Meet Our New Attorneys (2012)
Christiaan D. HortonCECB is excited to announce that Christiaan D. Horton has recently joined the Firm. Christiaan is a member of the Litigation/Dispute Resolution and the Transactional Practice Groups. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business, commercial and civil litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and business law, real estate and construction law, condemnation, environmental and utility law. He also represents select clients in certain areas including employment law and probate.Christiaan has been a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys since 2004 and was honored in 2009 and 2010 as a “Rising Star” in the Missouri and Kansas “Super Lawyers” publication. He was a Partner at The Law Firm of Neale & Newman, LLP for twelve years prior to associating with the Firm
He has authored a chapter in the “Missouri Environmental Law Deskbook” published by the Missouri Bar, and is a current author for the “Environmental Law and Regulations section of the Court’s” and CLE Bulletin also published by the Missouri Bar. He is a member of Leadership Springfield, Class XVI, and is as an adjunct professor teaching Environmental Law and Regulations at Drury University. He also serves on the School Board of New Covenant Academy, a Christian school offering private education K4-12, and is a member of James River Assembly in Ozark, Missouri.
Howard C.Wright, Jr.The firm is pleased to announce that Howard C.Wright, Jr. has joined the Firm as a member of the Litigation/Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Howard concentrates his practice in the area of government law with an emphasis on economic development, planning and zoning, eminent domain, employment, civil rights, state and local taxation, contracts and construction law.Howard served as City attorney for the City of Springfield for almost 34 years and as City attorney for the City of Cape Girardeau for 3 1/2 years. He also served as an assistant attorney for the Missouri Highway Commission (MoDot) for 2 ½ years.
While serving as Springfield City Attorney Wright was directly involved in key economic development programs for Springfield such as the Downtown Business District, the development of University Plaza, the acquisition of land for the Springfield Ice Park, the Cardinal Baseball Stadium, Jordan Valley Park, the Exposition Center and the downtown parking garages including the development of these properties and other properties through the use of economic development tools.
In 2005, Mr. Wright was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri Municipal League, having served on that organization’s Board of Directors for a number of years. He also served two terms as President and Vice President of the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association, and Howard Wright was the first recipient of the Lou Czech Award for outstanding service as a Municipal Attorney.
