DAN N. ALLMAYER
Dan N. Allmayer is a shareholder of the Kansas City law firm of Allmayer & Associates P.C. Mr. Allmayer is a civil, trial and appellate attorney with a concentration in insurance defense. He was chosen as a Super Lawyer in Missouri in Insurance Defense. His practice includes auto liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability, premises and workers compensation. He has spoken for various professional groups and is a member of the Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar, American Bar, and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar associations, as well as the Missouri Organization of Defense Attorneys and Defense Research Institute.
DAVID R. ARNEY
David Arney is a graduate of College of the Ozarks and attended graduate school at Central Missouri State University and obtained degrees in marketing and mass communication. He joined Akers Insurance Agency, Inc. in Branson, Missouri in 1987 as a comptroller and was elected president in 1990. The name was changed to Akers & Arney in 1992. Akers & Arney is a 57-year old company with 16 licensed agents, specializing in corporate and family risk management and risk solutions. Mr. Arney is recognized as a strong community leader, and has taught hundreds of hours of continuing education in the risk management and insurance industry. He also has served on the advisory boards of several insurance companies and provides many years of experience in assisting Akers & Arney’s clients risk management needs.
THE HONORABLE JUDGE DAN CONKLIN
Judge Conklin has served on the bench for over 21 years, presiding over hundreds of civil and criminal bench and jury trials. He previously served as an Associate Circuit Judge and has spent the past two years as a Circuit Judge, where he has also served as the Presiding Judge. He has been a strong advocate for increasing the number of judges in Greene County to better serve the public. Additionally, he has been involved in a number of community organizations and has been a liaison to the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, helping to facilitate communications between the bench and the bar. In 2009, he was recognized as one of Missouri’s best judges.
DEBORAH K. DODGE
Deborah K. Dodge, shareholder of Hall Ansley Rodgers & Sweeney PC of Springfield, Missouri, worked as a law clerk for the Honorable John B. Parrish at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern Division. Their areas of practice include medical malpractice, wrongful death, appeals, and business litigation. She is a member of both the Missouri and Kansas bar. She is a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association.
ANGELA K. DRAKE
Angela K. Drake of Lowther Johnson, Attorneys at Law, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, has been admitted to the Missouri and Kansas Bar, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, US District Court, District of Kansas, US Circuit Court of Appeals, including the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth and Federal Circuits, as well as the US Supreme Court. Ms. Drake is a member of the Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, National Association of Securities and Commercial Trial Attorneys, and American Trial Lawyers Association. Her professional/civic activities include Victims Center, serving southwest Missouri-president 2008, Stop Violence Coalition, president 1985, Executive Committee Member in large national class actions.
LARRY D. ELLISON
Larry D. Ellison, CPA, CVA, CFE, CFF, CMAP, supervises the KPM practice area of Valuation and Litigation Services. He became a CPA in 1967. He is certified in the state of Missouri as a Public Accountant, Valuation Analyst, Fraud Examiner, Financial Forensics Expert, and Certified Merger and Acquisition Professional. He taught “Advanced Fraud Investigations” graduate level courses at Missouri State University in 2007 and 2008 and served as past chairman of Litigation Services Committee and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.
SETH GAUSNELL
Seth Gausnell is a principal in the law firm of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P. C., St. Louis, Missouri. After being admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1986, the Kansas Bar in 1987, and the Illinois Bar in 1988, he was admitted to practice in the United States District Court, both in the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. His Martindale-Hubbell rating is AV.
MICHAEL A. SCHLATMAN
Mr. Schlatman is President/Sr. Special Investigator of Fire Consulting & Case Review International, Inc., Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Mr. Schlatman has conducted numerous fire and insurance loss investigations for insurance companies, attorneys, corporations, and individuals. He is also qualified to conduct peer review of fire reports utilizing ASTM standards and NFPA information. He is an international instructor in fire related topics and participates in international consulting cases and various education programs. Mr. Schlatman is a former police officer and detective for St. Louis County, Missouri and was a former special agent and supervisor for INS Investigations Bureau.
JEROME E. SIMON
Mr. Simon is a principal with the law firm of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P. C., St. Louis, Missouri. He is a member of both the Missouri and Illinois Bars and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court in both the eastern District of Missouri and Southern district of Illinois, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal, Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Between 1993 and 1996, Mr. Simon co-chaired the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He authored Attacking the Crimes on Premises Problems, as well as Premises Liability Survey and Product Liability Law Update. He frequently lectures at Continuing Education Seminars and Trial Practice Seminars.
STEPHEN H. SNEAD
Stephen H. Snead, Attorney at Law, is with the Law Firm of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown, & Enochs, Chartered. Mr. Snead has been in law practice since 1981. He helped start the Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown, & Enochs Chartered firm in Springfield, Missouri in 1993. His practice concentrates on civil litigation, premises liability, products liability, and professional liability. He also trained as a civil litigation mediator under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 and on the Panel of Neutrals for the Early Assessment Program of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southern Division.
GARY E. SNODGRASS
Gary E. Snodgrass is a principal with the law firm of Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, P. C., St. Louis, Missouri. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court of Missouri and the Seventh and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member and former chairman of the International Association of Defense Counsel, as well as a member of the Defense Research Institute. He co-authored Architects and Engineers’ Liability for the Missouri Tort Law CLE Desk Book Series, Waiver of Subrogation Allocation of Risk in Construction Contracts, and Defending Design Professionals: Is Contract Language an Adequate Shield?.
LAUREL Stephenson
Ms. Stephenson is Of Counsel for Lathrop & Gage LLP in Springfield, Missouri in the torts and litigation departments. She has practiced law for more than twenty years, the past thirteen of which have primarily been in Missouri. She has defended cases in more than ten counties in Missouri, as well as in federal court. She has obtained two of the top defense verdicts in a given year in Missouri, including a case of first impression where the plaintiff sought more than $30 million in damages. She has successfully defended more than 50 jury trials and numerous bench trials. Prior to practicing in Missouri, she was in-house counsel for AEGON Corporation and Capital Indemnity Corporation, where she was responsible for handling coverage matters and managing litigation in several states involving ERISA, dram shop actions, bad faith, professional liability and coverage. Her work has included products liability, coverage opinions and declaratory judgment actions, defamation, unfair claims practices, employment related practices, personal injury, wrongful death, trucking and automobile liability, premises liability, and breach of contract. She has resolved hundreds of cases through mediation, arbitration, and informal settlement negotiations. Over the past two years, she has developed an early assessment program to assist clients with early resolution of claims litigation. Ms. Stephenson is a frequent lecturer and speaker on witness preparation, claims and litigation analysis and risk management.
JULIE E. WAGNER
Julie E. Wagner, CPA, CFFA, CVA is a manager at KPM and provides forensic analysis and investigation services to support the KPM litigation and valuation department. Additionally, she assists the Financial Institution Department with Sarbanes Oxley compliance and internal audit.
RANDALL H. WILSON
Randall H. Wilson, CPA/CFF, CFE, CR.FA, MA is partner and U. S. Director of Fraud and Fidelity Services, RGL Forensics, St. Louis, Missouri. He has been involved in the field of Forensic Accounting for over 20 years and has worked extensively with insurance companies and attorneys, focusing the scope of his career on forensic accounting, the measurement of damages, and litigation support. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, American College of Forensic Examiners, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators, and Associate Member of the American Bar Association.