Scott seamlessly bridges the worlds of law and entrepreneurship, bringing two decades of experience to his role as founder and managing partner of AEGIS Law. What began as a solo practice has grown into a national firm with nearly 40 attorneys across multiple cities – a journey that gives Scott unique insight into the challenges and aspirations of the entrepreneurs he serves. As a practicing attorney, Scott focuses on [...]

Nick Schopp is an experienced attorney with a focus on representing privately-owned businesses as outside general counsel. He has been with AEGIS Law since 2004 and has developed a reputation as a skilled negotiator and contract drafter. Nick's expertise in representing businesses extends to a wide range of industries, including banking, real estate, construction, and finance. He has worked with banks, owners, architects, general contractors, subcontractors, title companies, and [...]

Brett Caban is responsible for assisting AEGIS in all facets of dispute resolution, including general civil and complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining AEGIS, Brett worked with the law firms of Klar, Izsak & Stenger, LLC, and Evans & Dixon, LLC, where he managed commercial litigation cases from inception to disposition. Through his roles with these firms, he gained extensive experience in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, [...]

Joel Green is a seasoned attorney working closely with individual and business clients to provide advice and counsel in addressing their legal questions and concerns. Joel is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Illinois and splits his time between AEGIS’ main office, located in Clayton, Missouri, and its office in O’Fallon, Illinois. Joel joined AEGIS after spending several years practicing at a large, regional law firm, located in [...]

Kevin is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in corporate and real estate transactional work. With a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, Kevin has worked on numerous high-profile e-commerce transactions, helping clients navigate complex legal and regulatory issues while ensuring that deals are structured in a way that maximizes their value. Before joining AEGIS Law, Kevin served as corporate counsel for a large national retailer, where he was [...]

Sheldon Korlin, is an advocate and counselor for growing businesses that provides more than 35 years of experience as a practical and creative problem solver for his business clients. He embraces the traditional label as a counselor at law and distills often complex legal processes and requirements into commonly understood concepts. Sheldon listens to his clients’ concerns and speaks directly and plainly to them. He provides business advice and [...]

William Higley is a highly experienced attorney with over thirty years of practice in corporate and family estate planning law. He has also had extensive litigation and trial experience, including complex personal injury and chemical exposure lawsuits at both the Federal and state level. Bill's practice also includes substantial experience in the areas of trusts, estate planning and taxation, and the licensing of intellectual property. Bill previously worked in [...]

Mary Neff is a family law attorney with extensive experience working with families and children. She is highly sought after as a divorce attorney, litigator, and mediator in family law. Mary's practice areas include divorce, mediation, litigation, custody, visitation, paternity, modifications, and post-dissolution matters. With her background in child development and parent education, Mary is uniquely qualified to represent families during what can be a difficult time in their [...]

Steven Spewak is an accomplished estate planning attorney with a reputation for providing exceptional client value and turn-key service. With extensive experience in estate planning, trusts, probate, asset protection, and business succession planning, Steven works with his clients to ensure they and their loved ones have a secure future and their legacies are protected. As an expert in his field, Steven has maintained Martindale Hubbel's highest preeminent AV rating [...]

Jeff is an AV-rated business and real estate attorney. He helps business owners and real estate investors, developers, and brokers solve problems and achieve their goals. Jeff enjoys working closely with clients and forming strong relationships so they can rely on him as part of their team. Jeff has experience in transactions and litigation. His work includes: corporate entity formation; contract negotiation and drafting; real estate purchase and sale; [...]

Margy is a highly accomplished corporate legal leader with exceptional skills in strategic planning, creative problem-solving, and proactive legal strategy. With over 25 years of in-house experience and an extensive background in mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, real estate and construction contracts, supply chain management, employment law, litigation management, international law, licensing, and intellectual property, she has become a trusted advisor to businesses of all sizes. Margy's commitment to [...]

Tammy is a trusted and integral member of our real estate, corporate, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, and support teams. With over 10 years at the firm, she leverages her depth of experience to provide exceptional service and advice to our clients. Originally from Wisconsin, Tammy earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She later obtained an Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies from [...]

Deena Coppotelli is a Lead Estate Planning Paralegal at AEGIS Law, bringing over 20 years of invaluable experience to our practice. Since joining the firm in 2002, Deena has been instrumental in delivering outstanding results to our clients and has become an integral part of our estate planning team. Role and Expertise As a lead estate planning paralegal, Deena plays a crucial role in helping our clients navigate the [...]

Kellie Carr is a paralegal for AEGIS’s litigation practice. Armed with over 25-years of experience in the legal field, Kellie brings exceptional organizational skills and support to the legal team. She manages a range of tasks, from systematizing large document productions to preparing for trials to helping attorneys with drafting pleadings, parenting plans, and other legal documents. While our legal team benefits from Kellie’s order and attention to detail, [...]

Jeana is a highly skilled paralegal with a wealth of experience in both corporate and litigation matters. In her role at the firm, she is responsible for managing a broad range of administrative tasks, including corporate governance, case strategy, deposition coordination, and discovery response. She brings a keen eye for detail and a practical, client-focused approach to her work, ensuring that every task is completed accurately, efficiently, and on [...]

Rochelle Friedman Walk is an experienced attorney, business executive, and neutral mediator with a reputation for being thoughtful, strategic, and skillful. Rochelle is widely known for her negotiating skills and ability to bring parties together in win-win, creative solutions. She offers a practical and business-oriented approach to the practice of law, with a focus on helping her clients achieve their goals in the most efficient and effective way possible. [...]

Jeffry Baughman is an experienced corporate attorney with a focus on corporate, regulatory, and transactional matters. He has a deep understanding of the legal challenges faced by businesses, real estate developers, financial institutions, and nonprofits. Jeff routinely advises clients on a wide range of issues, including forming businesses, mergers and acquisitions, transactions, commercial real estate, securities matters, and taxation. One of Jeff's greatest strengths as an attorney is his [...]

John Mansfield Ervin represents businesses, real estate developers and nonprofits in a variety of transactional and regulatory legal matters. Those include business formation, purchases and sales, lending, employment, tax structuring and more. As an experienced boater and a licensed merchant marine officer, John also regularly advises clients on acquiring and registering vessels, both domestic and foreign. John enjoys working closely with clients to understand their businesses and their unique [...]

Marshall Kobrin is an attorney whose practice focuses mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, and intellectual property. Marshall's areas of practice include entity choice and formation, operating and shareholders agreements, employment agreements and other corporate agreements, and the purchase and sale of businesses. He also handles trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Marshall is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and the [...]

Leila resides in Tampa, Florida. She is a native to the Tampa Bay Area.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, family and friends, whether it be visiting the beautiful beaches of Florida, relaxing poolside or just enjoying the latest film.

Robert Gold brings nearly 30 years of sophisticated transactional experience to AEGIS Law's Chicago office. With a practice spanning securities law, tax structuring, and M&A advisory work, Robert has worked on structuring and executing transactions for a wide variety of primarily middle-market enterprises in healthcare, technology, real estate development, manufacturing, and intellectual property. Throughout his career, Robert has developed particular expertise in securities law, guiding both early-stage companies and [...]

With over three decades of distinguished legal practice, John Julian brings exceptional depth and breadth of experience to his role as a counselor, stakeholder, manager, and executive. His comprehensive practice spans multiple jurisdictions, where he is admitted to the bars of Illinois and several federal courts, including the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, the Eastern District of Missouri, and the United States [...]

Krzysztof Dzik has over a decade of corporate counsel experience. Licensed to practice in Illinois, Krzysztof has represented business clients with annual revenues ranging from $100K to $20M. His expertise extends to matters related to contract negotiations, corporate governance and compliance, commercial transactions, employment, healthcare, real estate, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, transportation law and compliance, and ethics. Krzysztof is also one of the few attorneys on the cutting edge [...]

Rod Atherton is an experienced tax, estate planning, business, and real estate lawyer and principal attorney of Ergo Law, LLC. Throughout his long legal career, Rod has provided estate and tax planning to many clients, and his firm in Arvada, CO, serves a diverse clientele. He’s worked as both a solo practitioner and with large law firms. With a background as a Shareholder and Partner in the Tax and [...]

Reed Melnick is an accomplished legal professional with a passion for righting wrongs for his clients. He specializes in contract negotiations, legal documentation, civil litigation, pleadings and motions, as well as stakeholder communication. Reed has experience litigating both state and federal civil claims on behalf of the plaintiff’s and defendant’s sides. As a litigator, he successfully appealed to a county court judge in a civil action regarding the interpretation [...]

Max is an associate attorney based in Austin, Texas. Licensed to practice in both Colorado and Texas, Max has supported attorneys and clients in hearings, mediations, and arbitrations. He’s passionate about national and international case law, evidenced by his time spent as an international arbitration legal intern for the London office of WilmerHale. When it comes to international arbitration, Max acknowledges that it often comes down to convincing nations [...]

Debbie joined the Aegis team in Denver in August 2021 as Office Administrator. She approaches all aspects of any job with a positive, hardworking mindset, and is passionate about helping to find solutions to any challenges. She brings with her an extensive background in customer service from retail, restaurant and corporate environments. She is excited to bring these experiences and enthusiasm to the team at Aegis and to our [...]

Lori DaCosse is an accomplished attorney with over 22 years of experience in real estate, finance, and corporate law. Her practice is focused on delivering progressive, solutions-driven legal services to meet the unique needs of each client. Lori is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, Florida and California, and she is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal representation to businesses, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors. Lori's real estate practice [...]

Alex has dedicated his practice to assisting early-stage companies, focusing on navigating the legal obstacles that often present themselves to startups.  His primary goal is to be a trusted advisor to his clients, informing them of the legal ramifications of their actions and triangulating the business, legal, and other considerations required to arrive at the best possible business outcome. As a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, Alex has experience handling [...]

Eric Langston is a highly skilled attorney based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who chairs the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group at his law firm. Prior to starting his solo practice, Eric worked at the largest law firm in the Eastern Iowa region and, while in Chicago, with the restructuring group of a global law firm. With over a decade of experience in business law, Eric has extensive expertise in [...]

Robert "Bo" Devereux is a highly skilled attorney with over 30 years of experience in commercial litigation and corporate matters. Bo has a diverse background in several different areas of law, including banking and finance, real estate, insurance law, corporate law, probate, appeals, and now Mergers and Acquisitions. Bo's experience in business and finance gives him a unique perspective on his legal work, and he is committed to helping [...]

Patrick is a highly skilled litigator with more than 22 years of experience representing clients in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has a proven track record of assisting entrepreneurs and large companies in starting, developing, and protecting their businesses. Patrick's diverse background and extensive experience make him a valuable asset to AEGIS, and he is excited to bring his unique insight to the firm. As a trial [...]

Tommy West is an entrepreneur first, lawyer second. After all, he’s launched more than a dozen businesses and sold four of them. Tommy’s practical experience comes in handy in his legal career, as he brings both depth and breadth of business expertise to every case. He loves helping others, and has served as a mentor at several different startup accelerators. Tommy’s entrepreneurial spirit serves his clients well. When he [...]

Connor Slivocka is a corporate attorney and entrepreneur with a broad range of experience in working with large corporations, venture-backed organizations, privately-owned businesses, and investment funds. Connor's diverse background has given him a unique perspective and approach to providing legal advice that is both practical and results-driven, with a better understanding of what matters most to business owners. Connor is passionate about working with founders and closely-held businesses, and [...]

Sam Shaefer is an attorney driven by a passion for helping people and utilizing the legal profession as a means to serve others and contribute to society. He excels in connecting with clients and finding solutions to their problems, while working towards their goals. Sam is a great fit for AEGIS Law's corporate law practice due to his background in corporate and business law, and his fascination with the [...]

Mary Devereux is a rising star in both estate planning and litigation, serving as a key member of AEGIS Law's Estate Planning and Litigation practices in Saint Louis, Missouri. Mary has established herself as an indispensable asset to our team and a go-to attorney for clients seeking expertise in estate matters and complex litigation. Dual Practice Expertise Mary's unique background in accounting, combined with her legal education and training, [...]

Caroline Devereux graduated with a Juris Doctor from the esteemed Saint Louis University School of Law in May 2023. With a strong academic foundation, Caroline was recognized with the Law School Dean’s Scholarship, reflecting her commitment to excellence in her legal studies. Before pursuing law, Caroline honed her business acumen at the Saint Louis University Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, earning a Bachelor of Science in Finance and [...]

Charles S. Pullium III is a seasoned attorney and accomplished legal strategist with over 25 years of experience in corporate and financial litigation. As a partner at Millsap & Singer, LLC, Charles established himself as a go-to advocate for corporations, financial institutions, lenders, and servicers across the nation. With a broad knowledge base covering corporate liability, fiduciary duty litigation, contract law, tort law, and civil liability, Charles excels at [...]

David A. Gemunder is a distinguished corporate attorney with over three decades of experience shaping complex business transactions and providing strategic legal counsel. As an attorney with AEGIS Law's Tampa office, he brings sophisticated expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and strategic business planning to clients ranging from innovative startups to Fortune 500 corporations. David's transactional practice is marked by his ability to navigate intricate deal structures while maintaining [...]

Professional Experience: John brings over two decades of specialized legal experience to AEGIS Law, with particular depth in probate and trust litigation, estate planning, and fiduciary matters. As the immediate past president of The Missouri Bar, he has demonstrated leadership at the highest levels of the legal profession while maintaining a practice focused on helping individuals navigate complex personal and financial transitions. In his practice, John combines technical expertise [...]

Professional Experience: Michael Gunn brings over five decades of distinguished legal experience to AEGIS Law, with a career that exemplifies leadership at both the state and national levels. A 1968 graduate of St. Louis University School of Law, Michael has built a reputation as one of Missouri's most respected practitioners in estate planning, probate, and trust administration, earning the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rating. As a practicing attorney, [...]