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Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Government Compliance; Government Investigations; Government Litigation; Healthcare Industry; White Collar Criminal Defense

Additional Information: Member: American Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

Civic and Charitable Activities:
Steve Palermo Chapter, National Paralysis Foundation.

Significant Accomplishments:
Participated and conducted over 30 civil and criminal trials

Successfully represented numerous physicians in complex multi-district “fen-phen” litigation

Conducted successful defense of numerous healthcare providers and corporate clients in civil and criminal litigation matters

Selected to participate as a member of a nationwide consortium of defense attorneys in cases involving class action litigation

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County, Missouri, successfully prosecuted numerous felonies including murder, assault, robbery and drug-related crimes.

Representative Clients:

Atchison Casting Corporation
Children's Mercy Hospital
Midwest Research Institute
Missouri Department of Insurance
Providence Medical Center
Saint Luke's Health System, Inc.

Office Locations:
Kansas City: 2300 Main Street, Suite 1000, Kansas City, MO 64108, Phone: 816-983-8000, Fax: 816-983-8080

St. Louis: 720 Olive Street, Suite 2400, St. Louis, MO 63101, Phone: 314-345-6000, Fax: 314-345-6060

Springfield, MO: 901 St. Louis Street, Suite 1900, Springfield, MO 65806, Phone: 417-268-4000, Fax: 417-268-4040

Overland Park: 40 Corporate Woods, 9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 1200, Overland Park, KS 66210, Phone: 913-696-7000, Fax: 913-696-7070

Omaha: 1620 Dodge Street, Suite 2100, Omaha, NE 68102,
Phone: 402-964-5000, Fax: 402-964-5050

Edwardsville: 101 West Vandalia Street, Suite 320, Edwardsville, IL 62025, Phone: 618-659-2490, Fax: 618-659-2493

Washington, D.C.: 1737 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20006, Phone: 202-378-2300, Fax: 202-378-2319

London, England: 25 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 5TB, Phone: (011-44-20) 7788-5073, Fax: (011-44-20) 7788-5090