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4/4/2013
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP is pleased to announce that Corby Jones will join the firm as an of counsel member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group effective Friday, April 5, 2013. Corby will be specializing in Association Law, an area of historical strength for Spencer Fane.
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4/4/2013
Spencer Fane Partner Josh Dickinson has been elected to the Council of Delegates for ACA International. ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, is the comprehensive, knowledge-based resource for success in the credit and collection industry.
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4/3/2013
Amy Mistler has been recognized as Mentor of the Year for Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) St. Louis. CREW St. Louis, the local chapter of the CREW Network, is comprised of nearly 200 women from all areas of commercial real estate. Known for their educational, social and philanthropic events, CREW is dedicated to advancing the success of women through opportunity, influence and power in the industry.
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3/27/2013
Citing Spencer Fane Britt & Browne's collaborative culture, resources, and complementary practice areas, a group of St. Louis attorneys will join the firm effective immediately. The attorneys, with extensive backgrounds representing tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, come from The Stolar Partnership LLP.
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April 18, 2013
Spencer Fane Partner Gerry Greiman was elected a Vice Chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) at its annual plenum in March 2013, in Washington, D.C. The JCPA is the national public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community. Founded in 1944, and based in New York, the JCPA formulates policy positions and advocates on issues of key importance to the Jewish and general communities. The JCPA works through a network of 14 national and 125 local independent partner agencies.
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3/6/2013
Bryant Lamer, Partner, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP joins an elite group of 36 Missouri business and state leaders chosen to participate in Leadership Missouri, a seven-month leadership enhancement program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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2/21/2013
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP is pleased to announce that Kathleen M. “Kate” Whitby, an Attorney of Counsel in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been named a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Environmental Law by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® and American Lawyer Media.
2/12/2013
Erik Solverud and Thomas Hayde, partners in the St. Louis office, and Mark Thornhill, a partner in Spencer Fane’s Kansas City office, have been honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly Magazine for winning one of the largest defense verdicts in Missouri in 2012.
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2/8/2013
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP has announced that Glenn K. Robbins,  II, a partner in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been named a “Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property” by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell and American Lawyer Media. Robbins is a member of Spencer Fane’s intellectual property and technology practice group. He devotes his practice to all aspects of intellectual property law, including representation of clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; prosecution of patent and trademark applications; appeals, patent and trademark litigation; inter partes actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; licensing; client counseling; and copyright matters.
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1/30/2013
In the era of social media where anyone can be famous for 15 minutes — or longer — the challenge of the Digital Age is keeping stuff private.
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1/23/2013
1/17/2013
12/31/2012
Spencer Fane announced today that Patrick J. Whalen began serving as the new Chairman of the firm. As Chairman, he plays a leading role in providing strategic direction and setting policy. Whalen succeeds Michael F. Saunders, who served 15 years as firm Chairman.
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12/31/2012
Thomas W. Hayde, an associate with Spencer Fane since 2006, was recently elected to the partnership. The promotion is effective on January 1, 2013.
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12/20/2012
Reinhart Foodservice, L.L.C. has announced their recent acquisition of American Meat Company, Inc. (dba American Foodservice).
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12/19/2012
12/18/2012
12/3/2012
In a November 21, 2012 trade publication issued by Bloomberg BNA concerning OSHA’s new hazard communication standard, Andrew Brought, a Partner in Spencer Fane’s Environmental Practice Group, was quoted concerning whether employers should begin the training process now or wait until closer to the December 2013 deadline.
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November 8, 2012
November 8, 2012
10/23/2012
Gilbert F. McNeish is the recipient of The American Planning Association Colorado Chapter President’s Award for meritorious contributions to planning, planning law, effective planning in Colorado.
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10/23/2012
Spencer Fane congratulates 33 of our attorneys selected for inclusion in 2012 Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado Super Lawyers®.
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October 18, 2012
M. Craig Davis, a partner in the Project Solutions and Real Estate Development Group recently graduated from the Leadership Missouri program sponsored by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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October 1, 2012
Spencer Fane is proud to announce that Dave Kight and Brian Christensen have received the Oliver Rasch Award for substantive journalism.
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October 1, 2012
September 28, 2012
Spencer Fane is proud to announce that five attorneys were named to the 2012 Best of the Bar list by the Kansas City Business Journal. The 11th annual Best of the Bar section recognizes outstanding lawyers throughout the Kansas City area as chosen by their peers.
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September 19, 2012
Two Spencer Fane attorneys have been named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyers of the Year.
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September 10, 2012
Denver-based partner, Tom Grimshaw, receives the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Special District Association of Colorado during the SDA Annual Conference.
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9/7/2012
August 29, 2012
The Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) has announced the election of Spencer Fane Partner James T. Price as a Fellow. Membership is by invitation, and members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field. ACOEL members are dedicated to maintaining and improving the ethical practice of environmental law; the administration of justice; and the development of environmental law at both the state and federal level.
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August 28, 2012
Thirty-one Spencer Fane attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
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8/17/2012
Adam LaBoda is featured in Missouri Lawyers Media’s annual pro bono issue. The article highlights Adam’s work to launch the payday loan alternative Fair Community Credit.
8/9/2012
Lisa Epps Dade participated as a panelist on the continuing legal education panel “Bankruptcy Law - Rapid-Fire 4 Minute Tips.”
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July 31, 2012
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP and Grimshaw & Harring, P. C. are pleased to announce the combination of their two firms effective August 1, 2012. The combination affords Spencer Fane a Denver presence and provides Grimshaw & Harring’s clients expanded Midwestern capabilities and a broader range of services.
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July 3, 2012
Eric Johnson has been appointed to the Bankruptcy Bench Bar Committee of the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas for the second time.
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June 21, 2012
June 11, 2012
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne has been recognized as one of the top law firms in the Kansas City region in the 2012 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
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6/6/2012
Spencer Fane partner Lisa Epps Dade will be speaking at the Risk Management Association event on June 13. The panel will address the topic of today's financial crisis.
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5/1/2012
4/24/2012
Citing the firm’s complementary practice areas, resources and collaborative culture, a group of St. Louis attorneys will join Spencer Fane Britt & Browne effective April 24.
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4/11/2012
Spencer Fane Partner Adam LaBoda is named one of Ingram’s 2012 40 Under Forty.
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3/1/2012
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry announces the 2012 Leadership Missouri class.
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1/24/2012
A very important victory for plaintiffs contesting the newly redrawn state Senate maps was won on January 17, 2012 when the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the circuit court to hold a hearing to determine whether the districts drawn meet the State Constitution’s compactness test. The redrawn district was a result of the latest U.S. census.
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1/19/2012
Spencer Fane is one of six private and four public companies highlighted by KC Business Magazine for achieving a reputation of giving back to the community.
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1/3/2012
12/22/2011
Eric Johnson has been elected to a two-year term as President of the Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association.
12/21/2011
Daviess-DeKalb County Regional Jail District refunds Series 2006 Lease Certificates with the help of Spencer Fane.
12/16/2011
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne Chairman Mike Saunders announces the names of five attorneys who will become Partners of the firm on January 1, 2012.
12/16/2011
An appeal to the 2010 Census-based Missouri Congressional redistricting plan has been filed with the state Supreme Court.
12/7/2011
J. Nick Badgerow is the recipient of the 2011 Robert L. Gernon Award for Outstanding Service to Continuing Legal Education in Kansas.
12/5/2011
Kansas City Metropolitian Bar Foundation recognizes Pete Hartweger for his contributions.