Brown & James is a regional law firm that employs more than 90 lawyers and maintains offices in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield, Mo., and Belleville, Ill. Its practice areas include alternative dispute resolution, appellate cases, business and corporate law, commercial finance, construction law, financial and estate planning, professional liability, health care and environmental law. Additionally, Brown & James provides legal services related to intellectual property, labor and employment litigation, insurance law, subrogation, transportation, workers compensation, and product, premises and retail liability. The firm is a member of the ALFA International, which is an association of independent law firms located in over 95 major metropolitan American cities and many countries worldwide.