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W. Justin Adams
Partner

Nashville

Spencer Fane attorney Vincent Aiello

Spencer Fane attorney Vincent Aiello

Vincent Aiello
Of Counsel

Las Vegas

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Bednar

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Bednar

Joe Bednar
Partner

Jefferson City

Justin Adams assists companies and individuals in corporate, health care, and employment transactions and disputes, often serving an integral role as outside general counsel to help his clients avoid potential legal exposure and successfully resolve litigation efficiently and effectively when necessary. Justin also represents individuals in criminal and civil investigations.

Vincent Aiello helps business owners solve legal problems to secure revenue flow and reduce business risks. As a lawyer and business owner he has firsthand experience handling complex commercial litigation and transactional matters for his clients. His client base spans a broad spectrum of businesses including household-name consumer brands, banks, construction companies, and family ventures. As legal counsel he advises personal family foundations on managing and protecting their wealth. While each of his clients may take on a unique shape or size, they all face complex legal and business challenges, which is precisely where Vincent has focused his commercial legal practice.

Joe Bednar, a registered lobbyist, applies the experience he gained as a member of management in the public and private sectors to assist clients in governmental relations matters. His communication skills and experience in developing government strategies were developed by providing advice to corporate executives and key government officials early in his career. This background provides a unique perspective when analyzing the impact of federal, state and local laws, and regulations on businesses.

Johnny G. Beech
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City

Spencer Fane attorney Dale Burrus

Spencer Fane attorney Dale Burrus

E. Dale Burrus
Partner

Houston

Mark A. Cole
Partner

Overland Park

Johnny Beech has more than 30 years of experience as a litigator focusing on contracts, financial services matters, and trust issues.

E. Dale Burrus has represented health care providers – facilities, physicians, and allied health providers – in all areas of law. She provides clients with counsel in litigation, risk management, peer review, contract review, and payer issues.

Mark is a first-chair trial lawyer handling complex matters for clients in highly regulated industries, including healthcare and financial services. He has extensive experience with individual, class, and consolidated actions in state and federal courts. Mark also represents clients in arbitration before various administrators, including the AAA, JAMS, and AHLA.

Jonathan P. Farmer
Partner

Nashville

Colin P. Goodman
Partner

Houston

Peg Donahue Hall
Of Counsel

Plano, Dallas

Jonathan Farmer obtains the best possible results for clients through zealous advocacy and creative, thoughtful solutions, allowing them to navigate potentially damaging situations through risk mitigation, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense and government investigations, personal injury, wrongful death, and civil litigation.

Colin Goodman defends clients in the health care industry against medical malpractice lawsuits and actions involving peer review. He provides thoughtful and focused advocacy and has successfully defended clients at each stage of the litigation process. Additionally, he advises and represents health care entities and providers regarding compliance with Federal and state law, licensing issues, billing, contract negotiations, and business disputes. He also assists in navigating the unique intricacies of False Claims Act litigation.

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.

Stacy Harper
Partner

Overland Park

William E. (Bill) Hopkins
Partner

Austin, Houston

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson

Spencer Fane attorney Eric Johnson

Eric L. Johnson
Partner

Kansas City

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.

Bill Hopkins helps to protect health care providers and health care companies against the many potential pitfalls in the industry, serving as both an advocate and educator for his clients in administrative law, regulatory defense, compliance, and litigation. He ensures that the legal aspects of health care are covered, so his clients can maintain their focus where it matters most – providing health care.

Eric Johnson, a partner at Spencer Fane, is the co-practice group leader for the Banking and Financial Services Group and practice group leader for the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group.

Aurora Kammerer
Associate

Overland Park

Stacey Garrett Koju
Partner

Nashville

Spencer Fane attorney Andy Lester

Spencer Fane attorney Andy Lester

Andy Lester
Partner

Oklahoma City

Aurora Kammerer provides legal services to clients ranging from large health systems and hospitals to specialty providers and solo physician practices. Her approach to collaborative client service centers on understanding the challenges providers face related to ongoing changes in health care access, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, health information technology, and government fraud investigations. She also regularly facilitates advisement for clients on any type of legal matter a health care operation faces, including litigation and real estate, environmental, and financial matters.

Stacey Garrett Koju provides proactive legal advice on all aspects of critical corporate matters, recognizing each transaction is important to the future of a business and its owners and allowing them to maintain successful operations. She concentrates her law practice in the areas of corporate transactions, labor and employment law, employment practices, health care, and higher education.

Andy Lester has a civil litigation and appellate practice in both state and federal court. His fields of emphasis include complex business, civil rights, commercial, constitutional, and state and local government law.

Blane R. Markley
Partner

Overland Park

Spencer Fane attorney Hal McCard

Spencer Fane attorney Hal McCard

R. Harold (Hal) McCard Jr.
Of Counsel

Nashville

Patrick (Pat) McInerney
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.

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.

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.

Peter (Pete) Mirakian III
Partner

Kansas City

Daniel M. (Dan) Nelson
Partner

Kansas City

Dean Neuwirth
Of Counsel

Denver

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

Dan Nelson leans on his vast experience in business law, prosecution, and case management to provide clients with creative and efficient counsel focusing on complex, high-stakes litigation matters. Dan helps provide his clients with pathways to successful resolutions through preventive measures and the full spectrum of dispute resolution methods.

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

M. Elizabeth (Beth) Nillen
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Karen D. Olson
Partner

Minneapolis

Troy Rackham
Partner

Denver

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.

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.

Troy Rackham defends hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and other health care organizations in a wide variety of matters. He also counsels health care providers and attorneys on regulatory, employment, and ethics matters.

Anna G. Schuler
Senior Associate

Overland Park

Elizabeth A. (Beth) Siemer
Partner

St. Louis

Shawn Tuma
Partner

Dallas, Plano

Anna Schuler is a member of the Spencer Fane Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Anna’s experience includes defending companies in disputes arising from an assortment of state and federal laws. Anna gained valuable litigation experience while clerking for Honorable Sarah L. Cave of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

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.

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.

Edward M. (Ed) Yarbrough
Of Counsel

Nashville

Edward M. “Ed” Yarbrough represents clients in civil and criminal courts, trying cases and negotiating settlements in a wide variety of matters. His experience matches up well with the needs of individuals and businesses who find themselves headed to state or federal court.