Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - The law firm of Lashly & Baer, P.C., recently elected Kevin L. Fritz to firm membership and named James C. Hetlage, Robert E. McWilliams, and Wendy J. Wolf to the Firm's Board of Directors.

Kevin L. Fritz, an attorney with Lashly & Baer, P.C., since 1998, engages in civil litigation with an emphasis in transportation litigation involving motor carriers, insurance defense, commercial and banking litigation and personal injury work. He has directed litigation in insurance coverage, product liability, federal regulatory, premises liability, bankruptcy, and vehicular negligence matters.

Mr. Fritz earned his J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1993. He graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate in 1989. Mr. Fritz is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Bar Association of Metropolitan Kansas City, and the Greene County Bar Association. He also serves on the Fidelity and Surety Law, Insurance Law, Trial Tactics and Techniques, and Trucking Law Committees of the Defense Research Institute, Inc.

James C. Hetlage, a member of the Firm since 1996, serves as Co-Chair of the Firm's Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Hetlage engages primarily in employment law and employment discrimination litigation, representing governmental and private sector employers before administrative agencies, trial courts and appellate courts. He is experienced in resolving employment disputes through mediation and arbitration and providing clients with counseling and guidance on drafting and implementing employment policies and on ADA compliance issues. Mr. Hetlage also handles litigation involving commercial disputes, including breach of contract, condemnation, construction and real estate matters.

Mr. Hetlage received his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 1989. He is a 1986 graduate of Kenyon College, where he earned a B.A. in English Literature. Mr. Hetlage is a member of the Ameri-can Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the Illinois Bar Association. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections. Mr. Hetlage also serves as a member of the Washington University School of Law Executive Alumni Committee.

Robert E. McWilliams has been a member of Lashly & Baer, P.C., since 1984 and serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Transactions Practice Group. His practice is primarily transactional, concentrating on governmental bodies and public agencies. He advises his clients on matters ranging from real estate and construction law to commercial law and procurement matters. He has been involved in all aspects of multimillion-dollar construction projects, and has undertaken the purchase and sale of numerous residential, commercial, and industrial properties.

Mr. McWilliams is a 1974 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law. In 1971, he received an A.B. (magna cum laude) in History from Saint Louis University and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. McWilliams is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. He has been an investigator and arbitrator for the Fee Dispute Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and has been active with the St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers Program for many years.

Wendy J. Wolf has been with the Firm since 1987 and a member since 1994. A nurse, Ms. Wolf engages primarily in litigation with an emphasis on medical malpractice defense of health care institutions and professionals. Ms. Wolf defends and counsels medical professionals and institutions on matters involving risk management, medical records issues, policy development, licensure and disciplinary proceedings, and in venue matters.

Ms. Wolf earned a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1987. She received an M.S. in Nursing from the University of Virginia in 1978 and a B.S. in Nursing from Vanderbilt University in 1974. Ms. Wolf is a member of the American Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and the Illinois Bar Association. Ms. Wolf is also a member of the American Nurses Association, the Missouri Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, the American Association for Nurse Attorneys, the St. Louis Association of Health Care Risk Managers, and the St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association.

Founded in 1912, Lashly & Baer, P.C. is a law firm with a long-standing reputation for providing sophisticated representation to national, regional and local clients consisting of individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Our clients are active in every significant industry and range in size from start-up ventures to established international enterprises.