Waynesville, MO

David Lowe

David Lowe is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in Civil Law, Injury Law, Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate Law, Decedent’s Estates, Real Estate, Adoption Law, Criminal Law, and Military Law. He is a graduate of the University of the Ozarks and the University of Arkansas School of Law. A former active-duty and National Guard Judge Advocate General's Corps officer, he retired as a Colonel after 27 years of service, including deployment to Iraq. He also served as a Municipal Court judge for the 25th Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

Matt Dreesen

Matt Dreesen is a leading trial lawyer in Missouri with over 32 years of experience in wrongful death, catastrophic losses, personal injury, and nursing home negligence cases. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and Tulsa University Law School. Matt served as a state prosecutor and a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. He is admitted to practice in multiple federal courts and the Supreme Courts of California, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Mark E. Turley

Mark Turley is a highly respected state and federal civil litigation attorney. He specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, or civil or state trial litigation, with years of proven experience and success in and out of the courtroom.

Matt Miller

Matthew R. Miller is an accomplished trial lawyer focusing on Criminal, Civil, and Family Law, with over a decade of experience. He has practiced in Circuit Courts throughout Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals, and successfully argued before the Missouri Supreme Court. Matt previously served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Pulaski County and a Senior Public Defender. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and a Juris Doctor from Liberty University School of Law.

Tyce S. Smith

Tyce Smith is a founding partner of Smith & Turley. For 30+ years, he has been providing legal services in many practice areas, including state and federal criminal defense, local government law, family law, probate and trust law, real estate law, civil litigation, criminal conviction and arrest expungements, and credit card and debt collection defense. He serves as counsel for City of St. Robert and City of Richland.

Deborah A. Hooper

Deborah Hooper is an attorney with over 40 years of trial experience. She served 8 ½ years on active duty in the U.S. Army JAG Corps as a criminal trial attorney, including two tours as Senior Defense Counsel. She is licensed in Missouri, Florida (inactive), Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and Boston College School of Law.

Christopher Piatt

Christopher N. Piatt joined Lowe Dreesen Miller after practicing law for over a decade, focusing on civil and criminal law. His prior experience includes roles as associate in-house counsel, assistant prosecuting attorney, and managing attorney for the public defender’s office. Chris is a veteran, having served as an engineer officer in the Army Reserve, including a deployment to Iraq, and holds a bachelor's degree from Missouri State University and a JD from Washington University’s School of Law.