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Tim Ahrenhoersterbaeumer
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Hilary Allen
Partner

Oklahoma City

Mary E. Bacon
Of Counsel

Las Vegas

Tim Ahrenhoersterbaeumer represents clients in all types of litigation with an emphasis on commercial matters, insurance coverage, and construction law. His experience includes prosecuting and defending contractual and tort claims on behalf of businesses, counseling both insurance carriers and policyholders on coverage disputes and representing both general contractors and subcontractors in litigation involving complex construction projects.

Hilary Allen assists clients in successfully resolving complex litigation of all types. Leaning on years of experience, she provides counsel on the full range of litigation risks that a business might encounter and provides efficient end-to-end solutions. Hilary regularly helps clients with a variety of matters and her trial experience is diverse and includes the defense and prosecution of cases including civil litigation, personal injury, insurance, products liability, contracts, construction, bad faith, employment, oil and gas, environmental, constitutional, commercial, professional malpractice, and medical malpractice matters.

Mary Bacon is a full-service business litigation attorney. She prosecutes and defends claims on behalf of business entities, including insurers, in a host of industries in courts and arbitrations in cases involving difficult and complicated business matters. Mary’s litigation practice is focused on complex civil litigation in both state and federal courts involving insurance coverage, construction disputes, breach of contract actions, and defending financial institutions.

Nathaniel S. (Nate) Barker
Of Counsel

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Randy Bartell

Spencer Fane attorney Randy Bartell

Randy S. Bartell
Partner

Santa Fe

Jennifer M. Blomstrom
Of Counsel

Denver

Nate Barker focuses his practice on defending insurance companies and their insureds in both first-party and third-party claims, including cases involving allegations of bad faith and unreasonable claim handling.

Randy represents clients in matters relating to transportation law, public entity tort claims, land use and zoning, construction law, commercial litigation, and employment law, offering thoughtful legal advice with proactive strategies geared toward quick, effective resolutions. He is also experienced in handling insurance coverage matters, employment issues, and civil rights claims.

Jennifer Blomstrom provides clients adept counsel on a wide variety of insurance matters, preparing coverage opinions and representing both policyholders and insurance carriers in coverage disputes and litigation with an acute attention to detail and precise execution which has come to define her practice.

William Brophy
Senior Associate

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Keith Call

Spencer Fane attorney Keith Call

Keith Call
Partner

Salt Lake City

Jessica E. Chong
Of Counsel

Denver, Las Vegas

William Brophy represents sophisticated clients in complex civil disputes at the trial and appellate levels, achieving successful outcomes that limit financial exposure in high-stakes situations. He has significant experience representing clients in insurance coverage and extra-contractual litigation, as well as toxic tort, construction defect, and other commercial matters.

Keith Call is a full-service litigator who helps corporate and individual clients with all of their litigation needs so they can stay focused on their core business and personal interests. His expertise lies in handling complex commercial litigation and the defense of professional liability matters.

Jessica Chong is a full-service litigator who represents public and private companies, partnerships, and individuals across the country in both federal and state courts. Jessica litigates in a wide-breadth of areas, including matters involving fraud, contractual and investor disputes, catastrophic injury, insurance bad-faith, real estate, and complex business disputes. Jessica has experience in all phases of civil litigation. She manages multiple aspects of discovery, including taking and defending depositions, uncovering key documents and witnesses, and handling the review and synthesis of hundreds of thousands of documents in highly contested matters. Jessica is no stranger to the courtroom and has secured numerous favorable outcomes for her clients.

Spencer Fane attorney Scott Davis

Spencer Fane attorney Scott Davis

Scott L. Davis
Partner

Dallas

Joshua C. (Josh) Dickinson
Partner

Omaha

Jacob Esparza
Partner

Houston

Scott Davis helps clients resolve complex business disputes through strategic counseling and litigation, advancing their interests while reducing financial exposure as he creates optimal paths for success in and out of the courtroom. His areas of focus include insurance coverage and bad faith claims, environmental disputes, financial disputes, business litigation, and personal injury litigation.

Josh Dickinson is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment Groups. He represents businesses and professionals across a wide spectrum of disputes, including intellectual property, employment, construction, and creditors’ rights.

Jacob Esparza assists clients through all phases of complex litigation involving the insurance, construction, energy, and transportation industries, utilizing traditional, and alternative dispute resolution methods to achieve legal outcomes that reduce liability while also aligning with business objectives and goals.

Jon L. Farnsworth
Partner

Tampa, Minneapolis

Andrew M. (Andy) Federhar
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney George Freedman

Spencer Fane attorney George Freedman

George S. Freedman
Partner

Oklahoma City

405.844.9900 / 405.753.5907

Jon Farnsworth assists clients with all aspects of business and technology law, motivated by the belief that the best way to drive progress is to empower business owners and executives with innovative solutions. His guiding principle is clear: “Help good people do good things.” With a steadfast conviction that an attorney should foster business, not inhibit it, Jon has built his career on being a trusted advisor, enabling entrepreneurs and companies to innovate, grow, and thrive.

Andy Federhar is a litigator, focusing his practice on complex litigation involving real estate, pharmaceuticals, government, telecommunications, procurement, and insurance bad faith. An active member of Arizona’s legal community, Andy chaired the committee that created the complex litigation rules for state court, served as the chair of the lawyer delegates to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and served on the committee that established Arizona’s commercial court rules.

George Freedman is a civil litigator with extensive experience helping businesses of all sizes resolve complex litigation matters involving diverse legal issues. George is adept at quickly understanding the complex legal needs of his clients, developing approaches that best meet the client’s business goals, and tenaciously executing the strategy.

Jessica Gale
Partner

Phoenix

Leslie A. Greathouse
Partner

Kansas City

Gerald P. (Gerry) Greiman
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Jessica Gale is a litigation attorney who works with business owners and in-house counsel to find cost-effective strategies to further their business goals and protect their interests. When that means high-stakes litigation, Jessica proactively litigates the case, pays attention to the details, and maintains high-level communication with her clients. She adeptly handles legal issues and decision-making to secure the best result for her clients.

Leslie Greathouse helps businesses accused of violating laws maneuver the labyrinth of complex litigation by representing them in state and federal courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings. Whether she is advising clients on risk avoidance, counseling them on an insurance matter, addressing their business needs within current legal and regulatory constructs, or using her skills as a trained mediator, Leslie is at her best when she is helping a client resolve a problem or challenge facing their business.

Gerry Greiman concentrates his practice in areas of business disputes, trust and estate disputes, and other complex civil litigation. He has handled and won a broad range of cases in various federal and state courts around the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Gerry is skilled and experienced at handling matters at both the trial and appellate levels, and in the alternative dispute resolution context.

Stacy Harper
Partner

Overland Park

Thomas W. Hayde CIPP/US
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Paul Janda

Spencer Fane attorney Paul Janda

Paul R. Janda
Senior Associate

Denver

Stacy Harper counsels organizations in the health care space on regulatory compliance, health care reimbursement, and data privacy and cybersecurity issues. Stacy’s unique background as a certified professional coder and compliance officer provides her with first-hand knowledge of the legal and practical requirements faced by health care organizations.

As a privacy professional, Tom Hayde aids clients in developing comprehensive strategies to address information practices and data breach risks, avoid potential claims and liabilities, and ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements.

Paul R. Janda represents clients in all phases of insurance and commercial litigation matters. He has tried cases to jury verdict and secured appellate victories in state and federal courts, in addition to achieving dispositive relief through motions practice and using alternative dispute resolution methods to advance and exceed client goals.

St. Louis

Linda J. Knight
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Tori Levine

Spencer Fane attorney Tori Levine

Tori S. Levine
Partner

Plano, Dallas

Jay Ji is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions team and helps clients navigate complex legal and regulatory issues so that they can meet the increasing demands of today’s business environment.

Linda Knight helps insurers and their insureds successfully resolve complicated first- and third-party litigation to minimize potential exposure when stakes are high.

Tori Levine defends clients in complex disputes including product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, construction litigation, business and commercial disputes, insurance litigation, and noncompete and trade secrets litigation with an acute attention to detail across numerous industries.

Ariel K. Lierz
Partner

Minneapolis

Larry R. Martinez
Of Counsel

Denver

Lisa K. Mayers
Partner

Denver

Serving clients across a broad spectrum of industries, Ariel Lierz focuses her national practice on high-stakes business and employment-related litigation. She has extensive experience in complex multiparty, multi-claim disputes in the areas of antifraud, antitrust, breach of contract, indemnification, insurance coverage, insurance defense, and commercial disputes. Ariel also has a background in Federal Indian Law as a certified student attorney in Menominee Tribal Court.

Larry R. Martinez is a litigator, defending and counseling businesses in a wide range of matters including employment, real estate, property tax, insurance, construction defects, environmental and toxic torts, and general business issues related to the operation of complex facilities and organizations.

Lisa Mayers is a local government attorney who handles municipal, special district, and real estate related matters. She provides general counsel to public entities, including advising on municipal bond financings.

Hannah Seifert McCalla
Partner

Denver

Patrick T. (Pat) McLaughlin
Partner

St. Louis

Jeremy A. Moseley
Partner

Denver

Hannah McCalla represents sophisticated clients in commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels nationwide, with a focus on defense of insurance bad faith claims and class actions. She has experience and a history of success handling every stage of litigation.

Pat McLaughlin has successfully litigated a broad array of disputes at both the trial and appellate court levels in federal and state courts in Missouri, Illinois, and elsewhere. Pat’s practice is focused on resolving, through litigation or otherwise, commercial and business disputes, including contract actions, shareholder disputes, construction and real estate issues, supply chain disputes, and product liability cases, as well as employment, non-compete, unfair competition, trade secret, and intellectual property matters. Pat also has significant experience representing creditors in troubled asset, workout, and collection matters.

Jeremy Moseley defends mass actions and class action in venues throughout the country, using his breadth of experience in highly regulated industries to instill confidence for clients facing difficult and uncertain circumstances. He has also won multiple complex commercial trials, defeated class certification in multiple states, and defended multiple mass torts nationwide. His knowledge of insurance regulations, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, professional services, and consumer products have led to successes in matters involving insurance, health care, telecommunications, and oil and gas.

Casey P. Murray
Partner

Kansas City

Dean Neuwirth
Of Counsel

Denver

Terence M. Ridley
Partner

Denver

Casey Murray helps employers manage difficult situations with their current and former employees. In this capacity, he defends employers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, and provides guidance and counsel to clients dealing with challenging employment issues, such as terminations or discipline. Casey also regularly provides guidance for employers on FMLA, ADA, and other leave / accommodation laws.

Dean Neuwirth is a long-time civil and criminal case litigator with a broad range of experience in numerous industries and fields of law.

Terence Ridley focuses his practice on assisting clients in civil litigation related to a variety of insurance matters, including property, casualty, construction defect, cybersecurity, environmental, fidelity, and class actions. When his insurance company clients face bad faith claims and class actions, he works closely with leadership and experts to understand complex issues in order to develop strong defense strategies.

Kurt M. Rozelsky
Partner

Greenville

Spencer Fane attorney Stuart Schmadeke

Spencer Fane attorney Stuart Schmadeke

Stuart C. Schmadeke
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Tyler Scott

Spencer Fane attorney Tyler Scott

Tyler J. Scott
Partner

Kansas City

Kurt Rozelsky provides pragmatic and effective litigation solutions for clients nationwide, helping them navigate difficult circumstances involving potential financial and legal liability. He has assisted clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and insurance. Kurt prides himself on building strong client relationships and long-term engagements.

Stuart Schmadeke represents clients in insurance coverage disputes and other complex commercial matters, serving as a powerful and effective litigator and providing balanced guidance throughout settlement negotiations and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Additionally, he advises clients on various business insurance issues, including coverage placement, asset transfers, claim processing, and insurance strategies in bankruptcy matters.

Tyler Scott helps insurance providers evaluate novel and complex insurance coverage claims and develop risk-averse strategies to resolve issues and negotiate disputes to avoid costly litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, he employs years of experience and strong legal acumen to defend clients against breach of policy and bad faith claims and to pursue subrogation and contribution on behalf of clients in state and federal courts across the country.

Kayla Scroggins-Uptigrove
Partner

Denver

David C. (Dave) Seitter
Partner

Kansas City

Erik O. Solverud
Partner

St. Louis

Kayla Scroggins-Uptigrove helps clients successfully navigate complex civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance, commercial, and class action lawsuits at the trial and appellate levels. In her trial work, she has gained significant experience examining expert and fact witnesses, including cross-examination of party-opponents.

Dave Seitter simplifies complex business issues critical to his clients’ transactions and responds rapidly to provide legal counseling to dynamic business situations.

Erik Solverud is an experienced trial lawyer and business litigator, having been involved in a wide variety of complex commercial and business litigation in Missouri and southern Illinois. He has counseled and represented primary and excess insurers and policyholders in insurance coverage disputes and bad faith litigation.

Evan Stephenson
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney David Timmins

Spencer Fane attorney David Timmins

David H. Timmins
Partner

Dallas

Shawn Tuma
Partner

Dallas, Plano

Evan Stephenson focuses his practice on insurance, commercial, and class action litigation with a particular emphasis on trials and appeals. In each of these areas, he has a proven track record of success for his clients.

David Timmins has decades of experience helping insurance companies obtain favorable results in insurance claims and coverage litigation nationwide. He represents insurers in all phases of the insurance claims process. Backed by his knowledge of evolving case law and shifting regulatory and legislative landscapes, David provides critical strategic judgment and advice to help insurers evaluate complex insurance disputes and implement creative strategies to mitigate exposure.

Shawn Tuma helps businesses protect their information and protect themselves from their information. He represents a wide range of clients, from small to midsize companies to Fortune 100 companies, across the U.S. and globally in dealing with cybersecurity, data privacy, data breach and incident response, regulatory compliance, computer fraud related legal issues, and cyber-related litigation.

Valentine Uduebor
Senior Associate

Plano

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Vasquez

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Vasquez

Richard A. (Rick) Vazquez
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Stephen Weinstein
Of Counsel

Denver

Valentine Uduebor focuses his practice on helping clients through insurance and premises liability litigation, construction litigation, and other civil matters. He previously served as an in-house trial attorney for a Fortune 500 insurance company, where he gained extensive experience and unique insight into the full range of civil litigation processes. He has successfully litigated more than 50 jury trials and has obtained numerous defense verdicts as lead counsel.

Richard Vazquez represents clients in matters related to insurance and employment law with an emphasis on representing insurance carriers in coverage, subrogation, recovery, and bad faith litigation.

Stephen A. Weinstein knows how important employee benefits are when it comes to attracting and retaining good employees. He leverages his experience in this area to make sure that these benefit programs actually do what they are designed to do – contribute to the long-term success of the client and its employees.

Spencer Fane attorney Justin Winquist

Spencer Fane attorney Justin Winquist

Justin T. Winquist
Of Counsel

Denver

James L. (Jim) Wooll
Partner

Denver

Justin helps insurance carriers navigate insurance coverage and bad faith disputes from pre-suit demands through trials and appeals. While his practice covers all facets of defending clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations, he has also curated a notable track record of ingenuity and success in major motions, class actions, and appeals.

When a dispute arises that affects your business or its future, having a trial lawyer like James L. Wooll on your team is crucial. Jim has extensive experience – in trials with juries and with appellate courts, as well as mediation and arbitration – helping clients head off potential lawsuits when possible and aggressively litigating them when they cannot.