General Counsel for: Systematic Savings & Loan Assn.; Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan Association of Springfield. Representative Clients: Household Finance Corp.; Ford Motor Credit Co.; Boatmen's Bank of Southern Missouri.
Clients
General Counsel For: Systematic Savings & Loan Assn.; Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan Association of Springfield; Springfield Plating Co.; Foster Health Care Group. Representative Clients: Boatmen's Bank of Southern Missouri; Ozark Bank; Bank of Thayer; Deutsche Credit Corp.; Household Finance Corp.; American General Finance, Inc.; Ford Motor Credit Co.; Beneficial Corp.; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Ford Life Insurance Co.; Green Tree Acceptance, Inc.; Security Pacific Financial Services, Inc.; ; Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Physicians Mutual Insurance Co.; American Road Insurance Co.; Explorer Pipeline Co.; Ball Supply Co.; Shell Pipe Line Corp.; Nations Credit Financial Services Corp.; Management Software, Inc. Approved Title Attorneys For: Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Prudential Insurance Co.; Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.; American National Life Insurance Co.; Title Insurance Corp. of St. Louis; American Title Insurance Co.; Farm & Home Savings Assn.; The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Dallas Title and Guaranty Co.; Louisville Title Insurance Co.
Areas of Practice (8)
Specific Areas of Practice for our Springfield office:
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