Geographic Area

As the map on our homepage suggests, we are Missouri lawyers.  More particularly, we are Southwest Missouri lawyers, and unlike some, we do not abjure the term “country lawyer.”

We are familiar with most judges in this quadrant of the state – and over the years have represented some of them, or members of their families.  We know our judges’ reputations and many of their attitudes and inclinations.  And, although it’s impossible to know all prospective jurors comprising a panel, through our family, colleagues and community ties we generally have a good sense of the prevailing community attitudes of those folks who comprise the juries in our area.  We feel that this knowledge affords our firm an advantage in Southwest Missouri over attorneys from large metropolitan areas.

Generally, therefore, we try to confine our practice to the following counties: