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Ellen Finch
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1845 S. National
P.O. Box 4288
Springfield, MO 65804

Practices
Business Litigation

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Bryan R. Berry

Experience
Mr. Berry focuses his practice on business disputes representing clients in litigated and non- litigated business-to-business disputes such as breach of contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts and professional liability matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Berry served for three years as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Greene County, Missouri, where he successfully prosecuted and tried numerous major felony cases ranging from assaults and weapons violations to murder.

Mr. Berry served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Phillip R. Garrison of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2004.

During law school, Mr. Berry worked in the Criminal Division of the Missouri Attorney General's Office where he assisted in the defense of state felony convictions at the appellate level.

Education
  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2002
  • William Jewell College, B.A., 1991
  • Oxford University, Oxford, England
Admissions
  • Missouri, 2002
Honors
  • Missouri Law Review, Senior Note and Comment Editor
  • Board of Advocates - Associate Member
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Litigation Skills and Dispute Resolution
  • Roscoe Anderson Award for Excellence in Advocacy
Professional Affiliations
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Missouri Young Lawyers Association
  • Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
Publications
  • Author, Crime of Dispassion:  Eighth Circuit (Mis)Applies DeShaney in Failing to Hold State Employees Accountable to the Children They Protect, 66 Mo. L. Rev. 881 (2001)
  • Author, Donkeys, Elephants, and Barney Fife:  Are Deputy Sheriffs Policymakers Subject to Patronage Terminations?, 66 Mo. L. Rev. 667 (2001)
In The News
08/11/2007 Springfield News-Leader: Awards & Achievers





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