Professionals

All-star legal talent without the all-star attitudes

Find a Professional

Total: 36 results

Andy G. Anderson
Partner

Phoenix

602.333.5447

David Brininger
Senior Associate

Houston

713.212.2680

Kelly A. Campbell
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8885

Andy Anderson helps clients, from negotiation to closing, in corporate transactions such as debt and equity financings and M&A, allowing them to execute with purpose and speed.

See full bio

David Brininger represents clients across a broad range of industries through consumer and commercial litigation and related appeals. His experience includes all phases of litigation in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration proceedings. He holds a certification as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for European law (CIPP/E).

See full bio

Kelly Campbell is an accomplished trial attorney and veteran who counsels her clients to make the best decisions to reach their business goals. She tries cases when her clients want to be vindicated in a court of law, and she resolves cases when her clients decide it’s the right business decision.

See full bio

Matthew Cavanaugh
Associate

Minneapolis

612.268.7049

Christine Chasse
Associate

Plano, Dallas

214.459.5884

Shelli J. Clarkston
Of Counsel

Kansas City

816.292.8893

Matthew Cavanaugh focuses his practice on addressing the full range of litigation risks businesses of all types might encounter in the course of normal operations or due to unforeseen and complicated circumstances. He provides thoughtful and aggressive advocacy to achieve favorable outcomes in state and federal courts, as well as pursuing alternative dispute resolution when beneficial. This includes an intentional focus on strategies to win or favorably resolve disputes while avoiding potentially lengthy and expensive litigation proceedings.

See full bio

Christine collaborates with small and large institutions in industries such as health care, finance, and education. She utilizes her extensive frontline healthcare experience to assess and successfully resolve professional liability claims for hospital systems and providers. Christine, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), guides her clients with regulatory and compliance enforcement actions and advises on technological issues including cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and cyber incident response matters such as actual or potential HIPAA breaches and data security incidents. She also creates compliance programs, policies, and performs internal investigations on behalf of clients of all sizes.

See full bio

Shelli Clarkston provides financial institutions of all sizes with proactive legal counsel on regulatory and compliance matters, allowing them to conduct business and complete transactions with more precision, speed, and cost-efficiency.

See full bio

Jennifer (Jen) Coleman
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

408.918.2805

Jon L. Farnsworth
Partner

Tampa, Minneapolis

612.268.7018

Elizabeth Fast
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8861

Jen Coleman is a trial attorney who regularly advises and represents employers of all sizes on a variety of day-to-day legal issues. Within her active labor and employment law practice, she adeptly navigates employment counseling, guidance, and risk assessment throughout the employee life cycle, specifically focusing on matters relating to company policies and procedures, hiring, management, discipline, termination, and defense of claims and / or charges brought by employees post-departure.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Elizabeth Fast is a partner at Spencer Fane in the Banking and Financial Services group. For more than 20 years, she has been counseling banks, holding companies and other financial institutions on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters.

See full bio

David E. Funkhouser III
Partner

Phoenix

602.333.5451

Leslie A. Greathouse
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8115

Stacy Harper
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5120

David Funkhouser counsels clients in complex commercial litigation matters. He is a deeply trusted advisor to many of the nation’s largest consumer loan servicers, mortgage origination companies, and financial institutions, using a client-centric, results-oriented approach to each and every matter he is entrusted with by his clients. David also routinely handles real estate disputes and contract litigation, as well as fiduciary, trust, and probate litigation. He has also defended clients in multiple class-action lawsuits across the country.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Thomas W. Hayde CIPP/US
Partner

St. Louis

314.333.3921

Donn Herring
Partner

St. Louis

314.333.3966

Brittainy A. Joyner
Associate

Tampa, Houston

813.424.3533

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.

See full bio

Donn Herring helps hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers with a full range of business and regulatory issues. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry, which include physician-hospital joint ventures, physician integration, provider network development, HIPAA compliance program development, and voluntary compliance program development.

See full bio

Brittainy Joyner provides strong and detailed advocacy for her clients, managing complex litigation matters with a focus on commercial and business disputes, employment litigation, data privacy, and financial services. She has extensive experience representing clients in both federal and state courts, navigating all phases of litigation, including advocating and defending in depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and settlement negotiations.

See full bio

Adam M. LaBoda
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8361

Bryant T. Lamer
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8296

Blane R. Markley
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5110

Adam concentrates his practice in the areas of transactional and regulatory banking matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial lending, workouts, bankruptcy, and corporate trust.

See full bio

Bryant Lamer is a trial attorney for financial services and banking class actions, consumer class actions, business disputes, consumer fraud litigation, consumer fraud receiverships, and government and corporate investigations, including embezzlement and company asset recovery. Bryant also counsels clients regarding local, state, and federal regulatory compliance in a variety of industries including, but not limited to, shipping and logistics, manufacturing, mining, automobile leasing and sales, and cannabis.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Hillary R. Martel
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5106

Mitchell (Mitch) Martin
Of Counsel

St. Louis

314.333.3980

Shelby Menard
Senior Associate

Plano

972.324.0352

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.

See full bio

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).

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Karen D. Olson
Partner

Minneapolis

612.268.7020

John Picone
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

408.918.2806

Sarah Porter
Of Counsel

Minneapolis

612.268.7047

Karen D. Olson is an experienced regulatory, compliance, and litigation attorney that uses her significant government and private practice experience to represent her clients. Most recently, Karen served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Minnesota for more than a decade. As Deputy Attorney General, Karen represented the Attorney General, Governor, Legislature, and state agencies and boards on complex and high-profile legal matters.

See full bio

John Picone specializes in complex cases that deviate from standard practices and require meticulous research, comprehensive knowledge, and high-level creativity to protect clients’ interests.

See full bio

With a legal career spanning over a decade, Sarah has established herself as a highly skilled and dedicated technology and licensing attorney that empowers technology-driven businesses to thrive in the digital landscape, ranging from closely held emerging businesses to publicly trade corporations. She has a deep understanding of the intricacies of technology-based agreements and has successfully represented SaaS companies, resellers, and e-commerce providers, guiding them through the complexities of licensing agreements, intellectual property protection, and compliance matters.

See full bio

Andrew R. (Andy) Ramirez
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5161

Julie A. Roth-Ramirez
Partner

Overland Park

913.327.5158

Kelley V. Rowan
Associate

Denver

303.839.3759

Andy Ramirez is a corporate attorney who helps directors, trustees, and administrators of health systems navigate a wide range of complex transactional and regulatory issues challenging the health care industry. He serves as independent general counsel to his clients advising them on strategic planning, clinical integration, governance, and compliance with day-to-day legal operational requirements.

See full bio

Julie Roth-Ramirez helps health care providers through a variety of transactional and regulatory matters. Julie represents large health systems, hospitals, and physician practices, and counsels clients on the sale, acquisition, and development of complex joint ventures. With more than 15 years of experience, Julie regularly helps her clients by negotiating and drafting hospital-physician affiliation documents, such as employment agreements, professional services agreements, physician recruitment agreements, and clinical co-management agreements.

See full bio

Kelley Rowan guides a diverse range of clients through complex transactions, commercial agreements, and governance issues. With a markedly high attention to detail, she creates comprehensive, personalized estate plans, working diligently to tailor wills, powers of attorney, and end-of-life care plans to address each clients’ unique needs, honor all personal wishes, and effectively manage assets.

See full bio

Jeremy D. Rucker
Partner

Plano

214.459.5880

Spencer Fane attorney Alexandra Samafalova

Alexandra Samofalova
Senior Associate

Santa Monica (Los Angeles)

424.428.1129

Ben Shantz
Partner

Springfield

417.888.1022

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).

See full bio

Alexandra’s practice encompasses data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, real estate, corporate, and business law. She provides strategic legal counsel to corporations, nonprofits, management companies, developers, contractors, and other professionals, helping them navigate complex evolving legal and regulatory landscapes.

See full bio

Ben Shantz is a trial attorney and counselor who helps his clients by fighting for their interests both in and out of court so they can focus on growing their businesses. Ben has a reputation for providing practical legal advice that enables clients to make real-time, critical business decisions. He uses his experience in the courtroom to help clients prevent litigation in the first place and best position them when disputes do arise by drafting a wide range of contracts to better protect their interests on the front-end.

See full bio

Elizabeth A. (Beth) Siemer
Partner

St. Louis

314.333.3806

Shawn Tuma
Partner

Dallas, Plano

972.324.0317

Julia M. Vander Weele
Partner

Kansas City

816.292.8182

Beth Siemer is a pragmatic health care attorney who advises individuals and organizations navigating complex state and federal laws that govern transactions, compliance, and reimbursement. Working with various providers, payers, benefit managers, and vendors in the health care space, she offers practical tools, actionable advice, and customized solutions that allow her clients to keep the focus on innovating and providing high quality products and services.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Julia Vander Weele is an employee benefits attorney who also serves as Office Managing Partner of the Spencer Fane Kansas City office.

See full bio

Natalie Soas Washington
Senior Associate

Dallas

214.459.5891

David L. (Dave) Wing
Partner

Overland Park, Kansas City

913.327.5143

Gary J. Zimmerman
Of Counsel

Houston

713.212.2612

Natalie S. Washington is a trial lawyer who works tirelessly for her clients so they can get back to business. She is known for her relentless pursuit of success which she achieves through creative thinking at the inception of a case and tailored strategy. Natalie is as enthusiastic about courtroom resolution as she is about achieving favorable results one-on-one with the opposition.

See full bio

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.

See full bio

Gary Zimmerman assists clients in family law, mediation, and civil litigation. He is a certified mediator and trained in collaborative law as a means of achieving resolution.

See full bio

Professionals

All-star legal talent without the all-star attitudes

Find a Professional

Practice

Industry

Office

Title

School

Bar Admission

Court Admissions

A-Z