Kansas City – Brenda Hamilton is the new chair of the Litigation & Trial Group practice at Seigfreid Bingham.

Hamilton, a shareholder who joined the firm in 2016, has 25 years of experience defending complex commercial lawsuits, prosecuting and defending non-compete, unfair competition and trade secret cases, and counseling clients on a wide variety of employment, insurance coverage and related business issues.  She serves as national counsel for a major global company handling noncompetition and trade secret matters for it in courts throughout the country. She has successfully handled many class actions involving consumer fraud, false advertising and unfair trade practices.

Additionally, she leads the firm’s eDiscovery Committee where she spearheads the firm’s efforts to continually provide high-quality, state-of-the-art eDiscovery solutions for clients.

Fritz Riesmeyer, shareholder, previously held the position as practice chair for seven years.