Dwayne A. Fulk associated with the firm in 1995 and was named partner in 2000.  He is a former member of its Executive Committee, and is a past chair of its Business Group and its Marketing Committee, Hiring Committee and Technology Committee.  Mr. Fulk conducts a general civil law practice, with emphases in business acquisition, international and real estate transactions, intellectual property, Internet and technology issues, zoning and subdivision law and franchise, corporate and business law.

Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Intellectual Property Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate & Construction Law

Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 1994

Professional Associations/Memberships:
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Non-Partisan Court Plan Committee and Program Chair

Honors and Awards:
MO-KS Super Lawyer Magazine - Rising Star Award 2008 & 2009
Springfield Business Journal "40 under 40" (Selected for Inaugural Year and later as Judge)
Springfield Magazine "97 to Watch in '97"

Civic Involvement:
American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter Board of Directors
Building Owners and Managers Association of Southwest Missouri
Community-Wide Coalition for School Board Recruitment
Everest (formerly Springfield) College Advisory Board
Foundation for Springfield Public Schools Board of Directors
Greater Ozarks International Trade Association Board of Directors
Kingswood Preschool and Kindergarten Program Board of Directors
Leadership Missouri Program and Alumni Association
Leadership Springfield, Inc. Program and Board of Directors
Missouri Epsilon of Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Missouri Paralegal Association Board of Directors
Missouri State University English Department Advisory Council
Missouri State University Honors College Alumni Advisory Board/Executive Steering Committee
OTC Public Building Corporation Board of Directors
Rotaract Club of Springfield Board of Directors
Rotary Club of Springfield Board of Directors
Safety Council of the Ozarks Board of Directors
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Small Business Council, International Business Council and The Network
Springfield Good Government Finance Committee
Springfield Business Connection
Springfield’s Best Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Springfield’s Best, Inc. Board of Directors
Summit Preparatory School of Southwest Missouri Board of Directors and Advisory Board

Classes/Seminars:
The Network: Legal Aspects of Nonprofit Board Services, 2011
GO LEAD: Legal Aspects of Nonprofit Board Services, 2011
Real Estate Mortgage Professionals: Alternative Financing Arrangements, 2011 
ExporTech: International Trade Legal Issues, 2010
Leadership Springfield: Liability Issues in Non Profit Board Service, 2009 & 2011
Webster University International Business Course: International Trade Legal Issues, 2009
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce: International Trade Legal Issues, 2009
Keller Williams of Greater Springfield: Alternative Financing Arrangements, 2009
Small Business Council: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know, 2007, 2008 & 2010
Building Owners and Managers Association: Lease Legal Issues, 2005 - 2008
SCORE: Small Business Legal Issues, 2005
Missouri State University: Legal Issues for Bed and Breakfast Entrepreneurs, 2004 – 2006
Webster University Business Ethics Course: Trademark Presentation, 2004
National Business Institute: Missouri Land Use: Current Issues in Subdivision Annexation and Zoning Law, 2002
Small Business Development Center: Doing Business Internationally: Legal Challenges, 2002
Building Owners and Managers Association: Top Ten Ways to Avoid Lawyers, 2002
Springfield's Best: Business Legal Issues, 2001
Missouri State University: International Business Law (MBA Program), Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals, The Role of Lawyers and American Democracy and Citizenship, 1997 - 2006
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions: LSAT Preparatory Course, 1997 - 2000

Published Works:
Your Annual (Legal) Checkup, Greene County Medical Society Journal, November, 2005
Ten Things Attorneys Wish Paralegals Would Ask, MPAlert!, Spring 2004

American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter (President, Vice-President, Director & Human Resources Committee Chair)

Building Owners and Managers Association of Southwest Missouri (Affiliate Member)

Community - Wide Coalition for School Board Recruitment

Everest (Formerly Springfield) College (Advisory Board Member)

Greater Ozarks International Trade Association (Director & Member)

Kingswood Preschool and Kindergarten (President & Director)

Leadership Missouri (Graduate)

Leadership Springfield, Inc. (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Director, Chair of Membership & Placement Committees, Member of Special Events Committee & Graduate)

Missouri Epsilon of Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation, Inc. (President, Treasurer & Director)

Missouri Paralegal Association (Director)

Missouri State University (Adjunct Per-Course Professor, including International Commercial Law graduate course and Business Law for the CPA Exam, Introduction to Political Science & The Role of Lawyers undergraduate courses)

Rotaract Club of Springfield (President, President-Elect, Vice President, Director, Rockin Ribs Revenue Committee Member, International Convention Delegate & Member)

Rotary Club of Springfield (Member & Invocation Coordinator)

Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce (Vice-Chairman for Membership, Director, Group Health Insurance Task Force Chair & Local Government Structure Study Task Force Member)

Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council (Chair, Chair of Health Care, E-Based Communication & Technology Survey Task Forces, Small Business of the Year Committee Member & Business to Business Events Committee Chair)

Springfield's Best Foundation, Inc. (Incorporator & Advisor)

Springfield's Best, Inc. (President, Director & Member of Membership & Marketing Committees)

Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Non-Partisan Court Plan Committee

Everest (Formerly Springfield) College (Advisory Board Member)

Summit Preparatory School of Southwest Missouri (Director & Advisory Board Member)