Hissan Anis is a principal at Avant Law Group, LLC. He provides strategic patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret counseling to a wide range of public and private companies. This includes not only obtaining patents in the electrical, mechanical, and software arts, but also counseling clients on intellectual property litigation matters and counseling clients on avoiding litigation. He has substantial experience with AIA post grant proceedings, and he has represented clients in dozens of inter partes review cases. Before law school, Mr. Anis worked in the transmission and distribution group of a national engineering consulting firm and as a programmer for a microelectronic solutions company.

Brown and Ruprecht, P.C., Kansas City, MO
Mr. DeBauche is an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Brown and Ruprecht, P.C., of Kansas City, Missouri. He has 35 years of experience in Kansas City as an attorney, representing parties in construction litigation in state and federal courts, before the Boards of Contract Appeals and in arbitrations. He regularly assists contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and designers with preparation of mechanic’s liens and bond claims, review and preparation of contracts, preparation of notice and claim documents, and general day-to-day advice. From 1994 to the present, Mr. DeBauche has taught Construction Law as an adjunct law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. He has prepared several articles for Modern Builder on construction law topics. He has taught numerous seminars for the Builders’ Association and other groups on mechanics’ liens, federal contract claims, construction arbitrations, payment issues, extra work and changes, claims against bonds, construction contract documents, ethics issues and bidding issues.

Brown & Ruprecht PC, Kansas City
Mr. Hayob practices in insurance and coverage litigation and torts. He was selected for inclusion in Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers (2008-2013). Mr. Hayob regularly participates in seminars and presentations involving insurance-related issues before professional and industry groups. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan and American (Tort and Insurance Practice Section) bar associations; The Missouri Bar; and the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Mr. Hayob is a past president of the Kansas City Claims Association. He received an A.B. degree from Rockhurst College and a J.D. degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Mr. Hayob also has a mediation certification from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.

Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC, Kansas City, MO
Mr. Kennard is a shareholder of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC, in Kansas City, Missouri. He chairs the firm’s Construction and Design Practice Group and serves as its chief information officer. For more than two decades, Mr. Kennard has represented owners, design-builders, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals of all types and sizes – from publicly-traded international companies to small local businesses and individuals – on a wide variety of construction-related matters. He has previously served as the president of the Construction Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association and the Construction Law Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. In addition to being an advocate and counselor for his clients, Mr. Kennard also serves as a mediator and arbitrator and is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Construction Arbitrators.

Lathrop Gage LLP, Kansas City
Mr. Lambrechts has filed nearly 600 patent applications in the United States, and over 400 patent applications in foreign jurisdictions. He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City’s schools of law and engineering for over 24 years, and in his practice brings knowledge gained through a rich and varied background to help clients develop strategies for maximizing their patent portfolios. Mr. Lambrechts also has a strong environmental law practice and enjoys working with environmental industry clients who seek seasoned guidance on their environmental and intellectual property issues.

Polsinelli PC, Kansas City
Mr. Troutwine represents corporations, organizations, and individuals confronting environmental issues in transactional, permitting, compliance, and litigation settings. His clients value his common sense and practical approach to identifying environmental issues and assessing environmental risk in the transactional setting. Whether in a corporate or real estate transaction, he evaluates risks and develops strategies to move a deal forward through comprehensive due diligence, drafting language in purchase agreements or negotiating remedies to environmental issues. Mr. Troutwine also regularly represents current owners of contaminated sites to develop and execute remediation strategies while negotiating with government authorities and potentially responsible parties. His experience includes removal and response actions before state agencies and the EPA in jurisdictions across the country. He has extensive experience in the mining and energy industry. He routinely serves as lead environmental and permitting counsel for the development and financing of utility-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States.