Unruh Turner Burke & Frees recently announced that Amanda J. Sundquist, Kristen Wetzel Ladd and Ryan M. Jennings have been elevated to shareholder, effective Jan. 1.

Sundquist focuses her practice on education and municipal law, as well as land use and zoning. She advises school districts, municipalities, authorities and other governmental bodies on matters essential to daily operations, including policy and ordinance development, personnel and student issues, public records compliance and contracting. In her land use practice, Sundquist guides developers, businesses and homeowners through zoning and development approvals.

Ladd concentrates her practice on creditors' rights and remedies, representing institutional lenders in collections, asset recovery, loan workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and related litigation in state and federal courts. Ladd has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of her clients.

Jennings practices in the firm's Zoning & Land Use and Municipal departments, representing private, corporate and municipal clients in a wide range of regulatory, governmental and litigation matters. He regularly appears before courts and municipal bodies at all levels.