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Wale Akinmoladun
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Laura Alaniz

Spencer Fane attorney Laura Alaniz

Laura Alaniz
Partner

Houston

Hilary Allen
Partner

Oklahoma City

Wale Akinmoladun represents school districts, health and commercial insurance companies, employers, and other businesses and individuals involved in state and federal litigation, and administrative fair hearing appeals. He also works to settle differences by using dispute resolution to anticipate, avoid, and resolve litigation.

Laura Alaniz supports businesses as an experienced adviser and proven litigator in all aspects of labor and employment law, allowing executives, managers, and HR professionals to keep the focus on efficient and accommodating operations.

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.

Spencer Fane attorney Dina Aouad

Spencer Fane attorney Dina Aouad

Dina G. Aouad
Associate

Phoenix

J. Nick (Nick) Badgerow
Partner

Overland Park

Mavish Bana
Senior Associate

Plano, Dallas

Dina focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, as well as labor and employment matters, and is experienced in all aspects of case management, research, and legal document production. She develops meaningful client relationships through an emphasis on understanding overall business operations and her clients’ unique goals and objectives when facing complex legal challenges.

Nick Badgerow is a trial lawyer with more than 48 years of experience trying complex and difficult cases throughout the Midwest, and has tried more than 50 jury trials in the Kansas City area alone. He also frequently serves as a construction arbitrator and mediator, and a consultant and expert witness on legal ethics.

Mavish Bana focuses her practice on a wide range of complex commercial litigation and labor and employment matters. She is experienced in counseling on matters involving breach of contract, fraud and other business torts, temporary and permanent injunctive relief, racketeering, antitrust, product liability, franchisor/franchisee disputes, labor and employment, deceptive trade practices, non-competition, and theft and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Spencer Fane attorney Randy Bartell

Spencer Fane attorney Randy Bartell

Randy S. Bartell
Partner

Santa Fe

Michael Belo
Of Counsel

Denver

Carmellia C. Boyer
Of Counsel

Houston

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.

Michael J. Belo helps employers navigate the complexities of labor and employment law through thoughtful legal guidance, development, and refinement of employee handbooks and policies, and skilled representation in litigation when it becomes necessary.

Carmellia Boyer focuses her practice on trial and appellate litigation as well as labor and employment law.

Spencer Fane attorney Jeremy Brenner

Spencer Fane attorney Jeremy Brenner

Jeremy M. Brenner
Partner

St. Louis

Andrew C. (Drew) Brought
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Kelly Campbell

Spencer Fane attorney Kelly Campbell

Kelly A. Campbell
Partner

Kansas City

Jeremy Brenner advises employers and managers on all aspects of employment law focused on preventing and avoiding employee disputes. He has served as a strategic business partner to employers for more than 16 years, both as an HR consultant and as an employment attorney. He focuses extensively on cases under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and similar state wage laws and has successfully defended wage and hour matters in state and federal courts across the U.S.

Andrew Brought counsels manufacturers, industrial clients, and businesses with complex environmental (EPA) and workplace safety (OSHA) challenges. A dependable and responsive advocate, he offers pragmatic and business-focused solutions to help his clients achieve their goals.

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.

Merritt B. Chastain III
Partner

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Spencer Fane attorney Jennifer Coleman

Jennifer (Jen) Coleman
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

James A. Crumlin Jr.
Partner

Nashville

Merritt Chastain provides proactive traditional labor and employment counseling and handles related administrative proceedings and litigation, helping his clients first avoid workplace disputes and potentially costly mistakes, then successfully resolve matters in and out of court when necessary to minimize liability and financial exposure.

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.

James Crumlin helps clients navigate the corporate legal landscape and avoid costly mistakes, so employers can focus on running successful operations. He concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment law, business and corporate law, litigation and dispute resolution, and entertainment and media law.

Spencer Fane attorney Shelly Dalrymple

Spencer Fane attorney Shelly Dalrymple

Shelly L. Dalrymple
Partner

Santa Fe

Shannon Forth Davies
Partner

Oklahoma City

Katherine (Kate) Davis
Associate

Kansas City

Shelly has more than 30 years of experience helping clients in complex litigation situations, with a strong background in multi-district litigation and class action defense. She has developed a focus on process and efficiency in dealing with large scale litigation. With a current emphasis on environmental litigation, Shelly handles CERCLA litigation, environmental nuisance, oil and gas industry environmental impacts, and federal and state compliance issues relating to air quality, water quality, noise pollution, and hazardous waste. She works closely with technical experts in investigations, analysis, compliance, and the crafting of experts’ reports in the environmental and natural resources arenas.

With over 20 years of experience as a litigator, Shannon Davies focuses on complex litigation. She helps clients successfully resolve disputes that others may deem difficult to quantify, challenging to explain, or too complicated to tackle. She is adept at uncovering every facet of a case, developing a detailed tactical plan, and crafting a story that will achieve results.

Katherine Davis provides critical guidance for labor and employment clients so they can productively operate their businesses with minimal employee and compliance issues. This includes advising and structuring effective human resources staff, developing company-wide best practices, mitigating potential challenges and disputes, and preventing serious legal matters.

Michael F. (Mike) Delaney
Partner

Kansas City

Joshua C. (Josh) Dickinson
Partner

Omaha

Spencer Fane attorney Tom Edwards

Spencer Fane attorney Tom Edwards

F. Thomas (Tom) Edwards
Partner

Las Vegas

Mike Delaney has represented management in traditional labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, grievances and arbitrations, and union campaigns and matters before the National Labor Relations Board for more than 39 years.

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.

Tom Edwards has extensive experience advising a wide array of businesses – including banks, real estate developers, property managers, medical providers, entertainment venues, and sports marketing companies – on complex business disputes and resolutions. Much of his practice focuses on contract-based issues related to real estate, partner disputes, and business dissolution matters. Tom strives to understand his clients’ business objectives so he can craft efficient and creative legal solutions.

Chase Fann
Partner

Nashville

Ronald L. Fano
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Loren Foy

Spencer Fane attorney Loren Foy

Loren Foy
Of Counsel

Kansas City

Chase Fann is a partner in the firm’s Nashville Office, where he represents individual and business clients in civil and criminal litigation. Chase is a passionate litigator with diverse experience across a variety of practice areas in both civil and criminal law. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts at the trial and appellate level in contract disputes, partnership disputes, employment claims (including discrimination, retaliation, and FLSA), entertainment matters, state criminal defense, and white-collar criminal defense. Chase leverages this depth of knowledge and broad exposure across practice areas to serve as practical and effective counsel for a diverse variety of clients.

Ron Fano helps public entities such as metropolitan districts, intergovernmental authorities, fire protection districts, water and sanitation districts, and business improvement districts to ensure that they are run properly and are able to address the short and long term operation and maintenance of their public facilities, services, and programs for the benefit of their property owners and residents.

Loren Foy employs a range of professional experience in the legal industry to help executives and HR professionals proactively identify risks and equip clients with tools intentionally designed to prevent employment disputes and avoid legal claims, allowing the focus to remain on running a successful business.

Spencer Fane attorney George Freedman

Spencer Fane attorney George Freedman

George S. Freedman
Partner

Oklahoma City

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Arthur D. Gregg
Partner

St. Louis

Peg Donahue Hall
Of Counsel

Plano, Dallas

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.

Arthur Gregg helps clients navigate the complexity and uncertainty of litigation. Whether counseling an established corporation or an individual stepping into a courtroom for the very first time, Arthur works with his clients to make sure they are fully informed and best-positioned to obtain a victory at trial.

Peg Donahue Hall has spent her legal career working hand in glove with clients to counsel them in assessing risk and efficiently resolving thorny business and legal issues – whether by negotiation, litigation, or other dispute resolution mechanisms. Peg’s work spans a broad base of industries. She has represented companies offering products and services in the life sciences, telecommunications and technology, real estate, insurance, automotive, hospitality, and finance and banking sectors.

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Hatley

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Hatley

W. Joseph (Joe) Hatley
Partner

Kansas City

William J. (Paz) Haynes III
Partner

Nashville

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Herold

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Herold

Richard H. (Rick) Herold
Partner

Phoenix

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.

William J. (Paz) Haynes III serves as the Public Trustee for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, where he oversees, administers, and manages assets held in trusts, estates, conservatorships and guardianships over several states. He maintains a portfolio of inter vivos trusts and testamentary trusts. Paz also maintains a practice drawing on his extensive experience in labor and employment and health care law, representing clients before a variety of regulatory boards, including the Board of Medical Examiners, and other administrative agencies.

Rick Herold has more than 30 years of experience as a litigator and trial attorney, excelling in efficiently resolving complex commercial disputes across a range of industries including financial services, health care, real estate, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and securities. He is known for his creative, constructive, and practical approach to problem-solving for banks, shareholders, employers and property owners, often resulting in expedited proceedings to appoint a receiver, enjoin misconduct, address real property or shareholder rights, or recover confidential information or trade secrets removed from the workplace.

Stephanie M. Hiquiana
Associate

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Helen Holden

Spencer Fane attorney Helen Holden

Helen Holden
Partner

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney Kami Hoskins

Spencer Fane attorney Kami Hoskins

Kami M. Hoskins
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Stephanie Hiquiana represents companies in employment law matters, carefully navigating obstacles that may lead to disputes and providing full-service coverage through diligent day-to-day counsel, long-term compliance strategies, and, when necessary, litigation.

Helen Holden is dedicated to providing practical solutions for employers, helping them navigate the complexities of federal and state employment laws. With more than 30 years of experience in management-side employment law, she offers valuable advice and training on human resource issues. Helen is a strategic partner to her clients in a variety of industries, and is known for her ability to address and resolve workplace challenges effectively. Her approach ensures that businesses of all sizes can maintain a positive and compliant company culture.

Kami Hoskins creates and implements effective solutions for employers navigating complex labor and employment law issues, providing meticulous defense in state and federal courts as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.

Joseph H. (Joe) Hunt
Of Counsel

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Sam Jackson

Spencer Fane attorney Sam Jackson

Samuel L. (Sam) Jackson
Partner

Nashville

Paul Jacobson
Partner

Kansas City

Joseph (Joe) Hunt is an experienced business partner and go-to attorney for labor and employment matters. He has a track record of success representing employers across the country in complex labor and employment disputes.

Sam Jackson provides proactive legal counsel to business management leaders in human resources counseling, employment litigation, and traditional labor law, identifying risks, and equipping clients with the tools necessary to minimize the time and resources spent on costly litigation. He practices in the areas of labor and employment and education law, focusing on a variety of legal issues including employment of licensed and classified employees, employee contracts, employee and student discipline, employee and student rights, special education and disability accommodation, First Amendment issues, sexual harassment and civil rights matters, desegregation, tort liability, school finance and taxation, and school construction.

Paul guides businesses through their environmental and workplace safety legal challenges involving the EPA, OSHA, state environmental and workplace safety agencies, and private third parties.

Brittainy A. Joyner
Associate

Tampa, Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Amy Knapp

Spencer Fane attorney Amy Knapp

Amy C. Knapp
Of Counsel

Denver

James S. Korte
Senior Associate

Denver

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.

Amy Knapp conceptualizes, designs, and activates legal strategies designed to achieve outcomes aligned with client business objectives and goals, minimizing financial and reputational risks and exposure.

James Korte’s practice focuses on all aspects of traditional labor relations and state and federal employment law. Specifically, he provides clients with strategic labor relations workforce planning and union-avoidance, labor-related litigation, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) representation proceedings unfair labor practice charges, and arbitrations. He also regularly represents employers in state and federal employment law cases involving discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour claims, among others.

Spencer Fane attorney David Law

Spencer Fane attorney David Law

David S. Law
Associate

Denver

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman
Partner

Kansas City

Larry R. Martinez
Of Counsel

Denver

David helps companies of all sizes resolve complex employment and labor issues so they can focus on achieving their business goals. He advises clients on employee terminations, wage and hour compliance, leave laws, disability accommodations, mass layoffs, and other day-to-day employment issues. David also drafts and revises employee handbooks, policies, and contracts (including nondisclosure agreements, executive compensation agreements, and severance agreements), tailoring each document to minimize risk for his clients and prevent lawsuits down the road.

Stephanie Lovett-Bowman is a litigator and counselor. She specializes in helping schools and other employers resolve disputes and implement best practices to avoid risk and conflict. Her goal is to help schools maximize their time and resources so they can focus on what they do best, educating students.

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.

Charlotte McEwen
Senior Associate

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Sonja McGill

Spencer Fane attorney Sonja McGill

Sonja McGill
Partner

Dallas

Megan D. Meadows
Partner

St. Louis

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.

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

Matthew (Matt) Morrison
Of Counsel

Denver

Shilee T. Mullin
Of Counsel

Omaha

Casey P. Murray
Partner

Kansas City

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.

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.

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.

Spencer Fane attorney Elaisha Nandrajog

Spencer Fane attorney Elaisha Nandrajog

Elaisha Nandrajog
Of Counsel

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Victoria Narezo
Associate

Houston

M. Elizabeth (Beth) Nillen
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Elaisha represents employers in a wide range of matters in state courts and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies, providing preventative counsel that helps successfully resolve litigious matters.

Victoria Narezo focuses her practice on a variety of commercial, employment, and general litigation matters. She provides preventive counsel and litigates disputes on behalf of public and private employers in federal and state courts. Victoria has experience at every stage of litigation, from pre-trial proceedings through trial and appeal.

Elizabeth Nillen combines more than 15 years of employment law background, her recent experience as an ICU nurse, and knowledge as a health care lawyer to investigate employment claims for various health care companies. Beth also handles day-to-day legal affairs for her clients, representing them in all facets of the employment relationship in addition to their health care law-related concerns.

Kristen M. O'Neal
Of Counsel

Springfield

Nathan A. (Nate) Orr
Partner

Kansas City

James S. (Jim) Patterson
Of Counsel

Plano

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.

Jim Patterson combines his diverse legal background and experience as a CPA to help clients across a broad spectrum of corporate and business legal issues. Many of his clients are small business owners and he takes pride in helping them grow from startup to stability. He has worked with clients on a wide range of matters including real estate, employment law, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and mergers and acquisitions.

Madison Perry
Of Counsel

Kansas City

Brian Peterson
Of Counsel

Kansas City

Brian C. Poldrack
Of Counsel

Houston

Madison Perry is a member of the Spencer Fane Litigation and Dispute Resolution, K-12 Education Law, and Labor and Employment practice groups.

Brian Peterson helps businesses, both large and small, avoid employment-related lawsuits by drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and policies, and conducting employee training programs.

Brian Poldrack guides clients through all aspects of civil litigation, appeals, and alternative dispute resolution. With experience in complex civil trials, arbitration, mediation, and appeals, he concentrates on the most effective and beneficial method of resolving his clients’ civil disputes.

Spencer Fane attorney Courtney Powell

Spencer Fane attorney Courtney Powell

Courtney Davis Powell
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Spencer Fane attorney Servando Sandoval

Servando Sandoval
Partner

San Jose (Silicon Valley)

Paul D. Satterwhite
Partner

Springfield

Courtney Davis Powell focuses on litigation. She helps clients resolve disputes so that they may focus their energies on other matters. She is skilled at uncovering the issues and facts in a case, developing a strategic plan, and crafting a story to achieve the desired results. Her practice is wide ranging, including business litigation, employment law, and constitutional law.

Servando R. Sandoval represents both for-profit and non-profit owners, property managers and developers, employers, and other businesses and individuals involved in state and federal litigation and administrative hearings. He also provides guidance to his clients in all aspects of day-to-day employment issues, including but not limited to discrimination, sexual harassment, leaves of absence, and wage and hour claims.

Paul Satterwhite helps employers interpret and understand the constantly changing landscape of employment laws to help the employers he works with manage their employment law risks. He focuses his practice on risk management so that the employers he works with can focus their efforts more on the operation of their businesses and less on the management of employment disputes and legal claims.

David Schatz
Partner

Kansas City

Mike Seitz
Partner

Kansas City

Kunal Shah
Partner

Plano, Dallas

David Schatz leads the firm’s Construction group and assists contractors, owners, and design professionals with all phases of the construction process. David drafts and negotiates contracts, advises clients on day-to-day business ventures, tries lawsuits, and is involved in arbitrations.

Mike Seitz is an experienced trial lawyer who helps clients navigate complex civil litigation and appellate matters throughout the country. He has handled cases with claims exceeding several billion dollars in potential liability and has experience in many areas affecting business clients, including ownership disputes, copyright and trade secret litigation, professional malpractice, fraud and unfair competition, racketeering, the False Claims Act, real estate disputes, and employment litigation.

Kunal Shah provides clients collaborative and proactive counsel, helping identify and avoid legal exposure while simultaneously best positioning them to successfully resolve litigious matters in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Spencer Fane attorney Nathan Skeen

Spencer Fane attorney Nathan Skeen

Nathan Skeen
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Erik O. Solverud
Partner

St. Louis

Spencer Fane attorney Anton Stewart

Spencer Fane attorney Anton Stewart

Anton Stewart
Senior Associate

Houston

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.

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.

Anton Stewart focuses his practice on a broad spectrum of labor and employment matters. He provides comprehensive, management-centered counsel to public and private clients and handles employment disputes in state and federal agencies, courts, and arbitration tribunals.

Bethany M. Stewart
Associate

Nashville

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Vasquez

Spencer Fane attorney Rick Vasquez

Richard A. (Rick) Vazquez
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Tracey R. Wallace
Partner

Dallas

Bethany Stewart leads critical efforts to help her clients identify potential legal exposure and liability, aiding them in developing legal strategies for litigation scenarios and assisting them in resolving and managing critical litigation matters. She concentrates her law practice in the civil and business litigation areas, with a focus on trade secrets and labor and employment.

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.

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.

Robert M. (Rob) Warzel
Senior Associate

Phoenix

DeAndrea C. Washington
Partner

Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Tamara Hyndman

Spencer Fane attorney Tamara Hyndman

Tamara H. Waters
Associate

Dallas

Rob Warzel’s practice encompasses all aspects of human resources counseling, employment litigation, and traditional labor law, helping businesses identify risks and equipping them with the tools necessary to minimize the time and resources spent on legal matters. He works with clients ranging from large enterprises to sole proprietorships in complex matters involving breach of contract, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, fraud, negligence, and more.

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.

Tamara Waters focuses her practice on civil and commercial litigation, as well as labor and employment matters. She has experience in all aspects of case management, research, and legal document production. Tamara develops meaningful client relationships and focuses on learning the client’s specific goals and needs.

Jonathon (Jon) Watson
Partner

Denver

Doug Weems
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Ruthie White

Spencer Fane attorney Ruthie White

Ruthie White
In Memoriam (1957 – 2023)

Houston

Jonathon (Jon) Watson represents clients with a singular focus: to serve as a solutions-oriented business partner for employers facing labor and employment issues. What sets Jon apart is his drive to learn clients’ businesses and to give advice based on their unique circumstances and strategic priorities. Jon does more than simply tell clients what “can” and “cannot” be done; he helps clients assess and balance risk to meet each challenge. With a local and national practice, Jon assists businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies to mitigate risk and deliver results that align with their specific business operations.

Doug Weems has been involved in a wide variety of business litigation matters. Doug has represented a national health insurance company in a wide variety of employee benefits, contract, antitrust, and general litigation. Doug also has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation, especially covenants not-to-compete and trade secrets litigation. He has been involved in over thirty preliminary injunction hearings.

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.

Sue K. Willman
Partner

Kansas City

David L. (Dave) Wing
Partner

Overland Park, Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Randi Winter

Spencer Fane attorney Randi Winter

Randi Winter
Partner

Minneapolis

Sue Willman is an employment attorney who represents management exclusively on workplace legal issues. She is primarily a preventative employment attorney whose primary focus is to help employers prevent employment-related claims from arising by adopting legally sound, effective, and innovative HR policies, practices, and programs; and make lawful, strategic and practical HR decisions on employee-specific matters that will result in a sound defense position should a claim be asserted.

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.

Randi Winter helps her clients achieve favorable litigation outcomes with respect to business, employment, and licensing disputes. She also represents clients in matters involving health law, labor law, and utility law. She is experienced in all facets of litigation and arbitration, but has particularly enjoyed helping clients, both large and small, obtain trial victories before judges and juries in federal and state court.