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Andrew Firkins is an associate with Spicer Rudstrom PLLC. Born in New York City, and growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey, he went on to attend Manhattan College where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history. After graduating he began working at a law firm in Hackensack, New Jersey where he managed the office filing system and provided paralegal support. Having gained invaluable experience in the legal field, and wanting to put his passion for writing to good use, he decided...

Marcia Kuntz resumed her family law practice in 2012 at the firm of Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, PC after years as a legislative counsel and committee staffer on Capitol Hill and as an adviser, editor, and executive in the non-profit sector. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Kuntz has taught Family Law as an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. In April 2022, she co-founded the firm of Smollar Kuntz Locey, PLLC. Ms. Kuntz started her legal career...

Edward L. Bleynat, Jr. began his legal career by clerking for James G. Exum, Jr., then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Cutting hsi trial teeth at a major Greensboro business litigation firm. In 1995, Ed relocated to Asheville, to continue his law practice and to raise his family in Western North Carolina where he grew up. Ed and Joe Ferikes merged their practices into Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC in 2001. Ed is actively involved in a variety of church, civic, and comm...

Jared Trust is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Jared, who practices law in Troy, Michigan, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jared is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Peter Connors is a distinguished tax professional concentrating his practice on cross-border transactions and tax controversy matters and has more than four decades of experience in related areas of tax law, including financial transactions, corporate reorganizations, renewable energy investments, controversy matters, and providing legal counsel and tax strategies for multinational clients. A portion of Peter’s innovative practice is focused on the intersection of renewable energy and t...

Howard Penn Krisher is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Howard Penn, who practices law in Dayton, Ohio, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Howard Penn is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

EDUCATION University of Florida (L.L.M., Taxation, 1979) Creighton University (J.D., Cum Laude, 1978) Creighton University (B.S., Cum Laude, 1975) PRACTICE EMPHASIS Estate Planning & Probate Tax Law Corporate & Business Law Real Estate HONORS & AWARDS University of Florida Richard B. Stephens Award for Outstanding Student (1979) Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Great Plains Super Lawyers The Best Lawyers in America

Jeff Barbin practices in the areas of commercial and industrial real estate and finance. He has extensive experience in corporate, transactional and regulatory matters related to casino gaming. He counsels developers and operators on acquisitions, site development, financing and disposition. He has focused on gaming transactions requiring local gaming regulatory approvals and other complex transactional and regulatory matters, often working closely with the firm’s gaming lawyers in Miss...

Jonathan Amoona is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Sports Law. Jonathan, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jonathan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Timothy L. Barnes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Timothy L., who practices law in Roseland, New Jersey, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.