The Spence Law Firm is made up of eight partners dedicated to fight for the rights of the injured. A brief biography of each partner is provided below to help you to begin to know us better. Click on the partner photo or link to personal biography to view a more in-depth bio.
Gerry L. Spence
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Criminal Defense;
Civil Litigation; Product Liability; Civil and Criminal Trials.
Admitted: 1952, Wyoming.
Law School: University of Wyoming, L.L.B., cum laude, 1952;
University of Wyoming, L.L.D., honorary, 1990.
College: University of Wyoming, B.S.L., 1949.
Member: Wyoming State Bar; Wyoming
Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: County and Prosecuting Attorney,
Fremont County, Wyoming, 1954-1962.
Born: Laramie, Wyoming, January 1929.
Personal Biography: Gerry's personal biography.
Assistant's Name: Laury
J. Douglas McCalla
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Product Liability; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice.
Admitted: 1976, Wyoming; 1990, Utah; 1993, Colorado.
Law School: University of Wyoming, J.D., 1976.
College: Black Hills State College, B.S., 1969.
Member: Wyoming State Bar; Utah State Bar; Colorado Bar Association; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America;.
Biography: Assistant City Attorney, 1976-1978; Municipal Judge, 1978-1980, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Uinta County, Wyoming, 1980-1982.
Born: Gillette, Wyoming, March 1947.
Personal Biography: Doug's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Suellen
Roy A. Jacobson, Jr.
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation
Admitted: 1976, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and Wyoming; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1986, Utah
Law School: University of Wyoming, J.D., 1976.
College: University of Wyoming, B.A., 1969.
Member: Wyoming State Bar; State Bar of New Mexico; Utah State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 1983; Vice President, 1984).
Born: St. Paul, Minnesota, May 1947.
Personal Biography: Skip's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Alyson
Kent W. Spence
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Product Liability; Civil
Rights; Oil Field Injuries; Oil Field Deaths and Catastrophic Injuries.
Admitted: 1988, WyomingLaw School: Mercer University, J.D., 1986.
College: University of Montana, B.A., 1982.
Member: Wyoming State Bar; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2004-2005); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorney; Board of Directors and Staff Member of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College; Board of Directors of Chief Washakie Foundation; Board of Directors of Curran-Seeley Foundation .
Born: Riverton, Wyoming, August 1954.
Personal Biography: Kent's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Lori
Robert A. Krause
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability; Toxic Torts Litigation; Civil Litigation.
Admitted: 1985, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1992, Wyoming; and 1994, Colorado.
Law School: University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1984.
College: Shippensburg State College, B.S., 1981.
Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Wyoming State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Associate Research Editor, University of Dayton Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Hon. Harry A. Cole, Associate Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1984-1985.
Born: Reading, Pennsylvania, July 1960.
Personal Biography: Bob's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Brenda
R. Daniel Fleck
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Oil Field Safety; Medical Malpractice; Birth Injury; Product Liability.
Admitted: 1994, Wyoming, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia Circuit.
Law School: University of Wyoming, J.D., 1993.
College: University of Wyoming, B.S., 1991.
Member: Wyoming State Bar; Teton County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Director, Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming, 1994-1996.
Born: Ashley, North Dakota, December 1965.
Personal Biography: Dan's personal biography.
G. Bryan Ulmer, III
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Wrongful
Death; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Civil Litigation.
Admitted: 1995, Wyoming and U.S. District Court,
District of Wyoming; 1996, Colorado U.S. Distric District Court,
District of Colorado, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit;
1998 U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois.
Law School: University of Wyoming, J.D., with
honors, 1995.
College: University of Wyoming, B.S., 1992.
Member: Colorado Bar Association;
Wyoming State Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wyoming
Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Member, Order of the Coif. Casenote
Editor, Land and Water Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: "Inter Vivos
Trusts and Wyoming's Spousal Elective Share. Briggs v. Wyoming
Nat'l Bank, 836 P.2d 263, Wyo. 1992," XXIX Land and Water Law Review
323, 1994.
Born: Bagley, Minnesota, July 1970.
Personal Biography: Bryan's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Charlene
Mel C. Orchard, III
Practice Areas: Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Trucking Injury litigation; Insurance Bad Faith.
Admitted: Wyoming 1992; Federal District Court for State of Wyoming 1993; 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996; Utah 2005; Admitted Pro Hac Vice in state and federal courts throughout the country.
Law School: University of Wyoming, JD, 1992.
College: Washington State University, B.A. Finance, 1989.
Member: Wyoming State Bar, Utah State Bar, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (Past-president), Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Wyoming Delegate).
Biography: Law Clerk for 9th Judicial District/State of Wyoming; Hon. Elizabeth A. Kail and Hon. D. Terry Rogers; 1992-1994; associate and then junior partner in the "AV" rated law firm of Meyer and Williams 1994-2004.
Born: Evanston, Wyoming, August 1966.
Personal Biography: Mel's personal biography.
Paralegal's Name: Julie
