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Spencer Fane attorney Megan Early-Soppa

Spencer Fane attorney Megan Early-Soppa

Megan M. Early-Soppa
Of Counsel

Greenville

Gerald F. (Jerry) Ehrlich
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Jacob Esparza
Partner

Houston

Megan Early-Soppa employs a combination of power, intuition, and effectiveness to represent clients within a diverse practice encompassing tort and commercial litigation. Her experience on both sides of litigation across various legal venues has equipped her with valuable insights and the ability to craft adaptable, quick-witted solutions.

Jerry Ehrlich counsels individual and business clients in the areas of corporate and business transactions, federal income taxation, trusts and estates as well as real estate acquisition, sale, and finance. With a diverse background in many transactional law matters, he prides himself in taking a holistic approach to clients’ problems and identifying key business and legal issues.

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

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Hatley

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Hatley

W. Joseph (Joe) Hatley
Partner

Kansas City

Thomas W. Hayde CIPP/US
Partner

St. Louis

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.

Joe Hatley is a civil and commercial litigator who helps educational institutions navigate a myriad of federal and state laws so they can meet the increasing demands of lawmakers, parents, and students. In addition to supporting educational institutions, Joe defends employers in disputes with both employees and regulators, while also maintaining an active practice across a variety of business disputes.

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.

Lewis A. (Pete) Heaven Jr.
Partner

Overland Park

Linda J. Knight
Partner

Denver

Peter (Pete) Mirakian III
Partner

Kansas City

Pete Heaven is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate group who helps residential and commercial real estate developers understand the legalese of government in land use by drawing upon his experience as City Attorney of the City of Merriam, Kansas for 18 years.

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

Pete Mirakian focuses his practice on corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and tax law.

Kristen M. O'Neal
Of Counsel

Springfield

Nathan A. (Nate) Orr
Partner

Kansas City

Gary A. Powell
In Memoriam (1953 – 2024)

Springfield

A skilled litigator, capable of handling matters from intake to conclusion, Kristen approaches every matter with the mindset that it will ultimately go to trial. Even though most cases resolve before trial, preparing in this manner positions her clients to more effectively reach an advantageous resolution.

Businesses face issues that do not exist within the rigid legal silos present in most law firms. Rather, those issues are almost certain to require a collaborative approach across two or more legal disciplines. But the current law firm model and rate structure restrict and make financially infeasible the ability to deliver that approach effectively to business clients. Recognizing this systemic inefficiency, Nate Orr created a model where he serves as fractional general counsel for his clients, managing their legal matters across all the firm’s practice areas.

Gary Powell was a founding partner of the firm’s Springfield office, and a member of the Tax, Trusts, & Estates Group. Gary had more than 40 years of experience in estate planning, trust and estate administration, and tax and business transactions. His leadership abilities and expertise with sophisticated estate planning, business succession planning, business formation and acquisitions, and shareholder and buy-sell agreements were evident as he earnestly served clients and supported colleagues.

Jeremy D. Rucker
Partner

Plano

Spencer Fane attorney Nathan Skeen

Spencer Fane attorney Nathan Skeen

Nathan Skeen
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Eric M. Van Horn
Partner

Dallas

Jeremy Rucker leads businesses through the evolving and complex landscape of data privacy, security, and incident response. Jeremy regularly counsels clients in all industries on the emerging federal, state, and international data laws and regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA); the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA); the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA); the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA); the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA); the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA); and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Nathan Skeen is a trial attorney who represents and advises employers, transportation companies, and governmental entities with complex problems, including regulatory compliance, covenants not to compete, contract formation and enforcement, and risk management issues.

Eric M. Van Horn assists clients nationwide with all aspects of bankruptcy, reorganizations, negotiations, collection actions, multi-jurisdictional insolvencies, and corporate liquidations. His work in complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases has involved representing committees of unsecured creditors and investors, debtors, trustees, secured lenders, landlords, and general unsecured creditors, including critical vendors and suppliers. He also defends clients against bankruptcy preference and fraudulent transfer (clawback) lawsuits, and assists clients in bidding on and acquiring assets out of bankruptcy cases. His specific industry experience includes clients in oil and gas, manufacturing, health care, restaurant, manufacturing, retail, and technology industries.

Tracey R. Wallace
Partner

Dallas

Richard E. Walters
Partner

Springfield

DeAndrea C. Washington
Partner

Houston

Tracey Wallace helps clients proactively address critical labor and employment legal issues through preventive advice and counseling, allowing employers to minimize the risk of costly regulatory and compliance issues or litigious claims. With a broad range of experience in private practice, she represents an array of state, national, and international clients in the full spectrum of employment- and discrimination-related matters, often providing advice and counsel regarding reclassification and misclassification concerns and initiatives.

Richard Walters is a partner in the Spencer Fane Real Estate group.

DeAndrea Washington focuses her practice on a variety of labor employment litigation matters. She provides preventive counsel and litigates employment disputes on behalf of public and private employers in federal and state courts, arbitration, and before administrative agencies, such as the Texas Workforce Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor. DeAndrea handles litigation matters at the pre-trial, trial, and appellate levels.

Spencer Fane attorney Ruthie White

Spencer Fane attorney Ruthie White

Ruthie White
In Memoriam (1957 – 2023)

Houston

David L. (Dave) Wing
Partner

Overland Park, Kansas City

James L. (Jim) Wooll
Partner

Denver

Ruthie White helped employers resolve labor and employment disputes in and out of court. She created an established track record of favorable outcomes in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases while defending educational entities, local governments, and clients in the energy, banking, technology, retail, health care, and construction industries in legal venues throughout the state.

A Fellow with the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Dave Wing solves difficult employment problems for employers in the areas of traditional labor, human resource counseling and training, and employment litigation.

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.