Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. focuses its financial institutions practice on small and medium-sized community banks. The firm provides services for loan documentation, compliance, workout and bankruptcy, foreclosure, product development, employment and contract consultation, general counseling, and regulatory issues. Sandberg Phoenix represents more than 30 financial institutions in the greater St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas. Its goal is to give top-quality, prompt, and practical legal advice at reasonable fees. Client satisfaction is the firm’s primary objective. The firm has approximately 160 attorneys and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in Kansas City and throughout Southern Illinois. The head of the banking practice is Loren Ettinger.