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Sandberg Phoenix Welcomes Three Associates
The firm welcomes new associates Tamar Hodges, Caroline Leritz and Jacob Grimes. Tamar, a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, also is a licensed nurse with more than five years of experience in nursing. Caroline and Jacob are both 2017 graduates of Saint Louis University School of Law.
Jake Thessen Chosen for Missouri Bar Leadership Academy
The Missouri Bar Association Leadership Academy has tapped Sandberg Phoenix Associate Jake Thessen to join its 2017-2018 class of the Missouri Bar’s Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy, developed in 2000, focuses on training, recruiting and retaining young or recently admitted lawyers (under age 40 or less than 10 years of practice) for leadership positions in…
Sandberg Phoenix Welcomes Three Attorneys
Continuing the trend of steady growth, the firm welcomes three attorneys today: Counsel Lynn Russell joins the firm’s Kansas City office. Lynn has more than 30 years of transactional and finance experience, focusing her practice on commercial real estate development. Associate Zach Merkle, a graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law joins Sandberg…
Aaron French Quoted On L.A. Lakers Case
Business Litigation Practice Group Leader Aaron French weighed in on a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court that protects insurers in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases. The matter involved a Los Angeles Lakers basketball fan who sued the team after he texted a message to be placed on the team’s scoreboard during a game….
Sandberg Phoenix Welcomes Rick Katz and James Neeld
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. announced today that Rick Katz, founder of The Katz Law Firm of Kansas City, and James Neeld, also of The Katz Law Firm, have joined Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard. Rick and James have decades of experience in complex transactional work focusing primarily on matters in the region, representing…
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard Welcomes Christi Swick
Sandberg Phoenix’s Labor and Employment Group welcomes Counsel Christi Swick, a litigator with 15 years of experience in a broad range of labor issues. Christi, a graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law, has experience in representing clients in matters before state and federal courts, proceedings heard by state departments of labor and has…
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard Welcomes Ashley Walker
Sandberg Phoenix is welcoming Associate Ashley Walker, a litigator with experience in toxic tort litigation and criminal prosecution. In addition to her trial experience, Ashley, a graduate of the Saint Louis University School of Law, served in a legal internship with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri during law school. She is a member of the Missouri…
Sandberg Phoenix Awarded Exceptional Supporter of Inclusive Practices
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. has been awarded “Exceptional Supporter of Inclusive Practices” by Accommodations for Success in St. Louis City for its efforts in building a diverse workforce. In March 2017, Sandberg Phoenix hired their first employee, a Library Assistant in the Sandberg Phoenix law library, through St. Louis Arc. Sandberg Phoenix will…
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard Welcomes Brandy Simpson
Sandberg Phoenix’s Medical Malpractice Group welcomes Associate Brandy Simpson to the group. Brandy, a graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, has more than a decade of experience in all phases of litigation and has worked with physicians, hospital administrators and insurance adjusters, conducting extensive medical research in working with clients. Brandy will…
The Community Association Lawyers and Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. Join Forces
Sandberg Phoenix and Community Association Lawyers have joined forces, giving the firm’s clients an increased range of services centered on handling matters for condominium and homeowners associations. Community Associations Lawyers attorneys Todd J. Billy and Jason C. Schmidt focus their practice on representing these associations and cooperatives throughout Missouri and Illinois, and are active members…