (417) 447-4401 16 44
12
1
6
C Bradford Cantwell,
Douglas Lee,
Christiaan Horton,
executive committee
Business & civil litigation, environmental, employee
benefits, estate planning, probate, trusts, banking &
financial, utility & cooperative, employment, real
estate, construction, tax & wealth strategies
Springfield
1 1979
5 (4)
Neale & Newman LLP
1949 E Sunshine St, Ste 1-130, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-9090 • (417) 882-2529 15 37
12
3
14
Paul White,
managing partner
Appeals, banking & finance, bankruptcy,
business, family, education, estate planning,
mergers & acquisitions, real estate & construction,
workers' compensation
Springfield
1 1903
6 (9)
Douglas, Haun & Heidemann PC
901 St Louis St, Ste 1200, Springfield 65806
(417) 326-5261 • (417) 326-2845 13 30
5
1
12
Verna Haun, president;
K Patrick Douglas,
vice president
Civil litigation, class actions, estate planning,
trust administration, family, real estate,
personal injury, probate, business, employment
Springfield
2 1912
7 (7)
Lathrop Gage LLP2
910 St Louis St, Ste 100, Springfield 65806
(417) 886-2000 • (417) 886-9126 13
11
6
4
1
Randell Wallace,
managing partner
Business, litigation, intellectual property,
corporate & real estate transactions,
bankruptcy & banking litigation, wealth strategies
Kansas City
10 1998
8 (6)
Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton PC
1355 E Bradford Pkwy, Ste A, Springfield 65804
(417) 883-2102 • (417) 883-5024 8 23
6
0
4
Rodney Loomer,
Michael Patton,
managing partners
Products liability,
medical malpractice, defense, insurance,
personal injury, corporate
Springfield
1 1953
9 (10)
Evans & Dixon LLC
4905 S National Ave, Bldg B, Springfield 65810
(417) 882-4700 • (417) 882-4927 8 22
3
2
6
Shari Lockhart,
managing member
Workers' compensation, insurance, civil litigation,
trucking litigation, construction, personal injury,
business litigation, subrogation, medical malpractice
St Louis
6 2001
10 (11)
Hall Ansley PC
3275 E Ridgeview St, Springfield 65804
(417) 890-8700 • (417) 890-8855 8 19
4
1
2
Deborah Dodge, Mike Mergen,
Ben Stringer, Tim Ricker,
shareholders
Medical malpractice, employment,
workers’ compensation
Springfield
1 1986
11
McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips PC
4730 S National Ave, Ste A1, Springfield 65810
(417) 865-0007 • (417) 865-0008 8 19
4
0
6
Patricia Musick,
managing shareholder
Workers' compensation & insurance defense,
education, labor & employment, real estate,
personal injury, construction, appellate
Kansas City, KS
6 2006
12 (12)
Strong-Garner-Bauer PC
415 E Chestnut Expwy, Springfield 65802
(417) 887-4300 • (417) 887-4385 7 20
6
0
10
Steve Garner,
managing partner
Personal injury, product liability, wrongful death,
medical malpractice, insurance bad faith
Springfield
1 1976
13
Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson PC
901 St Louis St, Ste 600, Springfield 65806
(417) 866-5091 • (417) 866-1064 7 12
4
0
2
Ransom A Ellis III,
president
John D Hammons,
vice president
Labor & employment, education, hospital,
business & corporate, commercial litigation,
civil litigation & appeals,
workers’ compensation defense
Springfield
1 1977
14
Parmele Law Firm PC
1505 E Bradford Parkway, Springfield 65804
(417) 889-2570 • (417) 883-5736 6 70
1
0
4
Daniel Parmele,
president
Social Security disability,
bankruptcy & civil litigation
Springfield
25 2001
15 (14)
Taylor, Stafford, Clithero & Harris LLP
3315 E Ridgeview St, Ste 1000, Springfield 65804
(417) 887-2020 • (417) 887-8431 5 10
3
0
0
Monte Clithero,
Warren Harris,
partners
General, civil & appellate practice, litigation,
insurance defense, business litigation,
medical malpractice, workers' compensation
Springfield
1 1974
16
Daniel, Powell & Brewer LLC
300 John Q Hammons Pkwy, Springfield 65806
(417) 864-4500 • (417) 864-4520 5 10
3
0
1
Gary Brewer,
William Powell,
managing partners
Civil trials & appeals, construction,
insurance defense, medical negligence,
product liability, workers' compensation,
estate planning
Springfield
1 2002
17 (15)
Pratt & Grisham LLC
3432 S Culpepper Court, Ste A, Springfield 65804
(417) 883-8200 • (417) 883-3165 4 12
2
0
5
John Pratt,
Shannon Grisham,
managing partners
Family, adoptions, guardianships Springfield
1 1978
As of April 30, 2018.Ranked by number of attorneys in the local office, then by total local staff and then by year founded. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and
accurate in their representation of information listed. To be considered for future lists, email 1 Virginia Fry died Nov. 18, 2018. 2 Springfield office closed July 26, 2018.
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