Our Partners
 Pat EngPatrick J. Eng
Pat's practice includes injury cases, the defense of clients with criminal charges ranging from misdemeanors to capital murder cases, divorce cases and civil litigation. He represents clients on a statewide level in the municipal, state and federal courts.

Pat served as a Corporal in the United States Army from 1965 to 1969. While attending the University of Missouri-Columbia, Pat received a Bachelor of Science in Business in 1968 and a Bachelor of Journalism in 1970. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1973. He is a longtime Boone County resident and graduate of Hickman High School. He has practiced law in Boone County since his graduation from law school.

Pat is a member of the Boone County Bar Assoc. and is currently the president-elect of that organization. He is also a member of the Missouri Bar Assoc., the American Bar Assoc. and the National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a recent past president of that distinguished organization. Pat received the prestigious 2005 Charles Shaw Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
Matt WoodsMatthew B. Woods
Matt's practice is highlighted by personal-injury litigation. He also represents clients in workers' compensation, product liability, medical malpractice cases and is well-versed in the areas of general business.

Matt, born and raised in Boone County, attended Rock Bridge High School and the University of Missouri-Columbia where he obtained a B.S. in Business Administration in 1984. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia in 1987.

Licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas, Matt is a member of the Boone County Bar Assoc., Missouri Bar Assoc., Kansas Bar Assoc., the American Bar Assoc. and the Missouri Assoc. of Trial Attorneys. He has three children.

Larry WoodsLarry M. Woods
Larry has represented clients in education, banking, business and probate. Larry still consults with Eng & Woods attorneys on all matters relating to the firm and continues to handle probate matters including estates, trusts and wills.

Larry graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia in 1953. He served as Boone County Prosecuting Attorney from 1958 to 1962. He was a State Representative from 1962 to 1964 and was a member of the Missouri Banking Board from 1969 to 1977.

Larry is a member of the Boone County Bar Association (past president) and the Missouri Bar Assoc. He and his wife, Joan, have four grown children. Larry's son Matt is a partner with the firm.


Doug PughDouglas F. Pugh
Doug represents clients in family law matters, as well as all other fields of criminal and civil litigation. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1993, and is also a graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Doug joined Eng & Woods as an associate in 1994 after serving as an Administrative Judge for the State of Missouri. He is a member of the Boone County Bar Assoc., Missouri Bar Assoc. and the American Bar Assoc. Doug, his wife, the former Amy Prather, and his two children are lifelong residents of Boone County.


Thad MulhollandThad Mulholland
Thad received his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1995. He received his B.A. in English with distinction from the University of Iowa in 1992. Thad's areas of practice include personal injury and workers' compensation, business law and general civil litigation.

He is licensed to practice law in Missouri and is a member of the American Bar, Missouri Bar and Boone County Bar Associations. Thad, his wife, Pam, and their three children reside in Columbia.

40_jon200x300.jpgJonathan D. McQuilkin
Jonathan represents clients in the areas of employment law, discrimination and harassment cases. His areas of practice also include personal injury, workers' compensation and general civil litigation.

Johnathan was raised in Boone County and graduated from Rock Bridge High School. He attended Columbia College and obtained a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration in 1994. He began working at Eng & Woods in 1996 while attending law school. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997 and became an associate attorney at Eng & Woods, and became a partner in 2004.

Jonathan is licensed to practice in Missouri. He is a member of the Missouri and Boone County Bar Associations.