Travis A. Elliott, born Springfield, Missouri, August 27, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (A.B., Political Science, 2004; A.B., Philosophy, 2004); legal education, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Order of Barristers. Editor-in-Chief, Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review, 2006-2007. Regional Mock Trial Team; Regional Negotiation Team; Regional Mediation Team. Recipient, Roscoe Anderson Award for Excellence in Advocacy, 2006-2007. Author: "Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co.," 13 Mo. Envtl. L. & Pol'y. Rev. 68 (2005); "Consideration of Cumulative Impacts and a Properly Tiered EA & EIS: A Guarantee for Eighth Circuit Deference to Agency Decision-Making," 13 Mo. Envtl. L. & Pol'y. Rev. 280 (2006). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Association of Counties; Council of School Attorneys; Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys. Public Entity Law; Labor and Employment; Education Law; Hospital Law; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Travis A. Elliott
Ransom A Ellis, III, born Springfield, Missouri, May 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1979, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eighth Circuits. Preparatory education, Texas Christian University (B.F.A., 1971); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1975-1980. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Missouri Bar (Committees: Labor Law; Education); Council of School Attorneys. Public School Education; Labor; Employment; Corporate; Trials; Appeals. E−Mail: Ransom A Ellis, III
Tina G. Fowler, born Springfield, Missouri, September 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Missouri; 1997, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Drury College (B.A., Biology/Chemistry, 1988; M.B.A., 1990); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1997). Order of Barristers. Editor-in-Chief, American Indian Law Review. National Moot Court Team. National Trial Team. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Inns of Court (The Luther L. Bohanon Inn of Court). Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Appeals. E−Mail: Tina G. Fowler
John D. Hammons, Jr., born Sedalia, Missouri, March 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.B.A., 1986); legal education, Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar (Labor Law Committee); Missouri Society of Health Care Attorneys (Chairman, 2001). Business and Corporate Law; Labor and Employment; Healthcare Law; Litigation. E−Mail: John D. Hammons, Jr.
Todd A. Johnson, born Detroit, Michigan, July 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.S., 1985); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Moot Court. Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1986-1988. Author: "Damages and Other Remedies in Franchise Disputes," 13th Annual National Franchise Institute (1991). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar (Labor Law Committee). Litigation; Labor; Employment; Eminent Domain; Public Entity; Commercial Law; Litigation. E−Mail: Todd A. Johnson
ASSOCIATES
Ryan Olson, born Columbia, Missouri, May 22, 1987; admitted to bar, 2013, Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., Business Administration, Finance and Banking, 2010); legal education, Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2013). Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Labor and Employment Law; Hospital Law; Business and Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Ryan Olson
Paige J. Parrack, born Bolivar, Missouri, June 6, 1990; admitted to bar, 2017, Missouri. Preparatory education, Missouri State University (B.S., Environmental Plant Science, 2013; M.S., Plant Science, 2014); legal education, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (J.D., 2017). Order of Barristers. Chief Justice, Board of Barristers, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law. Recipient: Terry L. Thomas Trial Practice Achievement Award. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Southern Missouri Women Lawyers. Labor and Employment Law; Hospital Law; Business and Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Paige J. Parrack
Rachel A. Riso, born Ames, Iowa, December 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; 2005, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Northern Iowa (B.A., Communication, 2000); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2004). National Moot Court Team. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Appeals. E−Mail: Rachel A. Riso
OF COUNSEL
Frank M. Evans, III, born Joplin, Missouri, June 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Washington and Lee University (B.A., Commerce, 1971); legal education, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Missouri Law Review. Member: Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, 1991-). E−Mail: Frank M. Evans, III