Attorney John L. Waite III Joins Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C.
Springfield, Mo. – Carnahan, Evans, Cantwell & Brown, P.C. (“CECB”) is pleased to announce that John L. Waite III has joined the firm’s litigation group, as an associate attorney. He concentrates his practice in the areas of creditors’ rights, creditors’ bankruptcy, and civil and business litigation.
Prior his legal career, Mr. Waite worked for over five years in the financial sector, first as a portfolio administrator for State Street Bank and then as an assistant trader for M&I Global Securities Lending. This experience provides him with a better appreciation for our clients’ needs and an insight into financial institutions and markets.
In addition, Mr. Waite was a commissioned officer in the Artillery Branch of the United States Army National Guard. He served as a platoon leader in a Multiple Launch Rocket System Battery and a Fire Direction Officer for a Paladin Battery.
Mr. Waite served as law clerk for the Visiting Judges Chambers, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, 2003-2004. He also served as judicial intern for the Honorable Linda B. Riegle, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, 2003.
Mr. Waite received his bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University in 1996 with a dual major in Finance and Insurance & Risk Management and a minor in the University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps.
While attending the U.S. Army’s Officer Basic Course in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Mr. Waite continued his education and in 1999 graduated with a Masters of Business Administration degree from Missouri State University. Mr. Waite then graduated from the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2003.
Mr. Waite is currently admitted to practice law in the states of Missouri and Kansas. And is a member of the Springfield Metropolitan, Missouri, Kansas and American Bar Associations.