FRED SPIGARELLI: born Pittsburg, Kansas, July 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Kansas; 1996, Missouri. Education: Kansas State College (B.A., 1967); Washburn University (J.D., 1970). Special Attorney General, State of Kansas, 1977. Member: Crawford County (President, 1976-1977), Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1985-1986; Member, Board of Governors, 1985-); The Association of Trial Lawyers of American; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation: Insurance Law.

DAVID L. McLANE: born Salina, Kansas, November 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Kansas. Education: St. Benedict's College (B.A., 1967); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys, 1993-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Kansas Legal Services, Inc., 1995-1999. Member: Crawford County (President, 1978-1979) and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Workers compensation; Social Security Disability.

KALA ANN SPIGARELLI: Born Pittsburg, Kansas, July 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1991, Kansas. Education: Pittsburg Sate University; Arizona State University (B.S., 1987); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1988-1989. Member: Crawford County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Employment Law; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation.

THOMAS E. HAYES: born Elgin, Illinois, January 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri and Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and District of Kansas. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1987). Academic All American, NCAA Division II, 1982-1983. Author, "Breach of Warranty in Product Liability Cases," Journal of Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. XVI, No. 5. Advocate; "Questioning Authority: Modifying I.I.K. Instruction to Get the Law Right," Journal of Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. XVII, No. 4, National College of Advocacy. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Crawford County, Johnson County (Kansas), Wyandotte county (Kansas), Jackson County (Missouri), and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Kansas Trail Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1996); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; The Associaiton of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also Member, Hayes & Kieler, L.L.C., Overland Park, Kansas). PRACTICE AREAS: Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability Law; Environmental Law.

BRIAN D. JOHNSTON: born Fort Scott, Kansas, May 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Kansas; 1994, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1990); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Crawford County, Kansas, Taney County and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. PRACTICE AREAS: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Workmen's Compensation.

LORI A. BOLTON FLEMING: born Fort Scott, Kansas, November 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas; 2002, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Pittsburg State University (B.M.Ed,. summa cum laude, 1996); Washburn University of Topeka School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001) Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Washburn Law Journal, 2000-2001. Teaching Assistant, Washburn Law School, 1999-2000. Formerly with Crawford County Attorney's Office. Member: Crawford County and Kansas Bar Associations: The Missouri Bar. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation; Criminal Defense.