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Thomas R. Fields received a Bachelor or Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1986 with a dual major in Spanish and Political Science and his Juris Doctor from Washburn University of Topeka School of Law in 1989. Mr. Fields has a bilingual English and Spanish law practice consisting mainly of workers compensation claims, criminal cases and personal injury claims throughout the states of Kansas and Missouri. Mr. Fields has been representing the Hispanic community in both Kansas and Missouri since 1991.. Spanish speaking clients comprise about ninety percent of Mr. Fields practice. His interests and activities include: his family; golf; tennis; cooking; his church (Country Club Congregational United Church of Christ); Member of the Wyandotte County Bar Association; Member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (being active on the Workers Compensation, Criminal and Municipal Court committees); Member of the Missouri Bar; Member of the Kansas Bar; Member of the Kansas City Hispanic Bar Association and Member of the Kansas Association for Justice formerly known as the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

The Alvarez Law Firm is a Kansas City workers' compensation law firm with more than 20 years of experience representing injured workers. Tim Alvarez has made the Best of the Bar List of Kansas City Attorneys from 2007-2016.

Robert derives great personal satisfaction from helping people and businesses navigate complicated legal scenarios and achieve financial stability.

Matthew A. Kentner is a founding member of Kentner Wyatt, LLC. Matt began his career with David A. Kraft and Associates, LLC where he specialized in both commercial and consumer collections. He has represented creditors in over 2000 cases and knows the ins and outs of how creditors think and how they negotiate.. Matt received his degree in Entertainment Management with an emphasis in Sports Management from Missouri State University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was the Vice President of the Entertainment Management Association his senior year. Matt is barred in the states of Missouri and Kansas and is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association.. Matt grew up on a small dairy farm outside of Lamar, Missouri. He played 3 sports in high school and still loves to be involved in anything competitive. In 2011, Matt became a part of the Big Brother Big Sisters program and likes to spend time every week with his little Javion. Matt also coaches a women’s roller derby team called the Royal Pains. Matt also enjoys sports, competing in competition’s such as the Tough Mudder, traveling, and spending time with his fiancee, Kody.

Lawyer representing employees in employment-related matters, including wrongful termination, hostile work enviroments, retaliation, discrimination, workers' compensation, and wage violations. I also do appeals and motion practice for other small firms in a variety of areas.

John Bentley Gariglietti practices in the areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury litigation and is a member of the Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution groups. He represents clients in other areas of complex litigation including medical malpractice and discrimination disputes. Mr. Gariglietti is licensed in both Kansas and Missouri and has appellate experience.. As a bilingual speaker of the Spanish and English languages, Mr. Gariglietti has a diverse clientele. He is well known for his relentless advocacy for workers’ rights through pro-bono work for the Kansas City Workers’ Justice Center, where he serves as a board member. Due to his dedicated service to the community, Mr. Gariglietti has been recognized many times as a special volunteer by organizations in Kansas City and Wichita, Kansas. He speaks publicly about workers’ rights and safety.. Additionally, Mr. Gariglietti was chosen to receive the prestigious "Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award" for the state of Kansas by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.

John A. Christiansen has been a trial lawyer and worked in the area of litigation for over 25 years. He is a plaintiff's attorney representing injured people in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation, employment discrimination and general civil litigation. He has received the prestigious Preeminent Attorney AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell as well as being voted by other attorneys to the prestigious "Best of the Bar" in the The Kansas City Business Journal for 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. As a trial attorney, he has had over 100 trials, taken and defended over a thousand depositions (including many expert witnesses), handled over two thousand workers' compensation cases, done both jury trials and judge tried cases in a variety of practice areas, briefed and argued motions on an abundant number of topics, written appellate briefs, argued appellate cases, and counseled thousands of clients. Besides his private practice experience, Mr. Christiansen is also a former Assistant Attorney General of Missouri and a former Adjunct Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has also been active in bar associations, especially the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association where he was chairman or co-chairman of the workers' compensation and appellate practice committees.

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 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.

For over 20 years Mav Mirfasihi has helped injured people. Mr. Mirfasihi specializes in personal injury (auto/trucking collision, wrongful death, slip and fall, and worker's compensation). Mr. Mirfasihi does not represent insurance companies. Representation aims to prove whether or not a violation of safety rules caused an injury.. Martindale-Hubbell rates Mav Mirfasihi "AV" which is the "Highest Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.". The American Society Of Legal Advocates rates Mav Mirfasihi as one of the "top 100 litigators.". Rated one of the top Personal Injury attorneys in the Kansas City area by Super Lawyers.

Brett Coppage obtained his undergraduate degree from Truman State University in 2004. While there, Brett was four-year letter winner on the soccer team, a team captain for two years, and a two-time NCAA Div 2 All Regional Selection. Brett also played soccer semi-professionally from 2000 to 2002 for the Kansas City Brass, a 4th Tier team in the USL Premier Development League. In 2003, Brett led Truman State University to an undefeated regular season and appearance in the Elite Eight in the Div 2 NCAA tournament. Brett attended law school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he graduated cum laude.. Each consecutive year from 2015 to 2023, Brett has been selected by his peers as a top-rated attorney in the Kansas City, Missouri area, a “Rising Star,” and “Super Lawyer” in the area of personal injury litigation by Missouri Super Lawyers, a designation bestowed on less than 2.5% of the Missouri bar. Brett has also been selected for inclusion in the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 listing. Brett is dedicated to his clients and fights vigorously to ensure all his clients receive full and fair compensation.. In his leisure time Brett enjoys cycling and spending time with his family. Brett is married and has three daughters that are 10, 8, and 5 years old.

Attorney Leland F. Dempsey is a leading medical malpractice and personal injury attorney in Kansas City, representing the injured victims of others’ negligence. A founding member of Dempsey & Kingsland, Mr. Dempsey offers client-focused representation that gets results. Mr. Dempsey earned his J.D. from Tulane Law School and has been admitted to both the Missouri and Kansas State Bars. In 2007, he secured an award of $43 million – the largest vaccination award in U.S. history – for a child who was rendered a quadriplegic after receiving a vaccination.