MISSOURI – NEW YORK
LITIGATION
R. PETE SMITH
MCDOWELL, RICE, SMITH &
BUCHANAN, P.C.
605 West 47th Street
Suite 350
Kansas City, MO 64112
Tel: 816-753-5400
Fax: 816-753-9996
petesmith@mcdowellrice.com
www.mcdowellrice.com
BANKRUP TC Y & CREDITOR/DEBTOR RIGH TS
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
R. Pete Smith is the Senior Partner of McDowell, Rice, Smith &
Buchanan, P.C., where he has worked for 47 years. He graduated
from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in accounting, magna
cum laude, and from the University of Missouri – Kansas City
School of Law, magna cum laude, where he was first in his class
and Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He has been listed in
The Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years and in 2010 was
honored as Dean of the Trial Bar by the KCMBA. Mr. Smith has
co-authored three books on bankruptcy law: A Bank’s Rights in
Bankruptcy, 1982; A Creditor’s Guide to Bankruptcy, University
of Wisconsin, 1990; and Guide to Challenging Consumer
Bankruptcy, American Bar Association, 1991.
J. BRUCE ALVERSON
ALVERSON, TAYLOR,
MORTENSEN & SANDERS
7401 West Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Tel: 702-384-7000
Fax: 702-385-7000
balverson@alversontaylor.com
www.alversontaylor.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI TY: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
Senior partner of one of Nevada’s largest firms, Alverson
specializes in civil and commercial trial work. He is a Fellow
of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American
College of Trial Lawyers, and the International Society of
Barristers; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Board
Certified by the NBTA (1985); Member, American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants; and serves on the Board
of Trustees for the United States Supreme Court Historical
Society. He has been an Adjunct Professor at William S. Boyd
School of Law at UNLV and has written and published articles
on legal and historical topics. Education: University of Nevada,
B.S. (Accounting), 1964; University of San Francisco, J.D., 1970;
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Ph.D. (history), 2008.
LEANN SANDERS
ALVERSON, TAYLOR,
MORTENSEN & SANDERS
7401 West Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Tel: 702-384-7000
Fax: 702-385-7000
lsanders@alversontaylor.com
www.alversontaylor.com
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
LeAnn has been with Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders
since 1985. She accepted a partnership in the firm in 1992.
She was the first woman in Nevada to be a named partner
in a major law firm. LeAnn practices civil litigation with an
emphasis on insurance law, employment law, and medical
malpractice. She is an experienced trial attorney who has
tried to conclusion many complex medical malpractice cases.
LeAnn is a member of the two most prestigious trial lawyer
organizations in America – the American College of Trial
Lawyers (ACTL) and the American Board of Trial Advocates
(ABOTA). Of the approximately 3, 300 female lawyers in Nevada
as of 2011, she is the only woman lawyer in the state who has
been accepted into membership by both of these organizations.
WILLIAM J. BIGHAM
STERNS & WEINROTH, PC
50 West State Street
Suite 1400
PO Box 1298
Trenton, NJ 08607
Tel: 609-989-5044
Fax: 609-392-7956
wbigham@sternslaw.com
www.sternslaw.com
GENERAL LITIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
William Bigham has a varied business litigation practice,
concentrating on commercial and complex litigation in state
and federal courts and on alternative dispute processes. He
is experienced with sophisticated business disputes, including
breach of contract, a variety of business torts, and restrictive
covenant and other employment matters; class actions;
shareholder and partnership disputes; professional liability
matters; and insurance litigation. He has received the highest
possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named
in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list every year it has been
published. Mr. Bigham has served as the Managing Director of
Sterns & Weinroth, PC since its inception.
DOUGLAS V. SANCHEZ
CRUSER MITCHELL &
SANCHEZ, LLC
One Paragon Drive
Suite 159
Montvale, NJ 07645
Tel: 201-474-7100
Fax: 201-474-7101
dsanchez@cmlawfirm.com
www.cmlawfirm.com
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE
CIVIL RIGH TS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
Douglas V. Sanchez is the managing partner of the New
Jersey office of Cruser, Mitchell & Sanchez, LLC. Certified by
the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney,
Doug received the highest possible rating in both legal ability
and ethical standards from his peers, Martindale-Hubbell
AV Preeminent. Doug specializes in civil litigation, and he
represents individuals, corporations, and insurance carriers in
state and federal courts throughout New Jersey. His practice
emphasizes civil rights litigation, employment practice claims,
commercial litigation, transportation and premises liability. In
these areas, Doug has tried, mediated, and arbitrated cases
throughout New Jersey.
SCOTT A. BARBOUR
MCNAMEE, LOCHNER,
TITUS & WILLIAMS, P.C.
677 Broadway, 5th Floor
PO Box 459
Albany, NY 12201
Tel: 518-447-3200
Fax: 518-867-4713
barbour@mltw.com
www.mltw.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
Mr. Barbour concentrates his practice on representing corporate
and institutional clients involved in various types of civil and
commercial litigation, including railroad, products liability,
and contract litigation. His practice has an emphasis on
matters pending in federal court, but he has extensive trial
and appellate experience in both the federal and state courts
throughout New York. He is also admitted to practice before
the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of
New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and
the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Barbour is a member of the NARTC
and the New York State Bar Committee on Federal Practice. He
is a frequent mediator for litigated matters especially in tort and
contract actions.
ALAN S. FUTERFAS
LAW OFFICES OF
ALAN S. FU TERFAS
565 Fifth Avenue
Floor 7
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-684-8400
Fax: 212-684-5259
asfuterfas@futerfaslaw.com
www.futerfaslaw.com
PHILIP M. HALPERN
COLLIER HALPERN NEWBERG
NOLLETTI & BOCK, LLP
1 North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-684-6800
Fax: 914-684-6986
phalpern@chnnb.com
www.chnnb.com
LEONARD F. LESSER
SIMON•LESSER PC
420 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10170
Tel: 212-599-5455
Fax: 212-599-5459
llesser@simonlesser.com
www.simonlesser.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
APPELLATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
GENERAL LI TIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
The firm has over 20 years of experience defending corporate
officers, board members, individuals, and companies subject
to SEC investigations and criminal investigations and
prosecutions. We have successfully defended complex corporate
civil litigation. Our client list includes executives and board
members, financial industry executives and entrepreneurs,
hedge funds, attorneys, and other professionals. The firm has
vast experience at all stages of proceedings from investigative,
civil, and criminal inquiries through trial and appeal. The firm
has significant trial and appellate experience. We are discreet
and known to be very effective. We have successfully argued
before the United States Supreme Court and have handled
white collar matters around the country.
I have successfully reported to general counsels at Fortune
500 companies for more than two decades. My law firm
provides large firm service and results at half the cost of large
firms. We pride ourselves in offering the highest quality legal
services in an efficient, cost-effective manner, and in always
exceeding a client’s expectations. My practice focuses primarily
on commercial litigation, employment litigation, real estate
litigation, and securities litigation. My partners concentrate on
corporate, real estate, and business transactions.
Mr. Lesser prosecutes and defends business disputes in
federal and state courts nationally and in arbitration tribunals
administered by JAMS, AAA, FINRA, and ICDR. He focuses
on copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition
claims; partnership, joint venture and LLC disputes; corporate
transaction post-closing and busted deal disputes; contract and
UCC disputes; financial services litigation; securities litigation;
insurance disputes; real estate disputes, and employment
litigation. He also prosecutes and defends toxic tort, product
liability and personal injury claims. Recent victories include
a multimillion-dollar arbitration award and judgment in a
complex partnership dispute, and contempt finding against the
judgment debtor for violating an anti-suit injunction.
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