OUR ATTORNEYS:
Samuel P. Spain, Partner
Sam Spain is preeminently rated by Martindale-Hubbell, their highest peer review rating. Sam’s practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, corporate and business law, employment law, personal injury and wrongful death cases. Sam is an experienced trial advocate and has tried cases to juries in 14 different counties in Southeast Missouri. In addition to litigation, Sam has a transactional practice, handling complex real estate and asset purchase agreements for individuals and businesses. It is his experience in these areas that puts his clients in the best position to be successful in any type of dispute.
Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 1983
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1986
Admitted: 1986, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Sam Spain is preeminently rated by Martindale-Hubbell, their highest peer review rating. Sam’s practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, corporate and business law, employment law, personal injury and wrongful death cases. Sam is an experienced trial advocate and has tried cases to juries in 14 different counties in Southeast Missouri. In addition to litigation, Sam has a transactional practice, handling complex real estate and asset purchase agreements for individuals and businesses. It is his experience in these areas that puts his clients in the best position to be successful in any type of dispute.
Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 1983
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1986
Admitted: 1986, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Karen Jolly Miller, Partner
Karen Miller is a native of Fisk, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1981. Karen is a member of the Missouri Bar, Butler County Bar Association, and admitted to practice in Missouri State Courts as well as Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Karen concentrates her practice in banking law, business law, estate planning, probate, real estate and creditor bankruptcy. Her experience in handling business related matters is extensive in all areas big or small.
Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., 1963;
Southeast Missouri State University, M.S., 1974
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1981
Admitted: 1981, Missouri; 1982 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Karen Miller is a native of Fisk, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1981. Karen is a member of the Missouri Bar, Butler County Bar Association, and admitted to practice in Missouri State Courts as well as Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Karen concentrates her practice in banking law, business law, estate planning, probate, real estate and creditor bankruptcy. Her experience in handling business related matters is extensive in all areas big or small.
Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., 1963;
Southeast Missouri State University, M.S., 1974
University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., 1981
Admitted: 1981, Missouri; 1982 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Matthew B. Lee, Partner
Matt Lee graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2008 and was admitted to the Missouri Bar and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that same year. While in law school he was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Law and Economics, Criminal Litigation, and Famous Trials. He joined the firm in 2008 after law school and became a partner in 2012. Matt concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, employment discrimination and business law. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous jury trials throughout Southeast Missouri and has procured jury verdicts in favor of his clients in all manner of disputes from employment discrimination to claims of debilitating personal injury.
Education: The George Washington University, B.S., Economics, cum laude, 2005
University of Missouri - Columbia, J.D., 2008
Admitted: 2008, Missouri and U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Matt Lee graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2008 and was admitted to the Missouri Bar and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that same year. While in law school he was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Law and Economics, Criminal Litigation, and Famous Trials. He joined the firm in 2008 after law school and became a partner in 2012. Matt concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, wrongful death, construction litigation, employment discrimination and business law. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous jury trials throughout Southeast Missouri and has procured jury verdicts in favor of his clients in all manner of disputes from employment discrimination to claims of debilitating personal injury.
Education: The George Washington University, B.S., Economics, cum laude, 2005
University of Missouri - Columbia, J.D., 2008
Admitted: 2008, Missouri and U.S. District Court and Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Jennifer R. Williams, Associate
Jennifer Williams graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law in December 2011 and was admitted to the Missouri Bar and Arkansas Bar in February and July 2012, respectively. She established her practice in Poplar Bluff and joined the firm in 2015. Jennifer concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce and child custody, probate, and estate planning. Jennifer is also a mediator, having received her certification in civil and probate mediation from the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission in 2012. Jennifer has also received additional training in family law mediation through the Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution.
Education: Pensacola Christian College, B.S., Speech Communications Education, 2002
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 2011
Admitted: 2012, Missouri and Arkansas
Jennifer Williams graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law in December 2011 and was admitted to the Missouri Bar and Arkansas Bar in February and July 2012, respectively. She established her practice in Poplar Bluff and joined the firm in 2015. Jennifer concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce and child custody, probate, and estate planning. Jennifer is also a mediator, having received her certification in civil and probate mediation from the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission in 2012. Jennifer has also received additional training in family law mediation through the Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution.
Education: Pensacola Christian College, B.S., Speech Communications Education, 2002
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 2011
Admitted: 2012, Missouri and Arkansas
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