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I am a Wyoming trial lawyer focused on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and select personal injury cases.. Signature cases I have won include:. - The largest personal injury verdict in Wyoming history, securing $17.5 million in compensatory damages for a grieving family in a high-profile carbon-monoxide case.. - Wyoming's largest-ever wrongful death settlements in cases against Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., which were settled before trial for a confidential amount.. - Earning damages of more than $100 million for clients in New Mexico, in what is believed to be the largest personal injury settlement in the state's history.. - The largest personal injury settlement in North Dakota in a case involving burn injuries from an explosion at a gas-processing plant.. Though my law firm is located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we take on client cases in most other U.S. states. I am licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of Wyoming, New York, and Utah, and am admitted to appear pro hac vice in the state and federal courts in the rest of the country. I am also licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.. I am an elected member of the American Law Institute and The Order of the Coif, a national honor society group that includes several Chief Justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court, judges of the United States Court of Appeals, and statewide elected officials. I am also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and the National Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers.. I was born in St. Louis in 1945 and raised in Casper, Wyoming. A 1963 graduate of Natrona County High School in Casper, I went on to Yale College to earn a bachelor's degree in American Studies in 1967. I then received my Juris Doctorate degree in 1970 as valedictorian at the University of Wyoming College of Law. In 1971, I earned a master's degree in law from Harvard Law School.. Following my legal studies, I returned to Wyoming, was admitted to the Wyoming Bar in 1971, and began my legal career in criminal law, serving as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Natrona County, Wyoming.. In 1978, my two friends, Gerry Spence and Ed Moriarity, and I started the trial lawyer firm of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, which soon gained national prominence for its extraordinary success in complex civil and criminal cases. In 2002, after almost a quarter century as a founding and senior partner of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, I established my own firm to fully devote my personal attention to each client.. I have been involved in Wyoming's civic and community affairs for more than four decades. I served as a board member of several organizations, including:. Natrona County United Way - President, 1974.. Board of Trustees of the University of Wyoming from 1985 to 1989.. Board of Visitors of the UW College of Arts and Sciences from 1991 to 2000.. Chair and secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Wyoming Selection Committee from 1989 to 1998.. I am also proud to have formed the Wyoming Public Policy Forum, an economic development policy group, which issued its report, "For Wyoming’s Future: An Economic Development Plan for the People of Wyoming" in 1998. I also started the Wind River Reservation Economic Advisory Council in 1998.. I have long been active in the Democratic Party, and was a political columnist for the Casper Star Tribune, Wyoming's statewide newspaper, from 1987 to 1994. I was the Democratic nominee for Wyoming's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. From 1992 to 2000, I was a member of the Democratic National Committee and served on the Executive Committee of the Wyoming Democratic Party.

I am a partner attorney with the Tennessee firm of Casey, Simmons & Bryant, PLLC. Our firm mainly handles family law, criminal defense and probate matters. I primarily focus on criminal defense matters in the West TN area but I am not limited to West TN. I have handled a wide variety of criminal defense family law matters and have successfully tried several cases in Circuit Court.

EXPERIENCE –. Tennessee City and County courts,  Court of Appeals, State Supreme Court,. Virginia City and County courts, Court of Appeals. 4th, 8th, 6th Federal District Court. 4th,  8th  6th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals. U. S. Office of Personnel Management Appeals. Veteran’s Administration Appellate Court. Unemployment, Social Security, and Administrative Courts. Public Defender State Court of Appeals 2004. Virginia third year practice attorney 1995. 8th DISTRICT COURT CLERK INTERNSHIP   Summer 1994. MEDIATOR - Family Alternative Mediation, Norfolk, VA. 2006    present  Tennessee Supreme Court trainer for Juvenile Law and Guardian ad Litem

EXPERIENCE – Serving in the practice of law since 1996. Extern for US Federal District Judge Alan B. Johnson (District of Wyoming) 1995. Partner in private practice in Jackson, Wyoming (Hess Carlman & D'Amours, LLC 1996-2012) and Carlman Legal Services, LLC (2012 – present). Carlman Legal Services concentrates in estate planning to help families create and implement strategies for intergenerational health, prosperity, and meaning. Related services include business entity formation and annual corporate hygiene, real estate transactions and ongoing property law support, and business succession design and implementation. We help successful families define their success in ways that promote intergenerational respect and well-being and advance their interests in community causes.. Admitted to practice by: Wyoming Supreme Court (1996) and United States District Court, District of Wyoming (1996).. EDUCATION – Juris Doctor, University of Wyoming College of Law, 1995; Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Utah State University, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1983.. PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND SERVICE – University of Wyoming Law Review Author and Editor (1993-95); University of Wyoming Award – Outstanding Student in Environmental Concerns (1995); Wyoming State Bar Outstanding Service Award for the 9th Judicial District (2008). Past Member, Board of Continuing Legal Education - Wyoming State Bar. Devoted legal advocate for the rights and dignity of people who, by reason of mental illness, may pose a danger to themselves or others.. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS – Member, WealthCounsel; Member, Purposeful Planning Institute; Member, Wyoming State Bar (Section on Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law; Section on Diversity & Inclusion); Member and Past President, Teton County (Wyoming) Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association (Section on Real Property, Trust and Estate Law).. COMMUNITY SERVICE – Rotary Club of Jackson Hole President (2016) and member 2001 – present; Rotarian of the Year (2018-19); Rotary Club of Jackson Hole Foundation Director (2014-15); Pro Bono Counsel, Center for the Secret of Peace, Lake Kivu, Rwanda (2020 - overcoming the legacy of genocide and ongoing regional violence); Founding Member, Friends of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (2020 - funding support network for 3.4 million acre federal forest); Advisor, Wyoming Public Lands Initiative, Teton County Committee (2016 – 2018); Appointed At-Large Member, Teton County (Gov’t) Natural Resources Stakeholders Group (2017 – 2018); Board member, InterConnections 21 (Teton County Model United Nations program) (2014 to present); Board member emeritus and Past President, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center (2002 to present); Board member emeritus, Snake River Fund (2005 – 2014), past board member (1999 – 2005); Advisory Board Member, Teton Raptor Center, 2005 – present); Board member, Teton Science Schools (2006 – 2012); Advisory Board Member, Pro bono counsel, Friends of Pathways (2000 – present); National Parks Conservation Association Regional Council and Grand Teton National Park Caucus (2005 – 2014); Recipient, Extra Mile Award, Jackson District of Boy Scouts of America (2010); Advisor and Endowment Trustee McAfee Scouting Endowment for Jackson District, Boy Scouts of America (2009 – present); Recipient, Service Award, Wyoming Game and Fish Department (2004); Past board member and officer, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Community Children’s’ Project, H-H-R Ranches Subdivision Homeowners Association; Trustee, Private Family Foundation, (1996 – present).

Emily is a Wyoming native who finds strength and purpose in fighting for those who have lost their ability to work, enjoyment of life, or loved one. As a legal writing enthusiast, Emily focuses on incorporating persuasive advocacy into every pre-trial filing to ensure her clients’ right to a jury trial is actualized.. Emily received her Bachelor of Arts in Business with honors from the University of Dallas where she also played Division III basketball and softball. She then worked as a policy analyst for Wyoming Governor Matthew H. Mead before starting law school at the University of Wyoming College of Law. When she was a second-year law student, a committee of Wyoming judges, lawyers, and law professors awarded Emily the Brimmer Scholarship, which honors the distinguished career of Judge Clarence A. Brimmer and rewards students who demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the law.. Throughout law school, Emily was also committed to gaining practical experience. Over the course of two years, she worked for state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the Wyoming Supreme Court, Wyoming’s District Court for the Second Judicial District, and the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. These experiences allowed her to master the art of legal writing and to earn the honor of serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Wyoming Law Review.. After graduating second in her class in 2019, Emily clerked for the Honorable Kelly H. Rankin, Chief Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, before joining The Spence Law Firm in 2020. In her free time, Emily enjoys spending time with her family and teaching legal writing at the University of Wyoming College of Law.

Dedicated to helping individuals and families who have been injured, and in the worst of cases, have lost a loved one in an accident, Spence practices in all areas of personal injury law including auto accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall accidents, social security disability, workplace injuries, and riverboat and railroad injuries.

Claire is driven to do all that she can for clients in their search for justice through a combination of compassion, dedication, hard work, and a bit of stubbornness. Claire particularly enjoys trial work and the preparation that it takes to get a case through trial successfully. It may be long days and late nights, but each minute helps advance a client’s case. She does all she can each day, knowing that the jurors can come to the right decision only when they have all the information they need.. Claire has expierence in carbon monoxide posioning cases involving significant brain injury, medical malpractice, industrial injuries, trucking and car accidents, and a variety of other personal injury and wrongful death matters.

Christie Hopper is a Jackson native, graduating from North Side High School in 2006. She practices all across West Tennessee in various criminal, family, and general litigation areas. Christie strives to be an attorney her clients know and trust with each individual case. Call for your free consultation today!

Charles H. Barnett, III, has 40 years of experience specializing in civil litigation.  In addition, he is listed as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court.  Mr. Barnett has litigation experience in a wide variety of areas representing both defendants and plaintiffs in personal injury, products liability, workers’ compensation, employment discrimination, professional liability, eminent domain and commercial litigation.  Mr. Barnett has been given Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating of AV and has been deemed by peer review process as a Super Lawyer of the Mid-South for each year since 2006.  He was also selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society consisting of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.. Mr. Barnett is a native of Jackson, Tennessee, where he graduated from Jackson High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Memphis State University in 1969 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Memphis State University School of Law in 1975.. He was a member of the Memphis State University Law Review where he authored three articles. These articles include: “Real Estate – Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Liens in Tennessee,” 5 Mem. L. Rev. 359 (Spring 1975); “Constitutional Law Tennessee, Nuisance Statute Declared Unconstitutional,” 4 Mem. L. Rev. 619 (Spring 1974); and “Taxation – Mutual Funds be Valued at Redemption Price,” 4 Mem. L. Rev. 184 (Fall 1973).. Mr. Barnett is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association (President, 1990); a member of the Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; and Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.  He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, he served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of TN from 1976 to 1978, and is a recipient of the Jackson-Madison County Association Pro Bono Award in 1989.  He currently serves as general counsel to the Health, Education and Housing Facilities Board for the City of Jackson.. Mr. Barnett resides in Jackson, Tennessee, with his wife Elizabeth, who is a medical technologist, and his three children. His interests include sailing, sail boat racing, the study of the natural world and spending time with his family and friends.

Bryan has worked on challenging and noteworthy cases throughout his career, representing injured people and their families against big corporations and the government.  He has successfully settled or tried cases involving unsafe railroad crossings, injuries to children, civil rights, wrongful death or catastrophic injury, workplace accidents, products liability, and medical malpractice.. Bryan Ulmer was born in Minnesota and raised in Newcastle, Wyoming.  He received a degree in business administration from the University of Wyoming.  He earned his law degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law, graduating with honor, ranked first in his law school class.  After law school Bryan worked as an associate lawyer with The Spence Law Firm.  He has been a partner in the firm since 2000.  Bryan lives in Jackson, Wyoming, with his wife, Vonde, and their three children.

Bret's father, Floyd King, was one of two attorney's in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1961 when he opened his office on the Town Square above the Jackson Drug Store. Floyd served as country and prosecuting attorney, Jackson town attorney and U.S. Magistrate judge. People from all around frequently told Bret how his father had helped them in difficult times. From this great example, Bret decided he wanted to be an attorney and assist people in some of their more difficult times. Bret was fortunate to practice with his father Floyd for several years before his retirement. He is now blessed to be able to practice law in Wyoming with his son Spencer.. Together Bret and Spencer are continuing their father/grandfather's legacy of hard work for their clients and assisting people with their needs regardless of complexity. Nearly all of their clients are referrals from past clients or other attorneys.. Bret obtained a judgment in a breach of contract case for $12.75 million dollars and has significant settlements and judgments in injury and death cases. He has successfully defended numerous individuals and companies against claims.. Having grown up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and raised his four children here, he is familiar with and loves the great state of Wyoming and its wonderful people.

Bob Cornish is a leading attorney in the digital assets arena with experience as in-house counsel for investment managers and family offices. Bob’s experience on both sides of transactions provides useful insight for issuers, investors and intermediaries involved in the development, placement and compliance aspects of cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures.. In addition, Bob is one of the few attorneys in the United States who has significant capital markets experience and is also licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming. Bob was an instrumental part of getting this legislation passed as a member of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition.. Bob is a graduate of Davidson College and the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, and is admitted to practice in New York, District of Columbia, Arkansas, Tennessee and Wyoming. Bob has earned the “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, “Super Lawyer” designation in securities and has been named as one of top 5 securities attorneys by EB-5 Investors Magazine for the past 5 years. Bob is a former Series 24 FINRA Registrant, and serves as a Chairperson-trained arbitrator for FINRA, NFA and the London Court of International Arbitration.

Bilingual Attorney, Fluent in Spanish

Allison Hubbard Colgin has a solo practice located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, specializing in employment law which she has been practicing her entire career. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1992, she worked at law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years until she moved in-house at a large public company. After moving to Wyoming, she became a partner at Levy Coleman Brodie, LLC in Jackson, Wyoming, and then later accepted another in-house position for a public company headquartered in California and the Netherlands. She is licensed in California and Wyoming and has experience advising employers nationally and internationally. She recently completed mediation certification training through the San Francisco Bar Association and is available to mediate all types of disputes.

After spending four years working with adjudicated teenagers at a wilderness-based residential treatment center, I returned to get my law degree in hopes of helping people. That is what I strive to do.  I understand people come to me during the hardest times of their lives, and my role is to help them navigate through the process.  I take pride in working hard to provide my clients the best representation possible.

About:. Teresa A. Luna is an Member in the Spragins, Barnett & Cobb Litigation Group. Although her practice is broad, her key areas of concentration are personal injury, commercial litigation, employment law, estate planning, education law, and municipal law.. Mrs. Luna graduated from Union University, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History. Mrs. Luna also received an M.S. degree in Counseling from the University of Memphis in 1982, graduating magna cum laude. Mrs. Luna graduated, magna cum laude, from the Nashville School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 2007, ranking 3rd in a class of 133.. Before and during law school, Teresa Luna worked as a public school teacher for 20 years. First with the Crockett County School System and then the Jackson-Madison County School System. Mrs. Luna had a distinguished career receiving numerous awards including: Tennessee Teacher of the Year, 2000; USA Today Top Twenty Teachers in America, 2002; Recognized at White House as Distinguished Teacher of the Year, 1995; Union University Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003; Jackson-Madison County Teacher of the Year, 2000; Jackson-Madison County Teacher of the Year, 2007; and Recognized by the Council for Christian Colleges as Top 21 Alumni of the Year, 2004. In 2010 Mrs. Luna received the Union University Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award. Mrs. Luna was also the coach of the Madison Academic High School and Jackson Central-Merry High School Academic Decathlon Teams, winning two National Championships, as well as eleven consecutive state titles.. Mrs. Luna is admitted to practice before the Tennessee Supreme Court, all Tennessee trial and appellate courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mrs. Luna is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.. Mrs. Luna resides in Jackson, Tennessee, with her husband, Tony Luna. They are members of the Englewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Luna and her husband have two grown children and three grandchildren.

Aaron has always been called to serve others and understands that the legal profession is ultimately about serving people. To that end, Aaron works to protect people, especially those who are marginalized. Aaron thus advocates for justice on behalf of his clients who have been injured by another’s negligence or taken advantage of by unscrupulous or shady business and insurance practices. Aaron is passionate about helping injured people, in part because he lost his 21-year-old cousin in a 2002 car crash due to another’s negligence.. Aaron’s desire to help people obtain justice led him to create House Law. And Aaron’s unique background in both complex litigation and complex transactions gives him a distinct perspective in handling the problems faced by his clients. Aaron’s understanding of transactions and negotiations is invaluable to those in the midst of litigation as he navigates the court system and obtains compensation on behalf of his clients.. Because the lawyer-client relationship requires a foundation of trust, Aaron understands the need for a law firm where people feel comfortable discussing deeply personal matters. Aaron thus helps his clients obtain justice when they have been wrongfully injured by another’s negligence or fraudulent business practices.. Aaron is fiercely loyal and will fight for what is right, even when what is right is not popular. He is compassionate and kind, and Aaron’s background has prepared him well to advocate for you. Aaron received his bachelor of arts in chemistry in 2001 (with departmental honors) and his J.D., magna cum laude (top 8% of his class), in 2005, both from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Aaron served as Note and Comment Editor of the UMKC Law Review while in law school. During law school, Aaron clerked for several years for a well-known injury firm in Kansas City that focused on mass torts and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, as well as motor vehicle crashes. After law school, Aaron clerked for the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith of the Supreme Court of Missouri, where he continued honing his research and writing skills.. Following his clerkship, Aaron gained substantial experience with two of Kansas City’s largest law firms. In 2006, Aaron began practicing with Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. (now Polsinelli PC), where he focused on complex, high-stakes commercial litigation, represented plaintiff consumers in nationwide class actions (including extensive work on a class action lawsuit against General Motors regarding factory-filled Dex-Cool Coolant, in securities fraud litigation, and in a lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney, an international aerospace manufacturer), and drafted numerous trial and appellate briefs, including briefs filed in the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Courts of Appeals for the 7th, 8th, and 10th Circuits. He also argued dispositive motions in Missouri’s circuit courts and before the Missouri Court of Appeals. Aaron is a regular speaker at CLE events and for nonprofit organizations, and his law review article Obergefell’s Impact on Wrongful Death in Missouri and Kansas was published in 2016 at 84 UMKC L. Rev. 733 (2016).. In 2007, Aaron moved to Husch Blackwell LLP where he focused on complex, multi-million dollar business transactions involving commercial finance and continued to assist the appellate practice group with appellate briefs. In 2010, Aaron began teaching legal research and writing at his alma mater and served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Law through 2014. While a professor, Aaron taught students to draft documents that would be used in preparation for trial and on arguing before both appellate and trial courts. Aaron also presented at multiple legal writing conferences across the United States on topics such as the use of public policy to strengthen legal writing and analysis in appellate briefs.. Aaron founded House Law LLC in 2012. Aaron is licensed in Missouri and Kansas and is authorized to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the 8th and 10th Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Western District of Missouri and the District of Kansas.. Aaron spends much time serving the community and has actively served people through the following organizations: the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (2004-present); KC LEGAL (Kansas City LEsbian, Gay, and Allied Lawyers) (Co-Founder and Vice President, 2007-2010; Board of Directors, 2007-2010 and 2014-present); Della Lamb Community Services and Della Lamb Elementary Charter School (Board of Directors, 2007-2010 and Chair, Marketing Committee); Aaron was also selected as a member of The Missouri Bar’s 2007-2008 Leadership Academy, served on the Young Lawyers Section Board of Directors of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) from 2008-2010, and as Vice-Chair of the KCMBA Tort Law Committee from 2015-present, and is a member of Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA), Missouri’s preeminent plaintiffs’ bar association.. In 2015 and 2016, Aaron was named a Rising Star in Missouri and Kansas by Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. He was also named Best of the Bar in 2015 and 2016 by The Kansas City Business Journal.. On a whimsical note, Aaron loves all things Harry Potter. A highlight in Aaron’s life involved meeting J.K. Rowling in New York City during a book signing tour (although Aaron is regrettably a muggle, he was sorted into Gryffindor House on ). Aaron loves traveling with his partner and spending time with their dog, Caleb. He also enjoys playing horn and piano.. To discuss your legal needs with Aaron, please contact him at  or