Holts Summit Appeals & Appellate Lawyers

I am a personal injury, estate planning, family law, and traffic ticket attorney, and graduated from the William H. Bowen School of Law, in Little Rock, Arkansas. I received my Bachelor of Arts at a small Christian private school, College of the Ozarks, in Point Lookout, Missouri. I currently practice law in Springfield, Missouri, and I enjoy spending time with family in my free time.

Christopher (Chris) Joseph is the Managing Member of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC, where he chairs the firm’s criminal defense practice group. His practice involves criminal defense and civil litigation in federal and state courts across Kansas. Chris defends individuals facing federal criminal charges and high-level state felony charges and counsels individuals and businesses subject to government investigations. Chris also has ample experience litigating civil asset forfeiture matters.

I practice law with BurnettDriskill, Attorneys in North Kansas City, Missouri. We handle caims before the Social Security Administration at all stages of the process. We also focus on short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claims. The majority of these claims are governed by ERISA. However, many are traditional breach of contract, breach of trust, bad faith, and vexatious refusal claims. If you are looking for help with any kind of disability claim, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you. Our firm represents clients in all kinds of disability matters. If your disability claim has been...

Highly experienced and aggressive criminal defense attorney specializing in criminal defense, civil rights litigation, and post-conviction relief.

Shane Cantin’s work is now specifically limited to criminal defense and related litigation, although he continues to accept a select number of complex family law and divorce/custody cases. Since 1993 he has represented clients in state courts throughout Southwest Missouri and in United States District Courts in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Illinois. He has worked as lead counsel on over 500 serious felony cases and countless misdemeanor cases. Shane’s substantial experience includes charges of murder, including death penalty prosecutions, and he regularly represents clients in state and federal court on cases involving fraud and complex financial crimes, pornography and related internet...

I began my legal career in 1993 as an Assistant Federal Defender in the Western District of Missouri at Springfield defending individuals charged with federal crimes. During those 13 years at the Federal Defender's Office, I defended those charged with fraud, drug, felony sex crimes, environmental, gun, bank robbery and other federal crimes. In 2006 I opened a private practice and have limited my practice to criminal defense and appellate work. I work in Federal, State and municipal courts in the Southwest Missouri area.

Brandon Kane is the principal member of the Kane Law Office, LLC, located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Kane is an award-winning lawyer with nearly 15 years of legal experience, including significant experience with all types of criminal law and corporate law.

Brandon obtained his Juris Doctorate at the University of Kansas School of Law, where he was an Editor on the Kansas Law Review, a top 10% graduate, a Graduate Teaching Assistant for several Business Law classes, and a National Moot Court winner. He also participated in various volunteer legal assistance and tax programs, and received numerous CALI...

- Leader of the firm's Appellate and Complex Litigation Team - Named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST of the 30 most powerful appellate attorneys in Missouri - Legal Champion Award from Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly - Outstanding Achievement Award from Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) - Vice Chair of the Missouri Bar’s Appellate Practice Committee, and Chair of its Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Sub-Committee Tim’s colleagues and clients look to him for fresh, creative ideas when faced with challenging circumstances involving a lot of moving parts. Tim joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2002, leads the firm’s Appellate and Complex Litigation Team, and is Chair of Professional...

Douglas L. Healy is a 2000 graduate of the University of Arkansas law school. After completing law school, he practiced law in his hometown before moving to Springfield to serve as a Greene County Prosecutor, where he was a Senior Trial Attorney. In 2004, Douglas L. Healy moved to Jefferson City, where he served as Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission. In 2007, Doug and Dave formed the law firm of Healy & Healy, now Healy Law Offices, with the goal to provide clients high quality legal services with a...

The Farrow Law Office is in West Plains, Missouri and represents clients throughout the area in family law matters, criminal defense, traffic violations and river tickets. We represent clients throughout Southern Missouri. The counties and cities listed below are included in our coverage area. For city charges, counties not listed here, including appellate cases, please contact our office directly. Rick Farrow is a Missouri native and has practiced law in West Plains, Missouri since January 2001. His initial legal work was as a trial attorney for the Missouri Public Defenders Office where he handled thousands of cases, including serious...

In his appellate practice, Anthony Bonuchi handles appeals for trial lawyers and their clients across all practice areas. He is often called on to provide appellate-related services before and during trial, including serving as embedded appellate counsel at trial. Bonuchi also maintains an active general litigation practice. His cases usually involve business or contract disputes, fiduciary and professional liability, personal injury, employment, and class and mass actions.

John G. Gromowsky of The Gromowsky Law Firm, LLC is a criminal defense lawyer representing people in federal and state courts throughout the Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. John is a former prosecutor who now uses that experience to help people being investigated for or charged with such offenses as murder, assault, robbery, drug distribution, drug possession, stealing, fraud, computer crime, and white collar crime.

My practice is primarily focused on commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense and compliance matters. I help businesses and individuals navigate their way through high-stakes litigation, investigations, and regulatory matters. My clients often come to me at difficult times. I understand the stress and anxiety they face and take their trust very seriously, working diligently to find unique solutions to their individual problems. I have a wide range of experience in both state and federal courts. This includes matters involving complex business litigation, criminal defense and compliance issues, constitutional challenges, civil rights litigation, and employment cases.

As a family law attorney at Siegel & Irwin, LLC, Mrs. Siegel is known to be a zealous advocate for her clients. She truly cares about her clients and their situations and strives to establish relationships with her clients that lasts years, even after the case is done. By fervently advocating for her clients, Mrs. Siegel appreciates seeing how her clients’ lives improve in the aftermath.

Jonathon Nicol is an experienced business attorney who has been practicing since he graduated from law school in 2005. With trial and appellate specialties, Jonathon has tried diverse matters in state and federal courts and before arbitrators. He has been appellate counsel of record on myriad appeals and writ petitions nationwide. Jonathon also obtains favorable settlements for clients. Jonathon’s seasoned perspective blends corporate and entrepreneurial senses. He helps clients to start and run their businesses, protect their corporate and personal interests, and buy and sell assets. Jonathon aids clients with both their specific problems at hand, as well as their greater...

As a lawyer in St. Louis, Brian Cooke has embraced the role of a “small town lawyer in a big city”. That doesn’t mean that he doesn’t take on big cases, but it does mean that no matter how big or small the case, you’ll get personal attention from the initial consultation to the final resolution of your case. Customer Service is our top priority at the Cooke Law Firm, and you will be kept informed about your case every step of the way. Brian is a St. Louis native who has spent his career helping good people in bad situations....

Retired assisant U.S. Attorney, Federal Criminal Defense. Retired US Army Reserve.

Samantha D. Pennington has extensive work experience including handling a plethora of challenging estate planning and family law matters. Her education began with her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the Chicago John Marshall Law School in 2009. She continued her legal education at John Marshall and, in 2010, earned a Legum Magistra (LL.M) in Tax Law, with an emphasis in estate planning. Prior to law school, Samantha spent three years working as a paralegal in employment discrimination and products liability. While in law school, Samantha earned several awards and recognitions including; being hand selected as an LL.M student to serve...

Brian Barjenbruch has been a practicing attorney since 2002, having had the opportunity to work with and learn from many talented and well-respected members of the Kansas City metropolitan bar. Mr. Barjenbruch is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Kansas, and has represented clients at the trial court and appellate court levels, and in arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers (predecessor to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Barjenbruch has litigated and resolved dozens of cases, including claims for wrongful termination, employment discrimination, employment contracts, fraud, breach of contract, personal injury, worker’s compensation...