MICHAEL S.J. ALBANO
LAW OFFICE OF
WELCH, MARTIN & ALBANO, LLC
311 West Kansas Street
Independence, MO 64050
Tel: 816-836-8000
Fax: 816-836-8953
mjalbano@wmamlaw.com
www.wmalawoffice.com
Practice limited to family law, member of Welch, Martin & Albano, LLC
for 43 years. Received J.D. degree from UMKC Law School in 1968. Noted
family law author, lecturer, and litigator. Listed in every edition of The
Best Lawyers in America. Honored as Kansas City Business Journal and
Kansas City Magazine Best of the Best; UMKC Law School Practitioner of
the Year Award; Missouri Bar Association Family Law Section Practitioner
of the Year; multiple Super Lawyers listings. Fellow and Past National
President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Diplomat
and executive member of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.
Named Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year 2011 in Family Law. Recipient of
the Missouri Bar Association President’s Award, September 2011.
JILL C. JACKOBOICE
JACKOBOICE & FISHER, LLC
4505 Madison Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64111
Tel: 816-756-0080
Fax: 816-756-1121
jill@jlawllc.com
www.jackoboicefisher.com
FAMILY LAW
Jill C. Jackoboice practices exclusively in the area of family law in Missouri
and Kansas. She obtained her B.S.B. A. and her J.D. from the University of
Missouri – Columbia. She was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 1993 and
the Kansas Bar in 1994. In 2005, Ms. Jackoboice was the recipient of
the Congenial Counselor Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar
Association and was included in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008,
2009, and 2010. Ms. Jackoboice presently is a member of The Missouri
Bar and the Kansas Bar Association.
MARK T. KEMPTON
KEMPTON AND RUSSELL, LLC
114 East 5th Street
PO Box 815
Sedalia, MO 65302
Tel: 660-827-0314
Fax: 660-827-1200
mark@kemptonrussell.com
www.kemptonrussell.com
Mark T. Kempton focuses his practice on litigation in a variety of
matters, including personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability,
commercial and business claims, employment discrimination, and
criminal cases. A graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia
(B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976), Mr. Kempton was awarded the Lon O. Hocker
Memorial Trial Lawyer Award by the Missouri Bar Foundation in 1984. He
is a Fellow and former Missouri State Chair of the American College of
Trial Lawyers. He is also a member and former chapter President of the
American Board of Trial Advocates and a member of the International
Society of Barristers.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
GENERAL LI TIGATION
ANN E. BAUER
BAUER SOULE GARNHOLZ ALBIN
7710 Carondelet Avenue
Suite 405
St. Louis, MO 63105
Tel: 314-721-8844
Fax: 314-721-8855
abauer@stl-lawmatters.com
www.stl-lawmatters.com
Ann Bauer concentrates her practice on a wide range of family issues.
While a strong advocate for her clients, she also believes that a process
promoting settlement and positive relationships among parties should
be encouraged. She is a founding member of the Collaborative Family
Law Association in St. Louis and is active in the Family Law Section of
The Missouri Bar (chair, 2003-2005). Ann is a fellow in the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a national organization whose
members undergo a rigorous selection process including a national and
state exam. There are fe wer than 40 Missouri AAML members. Ann Bauer
believes in forming a partnership with clients to create solutions that fit
their unique family law challenges. Progressive and dedicated... leading
the way in family law. Follow Ann on Twitter @annbauer24.
ANITA I. RODARTE
BERNSTEIN, RODARTE &
HATHEWAY, P.C.
9237 Ward Parkway
Suite 106
Kansas City, MO 64114
Tel: 816-444-8030
Fax: 816-523-2158
www.brh-law.com
APPELLATE
FAMILY LAW
Anita I. Rodarte has practiced family law for 27 years in the Kansas City
Metropolitan Area. She is licensed in Missouri and Kansas. Her extensive
experience includes negotiated settlement, litigation, and appeal of
complex family law matters. She is recognized for her experience in
the appeal of family law trial judgments. In addition, Anita provides
consultation assistance to attorneys in family law litigation and appellate
matters. She authored the chapter and supplements on Dissolution of
Marriage in Missouri for the Missouri Bar Family Law Deskbook and is a
frequent lecturer on family law topics. She is a member of the Missouri
and Kansas Bar Associations, the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers, The Missouri Bar Family Law Section, and the Kansas City
Metropolitan Bar Association Family Law Committee.
MELANIE GURLEY KEENEY
TUE TH, KEENEY, COOPER,
MOHAN & JACKSTADT P.C.
34 North Meramec Avenue
Suite 600
St. Louis, MO 63105
Tel: 314-880-3611
Fax: 314-880-3601
mkeeney@tuethkeeney.com
www.tuethkeeney.com
Melanie Gurley Keeney, a founding shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper,
Mohan & Jackstadt P.C., has been practicing immigration, employment,
and education law since 1990. Melanie represents corporations,
institutions of higher education, and individuals in immigration and
employment law matters, including immigrant and nonimmigrant
visas and employer sanctions, I- 9 compliance, E-Verify issues, consular
processing and naturalization, employment discrimination charges and
lawsuits, wage-hour compliance, disability issues, and constitutional
matters, and provides preventive employment law services, including
supervisor training programs and employment compliance audits.
Melanie handles discrimination and retaliation claims asserted under a
variety of laws, including whistleblower protection, Title VII, ADA, ADEA,
FMLA, and Section 1983.
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
IMMIGRATION
FAMILY LAW THROUGH INSURANCE COVERAGE
SUPER LAW YERS / MISSOURI & KANSAS 2011
ELIZABETH HILL
THE HILL LAW FIRM, P.C.
7300 College Boulevard
Suite 215
Overland Park, KS 66210
Tel: 913-381-1500
Fax: 913-381-3115
elizabeth@hilllawfirm.com
www.hilllawfirm.com
Elizabeth Hill has practiced family law since her graduation from the
University of Missouri – Kansas City in 1987. Elizabeth believes strongly
in the collaborative law and mediation process for addressing family
law issues. She helps her clients restructure their families and address
the financial issues relative to the distribution of their marital estate
in an environment that promotes cooperation and resolution. She is a
member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and
the Collaborative Law Institutes of Missouri and Kansas. Elizabeth is a
fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Outside of the
practice of law, Elizabeth enjoys riding and caring for horses. She is the
owner of Woodson Hill Equestrian Center LLC and serves on the board of
Changing Leads Equine Rescue.
THOMAS J. FRITZLEN, JR.
MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS &
FRITZLEN, P.C.
1044 Main Street
Suite 900
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel: 816-221-1430
Fax: 816-221-1044
tjf@mllfpc.com
www.mllfpc.com
Thomas J. Fritzlen, Jr. is a shareholder in the firm of Martin, Leigh,
Laws & Fritzlen, P.C., with offices in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri
and Overland Park, Kansas. Mr. Fritzlen is principally involved in the
handling of commercial litigation, construction law, creditors’ rights, and
general business law. Mr. Fritzlen has lectured locally and nationally
on commercial litigation and construction law. He has tried numerous
cases in state and federal courts and successfully argued in the appellate
courts of Kansas and Missouri and the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts
of Appeals.
CONSTRUC TION LITIGATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
GENERAL LI TIGATION
LISA A. PAKE
HAAR & WOODS, LLP
1010 Market Street
Suite 1620
St. Louis, MO 63101
Tel: 314-241-2224
Fax: 314-241-2227
lpake@haar-woods.com
www.haar-woods.com
Ms. Pake has over two decades of experience litigating business,
professional liability, and insurance coverage disputes. Her insurance
coverage practice has encompassed third-party and first-party coverage
issues arising under environmental, construction, general liability and
professional liability policies. She has also lectured and authored
materials in the insurance coverage field. Ms. Pake has tried jury and
non-jury cases and has briefed and argued cases on appeal involving
such areas of dispute as insurance coverage, breach of contract, and
professional liability. She received her undergraduate degree from
Wellesley College and graduated magna cum laude from Boston College
Law School.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
