Judson B. Poppen received his law degree, with honors, from the University of Iowa School of Law in 2001. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1998 as a Presidential Scholar with a degree in Business Administration. Before joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Poppen practiced law in the litigation section of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. in Kansas City, Missouri. He became a partner with Neale & Newman in January of 2008.

Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Law
Business & Commercial Litigation
Divorce & Family Law
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Real Estate & Construction Law

Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 2002
Kansas, 2001
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2001
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2006

Professional Associations/Memberships:
Greater Springfield Business Network, 2009 - Present
The Network, 2007 - Present
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, 2004 - Present 
The Missouri Bar Association, 2002 - Present

Honors and Awards:
Rising Star Award, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2009
Springfield Business Journal's "40 under 40," 2008
Stephenson Trial Advocacy Finalist, 2001
Leadership Springfield Class XXIV

Pro Bono Activities:
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Ozarks
  Executive Committee, Board of Directors
Greater Springfield Apartment & Housing Association
   Presenter
MOBar CLE Moderator
Ozark High School Mock Trial Tournament
   Guest Judge
Southwest Missouri Paralegal Conference
   Presenter
Springfield Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals
   Presenter
Wesley Mission Blitz
   Volunteer
United Way of the Ozarks

Past Employment Positions:
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Associate, 2001 - 2004
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.L.C., Summer Associate, 2000

Published Works:
MoBar Environmental Law Supplement, Contributing Author, 2006
The Missouri Bar Courts Bulletin, Contributing Author, 2005
Missouri Environmental Insider, Co-Author of In the Courts, 2001-2003
"Ex Parte Contacts with Former Employees", Contributing Author and Assistant Editor, ABA Publication, October 2002