For more information, contact:
Stephanie Mitchum Murphy, (816) 292-2000

Kansas City, Mo. (August 27, 2007) – Joel Voran, CEO of Lathrop & Gage L.C. announced today that Michele Pittman Gellis has joined the Kansas City, Mo. office as an associate in the business litigation practice area.

Pittman Gellis focuses her business litigation practice on a variety of cases involving general business disputes, general civil litigation, environmental litigation, bankruptcy, debt enforcement and collection, as well as insurance coverage disputes.

Pittman Gellis received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan College in 2000 and her juris doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2003. She received the Gardner W. Beckett Liberties Award in 2003, was a member of the Stetson Law Review and was a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society. Pittman Gellis was named the Julia Monroe Woodward Communication Scholar in 2000. She is a current member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and the Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers.

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