Firm Overview

Rodney E. Loomer was admitted to the Missouri Bar Association in 1974. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1974. Mr. Loomer's undergraduate degree was completed at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, in 1971.

Mr. Loomer joined the firm in 1974. His practice is concentrated on products liability, insurance defense and medical malpractice. He has been lead trial lawyer in cases tried in Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is admitted to practice in the following courts: United States District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court Appeals, 8th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Loomer's legal career has been distinguished by awards and honors, including: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Products Liability Advisory Council; Missouri Bar President's Award in 1995; named one of the 'Best Lawyers in America' from 1996-2014; and named Best Lawyers' 'Lawyer of the Year for Products Liability-Defense' in 2013 and 2014. He is also a recognized Missouri SuperLawyer and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Loomer is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (President, 2001); The Missouri Bar Association (Representative, Young Lawyers Section, 1979 - 1985; Member, Board of Governors, 1985 - 1993); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Counsel Association; American Bar Association; and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers.

Michael J. Patton was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1980. He received a law degree at the University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1980). While in law school, Mr. Patton was a member of the Missouri Law Review, 1978 - 1980. His undergraduate degree was completed at Missouri State University (B.S., 1977).

Mr. Patton joined the firm in 1980 and became a shareholder in 1983. He was the recipient of the Missouri Bar's David J. Dixon Appellate Practice Award in 1989.

Mr. Patton's practice areas are generally concentrated on alternate dispute resolution, mediation, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance defense and coverage, bad faith and civil trial and appellate practice.

He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Patton is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, International Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers.

He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America; Missouri SuperLawyers and is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Sherry A. Rozell was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1986. She has also been admitted to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; the U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Ms. Rozell completed her law degree at Washington University (J.D., 1986) where she was awarded five American Jurisprudence Awards, the Honor Scholar Award, the Breckenridge Scholarship, second prize, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. She also served as Associate Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly, 1985 - 1986. Ms. Rozell received her undergraduate degree from Drury University where she graduated with honors (B.A., 1982, magna cum laude).

Ms. Rozell joined the firm in 1986 and became a shareholder in 1989. She is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (secretary, 1990, board member 1991 - 1994); Missouri Bar Association; Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; and the American Bar Association.

She was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court Advisory Committee (1999 - 2009) and serves as a Trustee for the Missouri Bar Foundation. She is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Ms. Rozell was recently named to the Missouri SuperLawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Missouri for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. She is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

Ms. Rozell's practice is generally concentrated on products liability, insurance defense, and civil and appellate trial practice.

Steven E. Ward was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1994, the Kansas Bar in 1995, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Bar in 2016. He has also been admitted to the Bar in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri;United States District Court,Eastern District of Missouri; United States District Court, District of Kansas; United States District Court, Central District of Illinois; United States District Court, District of Colorado; and the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He received his law degree at the University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1994) where he was a member of the Trial Advocacy Team and served as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing class. In addition, he was Managing Editor of the Law Review (1993 - 1994). Mr. Ward obtained his undergraduate degree at Missouri State University (B.S. Ed., 1987). Before entering law school, Mr. Ward taught mathematics for three years in the public schools of Bolivar and Clinton, Missouri.

Mr. Ward served as a Law Clerk to Hon. Russell G. Clark, Senior Judge, United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1994 - 1996. He joined the firm in 1996 and became a shareholder in 2001.

Mr. Ward's practice is concentrated on products liability, insurance defense, and civil trial practice.

He is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors 2005 - 2011), the Defense Research Institute, the International Association of Defense Lawyers, and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jeffrey T. Davis received his law degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 1995). He was a Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Dispute Resolution while in law school. Mr. Davis was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1995 and the Kansas Bar in 1996. He completed his undergraduate studies at Drury College where he graduated magna cum laude (B.A., 1992).

Mr. Davis served as Law Clerk to Hon. Russell G. Clark, Sr. Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1995 - 1997. Mr. Davis joined the firm in 1997 and became a shareholder in 2002. In 2000, he received the Missouri Bar's David J. Dixon Appellate Practice Award and in 2004, he received a chair award from the Missouri Bar Young Lawyer's Section.

Mr. Davis concentrates his practice on medical malpractice, products liability, general insurance defense, and civil trial and appellate practice. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas state and federal courts.

Mr. Davis is a member of the Missouri Bar and was a member of the Missouri Bar Young Lawyer's Section from 2000 - 2006 and was chairperson in 2005. He is currently a board member of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and is also a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association; and the Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Davis is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Scott E. Bellm received his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (J.D., 1995) where he was a member of the Arkansas Law Review (1994 - 1995) and the school's Board of Advocates (1994 - 1995). Mr. Bellm was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1995 and the Missouri Bar in 1996. He received his undergraduate degree from Missouri State University (B.S., 1992). He joined the firm as an associate in 1999 and became a shareholder in 2004. In 2004 he received the Missouri Bar's David J. Dixon award for Appellate Advocacy and is a member of the order of Barristers.

Mr. Bellm is an active member of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, having served on the orginzation's Board of Directors from 2009 until 2017. He was additionally honored to serve as President of the organization from 2015 until 2016.

He was named by the Missouri Rising Stars list as one of the up-and-coming attorneys in Missouri (2008-2010) and thereafter has been selected to the Missouri Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in Missuori (2011-2017). He is a Fellow of the Missouri Bar Foundation and is a member of the Missouri Bar, Arkansas Bar, the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, and the Defense Research Institute.

Mr. Bellm focuses his practice on insurance defense and coverage, bad faith, medical malpractice defense, and civil trial and appellate practice. He is licensed to practice in both Missouri and Arkansas and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court in the Western District of Missouri and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Mr. Bellm is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell

George W. (Jake) Reinbold, IV, received his law degree and certificate in tax from the University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 2004) where he served as a teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing program (2002 - 2004). Mr. Reinbold was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2004. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S.B.A., 2001). He joined the firm as an associate in 2004 and became a shareholder in 2010. Mr. Reinbold was named an Up and Coming Attorney by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2008.

Mr. Reinbold focuses his practice on insurance defense and coverage disputes, product liability defense, legal malpractice defense and general civil and appellate practice. He is licensed to practice in Missouri and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court in the Western District of Missouri. He is a member of the Missouri Bar, Missouri Bar Young Lawyer's Section (2008 - 2012), Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (Mentorship Program Chair 2008 - 2009)(Board of Directors 2010 - 2013), Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (Young Lawyer's Committee 2011 - present) and the Defense Research Institute.

Bethany G. Parsons received her law degree from New England School of Law (J.D. 2009) where she served as a Current Development Editor (2008-2009) and an Associate Editor (2007-2008) of the New England Journal of International and Comparative Law and was named Regional Champion in the 2009 American Bar Association's Client Counseling Competition. She received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University, where she graduated from the University Honors Program in 2004 English and Sociology with a minor in Psychology. She joined the firm as an associate in 2009.

Ms. Parsons is licensed to practice in Missouri and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (Mentorship Program Chair 2013-2014), the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and the Defense Research Institute.

Ms. Parsons focuses her practice on medical malpractice, products liability, insurance defense and general civil trial practice.