Springfield’s Top Defense Law Firm
The Team Behind Your Defense
We start with respect, then bring disciplined legal teamwork to every case. That means honest answers, clear guidance, and a coordinated group prepared to pursue the path that serves you, whether that’s resolution or a day in court.
How our team approach works
- Listen first: Hear your story, gather facts, explain possible routes and timelines, without judgment.
- Build the case: Assign roles for investigation, motions, negotiation prep, and (when it serves you) trial preparation.
- Decide together: We recommend a path, explain trade-offs and costs, and keep your best options viable.
- Straightforward pricing: Fee ranges and inclusions before you decide with no surprises.
Ready to talk with a member of our team? Visit us at our Springfield Office, located in the tallest building in the city, right next to the Expo Center and Springfield Cardinals Baseball Stadium – 901 E. St. Louis St – Hammons Tower Ste 1000, Springfield, MO 65806
Branden Twibell
Partner Lawyer
Branden has been recognized as a Super Lawyers: Rising Star, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers, America’s Top 100: Criminal Defense Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction: Criminal Defense, and the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys: 10 Best Attorneys in Missouri, among others.
Scott Pierson
Partner Lawyer
Scott Pierson is an accomplished criminal defense attorney with a winning track record in trial experience. Scott has an established history of getting felony charges, such as drunk driving, dismissed and obtaining “Not Guilty” verdicts. He has lectured for the Missouri Bar, the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on topics ranging from expungements to driving while intoxicated offenses. As a result, he has become a “go to” serious criminal defense attorney in Springfield MO.
Bert Twibell
Partner Lawyer
Mr. Twibell’s decades of practice have earned him a reputation as a top trial attorney and such honors and awards as being named a Super Lawyer, The Nation’s Top One Percent, and AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble- the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.
Bryan Delleville
Associate Attorney
Bryan grew up in St. Louis where he graduated from Chaminade High School. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN where he received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Bryan returned home to Missouri for law school and got his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri in 2007.
Cole Roberts
Associate Attorney
Cole Roberts has always called the Ozarks home. After graduating high school, Cole attended Evangel University on a baseball and academic scholarship. He played four years of varsity baseball for Evangel, ultimately being named team captain, and honored as an Academic All-American. Cole also coached a summer for the 18u Midwest Marucci Baseball Club.
Tarek Masri
Associate Attorney
Tarek grew up in Monett, Missouri and has always called Southwest Missouri home. Tarek attended the University of Dallas where he majored in political philosophy and graduated Summa Cum Laude. After college, he received a full ride scholarship to Saint Louis University School of Law where he focused on criminal law and trial advocacy. During his time in law school, Tarek interned with the Missouri State Public Defender, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the St. Charles Prosecuting Attorney. Tarek graduated first in his class and was the valedictorian of the class of 2022.
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