Spencer Fane LLP
About Spencer Fane LLP
Spencer Fane LLP is a leading law firm with 436 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1987. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Spencer Fane LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation, and Municipal Law.
Spencer Fane LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Spencer Fane LLP has 371 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Artificial Intelligence Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Civil Rights Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Collaborative Law: Civil, Collaborative Law: Family Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Community Association Law, Construction Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, DUI / DWI Defense, Education Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Environmental Law, Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation, Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Immigration Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor and Employment Law - Employee, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Labor Law - Union, Land Use and Zoning Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Municipal Law, Natural Resources Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Oil and Gas Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Privacy and Data Security Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Tax Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Trusts and Estates, Utilities Law, and Water Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Spencer Fane LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations:
- Austin, Texas
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Dallas, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Detroit, Michigan
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Houston, Texas
- Jefferson City, Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Plano, Texas
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Jose, California
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Santa Monica, California
- Springfield, Missouri
- St. Cloud, Minnesota
- St. George, Utah
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Tampa, Florida
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Wichita, Kansas
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Recognized Lawyers at Spencer Fane LLP
Heidi J. Bassett is a tough litigator and a trusted advisor to her clients throughout Minnesota and Florida. Her practice spans real estate and business disputes with a focus on deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, premises liability, fraud, and financial services. Heidi is known for her ability to align her clients’ legal strategies with their corporate goals and financial realities. She is an experienced trial attorney who has also represented clients in more than 200 appeal...
J.T. Klaus has been assisting Kansas local government in the issuance of municipal debt obligations for both infrastructure improvement and economic development since 1990. Mr. Klaus has extensive experience serving as Bond Counsel in connection with the issuance of governmental debt obligations, including general obligation bonds and temporary notes, municipal revenue bonds, as well as such “hybrid” and “conduit” type financings as tax increment bonds, lease financings (certificates of parti...
Mr. Rhodes has an extensive background in legal ethics. He regularly advises attorneys and law firms in matters relating to State Bar complaints, fee disputes, disciplinary matters, bar admission, and other licensing, ethics, and professional responsibility issues. In addition, Mr. Rhodes previously served as the Firm’s General Counsel from May 2015 to January 2021 and held the position of Managing Attorney from December 2009 to May 2015. The Best Lawyers in America© named Mr. Rhod...
Biography His broad-based legal experience includes presiding as a municipal court judge of the City of Houston, a state district judge of both a Civil and Family District Courts, and served as assistant attorney general for the State of Texas and briefing clerk for the Honorable Judge Ingraham, Federal District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. He has extensive experience in civil trials and appeals involving complex litigation and family law cases. His mediation experience includes ...
Carlos E. Alferez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Carlos E., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carlos E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alex C. Baker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation. Alex C., who practices law in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alex C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Joseph B. Blake is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Entertainment and Sports Law. Joseph B., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joseph B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Samantha Catalano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law. Samantha, who practices law in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samantha is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Katherine A. Cochran is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Real Estate and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Katherine A., who practices law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katherine A. is held by other...
Chelsea Hesla is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law. Chelsea, who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chelsea is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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