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High Impact: A dual-sided fireplace brings the wow factor to the Husch Blackwell lobby, with a mixture of carpet, tile and wood flooring used throughout the space.

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Thoughtful Spaces: You won’t find Springfield Managing Partner Bryan Wade or any other partner in an expansive corner office. The corners are reserved for a cafe, library and coffee nook – all spaces that can be shared. Wade says all office desks are equipped to be used standing or seated.

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Repurposed: Pearman says her favorite piece of decor in the new space is old law books brought over from the Hammons Tower office. Research is mostly done on the computer these days, she says.

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New Heights: Designers took advantage of the top-floor digs in the Sassafras Cafe, opting to skip the drop-floor ceiling. Wade says the best view was picked for the employee break room, which has bar, table and booth seating and is well stocked with drinks to fuel employees during the day and to let them unwind after hours.

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Get Together: Four conference rooms sit off the lobby and are named for Ozarks-native trees: Sycamore, Cedar, Mulberry and Dogwood. The office also features a technology room with equipment to conduct a jury trial remotely and a wellness room with yoga mats and a fridge to serve nursing mothers. An outdoor patio that serves the office complex is covered and has plenty of seating. Wade says the team meets for lunch and to grill, weather permitting, a couple times a month.

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2023 Office NV: Husch Blackwell

Elevated Form

BY: Christine Temple and Heather Mosley

Posted online December 18, 2023 | 2:38 pm

Architect: Baron Design & Associates Llc
Design: Partners By Design (Chicago)

A move from Hammons Tower to a new office complex in east Springfield might have brought Husch Blackwell LLP down a few floors, but officials say it’s elevated the law firm in form and function.

Husch Blackwell’s 14,500-square-foot home spans nearly all of the third floor at 3810 E. Sunshine St., Ste. 300, an office building developed by Rita Baron’s Raga Properties LLC. Springfield Managing Partner Bryan Wade says the smaller footprint from its 25-year home downtown is designed with a modern law firm in mind – smaller offices, less storage and library space, and lots of collaborative spaces.

The finishings highlight the contemporary space, but with an Ozarks twist, he says, using words like organic, warm, friendly and functional to describe the space that serves 17 attorneys, 12 business professionals and a handful of remote workers who pop in to use hoteling stations.

Glass and windows make up most of the walls, and bright green plants are around every corner. Each piece of art was carefully curated and represents diverse artists from around the country, says Regional Director of Office Administration Teri Pearman.