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Michael R. MacPhail
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Rob Mahon

Spencer Fane attorney Rob Mahon

Robert J. (Rob) Mahon
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Makino

Spencer Fane attorney Stephen Makino

Stephen Makino
Associate

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Michael MacPhail represents securities industry clients in a variety of high-stakes disputes in which he defends their business and reputational interests and mitigates their potential legal exposure. His clients include publicly traded corporations and their boards of directors, investment advisors, broker-dealers, transfer agents, accounting firms, law firms, licensed individuals, and shareholders. Mike handles disputes involving civil and criminal investigations, enforcement actions, and private litigation. He also represents clients in parallel criminal investigations by federal grand juries, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Rob Mahon primarily serves as outside general counsel and lead mergers and acquisitions counsel for clients. He regularly represents private and public companies; family offices, private equity firms, and their portfolio companies; and startups, search funds, and self-funded entrepreneurs, for which he’s handled billions of dollars of transactions.

Stephen Makino practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. A graduate of the University of Southern California Law School, Stephen worked at the USC Law Library while in law school.

Blane R. Markley
Partner

Overland Park

Hillary R. Martel
Partner

Overland Park

Dane C. Martin
Partner

Kansas City

Blane Markley helps clients navigate the complex and evolving legal framework of health care, so they can more efficiently and effectively deliver care and meet operational goals. His experience in this area includes the representation of hospitals, physician groups, physicians, and other health care providers, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and other enterprises operating in the health care industry.

Hillary Martel is a member of the Spencer Fane Health Care group. Her combination of medical and legal knowledge gives her an in-depth understanding of the needs of the firm’s health care clients. The former practicing nurse graduated from the University of Missouri — Kansas City School of Law cum laude. While in law school, Hillary served as the Managing Editor of the UMKC Law Review and also as a Legal Writing Teaching Assistant. She received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Writing and Consumer Protection.

Dane Martin assists clients ranging from individuals to large companies, serving as trusted counsel to navigate their most important legal matters and provide them with beneficial outcomes that align with business objectives.

Mitchell (Mitch) Martin
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Scott Martin

Spencer Fane attorney Scott Martin

Scott Martin
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Alec Martinez
Senior Associate

Springfield

Mitchell (“Mitch”) Martin represents businesses of all shapes and sizes. With more than a decade of litigation experience, Mitch relies on lessons from the courtroom to keep his clients out of court. Much of his compliance practice focuses on counseling clients from various industries – including housing, tech, construction, and healthcare – on federal and state privacy laws; proper practices for gathering, using, and protecting personal information; and the legal risks associated with emerging technologies, biometric data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Scott Martin’s diverse practice ranges from water law to real property and development matters to representing insurance carriers, sureties, and third-party insureds.

Alec is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. His practice consists primarily of commercial litigation for a wide variety of clients, which range from individuals to large corporations. Alec uses his litigation background to diligently pursue favorable outcomes for his clients at all stages of litigation and, when possible, to resolve disputes before any case is filed.

Larry R. Martinez
Of Counsel

Denver

Macy L. Matthews
Senior Associate

Plano

Lisa K. Mayers
Partner

Denver

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.

Macy Matthews is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Business Transactions group in the Plano office. She assists clients in all aspects of their business needs, and has experience advising clients on a diverse range of transactional matters, including forming and structuring business entities, asset purchase agreements, corporate governance, and commercial real estate transactions.

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.

Sam J. (Mac) McAllester III
Of Counsel

Nashville

Patrick McAndrews
Partner

Kansas City

Hannah Seifert McCalla
Partner

Denver

Sam J. “Mac” McAllester III represents banks, financial institutions, and other lenders in the negotiation and structure of credit facilities secured by all forms of collateral and prepares all necessary loan documentation to facilitate smooth and efficient transactions. For more than four decades, Mac has represented his clients in the enforcement and collection of loans and realization against all types of collateral, including through workouts, restructures, bankruptcies, repossessions, and foreclosures. Mac says his goal is to fully protect the interest of his clients in the event of default and to completely recover his clients’ money.

Patrick McAndrews helps small and medium size businesses resolve complex legal disputes quickly and efficiently so that the client can get back to focusing on running a successful business. Whether it’s a contractual dispute with vendor, an issue with a competitor, or a statutory compliance concern, Patrick uses his experience to negotiate advantageous outcomes for his clients.

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.

Michael L. (Mike) McCann
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Hal McCard

Spencer Fane attorney Hal McCard

R. Harold (Hal) McCard Jr.
Of Counsel

Nashville

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Spencer Fane attorney Karen McCay

Karen McCay
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Mike McCann has represented several of the region’s largest and most well-regarded companies through business decisions, and mergers and acquisitions that pave the way for their continued growth and success. He was recently recognized for his representation of Boulevard Brewing Company, one of the region’s largest breweries, in its sale to Duvel Moortgat, an independent craft brewer based in Belgium.

Hal McCard combines decades of experience as in house and outside counsel for health care enterprises with a deep understanding of health care operations, regulatory compliance, and complex litigation to provide responsive, effective counseling on a full range of legal matters with a practical, client-centered focus.

Karen McCay’s practice focuses on the legal needs of the multi-family housing industry, with a particular emphasis on operational issues, regulatory compliance, and fair housing.

Michael D. McClintock
Partner

Oklahoma City

J. Kirby McDonough
Partner

Tampa

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew McElmeel

Spencer Fane attorney Andrew McElmeel

Andrew J. McElmeel
Associate

Omaha

Michael McClintock represents clients in particularly challenging disputes, bringing focused strategies, diligence, and unwavering commitment to high-stakes litigation and intricate business matters. An accomplished trial attorney with more than 20 years of experience, Michael is dedicated to achieving exceptional results for his clients.

Kirby focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on consumer finance, real estate, and corporate disputes. He has experience representing financial institutions and corporate clients in all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, including consumer class action defense, intellectual property disputes, derivative shareholder actions, dissolutions, and contractual disputes.

Andrew McElmeel works to simplify complicated matters for individuals, businesses, and financial institutions by providing astute legal support in complex litigation processes, including commercial litigation, real estate litigation, banking and financial services litigation, and bankruptcy litigation.

Charlotte McEwen
Senior Associate

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Sonja McGill

Spencer Fane attorney Sonja McGill

Sonja McGill
Partner

Dallas

Patrick (Pat) McInerney
Partner

Kansas City

Charlotte McEwen is an associate in the Labor and Employment group. Charlotte brings a background in general civil litigation while developing a strong track record of experience in labor and employment matters.

Sonja McGill has spent her entire career helping companies throughout the employment cycle: from hiring to firing and everything in between. Sonja has become particularly skilled at harnessing her corporate experience to help companies make certain key staffing and organizational decisions that are critical to creating a corporate culture that promotes high productivity and morale.

Pat McInerney is a partner in the Spencer Fane White Collar and Government Investigations practice. He brings over two decades of experience as a trial lawyer, having first-chaired many high profile and complex cases in federal and state courts.

Patrick T. (Pat) McLaughlin
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Victoria McLaughlin

Spencer Fane attorney Victoria McLaughlin

Victoria M. McLaughlin
Of Counsel

Tampa

Spencer Fane attorney Creighton McMurray

Spencer Fane attorney Creighton McMurray

Creighton McMurray
Senior Associate

Austin

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.

Victoria McLaughlin represents clients across an expansive list of industries within a diverse litigation practice, including general liability, trust and estates, guardianship, commercial, professional liability, fiduciary litigation and more, also employing her dynamic skill set to provide effective appellate counsel.

Creighton McMurray focuses his practice on public utility regulation and administrative law.

Gilbert F. (Gil) McNeish
Of Counsel

Denver

Megan D. Meadows
Partner

St. Louis

Brian Medich
Senior Associate

Washington, D.C.

Gil McNeish has focused the majority of his 37-year law practice in the areas of land use, zoning, and environmental matters, serving clients from both the public and private sectors.

As a trial attorney and civil litigator, Megan Meadows is committed to successfully resolving her clients’ employment, business, and insurance litigation needs.

Brian Medich regularly handles complex matters involving patent, trademark, copyright, and contractual disputes, providing proactive counsel to protect and maximize value through the full life cycle of products, services, and ideas. He brings proven experience with large corporations with expansive IP portfolios in addition to individual inventors and entrepreneurs.

Jason M. Medley
Partner

Houston

Ayesha Mehdi
Partner

Las Vegas

Shelby Menard
Senior Associate

Plano

Jason Medley helps banks and other financial institutions structure transactions in a manner that enables them to be efficiently closed, allowing for key stakeholders to maximize benefits and avoid unnecessary delays or costs. His work fully encompasses all aspects of contract negotiations, workouts, intercreditor relations, and secured party collections.

Ayesha Mehdi, Esq., is a respected health care attorney based in Las Vegas with extensive experience in regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. As a partner with Spencer Fane’s health care group, she advises health care professionals and closely-held businesses on corporate, regulatory, and licensure issues, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Shelby Menard is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity groups in the firm’s Plano office. She assists her clients through the litigation process in a wide range of commercial litigation cases and also regularly coaches businesses through complex data incidents and privacy compliance issues.

Brandon R. Meredith
Partner

Hendersonville

Jessica Merrigan
Partner

Kansas City, Overland Park

Richard (Dick) Mersman
Of Counsel

St. Louis

Brandon R. Meredith helps individuals and companies across a spectrum of industries create comprehensive estate plans, navigate complex litigation, and find creative solutions to contract disputes. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, landlord / tenant, and estate planning and administration.

Jessica Merrigan is a partner in the Kansas City and Overland Park offices of Spencer Fane and currently serves as its Co-Chair of the Environment and Energy Practice Group. She counsels clients on environmental matters regarding regulatory requirements and represents them in litigation of environmental claims, including contribution claims under the federal Superfund law.

Dick Mersman focuses on maximizing the value of his clients’ real estate assets through development, acquisition, financing (conventional, tax exempt, and public incentives), leasing, and ultimately disposition.

Spencer Fane attorney Stewart Mesher

Spencer Fane attorney Stewart Mesher

Stewart N. Mesher
Partner

Austin

Marissa R. Milazzo
Associate

Tampa

Jaime Millán
Mexican Foreign Legal Consultant

Phoenix

Stewart Mesher represents and counsels clients in litigation and transactions related to intellectual property, portfolio management, patents, copyrights, unfair competition, and Internet domain name rights, as well as for trademark prosecution and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

Marissa Milazzo is a transactional attorney, focusing primarily on real estate transactions and corporate matters. Marissa represents individuals, companies, developers, and homebuilders through all aspects of their commercial real estate transactions.

Jaime Millán provides domestic and international businesses of all sizes responsive day-to-day legal advice on all aspects of corporate law, allowing clients to maintain successful operations and realize growth and expansion opportunities.

Beth Miller
Of Counsel

Overland Park

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Miller

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Miller

Brian Miller
Partner

Salt Lake City

David Miller
Partner

Denver

Beth Miller is a member of the Employee Benefits team. She helps clients by identifying practical solutions to a wide variety of legal matters in the areas of employer-sponsored retirement plans, executive compensation, fiduciary obligations, and advisory services.

Brian Miller has defended health care providers for over 25 years against the full range of medical malpractice claims, including high-damage claims involving catastrophic injuries, life care plans, and childbirth injury claims, which are considered the most difficult and potentially the most expensive claims.

David M. Miller works closely with individuals and companies, providing guidance and counsel in all aspects of bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. All clients, both debtors and creditors, benefit from David’s extensive knowledge and experience in bankruptcy and related matters.

H. Michael Miller
Of Counsel

Denver

Natalie Miller
Of Counsel

Overland Park

Peter (Pete) Mirakian III
Partner

Kansas City

H. Michael Miller helps his institutional lender clients provide financing for real estate development. He has had a hand in the development of many commercial, retail, and multi-family projects in the Denver area, as well as other cities throughout the country.

Natalie Miller advises benefit plan providers, administrators, and employers on matters related to ERISA and the tax code that impact employer sponsored benefit plans. She proactively helps clients navigate the complex regulatory requirements governing employee benefit plans by partnering on an array of matters including day-to-day plan administration, plan governance, and correction of operational issues. Natalie also regularly assists clients in drafting governing plan documents and communications, and negotiating service provider agreements.

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

Amy K. Mistler
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Amy Mitchell

Spencer Fane attorney Amy Mitchell

Amy L. Mitchell
Of Counsel

Houston

Kelly Mooney
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Amy maintains a strong commercial real estate practice representing developers, investors, lenders, and borrowers in all types of real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development, sale, exchange, financing, and leasing of office, retail, multifamily, hotel, and industrial properties. She regularly counsels clients on issues related to zoning, finance, land development, appurtenant rights, and the subdivision of property.

Amy Mitchell represents clients through a wide range of personal injury, construction defect, and commercial litigation matters, effectively managing all aspects of casework from inception to conclusion. During nearly four decades as an attorney, she has handled more than 3,000 litigation cases and successfully tried over 80 trials by utilizing her multifaceted skills as a powerful trial advocate and certified arbitrator to achieve favorable outcomes both in and out of the courtroom.

Kelly Mooney provides clients with focused counsel on all matters related to federal taxation with an understanding that tax issues impact virtually every aspect of business, investment, and personal wealth management. She works collaboratively with attorneys in other practice groups to structure transactions that comply with federal tax law, offer tax relief when applicable, and provide tax-efficient results for her clients.

Spencer Fane attorney John Moore

Spencer Fane attorney John Moore

John R. Moore
Partner

St. Louis

William E. Morfey
Partner

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Heather Morris

Spencer Fane attorney Heather Morris

Heather M. Morris
Partner

Kansas City

John Moore regularly serves as lead corporate and M&A counsel for search fund, private equity-backed, and self-funded entrepreneurs, as well as traditional private equity funds and family offices. Employing his background in economics and strong, sensible legal knowledge, John is adept at formulating strategic plans for clients and managing a team of attorneys and support staff to effectively and efficiently meet his clients’ goals.

William Morfey counsels business leaders through a broad range of commercial litigation, trial, and arbitration matters. These matters include contract disputes, business torts, construction litigation, and securities arbitration. He constantly strives to obtain practical solutions to his clients’ legal issues while remaining a tenacious advocate, and he has handled a number of complex business litigation cases involving issues ranging from partnership disputes and recovery of fraudulently transferred assets, to piercing the corporate veil and real estate fraud.

Heather Morris is a member of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of transactional and regulatory banking matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, workouts, bankruptcy, and corporate trust.

Matthew (Matt) Morrison
Of Counsel

Denver

Jeremy A. Moseley
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney John Mowbray

Spencer Fane attorney John Mowbray

John H. Mowbray
Partner

Las Vegas

Matthew (Matt) Morrison advises and represents employers on the full spectrum of critical labor and employment matters, helping his clients minimize the risk of costly and potentially damaging litigation by providing preventive counsel.

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.

A distinguished member of Nevada’s legal community and second-generation lawyer in the state, John Mowbray concentrates his practice on commercial litigation as well as real estate and ethics and professional responsibility.

Shilee T. Mullin
Of Counsel

Omaha

Loren E. Mulraine
Of Counsel

Nashville

Casey P. Murray
Partner

Kansas City

Shilee Mullin is a civil and commercial litigator, representing businesses and individuals across a wide spectrum of disputes, including creditors’ rights and banking law. She represents clients in areas including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and a wide variety of state statutes.

Loren E. Mulraine merges an understanding of the creative elements of the entertainment and media industries with legal and business skills to protect his clients’ intellectual property, build their business enterprises, and advocate for social justice.

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.