Charles Nathan “Nate” Dunville is a Springfield native. He graduated from Missouri State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in 2010 and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 2011. After working as a legal assistant for a local law firm, Mr. Dunville attended law school at the University of Missouri School of Law, graduating with the distinction of Order of the Barristers.
During law school, Mr. Dunville was an executive member of the Board of Advocates and a member of the Tax and Transactional Law Society. He helped veterans address legal issues through his participation in the University of Missouri Veterans Law Clinic. He competed on the school’s mock trial, moot court, and arbitration teams. After winning the ABA Regional Arbitration Championship in 2014, Mr. Dunville went on to win the 2015 ABA Arbitration National Championship. Mr. Dunville was recognized as the Top Oral Advocate by the Missouri Supreme Court in the Polsinelli Moot Court Competition. He was awarded the R. David Ray Trial Advocacy Award, the National Moot Court Prize, the Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in the Advancement of Advocacy, and the Roscoe Anderson Award for Excellence in Advocacy.
While in law school, Mr. Dunville worked as a law clerk for a firm in Columbia and as a teaching assistant in the finance department of the University of Missouri Trulaske School of Business. Prior to joining Neale & Newman, L.L.P., Mr. Dunville worked as a summer associate for the firm.
Education
University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., 2015
Order of the Barristers; Dean’s List
R. David Ray Trial Advocacy Award
National Moot Court Prize
Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in the Advancement of Advocacy
Roscoe Anderson Award for Excellence in Advocacy
National Champion, 2015 ABA National Arbitration Competition
Regional Champion, 2014 ABA Regional Arbitration Competition
Missouri State University, M.B.A., 2011
Missouri State University, B.S., Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Marketing Management, 2010
Dean’s List
Bar Admissions
Professional Associations and Memberships
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
Board of Directors
Former: Monthly Lunch Chair; Programs Chair; Chairperson, Young Lawyer’s Section
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Foundation
Board of Directors
Director, Fairbanks AD: Advisors and Advocates Legal Clinic
1217 Project: Show-Me Prosperity Legal Literacy Workshop Coordinator
The Missouri Bar Association
Young Lawyers Section, District 11 Representative
Honors and Awards
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association President’s Award, 2016
Springfield Business Journal, Trusted Advisors, Up and Comer, 2016
Missouri Bar Leadership Academy, 2016
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association President’s Award, 2018
Civic Involvement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, Board of Directors
The Drew Lewis Foundation, Board of Directors
Lost and Found Grief Center, Young Ambassador
Missouri Bar YLS Council Member, District 11
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Board of Directors
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Foundation, Board of Directors
The Fairbanks AD: Advisors and Advocates Legal Clinic, Director
1217 Project, Legal Literacy Workshop
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Programs Director, 2017
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2016
