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Law Firm Leader: Joseph Burch, 32
Practice Areas: Electronic discovery, complex litigation Law School: University of Missouri Joseph Burch was a psychology major in college, and he says that if he hadn’t become a lawyer, he’d have been a child psychiatrist. Instead, Burch deals with the problem child of modern-day litigation: electronic discovery, the maddeningly complex and vitally important process of […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Alyse Zadalis, 33
Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and medical-device products liability, FDA regulatory counseling Law School: University of Kansas As part of her training for the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Alyse Zadalis learned that the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines require each wheelchair ramp to be built at a 1:12 slope. “That the law [&hel[...]
Up & Coming Honorees: Casey F. Wong, 34
Practice Areas: Products, business litigation Law School: Saint Louis University If Casey Wong had not gone into the practice of law, he might have been a philosopher. Wong graduated from the University of Notre Dame Program of Liberal Studies, which the university describes as having its roots in the Great Books movement, with an emphasis […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Barrett J. Vahle, 40
Practice Areas: Class actions, business litigation Law School: University of Missouri There wasn’t a big “AHA!” moment for Barrett J. Vahle when it came to his decision to practice law. He wasn’t inspired by Atticus, nor did he have a near brush with the justice system. He lived in Columbia, and he received an invitation […]
Up & Coming Honorees: John P. Torbitzky, 34
Practice Areas: Business and commercial litigation, employment law, insurance coverage Law School: Saint Louis University John Torbitzky is not afraid of work. He’s an Eagle Scout. He graduated with honors from both University of Missouri and Saint Louis University School of Law. He worked as a barista for a year-and-a-half after college. In fact, the […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Amanda Sisney, 33
Practice Area: Employment Law School: University of Kansas Growing up on a hog farm in rural Kansas, Amanda Sisney read books about lawyers. Those books spurred her to become an attorney. Sisney attended Kansas State University, where she majored in Spanish. She graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2012, where she […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Catherine D. Singer, 32
Practice Area: Commercial litigation Law School: Duke University For many people, jury duty is an inconvenience to be avoided. For Catherine Singer, serving on a jury in college inspired her to become an attorney. She had considered a legal career before, but she wasn’t certain it was the path for her. “Serving on a jury […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Jessica Rooks, 34
Practice Areas: Elder law, estate planning and juvenile law Law School: University of Missouri Since childhood, Jessica Rooks knew she wanted to become an attorney. In the practice she’s established, her focus on caring for others and the law go hand in hand. Rooks attended Truman State University, where she studied political science, and earned […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Scott B. Pierson, 35
Practice Areas: Criminal defense, expungements Law School: University of Missouri-Kansas City Scott Pierson says the thrill he experienced from solving problems piqued his interest in a legal career. “Before that I either wanted to be the starting defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs or a professional fisherman,” he said. “I don’t catch many fish, […]
Up & Coming Honorees: William E. Peterson, 32
Practice Areas: Workers’ compensation, personal injury, civil litigation, Social Security disability Law School: University of Missouri How does Will Peterson do it all? At the southwest-Missouri practice where he works, according to a colleague, he maintains a caseload of about 125 workers’ compensation cases, 10-20 civil-litigation cases and 10-15 judicial appointments to represent indigent [...]
Up & Coming Honorees: Julie E. Parisi, 32
Practice Area: Commercial litigation Law School: University of Kansas One of Julie Parisi’s sub-specialties is “space law.” After joining Seigfreid Bingham in 2016, she helped to represent a client who had purchased a bag used by Apollo 11 to collect the first lunar samples. The federal government contested that ownership, but Parisi and her client […]
Up & Coming Honorees: Jarica Oeltjen, 31
Practice Areas: Litigation, estate planning Law School: University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Jarica Oeltjen’s favorite moment in her career so far came on the day she won summary judgment in state court on behalf of a rural water district. Her desire to serve her community in ways large and small is evident from her resume: After earning […]
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