Bryan R. Berry

Mr. Berry focuses his practice on 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. 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.

Court Memberships

• Missouri
• United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Missouri Law Review, Senior Note and Comment Editor
• Roscoe Anderson Award for Excellence in Advocacy
• Board of Advocates - Associate Member
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Criminal Litigation Skills and Dispute Resolution

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar 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)