Top Employment Lawyers Near Me in Kansas City Area

Working to protect the civil rights of individuals, Ryan M. Paulus represents clients in a variety of contexts, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, consumer rights, personal injury, severance, and wage and hour disputes.. Ryan's confidence, perserverance, and attention to detail are invaluable to furthering his clients cause. Handling both large class actions and individual matters throughout his career, Ryan has developed a record of success in significant and complex litigation.. Ryan is also a combat veteran who served with distinction in Afghanistan as a SAPPER Company Operations Officer, earning both the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge before resigning from the military at the rank of Captain.. Admissions. Missouri Supreme Court. Kansas Supreme Court. U.S. District Court- District of Nebraska. U.S. District Court- Eastern District of Michigan. U.S. District Court- Eastern District of Missouri. U.S. District Court- Western District of Missouri. U.S. District Court- District of Kansas. Education. J.D. University of Missouri, Columbia, 2007. B.A. University Northern Iowa, 2004, cum laude. Publications/Awards. Bronze Star Medal. Combat Action Badge. Publishes on a regular basis at on current issues affecting employee rights.. (In progress) Delaney And The Evolution of At-Will Employment.. AVVO Clients' Choice in Employment 2012. Missouri Workers Compensation Law, Business over Breakfast Series featured speaker

Tim Monsees is a shareholder and director with the firm of Monsees & Mayer, P.C.  He graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1981.  He is admitted to practice in Missouri, Kansas and Texas.  Mr. Monsees restricts his practice to representation of injured parties in litigation of product liability, construction & industrial accidents, professional negligence, and medical malpractice.  Mr. Monsees’ firm has received national recognition for litigation related to injuries from defective sporting equipment and from defective firearms.  Mr. Monsees is recognized by Best Lawyers in America and by Missouri Super Lawyers for his personal injury practice.  He is a past-president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation and serves on numerous Bar committees.  In 2006, Mr. Monsees received the Missouri Bar’s annual Pro Bono Award, in recognition of outstanding voluntary service.   Monsees & Mayer, P.C. has offices in Kansas City and Springfield.

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

Phil has been engaged in the practice of law for 25 years in Missouri and Kansas. As a partner at Gunn, Shank & Stover, P.C., he has handled litigation in the areas of business, commercial and personal injury. He also actively practices in domestic relations litigation. Phil has been married to Judy for 34 years, and they have one daughter.

Noah D. Ballard lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife, Ashley, their two small children, William and Drew, and their beloved dog, Bleu. Noah earned his J.D. at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and is a proud member of the graduating class of 2017. While in law school, he was a member of the school’s Law, Technology, and Public Policy initiative led by Professor Anthony Luppino and Dean Ellen Suni.While in school, Noah presented on topics at the intersection of law, technology, and public policy at events at UMKC, Code for America, The Kauffman Foundation, and the MIT Media Lab. Following graduation, Noah served as assistant to Professor Luppino and John Cummins as they built and developed the Legal Technology Laboratory which aims to provide technological intervention and solutions to improve access to legal services, processes, and justice in underserved communities. Noah also participated in the UMKC School of Law Solo and Small Firm Incubator.Noah was hired by Doyle & Associates, LLC, in December 2019 and practices in the areas of employment discrimination and workers’ compensation matters litigating on behalf of plaintiffs in Missouri and Kansas.

My practice consists primarily of plaintiff's employment litigation (discrimination, retaliation and harassment, wrongful discharge, and wage & hour matters), as well as consumer protection, personal injury, and miscellaneous torts. I also serve small businesses by advising them in employment matters and drafting employee agreements and policies.

Michael is a founding partner of Williams Dirks Dameron LLC. He specializes in Labor & Employment law, litigating discrimination and retaliation claims on behalf of graduating from the University of Missouri with his B.A. in 1995 and his J.D. in 1998, Michael joined Lathrop & Gage LLC defending large and medium-sized corporations across the United States in discrimination and retaliation claims. In 2002, he became one of the firm’s youngest lawyers in history to serve as first chair at a federal trial. Michael was elected to firm partnership, effective January, 2006.. In 2010, Michael established his own firm to pursue his passion for defending the rights of individuals denied their civil and equal employment rights. Since founding Williams Law LLC, the firm has grown to six attorneys, and is now Williams Dirks Dameron LLC.. In addition to his legal work, Michael is a member of the Missouri Bar, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and National Employment Lawyers Association. In 2004, he became the first African American to serve on the Kansas Bar Association Board of Governors. He also previously served on the Board of Governors for the Young Lawyers Section of the Missouri Bar.. Michael has twice returned to the University of Missouri School of Law as an adjunct professor and has received Distinguished Recent Alumni Awards both from the School of Law and the MU College of Arts and Sciences. In 2014, he received the the Alumni Award from the University of Missouri.. Michael serves as a mentor and board member for Higher M-PACT, a non-profit group working with at-risk inner-city youth. He also works closely with Hope House, the United Way Young Leaders Society, and numerous other organizations. The Missouri Bar awarded him the Tom Cochran Community Service Award in 2014.

Kevin has over 15 years’ experience representing clients in high-stakes employment and business litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. His practice focuses on representing corporate clients involved in business and employment-related disputes, such as wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, public policy whistleblowing, non-competition and similar covenants, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. He has defended numerous class actions and other multi-plaintiff lawsuits, including complex multi-district wage and hour litigation and several discrimination matters brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. Kevin also defends clients facing complaints made through state and federal agencies, such as the EEOC, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Labor, and others, and he has represented clients in alternative settings, such as binding arbitration and mediation processes many times with excellent results.. From these experiences, Kevin has developed a keen perspective on developing policies and strategies to help employers avoid employment-related litigation. He frequently advises clients on the handling of difficult personnel matters, policy reviews, wage-and-hour audits, and the full range of issues touching on the employment relationship. And because of his breadth and depth of employment-law and litigation-related knowledge, Kevin often presents to clients, industry groups, HR professionals, and fellow attorneys regarding developments in these areas of law.

Justice must prevail. Hard work, character and dedication are what my practice is based upon. I devote the time to be prepared and relentlessly fight for the rights of individuals against corporations, insurance companies and businesses of all sizes.. I am compassionate, but tough.  I am prepared, but can role with the punches.  I care about the rights of my clients, and work vigorously to protect those rights.. Get the representation and attention your case deserves. Selecting a lawyer may be one of the most important decisions you ever have to make. I will advocate for you and confidently represent you through each step of the process.. Handling large class actions and individual matters with a wide variety of cases, both federal and state, I am dedicated to reaching justice. Included in my areas of employment practice are discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, and wrongful termination cases. My personal injury experience includes automobile, truck, motorcycle and train accidents along with slip and fall, premise liability and dog bite claims.. As a member of a team of the experienced and admirable trial lawyers at Cornerstone Law Firm, you can place your confidence in my skills and resources.

Josh joined Cornerstone (then Ryan Paulus Law Firm) in May 2014 after practicing in the Nebraska panhandle in the areas of personal injury (including motor vehicle collisions, product liability, and medical malpractice), workers compensation, and employment law. He moved to Nebraska in 2008 to attend law school after growing up in the Kansas City area, attending the University of Kansas for his undergraduate degree, and working for several years in Kansas City as a lab technician at a prestigious primary cancer research facility. When given the opportunity to return home to Kansas City with his wife and children to focus his legal practice on representing workers who have been discriminated against and/or wrongfully terminated by their employers, he could not refuse.

I was born and raised in Leominster, Massachusetts. Leominster is diverse working class city of about 45,000 people in North Central Massachusetts 40 miles west of Boston. I always wanted to be a lawyer though I have no relatives in the profession. My father was a construction worker for over 35 years and my mother still works as a secretary. I was raised with the belief to fight for the little guy and good causes.. When I went to law school, I promised my parents that I would never work for large corporations but fight for people like us. I got interested in employment litigation my first year in law school when my dad was working in a ditch that did not comply with OSHA trenching standards and it collapsed on him. As a result of the accident, my dad has never worked again and has gone through multiple surgeries to repair damage to his knee. To see my parents struggle with only one income and see how much work meant to my dad, I realized my calling was to help people protect their employment rights. As a result of the accident, I clerked for the United States Department of Labor and began to immerse myself in learning laws that protect employees.. Since my graduation from law school, I have worked hard to keep true to my commitment in helping people like my mother and father protect their rights at the workplace. My continued commitment has brought many successes.. Should you need help, please feel free to call is. We know how much your job means to you.

I truly care about the well-being of my clients and am responsive to their needs.  I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with you about your case.

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.

Greg N. Tourigny esq. is a 2018 Graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law. During his time at UMKC, Greg interned for Judge Brian C. Wimes at the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Additionally, Greg was an extern at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. Before law school, Greg graduated from the Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.. In the years after receiving his undergraduate degree, Greg moved to Kansas City, Missouri and began clerking for the law firm of Holman Schiavone. It was during this time that Greg developed his desire to help people in need, and to stand up for those who have been treated unfairly by people in positions of power. This is what drove Greg to go to law school and become a lawyer.. Greg started this firm because of his belief in principles of courage, justice, honesty, integrity and standing up for those in need. It is those principles upon which this firm was built, and which guide this firm in the practice of law.

Employment Litigation. Advice. Investigations. I help individuals and employers litigate claims of sexual harassment, all other forms of discrimination such as gender and age discrimination, and wage and hour and non-compete disputes. I negotiate various employment agreements on behalf of both employees and employers. I provide real-world insight when investigating internal or third-party complaints and lawsuits alleging employee or employer misconduct.

DONELON, P.C. is a law practice focused in class action and complex litigation including wage and hour class claims, consumer fraud matters, and whistle blower claims under the False Claims Act. It often takes strength in numbers to challenge large corporations’ practices of denying employees their just compensation, protecting the public from unfair business practices, and supporting whistle blowers who report companies ripping off the government.

Attorney Lynn R. Johnson is a partner at Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, CHTD in Kansas City, Missouri. Lynn joined the firm in 1970 as an associate attorney and became a partner in 1974. A highly respected trial attorney, he has achieved numerous notable successes on behalf of his clients in personal injury litigation and has earned the esteem of his peers for his work and his commitment to the highest ethical standards of practice. Lynn is a member of the prestigious Inner Circle of Advocates and has earned an AV® Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® every year since 1976.Lynn attended Kansas State University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1967, and Washburn University School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor with honors in 1970. In addition to his trial practice, Lynn frequently leads lectures and presentations at continuing education events for trial attorneys and has made more than 100 CLE presentations throughout the course of his career.