Springfield Business Journal_2020-01-24

32 · SBJ.NET WINTER 2020 SERVICE AREA'S LARGEST LAW FIRMS Rank Name Address Telephone•Website Email 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 • LowtherJohnson.com email@lowtherjohnson.com 21 68 17 0 5 Matthew Growcock, 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 • HuschBlackwell.com info@huschblackwell.com 19 34 11 0 2 Bryan Wade, managing partner; David Agee, partner Energy, financial services, food & agribusiness, health care, life sciences, education, real estate, development, construction, technology, manufacturing & transportation Kansas City & St Louis 18 1996 3 (3) Spencer Fane LLP 2144 E Republic Road, Ste B300, Springfield 65804 (417) 888-1000 • SpencerFane.com rwalters@spencerfane.com 18 31 9 1 3 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 (4) Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown PC 2805 S Ingram Mill Road, Springfield 65804 (417) 447-4400 • CECB.com cecb@cecb.com 17 47 13 2 7 Bradford Cantwell and Christian Horton, executive committee Business & civil litigation, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, probate, trusts, banking & financial, utility & cooperative, employment, real estate, construction, marijuana & hemp Springfield 1 1979 5 (5) Neale & Newman LLP 1949 E Sunshine St, Ste 1-130 1 , Springfield 65804 (417) 882-9090 • NNLaw.com scape@nnlaw.com 16 38 12 2 4 Paul White, managing partner Appeals, banking & finance, bankruptcy, business, family, education, estate planning, mergers & acquisitions, real estate & construction, workers' compensation Springfield 1 1903 6 (6) Douglas, Haun & Heidemann PC 901 St Louis St, Ste 1200, Springfield 65806 (417) 326-5261 • DHHLawFirm.com info@dhhlawfirm.com 13 30 5 2 12 Verna Haun, president; Patrick Douglas, vice president Civil litigation, class actions, estate planning, trust administration, family, real estate, personal injury, probate, business, employment, banking Bolivar 2 1912 7 Kutak Rock LLP 2 300 S John Q Hammons Parkway, Ste 800, Springfield 65806 (417) 720-1410 • KutakRock.com madeline.mccubbin@kutakrock.com 12 19 6 2 1 Randell Wallace, transition partner Intellectual property, litigation, bankruptcy, construction, corporate and real estate transactions, employment law Omaha, NE 18 2018 8 (8) Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton PC 1355 E Bradford Parkway, Ste A, Springfield 65804 (417) 883-2102 • TurnerReid.com 9 20 6 1 3 Rodney Loomer and Michael Patton, managing partners Products liability, medical malpractice, insurance defense, personal injury, corporate, legal malpractice, class action, mass tort, construction law Springfield 1 1953 9 Ozarks Elder Law 2832 S Ingram Mill Road Ste 100, Springfield 65804 (417) 868-8200 • OzarksElderLaw.com office@ozarkselderlaw.com 7 18 1 1 6 Lori Rook, managing attorney/owner Elder law, estate planning, business law, elder abuse, Medicaid, asset protection, wrongful death Springfield 5 2002 10 (10) Hall Ansley PC 3275 E Ridgeview St, Springfield 65804 (417) 890-8700 • HallAnsley.com chawkins@hallansley.com 7 15 6 1 5 Deborah Dodge, Mike Mergen and Ben Stringer, shareholders Medical malpractice, employment, workers’ compensation Springfield 1 1986 11 (14) Parmele Law Firm PC 1505 E Bradford Parkway, Springfield 65804 (417) 889-2570 • ParmeleLawFirm.com info@danielparmelelaw.com 6 82 1 1 6 Daniel Parmele, president; Kimberley Lippelman-Nash, chief operating officer Social Security, disability Springfield 28 2001 12 (9) Evans & Dixon LLC 4905 S National Ave, Bldg B, Springfield 65810 (417) 882-4700 • Evans-Dixon.com slockhart@evans-dixon.com 6 17 4 1 5 Shari Lockhart, member Brad Tuck, Member Workers' compensation, insurance, civil litigation, trucking litigation, construction, personal injury, business litigation, subrogation, medical malpractice St Louis 6 2001 13 (17) Pratt & Grisham LLC 3432 S Culpepper Court, Ste A, Springfield 65804 (417) 883-8200 • PGLawyers.net info@pglawyers.net 3 11 2 0 5 John Pratt and Shannon Grisham, managing partners Family, adoptions, guardianships Springfield 1 1978 As of May 6, 2019. Ranked by number of attorneys in the local office, then by total local staff. 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 kboaz@sbj.net. 1 Neale & Newman plans to move to 2144 E. Republic Road, Bldg. F, in February 2020. 2 Nebraska-based Kutak Rock LLP opened its first Springfield office in July 2018, hiring attorneys from Kansas City-based Lathrop Gage, which closed its local office that same month. © Copyright 2020 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Researched by Kyle Boaz