Commercial Litigation Attorney

GRSM Southeast offices add six partners in july. Contacts. August 2026 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its strong 2026 hiring momentum with the addition of six lateral partners, Lauren Bruce, Camille Dizon, Michael Gruman, Wells Littlefield, Brian Schneider, and Kindu Walker, in its Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia offices. Their extensive experience and diverse practice areas strengthen the firm's capabilities in the Southeast and nationwide. "Our growth across the Southeast is driven by a deliberate strategy to invest in exceptional attorneys and expand the capabilities we offer our clients," said Peter Siachos, Regional Oversight Partner of GRSM's Southeast offices. "As demand continues to increase throughout the region, we remain focused on building strong local teams that can provide personalized service while drawing on the resources and experience of our national platform." Bruce focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, government law, and risk management. She brings 15 years of litigation experience in federal, state, and appellate courts, representing government entities and employees against civil rights, employment, wrongful death, and personal injury claims. She is admitted to practice in Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Dizon focuses her practice on commercial litigation, trucking, employment, professional liability defense, and product liability matters. She brings more than a decade of legal experience to GRSM and prioritizes locating and exploring defenses quickly to ensure efficient and cost-effective resolution for her clients. She is admitted to practice in Georgia and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia. Gruman focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, healthcare, and insurance-related matters. He brings more than two decades of experience managing high-stakes disputes for businesses, individuals, professionals, and insurers across a wide range of industries. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina. Littlefield focuses his practice on litigation defense involving medical malpractice, correctional health care, nursing home, transportation, and general liability matters. He is a former Air Force officer and combat veteran with more than 22 years of combined experience in law, project management, and business leadership. He is admitted to practice in Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals of Armed Forces, and the U.S. Military Courts-Martial. Schneider focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, with particular emphasis on product liability, toxic torts, maritime law, and appellate advocacy. For more than two decades, he has represented manufacturers, shipyards, vessel owners, transportation companies, and other corporate defendants in high-exposure litigation pending in state and federal courts throughout the country. He is admitted to practice in Virginia, Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuits. Walker focuses his practice on commercial litigation, transportation, motor vehicle litigation, product liability, and premises liability matters. For more than two decades, Walker has represented insurance carriers, self-insureds, restaurants, retail companies, construction companies, apartment complexes, and REITs in the above areas of law with a focus on developing and implementing strategies for successful problem-solving and cost-efficient resolution of matters. He is admitted to practice in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

GRSM relocates and expands Kansas City office. Contacts. August 2026 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani has relocated its Kansas City office to a new space designed to support the office's significant recent growth, with the team expanding from four attorneys in November 2025 to 12 attorneys by the end of August 2026. The office will continue to be led by Co-Managing Partners Vincent Gunter, Blake Edwards, and Mallory Overman. "As our Kansas City team continues to achieve outstanding results and expand our presence in the market, it became clear that we needed a space that reflects both where we are today and where we're headed," said Overman. "The new office provides the room we need to support our continued growth. It will serve as a hub where we can collaborate with colleagues from across the firm and host clients in a modern, welcoming environment. We're excited for this next chapter and the opportunities it creates for our team and the clients we serve." The office is situated in the walkable, vibrant Park Place area in Leawood, Kansas, near the Kansas-Missouri state line, allowing the office's attorneys to represent clients easily in both Missouri and Kansas courts. Areas of counsel include commercial litigation, employment, insurance, intellectual property, bankruptcy, consumer protection defense, and professional liability defense. GRSM's Kansas City attorneys collaborate with neighboring colleagues in GRSM offices in St. Louis, Chicago, and Southern Illinois to offer seamless, coordinated legal solutions to clients nationwide. The Kansas City office's new address is 11550 Ash Street, Suite 350, Leawood, KS 66211.

GRSM adds four partners as Southern California growth continues. Contacts. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its strong 2026 hiring momentum with the addition of four lateral partners, John Ellis, Marc Lafer, Austin Pegues, and Daniel Weis, in its Irvine and San Diego offices. Their extensive experience and diverse practice areas strengthen the firm's capabilities in Southern California and nationwide. "The continued expansion of our team in Irvine and San Diego reflects the momentum we're seeing across Southern California," said Brandon Saxon, Regional Oversight Partner for the Southwest Region. "By adding talented attorneys with strong practices and deep market knowledge, we're enhancing our ability to serve clients throughout the region." Ellis focuses his practice on general liability and complex torts litigation. An experienced trial attorney, he has successfully tried jury cases to verdict in courts across California, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Joaquin Counties. He is admitted to practice in California, the U.S. District Court for the Central and Eastern Districts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lafer focuses his practice on commercial litigation and has experience handling automobile, premises liability, professional liability, public entity, uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM), and examination under oath (EUO) matters. He is admitted to practice in California and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California. Pegues represents and defends employers of all sizes, including large corporations, mid-market companies, and insurers, in a wide range of California labor and employment matters. He is admitted to practice in California and the U.S. District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California. Weis focuses his practice on corporate civil litigation in insurance coverage, bad faith, and insurance defense, and complex defect matters. He is admitted to practice in California.