McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips (MVP) opens their eighth office across the midwest in Springfield.

The Springfield office is the second office opened in 2019 by MVP and follows the opening of the Des Moines, Iowa, office in August. MVP has served Illinois for over 20 years out of the St. Louis office, and is excited to expand to the capital city of Illinois to better serve its clients throughout the state. 

MVP has a long-established history of providing legal service in matters pertaining to workers’ compensation, civil litigation and insurance defense, employment law, and public sector law. 

Brent M. Neumeyer, managing shareholder of the Springfield office, is an Illinois native and has practiced with MVP since beginning his career in 2008. He successfully defends employers and insurance carriers at all levels of trial and appellate courts in both Illinois and Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Saint Louis University School of Law, and resides in Columbia, Illinois. Brent will continue to practice out of MVP’s St. Louis office. 

Andrew J. (AJ) Sheehan was born and raised in Springfield. He graduated from the University of Illinois and worked for the Illinois Senate in the capital city before graduating from Southern Illinois University School of Law. AJ worked in the firm’s St. Louis office before returning home to Springfield in June 2018 with his wife, Alisha.