Business Law

Individuals and companies in need of complex dispute resolution, litigation counsel, or corporate representation.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

• Antitrust Law
• Deceptive Trade Practices
• False Advertising
• Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
• RICO Act
• Unfair Competition

Banking & Finance

• Commercial Banks & Loans
• Commercial Leasing
• Mortgages & Foreclosures
• Venture Capital

Bars & Restaurants

• Liquor Licenses

Business Formation & Dissolution

• Business Successions
• Buying & Selling
• Closely Held Businesses
• Corporations
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Franchising
• Joint Ventures
• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Nonprofits & Tax-Exempt Corporations
• Partnerships
• Professional Corporations
• Shareholders' Rights
• Trade Associations

Commercial Law

• Breach of Contract
• Contract Disputes
• Contract Drafting & Review
• Employment Contracts
• Franchises
• International Transactions
• Lemon Law
• Non-Compete Contracts
• Secured Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Warranties

Construction

• Commercial Construction Contracts
• Construction Defects
• Construction Disputes
• Dangerous Property
• Mechanics' Liens

Government Contracts

• Debarment
• Government Construction Contracts
• State & Municipal Contracts

Insurance - Commercial

• Bad Faith
• Casualty Insurance
• Commercial Insurance
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Insurance Subrogation
• Reinsurance

Internet (Cyberspace)

• Computer Crimes
• Computer Law

International Law

• Business & Trade
• Foreign Investment
• Imports & Exports
• International Transactions

Collections

• Creditor's Rights
• Garnishees
• Judgments
• Locating Funds

Consumer/Lemon Law

• Consumer Class Actions

Government & Environment

Individuals and companies in need of complex dispute resolution, litigation counsel, or corporate representation.

Government & Environment

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights

Administrative Law

• Hearings & Adjudication
• Investigations
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Rulemaking

Civil Rights

• Age Discrimination
• Gay & Lesbian Rights
• National Origin Discrimination
• Police Misconduct
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Sexual Harassment

Communications & Media Regulation

• Cable (Broadband)
• Cellular
• Digital
• International Telecommunications

Constitutional Law

• Affirmative Action
• Discrimination
• Freedom of Information
• Freedom of Press
• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Grand Jury Proceedings
• Privacy Rights
• Search & Seizure Protection
• Voting Rights

Election Campaign & Political Law

• Election & Campaign Law
• Government Relations & Lobbying
• Legislative Practice
• Public Law
• Voting Rights

Energy Law

• Alternative Energy
• Electric Power
• Hydroelectricity
• Nuclear Power
• Oil & Gas
• Public Utilities

Environmental Law

• Clean Air
• Cleanup & Superfund
• Dumping & Disposing
• Hazardous Waste
• Permits
• Regulatory Compliance & Auditing
• Solid Waste
• Water Pollution
• Wetlands & Wild Lands

Gaming Law

• Casinos
• Lotteries

Government Agencies & Programs

• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Medicare & Medicaid
• State & Local Agencies
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Government Misconduct

• Bribery & Corruption
• Police Misconduct

Lobbying

• Consultation
• Legal Issues Advising
• Lobbying Activities

Natural Resources Law

• Water & Riparian Rights

State, Local, & Municipal Law

• Land Use & Zoning
• Municipal Corporations
• Municipal Employment
• State Government

Transportation Law

• Railroad
• Shipping
• Trucking

MO, Sep 1994
Bar Number: 42559

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and all Missouri State Courts.

American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, and Boone County Bar Association.

I try to take continuing education in areas where I don’t regularly practice.

Contract dispute between a Fortune 75 company and a German conglomerate. My client obtained a $55 million settlement and preserved its business relationship with the other company.

State agency seeking $2 million in regulatory penalties from a utility company. My client won the case on a pretrial motion and paid $0.

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Missouri

I focus on complex cases, and I take on everything, ranging from toxic tort, to securities fraud, to RICO, to civil rights. It’s easier to define me by what I won’t do—tax, bankruptcy, family law, and criminal defense. I also have a rapidly growing practice representing medical providers and a specialized practice before the Missouri Public Service Commission.

Brown Law Office was formed when I tired of working for a national law firm with 300 attorneys spread across 12 offices. My idea was to continue to provide "big firm" legal services to a select group of clients while focusing on the clients I like and the cases I find challenging. So far, the experiment has been a success.

My last job was with a large corporate law firm, where I handled some high-dollar matters and bet-the-company type cases. I came there from the other side of the fence—a small, aggressive plaintiff's firm, where I had some success with civil rights cases. Prior to that, I worked in state government, both as an assistant attorney general, a deputy agency director, and as special counsel to the governor.

(800) 906-6199

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yes

I bill by the hour, but I often take litigation on a contingent fee basis.

Varies based on the representation, between $200 and $250.

A telephone consultation is free, and I will talk with a caller until I am ready to say whether I am interested in their case.

If I am going to be paid hourly for litigation, I will not take a case without a retainer of at least $5,000. I also take cases on a contingency basis, with no retainer.