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Sara is a partner in the firm of Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC in Jackson, Tennessee. Sara is the lead attorney for our Estate Planning  section. Sara started her practice as a trial lawyer but now focuses her practice on elder law, estate planning, and family law. Sara is dedicated to the success of the Firm's clients and knows that many are going through some of most difficult times in their lives. Sara strives to communicate with her clients in a clear, compassionate, and knowledgeable way to make it easier for clients to understand the legal process and help to comfort them.. She has experience in areas of life care planning, elder law, senior law, and estate planning including TennCare/Medicaid planning, conservatorships, probate administration, and elder abuse. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She also has handled various areas of litigation practicing on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in various areas of litigation including family law, divorce, adoption, child custody and child support. In 2017, Sara was recognized by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client service as a top 10 in the State of Tennessee.. Sara has been given Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer review rating of AV, which is the group's highest honor and is a testament to the fact that Ms. Barnett's peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence and ethical standards. Sara has also been honored to be selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Mr. Scott is the firm’s managing partner.  His key practice areas are prosecution of overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The remainder of his practice focuses on complex litigation, including representation of insureds in disputes with their insurance companies, contractual disputes, and will contests.  Mr. Scott also has extensive experience litigating personal injury and worker’s compensation claims for injured parties.. Mr. Scott graduated from Mississippi State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. While at Mississippi State, Mr. Scott was involved in a variety of activities, including Future Business Leaders of America, Student Association Committee on Campus Safety, College Republicans, and the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. After graduation from Mississippi State, Mr. Scott spent two years working in the cotton fields of West Tennessee before enrolling in the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in the Fall of 2000, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude. While in school, he was awarded the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Property I, Evidence, Secured Transactions, Civil Procedure III, and Elder Law.. During his tenure at the University of Memphis School of Law, Mr. Scott served as a Comments Editor for the University of Memphis Law Review and authored two published works:. 1. B.V.T. Lebanon Shopping Center, Ltd. V. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Diminution in Fair Market Value - Compensation or Confusion? University of Memphis Law Review Vol. 33, No. 1, Fall of 2002;. 2. Defective Condition or Unreasonably Dangerous Under the Tennessee Products Liability Act: Just What Does It Mean? University of Memphis Law Review Vol. 33, No. 4, Summer of 2003.. Mr. Scott also served as Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, and a student member of Leo Bearman Sr. Inns of Court, while at the University of Memphis. He was awarded both the Jerome Rosengarten Memorial Scholarship and the Sam Mayar Memorial Scholarship in recognition of his academic achievements.. Mr. Scott 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 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.  He has also been admitted pro hac vice various other states.. Mr. Scott is a member of the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has served on both the Board of Directors and as Secretary for the Young Lawyers Division of the Madison County Bar Association.  Currently, Mr. Scott is a member of the Howell Edmonds Jackson Inns of Court.. Mr. Scott is married to Ashby Richbourg Scott who is an attorney with Evans & Petree. They have two children.

Mr. Holliday was born in New Hampshire, but grew up all over the country while his father served in the Air Force.  While in law school, Mr. Holliday was a member of The University of Memphis Law Review, Moot Court Board, Phi Alpha Delta, and he was elected president of the Student Bar Association. Mr. Holliday also served as a research assistant for Professor Irma Russell and as a Pupil in the Leo Bearman Sr. American Inn of Court.. Mr. Holliday is an Eagle Scout who enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with his wife and daughter.

Michael Hartup has dedicated his practice to representing disabled individuals from the greater Jackson, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky, areas as they seek Social Security Disability or Veterans Compensationbenefits. He believes in the compassionate and respectful representation of the unfortunate individuals who have been left unable to work to support themselves and their families due to injury or illness.. Mike earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree with magna cum laude honors and his Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis. He is licensed to practice in all Tennessee State Courts and in the United States District Court for the Western district of Tennessee. He has practiced in Federal Administrative Law hearings throughout Tennessee, west Kentucky, southern Illinois, east Missouri, northern Alabama, northern Georgia, northern Mississippi, and northern Louisiana. He is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives and a member of American Association for Justice. He has been invited by the Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Human Services to teach state attorneys and adjudicators a continuing legal education course on the disability claims adjudication process.. Mike represents hundreds of disabled individuals in hearings and appeals every year, but he makes it a priority to meet with each of his clients personally and to be available to their individual needs. He understands that many are bewildered and frustrated by the bureaucratic claims process. He believes it is important to take the time to explain the process and law to his clients and to prepare them for what to expect throughout each step of appeal.. Mike lives with his wife, Mary-Glenn, and their two daughters in Jackson, Tennessee. He and his family are members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Jackson. Mike is an avid runner and cyclist. He also enjoys fly-fishing and backpacking. He has run the St. Jude Marathon in both Memphis and Nashville. If he is not in his office or in hearings working diligently for his clients, you can probably find him running or riding the roads of Madison and Crockett Counties.

I help people when something serious goes wrong. If you have been charged with a crime in Wyoming, I can help. If you have suffered an injury through the fault of another person, let's talk.

I have been practicing law for almost 40 years. I have diverse experience in a wide variety of areas of the law. I strive to provide personalized, compassionate attention to each of my clients.  I am a compelling advocate for my clients, diligently working to achieve the most favorable results and best possible outcomes for my clients.

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.

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.

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.

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

Experienced Personal Injury attorney serving clients in Jackson and surrounding areas.