My practice is dedicated to meeting the legal needs of individuals and businesses by providing practical solutions on a variety of issues. My practice is focused on issues related to real estate, business and commercial transactions and disputes, construction, and creditors' rights in both Missouri and Kansas.Practice Areas:Business|Consumer Litigation and TransactionsReal Estate LitigationConstruction Litigation and Lien EnforcementBanking|Loan Enforcement|Foreclosure

I am a senior attorney with the law firm of Collins & Jones, P.C. My practice is dedicated to meeting the legal needs of individuals and businesses by providing practical solutions on a variety of issues. My practice is focused on issues related to banking, real estate, business and commercial transactions and disputes, and construction in both Missouri and Kansas.Practice Areas:Banking, Loan Enforcement, BankruptcyBusiness|Consumer Litigation and TransactionsReal Estate LitigationConstruction Litigation and Lien Enforcement

• Worked on various business and commercial issues, real estate, banking/loan enforcement, construction, officer and director liability, and regulatory compliance review and analysis, and personal injury • Commercial transactional and business experience, including contract review, drafting, negotiation, compliance and enforcement• Represented numerous financial institutions, both national and local, governmental agencies, multiple national special asset servicers, contractors/subcontractors, and other corporate clients• Participated in all facets of civil litigation, including taking and defending depositions, drafting and responding to pleadings and motions, discovery, researching and arguing substantive dispositive motions in court, two jury trials, and numerous bench trials• Civil and appellate experience in all state and federal courts both in Missouri and Kansas and the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel

• Researched and prepared bench memos, motions, orders and judgments • Managed and oversaw all aspects of Civil and Criminal dockets

• Performed extensive legal research on broad range of complex litigation issues• Drafted portions and edited Federal Appellate Practice Nutshell (West Group 2005)• Edited Class Action Nutshell (West Group 2004)• Researched application of Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 23 adequacy requirement for The Judiciary’s Flawed Application of Rule 23’s “Adequacy of Representation” Requirement, 2004 MICH. ST. L. REV. 671 (2004)• Researched antitrust class actions for Antitrust Class Actions: Chaos in the Courts, 11 STAN. J.L. BUS. & FIN. 1 (2005)