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HOLGER SIEGWART, ESQ. – German Lawyer in the USA (California) Rechtsanwalt (German Attorney at Law), licensed in Germany Attorney at Law, licensed in California Senior Adviser of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham) for California and the Western United States Since 2008 SIEGWART GERMAN AMERICAN LAW Inc. Counsel for US based corporate an individual clients and attorneys on German law, representation of US based corporate and individual clients in Germany; counsel for German and German speaking corporate and individual clients and attorneys on US law, representation of German and German speaking corporate and individual clients...

Robert J. McKennon is a founding partner of McKennon Law Group PC. He represents individuals and small-to-large corporations in sophisticated litigation matters in state and federal court. Mr. McKennon is admitted to all federal and state courts in California, and regularly handles litigation matters in federal courts in the Western United States. He is a nationally recognized expert in insurance litigation matters and has tried, litigated, and resolved hundreds of insurance litigation matters, including life, health and disability insurance, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, unfair trade practices, ERISA/employee benefit, and insurance agent/broker litigation. Mr. McKennon has also handled numerous business...

For over 25 years, Mr. Underwood has represented clients in class actions and complex litigation in state and federal courts, including coordinated and multi-district proceedings. Soon after Mr. Underwood received his license, he served as the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Alabama Eastern Division from 1987 until 1988. Legal Experience Mr. Underwood practices in the complex litigation area. He has participated in the prosecution of numerous class actions on behalf of injured plaintiffs. Mr. Underwood's experience includes serving as court-appointed lead class counsel and/or liaison counsel on behalf of plaintiffs in numerous class actions...

After his own divorce and vigorous custody battle, Mr. Massey raised two daughters as a single parent. Because he has never forgotten how that experience effected his life, his family law practice concentrates specifically on how the divorce process impacts the children. He has helped families with their personal needs and challenges in matters ranging from divorce and custody issues to consumer law and estate planning in addition to his work with small businesses. Mr. Massey's unique combination of experience helping people with both personal and business legal issues has served his clients well in his St....

Attorney Ethan Early is a partner in the New York City law firm of Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen. His work serving mesothelioma and asbestos victims is centered primarily around asbestos bankruptcy matters. As an asbestos attorney, he manages the bankruptcy department, makes bankruptcy court appearances, and addresses other bankruptcy related issues. Under his leadership, the bankruptcy department has collected hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of the firm’s clients. Attorney Early constantly seeks new and creative ways to help pleural mesothelioma victims receive the compensation they deserve. Through the asbestos bankruptcy trust process, clients, in some cases, need...

ROGER SAGE

Education
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Degree Received: J.D., 1979

Year of first admission1979
State of Admission Wisconsin

Subsequent Admissions
1979 – US Dist. Ct. – Western Dist Wis.
1980 – US Dist. Ct. – Eastern Dist. Wis.

Additional admissions
1992 U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Cir.
2013 U.S. Supreme Court
Member Dane County Bar Assn.
Member Wisconsin State Bar litigation, business law and bankruptcy sections
Member Commercial Law League
30 years commercial and business litigation and account collection experience
Martindale Hubble distinguished rating

Notable Cases
Counsel for Resul and Zinije Adili – In re Clark, United States Supreme Court case no. 2013-299 (whether inherited IRA is an exempt asset in bankruptcy)
Counsel and oral argument for...

Chris Smith focuses his practice on representing small business owners, professionals, and individuals in divorce and custody matters. Chris understands that business and personal matters are intimately intertwined, and he believes that the value of an attorney is only realized when he or she becomes a strategic partner in the critical aspects of business and life. Chris’s experience and understanding help him articulate complex matters in a relatable way and his empathetic nature exudes genuine compassion for his clients. Chris Smith represents individuals throughout Oklahoma, Texas, and the Western United States in the areas of family law litigation. Chris does not shy...

I was born in Huntsville, Alabama and grew up working in and around my parents’ local small business. I graduated from Randolph School (13’) where I was a member of the inaugural football team. I also played on the golf team and trumpet in the school band. After graduation, I attended Auburn University. I graduated cum laude in 2017 with a Batchelor of Science degree in Business Administration. From there, I attended Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. During my time at Cumberland, I served as a Junior Editor for the Cumberland Law Review and on the board as the...

John R. McGuire was born in Columbus, Ohio and graduated from Upper Arlington High School. Growing up, John was an avid tennis player and a three time state champion. John attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, graduating with honors and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honorary Society. After graduation, John moved to Colorado to spend more time in the Colorado Rockies and attend the Denver University College of Law. Since graduating from law school, John has focused his practice primarily on tax law and issues & business transactions. As a...

Ernest C. Brown, ESQ, PE is highly experienced in construction contracts, negotiation, claims preparation, construction litigation, mechanic’s liens, bid protests, public works law and insurance coverage. He has resolved more than 2,500 construction disputes, including complex mediations, arbitrations, litigation, court trials, jury trials, DRB's and other innovative ADR approaches. He is a graduate of MIT in Civil and Environmental Engineering and earned a MS Construction Management and JD from the University of California, Berkeley. He also did graduate coursework at Harvard Law School in International Law. He is a senior construction lawyer and licensed civil engineer. Mr. Brown has...

Jeff is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is primarily from the western United States but has lived overseas for a number of years.

He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2005. He was an engineer for a number of years at a number of large corporations before pursuing his law degree. He graduated from Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law) with a J.D. in 2010. By combining his education and prior work experience into the field...

Christopher Morales grew up a military brat, whose family was stationed all over the western United States, including Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, and Corpus Christi, TX. While he enjoyed each place for its own unique charm, upon landing in King County, it was love at first sight. Christopher kept his higher education local for as long as possible, attending the University of Washington where he earned a degree in political science. He did leave Western Washington for a short period of time to attend law school at Creighton University in Nebraska but pined for the cloudy skies and...

retired 1n 2012 Has represented secured and unsecured creditors including banks, major oil companies, steel companies, mineral companies, food companies and numerous other fortune 500 companies, major landlords, creditors' committees, debtors, equity holders and equity holders' committees and third parties including landlords, equipment lessors, purchasers of assets, funders of plans, lenders, shareholders and consignors in Chapter 11 cases, plaintiffs and defendants in actions for preferences and fraudulent conveyances. Has represented trustees and debtors in Chapter 7 cases. Has previously represented assignors and assignees in assignments for the benefits of creditors, and buyers and sellers in bulk sales. Has represented banks against...

For over 38 years Geoffrey Hopper has represented numerous (currently several hundred throughout the western United States) employers ranging in size from as few as two employees to several thousand in number and employees in all aspects of labor and employment law (including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, wrongful termination, union disputes, etc.). He has been rated in the top 4% of attorneys in North America as well as having served as the President of the Riverside County Bar Association.
Geoffrey has additionally conducted over 2,000 employment law seminars for a multitude of groups including attorneys, bar associations, universities,...

Widely regarded as the premiere asbestos trial lawyer - Mr. Purcell has tried, and been more successful in obtaining verdicts for victims of asbestos disease, than any other attorney. His trials span the western United States (Washington, Oregon and Utah) and throughout California (Alameda, Los Angeles, Solano, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino and Contra Costa counties). In addition to numerous mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer and asbestosis trials, Mr. Purcell tried the very first asbestos-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases in Washington and Oregon, as well as asbestos-related colorectal cancer case in California. He is rated "AV Preemient"...

Stephen David Koehler earned his Bachelor of Science in English and Computer Science degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1987 and his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1991. Mr. Koehler joined the firm in 2012 after owning his own firm since 1999. Mr. Koehler is admitted to practice in the State Courts of North Carolina, and in North Carolina's Middle and Western United States District Courts. Mr. Koehler has handled and tried cases in almost every area of business and tort litigation. Mr. Koehler has handled major cases involving General Civil...

An experienced trial attorney and former Workers’ Compensation Judge, John has been involved in Workers’ Compensation for over 25 years. John believes in “service above self”. To that extent, he is actively involved in numerous community groups including Boy Scouts of America, Girls Scouts of America, Cub Scouts and Covina Rotary. John is an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends much of his time traveling in his RV camping across the Western United States. John is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz (College 8) where he earned a B.A. Degree in Latin American & Latino Studies. He is a graduate of Santa...

Mark offers over 25 years of legal practice affording a vast array of experience in business and real estate matters in Arizona. An "AV Preeminent" rated lawyer and a real estate specialist certified by the Arizona State Bar, Mr. Lasee's practice focuses on significant commercial real estate and business transactions. He is a member of Kutak Rock's National Pension Practice Group, which represents plans in several states, his current focus being on private equity and hedge funds investments. He is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys and has represented pension plans in placing well over $1...

Steven Christiansen has over 30 years’ experience with a broad range of environmental permitting, compliance, and enforcement matters, due diligence, environmental audits, RCRA and CERCLA remediation, air emission credits transactions, climate change, state implementation plan development, environmental legislation, NEPA, public lands permitting, environmental aspects of business transactions, brownfields redevelopment, and the administrative rule-making process. He also works in the areas of energy and public utilities law.

Mr. Christiansen actively represents mining, petroleum, chemical, energy, and public utility interests throughout the western United States and Canada.

Mr. Christiansen is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California, Washington D.C., and Utah. He was elected...

I was born Montana and grew up in Wyoming. I grew up in the Rocky Mountains, learning to love and cherish the outdoors. During my summers in college, I worked as a wild-land firefighter, traveling the western United States on a hotshot crew. I continued on as a firefighter after graduating, working as a sawyer and squad-boss. Wildland firefighting taught me about intensely hard work and gave me an appreciation for a hard day’s pay. Sometimes we were forced to work up to 18 days straight in the rugged and remote mountainous country, where I packed...

I grew up in a small farming community in Oregon where neighbors knew and genuinely cared for each other and core values like honesty, integrity and hard work mattered. I am as authentically comfortable in the company of a farmer as I am with a judge or legislator. I believe that while it is important to be able to laugh at ourselves, and I often do, the legal fraternity is and should be a noble and honorable calling to serve. Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln all had at least one thing in common. They were...

The Law Office of Troy M. Ortiz provides comprehensive legal services in matters involving real estate, business, and employment law. Headquartered in Truckee, California, the Law Office of Troy M. Ortiz represents clients throughout the western United States. Whether you’re a landlord, tenant, developer, investor or small business owner, we will not only protect what you create, but will help you to take control of your business. We bring extensive experience and professionalism to every matter and customize our support to your individual needs and concerns.

William Kaufman has been a litigator throughout his career and has extensive experience in multiple practice areas of civil litigation. Mr. Kaufman’s legal career began representing individuals in bankruptcy and family law matters. Over the last several years, his focus has been exclusively on construction litigation. Prior to joining Lockhart Park. LLP, Mr. Kaufman was an associate attorney at Leonidou & Rosin representing large general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in construction litigation matters involving mechanic’s liens, stop payment notice, payment bonds and delay claims. Thereafter, Mr. Kaufman was a senior associate at LaMore, Brazier, Riddle &...

Campbell & Bissell, PLLC is a closely knit litigation law firm located in downtown Spokane, Washington. Though located in the Pacific Northwest, we represent a variety of clients throughout the western United States. We communicate and work together. We help and support each other so that our clients' best interests are aggressively yet ethically served. Every time. The lawyers at Campbell & Bissell provide legal services to businesses and individuals primarily regarding public works and commercial, residential construction projects, real estate and development, formation of business organizations, contracts, employment and labor matters. We care for our clients, new and existing....

Max represents the small businesses of Idaho. With hands-on experience in both law and business, Max understands the legal complexities and entrepreneurial ingenuity it takes to run a business.

After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Max spent nearly a decade working as a landman in the exploration and production (E&P) sector of the Oil & Gas Industry. Max performed patent to present title research and leased mineral rights on land developed for petroleum and natural gas exploration in Colorado, Texas, California, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah. Max has spent many years traveling around the Western...

The Law Offices of Dantzman & Dantzman provides quality, affordable, hands-on bankruptcy representation to our clients in Wisconsin and New York. We understand that the decision to file bankruptcy is not an easy one, and we take pride in being accessible to answer the difficult questions you may have. We offer a free consultation, reasonable fees, and flexible payment arrangements. It is our commitment to personally spend time with you to discuss your situation and determine the best course of action to help you and your family. Personal attention. Compassionate attorneys. Focused on helping you get back on track. We...

Jason Bost has worked extensively in the legal industry assisting clients with family court matters, forclosure defense, bankruptcy, juvenile criminal matters, adult criminal matters, plaintiff (student) side special education litigation, intellectual property issues and business development and start-up projects. He has created and developed original business plans for non-profit and for-profit entities, assisted with securing project funding as well as provided project management for both domestic and internationally focused projects.

Working in the recording industry for almost 20 years, he has spent most of his time working on urban music projects, traditional and digital marketing, A&R consulting, and project management. He...

Matt Ballard of Ballard Law Firm was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. He graduated from Kecoughtan High School and received his Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Tech before earning his Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary School of Law. After an internship at the National Labor Relations Board, Division of Judges, in Washington, DC, employment at the Law Firm of Jenkins & Rhea in Charlottesville, and six years of service as a prosecutor at the Hampton Commonwealth’s Attorney office, he joined the Smith Law Firm, where he practiced from 2010 to 2023. Licensed...

Jim Re has been with Sally & Fitch LLP since 1986. Mr. Re's has extensive trial and appellate experience including the representation of ship owners, contract, collision, personal injury and cargo damage cases.