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I take a limited number of personal injury cases (including employment discrimination) so I give 100% attention to your case. I will be working on your case directly, and can promise you that you will get personalized attention.  I have a strong record of jury trial success, and consequently, many favorable settlments, which can be viewed in more detail at my website .  My last major judgment was for 8.3 million dollars in 2015 in Jackson County Circuit Court in a Westport Bar dispute, which included a defamation judgment of 2 million dollars against the attorney/bar owner's company.

I started at Polsinelli, White, Vardeman, & Shalton as a corporate lawyer, but soon found my calling as a trial lawyer.. I have worked on just about every imaginable type of personal injury matter.  I have found my niche' in the area of worker's compensation and motor vehicle accidents. Although, I still do a little of everything "personal injury.". I am married with two college aged children.  I am a drummer in a rock band that plays a variety of establishments in the KC Metro Area.. I also consider myself an avid sports fan.

I specialize in personal injury. I do not represent corporate managers or insurance companies. I represent real people. That is why I dedicate so much of my time to the representation of individual victims.. I recognize how difficult the legal process can seem and I make it my business to take the stress and complexity off the shoulders of our clients. YOU are my top priority.. I recognize that each client and case is different but all of my clients receive fair and aggressive representation.

I specialize in consumer protection and business to business litigation cases.  I (unfortunately) spent the first decade of my career doing insurance defense work and learning and seeing first hand how insurers and corporate America systematically rip off and cheat the little guy and gal while America's legal system passively allows it to occur.  I've since spent the better part of the last decade of my practice taking what I learned and using that knowledge against those businesses and institutions that harm consumers.

I specialize in complex product liability litigation, personal injury and trucking cases.

I practice mostly in the personal bankruptcy field (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) in Kansas and the Western District of Missouri.

I practice law with BurnettDriskill, Attorneys in North Kansas City, Missouri.  We handle caims before the Social Security Administration at all stages of the process. We also focus on short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claims. The majority of these claims are governed by ERISA. However, many are traditional breach of contract, breach of trust, bad faith, and vexatious refusal claims. If you are looking for help with any kind of disability claim, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you. Our firm represents clients in all kinds of disability matters.. If your disability claim has been harmed by an inaccurate Midwest CES or Summit Medical Exams consultative examination, we would love to speak with you.

I practice in general civil litigation with an emphasis in employment law, trucking accidents, products liability, construction litigation, premises liability, governmental liability and general personal injury.

I practice criminal defense, and immigration law. I represent criminal defendants in cases at the state and federal level involving DWI, assault, drug offenses, theft, and sexual offenses. My expertise encompasses all areas of immigration law, with special focus on deportation defense, family immigration, appeals and federal court litigation.. I am highly experienced in counseling immigrants and criminal defense attorneys about the immigration consequences of criminal activity. This sets me apart from most criminal defense attorneys, who have a very limited understanding of the immigration consequences for their clients.

I operate a full-service law firm that specializes in criminal defense, but is expanding into all varieties of practice.  I pride ourselves on putting my clients' interests first ... that means returning phone calls, attending court appearances, and providing a thorough defense.  Feel free to call for a free consultation any time!

I love my job. I have had a lifelong interest in practicing law. It is the only career that I ever considered. I enjoy advising clients, working up and negotiating cases and trying cases when necessary.  I am happy to say that  many of my clients are now my friends. I am blessed to have a very talented, passionate and personable staff working alongside m and assisting me. Our goal is always to do an optimal job for our clients. I believe that many of our clients continue to refer their relatives and friends to us because of the excellence of our work. I am also fortunate to receive referrals from other attorneys, physicians and judges. Many of them are my friends too. We set the bar very high when it comes to the quality of our work. I believe that the quality of our work product is proven by the results we have acheived, the professional recognition and honors that we have received, and the testimonials displayed on our website.

I joined the firm of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd., in the fall of 2014 after spending two years in Wichita clerking for the Hon. J. Thomas Marten in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

I help build new families and help keep existing families together. I’m
an immigration attorney and work with clients to bring their spouses,
fiancées, parents, siblings, or children to live with them in the United
States, and also to help family members who are already here to stay
legally. I also work with new parents to finalize the adoptions of
their foreign-born children, and represent children in our state foster
care systems who do not have documentation. I love what I do and get to
learn about new places and cultures everyday.

I have represented hundreds of  plaintiffs in complex persional injury, wrongful death, product liablity, and medical neglicence cases since i graduated from UMKC Law School  in 1989.    I have handled numerous cases iinvloing serious personal injury or death resulting from automobile crashes, turcking wrecks, railroad crossing collisions, constsruction site injuies, natureal gas explosions, and medical negligence, amonng others.   i have also hadled casee involvling environmental contamination, insurance disputes, the Federal False Claims Act (whistleblower qui tam actions), and class actions.. Prior to becomming a lawyer i spent ten years as a professional archaeologist where i conducted excavations in surveys in primary in the Kansas and Missouri.

I have practiced in the areas of estate planning and elderlaw for over 28 years.  I handle some estate and trust related litigation matters.  I take a combined approach to estate planning - I am as concerned as much for what happens when a client lives (and hopefully lives well) as what happens when a client dies.  I work with a wide range of clients - some of whom are in need of Medicaid and VA benefits planning to assist with the payment of long term care costs, and some of whom have large estates which requires sophisticated estate tax savings techniques.   While I have been a part of the Kansas City community for my entire legal career, I am originally from Kirksville, Missouri.  I am a single adoptive parent whose son is now in college.  I am active in my church - Heartland Community Church in Olathe, Kansas.  In addition to being a member of several Estate Planning and Elderlaw related groups and Boards, I also serve as an Ambassador for Solace House, a grief counseling center in the Greater Kansas City area.

I have one simple philosophy: Your job is to heal and my job is to make sure you receive everything you are entitled to by law. If you are injured in a car accident or on the job and you are not at fault, you deserve to have an attorney who is experienced and will work aggressively and competently to get results. Our ethical rules require we keep you informed; however, I go beyond that to make sure your questions are answered and you’re fully aware of every part of your case. Contact me today at to assist with your personal injury case.

I have had the privilege to represent owners, design-builders, design professionals, general contractors, construction managers, and subcontractors of all types and sizes, ranging from publicly-traded international companies to small local businesses, on a wide variety of projects, including: petroleum and bio-fuel refineries; fossil-fuel and geothermal power plants; industrial and food processing facilities; military facilities and government housing; earthen dams; sports stadiums; commercial office towers; heavy highway, transportation, and civil; distribution facilities; retail developments; and condominium developments.. Although I assist clients at all phases of a construction project, litigation is the principal focus of my practice and I have tried or arbitrated numerous construction disputes, including:  claims for delays, disruptions, lost productivity, and acceleration; claims for additional compensation due to unknown or changed site conditions; claims for wrongful termination; claims for defective design drawings and specifications; construction defect claims; claims under the Miller Act and similar state statutes; and mechanic’s lien claims.

I have been practing employee rights and (relatedly) civil rights law for my entire legal career. Prior to becoming an attorney I worked as a human resources professional and have applied that experience to my work in employment law. As primarily an employment law attorney I have handled single plaintiff cases and class actions. I also provide consultation to employees who have questions about employer vaccine mandates. I provide a free initial case assessment. The amount of time for the initial assessment varies from case to case.. ** Please note the civil rights category of law covers a wide scope of potential claims. I focus my practice in this area in claims arising out of the employment or eduction environment or from manditory vaccination requirements. At this time I am not accepting cases regarding civil rights claims arising from other legal violations.

I have been practicing Traffic and Criminal Law for over 25 years.  I quickly established myself as an attorney that battles in a courtroom to ensure that my client's rights are preserved and protected. For DUI cases,  blood and breath tests require specific knowledge that not every attorney has, I have that knowledge.. I handle all levels of criminal and traffic litigation and enjoy in taking cases to trial. Our firm has a tremendous record in trial and often work out cases with great results for our clients just by having the prosecutor's know that we are willing to go to trial.   I take the time to get to know my clients and try to figure out what will actually work best for my client in the long run.  I realize that criminal matters can be tramatic and that is what I'm here for, to handle the legal component so that you can worry about your emotional concerns.

I have been practicing personal injury law and workers' compensation litigation for over 23 years. Most of that time I spent representing the rights of injury victim. I earned my Bachelor's degreein Broadcast Journalism at the University of Kansas. As an undergraduate I became interested in the law, so I decided to obtain my Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law.  I am admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in both Missouri and Kansas.. I enjoy reading, watching movies, watching Jayhawk basketball and KC Chiefs football, and spending time with my wife and two  children.

I have been counsel to the Missouri AFL-CIO for over 25 years, and have represented people and their families who have been injured or killed.  I am a founder and a past president of a national organization of attorneys who strive to make a difference for those who are injured or made sick from their employment--Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group.  Besides being a member of the NFL Players Association panel of attorneys, I am a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance--a non-partisan organization which provides academic analysis and research in areas such as social security, Medicare, Unemployment, and, Workers' Compensation.. Our firm continues to grow and expand areas of practice.  This year, we changed the name to Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & Parrish, LLC.

I grew up on a farm in central Kansas and graduated from Kansas State and NYU School of Law. I live in Kansas City, Missouri, and have a license to practice law in both Kansas and Missouri.. I represent people who've been injured by someone else or by a defective product. I also represent people in insurance disputes and people who have been defrauded by their investment advisors.. Most people who have been harmed need a lot of help navigating the legal system. You're not just up against the person who harmed you, you're also up against their insurance company and lawyers. The insurance company's goal is to pay you as little as possible.. I used to represent big companies at a big Kansas City law firm, but I like representing individual people a whole lot more. Starting my own firm to do this kind of work was the best decision I ever made.. If you have been harmed and someone else is at fault, please give me a call, and I can talk with you about your case for free. In injury cases, I do not take any payment upfront, and I do not get paid unless you receive a settlement or a court judgment. In business disputes and investor fraud cases, I also usually work on a contingency fee, but some clients choose to pay me at an hourly rate. Initial consultations are always free.. Because I work on both injury cases and on financial fraud cases, I have worked on a wide variety of cases over the years. I have handled many kinds of injury cases involving motor vehicles, including car crashes, semi-trailer wrecks, motorcycle wrecks, and wrecks caused by drunk drivers. I have handled many different kinds of fall cases, including falls from balconies, falls on ice, falls on liquid spills, and falls in potholes and other dangerous surfaces. And I have handled many kinds of cases involving defective products, including medical devices, home appliances, and chemical products.. I have also represented many clients who have been defrauded, cheated, and lied to by their broker or investment advisor. Most of those cases have to be filed in arbitration, because there is usually an arbitration provision in your contract with your investment advisor. The arbitration process is a little different than court. You will need someone that understands that process. I am certified as a FINRA arbitrator, which means I can serve on the arbitration panels that judge other investor fraud cases, in addition to being able to file cases for my own clients. If your broker or investment advisor did you wrong, please give me a call to discuss your case.

I grew up near Clinton, Missouri but have spent my adult life in the greater Kansas City area.  I finished my undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri - Kansas City at the top of my class and then started law school at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.  I then went into private practice after law school and have focused my career helping personal injury victims.I have dedicated my practice to the representation of injured people. My focus is in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) cases.  I was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon to the Missouri Brain Injury Advisory Couuncil and continue to serve the State of Missouri under our current governor. Many of my clients have been injured in car and truck accidents, by drunk drivers, had a motorcycle, ATV or bicycle accident or a trip/slip and fall accident.  I also represent families in wrongful death claims for their loved ones arising from dram shop cases (liquor liability), product liability claims, and premises liability cases. We also took a case to the Supreme Court to change negligent enrrustment laws for gun shops and other entities to protect Missourians.. I am also passionate about halping women who have been injured and helping younger female attorneys succeed in their practices.  I am an active member in the Association of Women Lawyers of Kansas City (AWL-KC) and served on their Board of Directors for many years.  I am on the Board of Governors for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, where I have chaired their Women's Caucus group in Kansas City. I have also spoken at the UMKC Law School to women law students regarding their job search post graduation and promoting the idea of entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional employment.  I am a mentor in the AWLF Connections Program which pairs younger/new female attorneys with a mentor to help ensure their success as new attorneys.. Additionally, I regularly participate in as many worthwhile community projects as possible including Habitat for Humanity, Project ElderCool, Rally for the Cure, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Harvesters, Bishop Sullivan Center, and is active in other bar-related organizations including MATA, MATA Women and the UMKC Inn of Courts. I also served on the board for Hope Haven of Cass County - a domestic violence and sexual abuse shelter for 4 years.. Outside of the legal profession, I love spending time with my husband, daughter and extended family.   We are active in our church and numerous community and political organizations.. Education:. University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri. Honors: AmJur Award for Advanced Legal Writing (highest grade in the class); Urban Lawyer 2000-2001. University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 1999B.A.Honors: Received Honors for Highest GPA in Undergraduate ClassHonors: Outstanding PACE Graduate AwardHonors: ABW AwardMajor:  Liberal Arts. Bar Admissions:. The United States Supreme Court, 2014. Supreme Court of Missouri, 2001. Supreme Court of Kansas, 2002. Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Kansas Bar Association. Clay County Bar Association. U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2001

I graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2005. I received my J.D. from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law in 2008, where I graduated in the top third of my class and earned an emphasis in Litigation. I was a member of the Student Bar Association and Delta Theta Phi during law school. I participated as a judge in undergraduate Mock Trial competition, and I volunteered as a big sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters.I became a personal injury attorney because I have a passion for assisting injury victims stand up for their rights and preventing them from being taken advantage of by big insurance companies. I began my career as a law clerk in 2006 with the Roswold Law Group. After graduating from law school and passing the Missouri Bar, I accepted a full time associate position with the firm.. In April 2012, I joined Castle Law Firm where I continue to represent the rights of those individuals who have been injured due to someone else's negligence.. In August 2015, I moved to the great state of Texas and joined the Law Offices of Houston M. Smith. I continue to hone my experience as a pesonal injury attorney to help those who have been injured because of another's negligence.. In June 2017, I moved back to the Kansas City, MO, area and rejoined Castle Law Office of Kansas City where I continue to practice personal injury.

I focus in family immigraiton and removal defense (complex cases, waivers, cancellation of removal, naturalization, consular processing, adjustment of status, Post DOMA same sex cases, asylum, U, T, VAWA, TPS, DACA); advising on th eimmigration consequences of criminal activity about federal, state or municipal convictions and federal criminal defense.. I am licensed in Missouri and Kansas and am fluent in Spanish.