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When not practicing law, I enjoy spending time with my family: my wife and our 3 beautiful (and sometimes challenging) children.

When I'm not working on my cases, I prefer to either spend time with my girls and watch their sporting games (soccer, softball); or I will exercise by biking (road cycling) or hitting the gym for an hour.  I like to socialize with friends on the weekends when possible.  I've built a "irish pub" in my basement that has brought countless hours of entertainment.  I enjoy vacationing in Colorado with family at least twice a year. My kids have grown to love the mountains as I have over the years.

When facing a divorce or family law matter in the Overland Park, Kansas area, it can be a challenging and difficult time. Not knowing what the future holds for you and your family can be stressful. When these situations arise, it is important that you have dedicated and caring legal counsel in your corner to provide you with guidance and peace of mind throughout the process. Chris Kellogg is a diligent Senior Associate Attorney with Stange Law Firm in our Overland Park office. He can represent clients throughout the Johnson County, KS area, and nearby.. Chris attended Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2004. While attending law school, he received Dean’s Honors and served as the Student Editor-in-Chief (May 2003-May 2004) and a Student Research Editor (Aug. 2002-May 2003) for the ABA Family Law Quarterly. Before studying law, Chris attended Kansas State University where he earned both a Master of Arts in Spanish Language Acquisition and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Chris is licensed and ready to help clients in the state of Kansas.. Before joining the Overland Park, Kansas divorce and family law attorneys at Stange Law Firm, Chris most recently worked as an attorney for a child support government contractor. In this role, he worked to establish paternity and child support for the Kansas Department for Children and Families in Sedgwick County, Kansas, which included drafting of pleadings and other legal documents for a large caseload, representing DCF in court proceedings, and interacting with internal and external clients. He also worked to modify child support obligations for his clients. Before this, Chris worked in various legal roles over the past 20 years including as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of Kansas Office of Administrative Hearings, a Deputy Director of Child Support Services for the Department for Children and Families in Kansas, and a Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City. Chris is a dedicated family lawyer who takes pride in his legal work. He is focused on helping you navigate the difficult waters of your divorce or family law matter and is eager to help you rebuild your life.. Outside of his legal work, Chris is dedicated to giving back to his community. Throughout his career he has served in various roles for community-based organizations such as the Kansas Child Support Enforcement Association, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity of Salina, Kansas. Chris is also fluent in spoken and written Spanish.. Note: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

We believe that the client always comes first.. No matter the circumstances, we'll treat you with respect and dignity, and provide sound advice and skilled legal counsel. With 19 years of legal experience, we offer effective and aggressive representation, with client satisfaction as our top priority. Our reputation, integrity and history of successful litigation speaks for itself.  Martindale-Hubbell rated for Very High Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, and Client Distinction Award for Demonstrated Excellence in Quality of Service, Overall Value, Responsiveness and Communication Ability.

Trial attorney with a focus on criminal defense and traffic related matters. Assist in both the prosecution and defense of cases involving allegations of domestic violence.

Tim Tompkins is the KC Traffic Lawyer, an experienced lawyer.  A Graduate and Member of the National College of Drunk Driving Defense.  He has successfully handled 100's of DUI & DWI cases in Kansas and Missouri.  Tim Tompkins aggressively fights for your rights and uses the law to help his clients.  Tim Tompkins practices in all the Courts in Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Leavenworth County, Miami County and Douglas County and all Municipal Courts in those counties in Kansas.  Tim Tompkins practices in all the Courts of Jackson County, Platte County, Clay County, Cass County and all the Munisipal Courts in those counties in Missouri.. Any Ticket, in Any Court in the Kansas City Metro Area, Tim Tompkins will Fight for your Rights and Help you keep your Drivers License.

Strong litigation and crisis management skills with 33 years of experience successfully representing families with high conflict and those who are experiencing serious problems.

Since 2014, judges and other attorneys have recognized me as having the highest level of professional excellence for both legal ability and ethical standards and have rated me to be AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Since 2016, I have  also been selected to Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers. Only 5% of attorneys in Missouri and Kansas receive this distinction.. I understand this is probably the most difficult time of your life. You need an attorney who will work with you to effectively deal with the issues that are important to you. Too many attorneys make the resolution of cases more difficult and expensive than is necessary. i will always use an approach to maximize the result for you and minimize the expense. If the opposing party is unreasonable, I have extensive experience in representing clients in the courtroom.. I have resided in the Kansas City area since 1973. Prior to attending law school, I was the co-founder of an adoption agency and the general manager of a family-owned manufacturing company.  I have personal experience in dealing with the impact of divorce. I live with my wife in Olathe, Kansas. We have a blended family of five adult children. I am active in community and church activities. In my spare time, I enjoy watching auto racing, KU basketball, playing golf, and spending time with family and friends.

Since 1998, Attorney Michael Stang has been devoted to the practice of workers’ compensation law. He began his career working for one of the largest insurance defense firms in Kansas, where he gained a thorough understanding of the tactics used by insurance companies. Attorney Stang began focusing his practice on the representation of injured workers in Kansas and Missouri in 2001, and he has been devoted to restoring justice on behalf of injured workers ever since. To find out more about retaining the representation of Mr. Stang, do not hesitate to give Haight Stang, LLC a call today!

Sarah Sypher graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in May of 2004 where she earned the 2004 Medal of Academic Excellence from the American Bankruptcy Institute and was a member of KU’s 2004 Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition team.  Sarah also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in psychology from the University of Kansas School of Business.  Sarah studied abroad in 1992 to Kanagawa University in Hirasutaka, Japan to study language, culture and business.. She took 6 years off between earning her Business degree and law school to experience life after college.  During that time Sarah worked in small business management and accounting in Chicago and Kansas.  She also traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and even Africa to experience different cultures, languages and lifestyles.. Sarah is now settled back near her hometown of Lawrence, Kansas where she and her husband spend their time enjoying a more quiet life in rural Douglas County.. Since earning her JD, Sarah has limited her practice to consumer bankruptcy law.  She founded Sypher Law in 2005.

Samantha Shepherd is the founder and Managing Attorney of Shepherd Elder Law Group, LLC where her practice concentrates on Medicaid planning, asset & income protection, special needs trusts, and estate planning. Utilizing her legal expertise and compassionate heart, Samantha has successfully helped over 8,000 individuals and families in Kansas City as aging and disability have left them vulnerable to ensuring self-care.. Samantha is also the founder and CEO of Assured Trust Company (ATC). As an expert in the field of Special Needs Planning, ATC, under the guidance of Ms. Shepherd, provides trust administration and care management services to the most vulnerable.Samantha received her B.A. from Tulane University and her J.D. from Boston College School of Law. She has also earned an LL.M. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She has been admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Maine, Kansas, & Missouri.Samantha is a member of the Kansas and Missouri chapters of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and has been awarded NAELA’s Council of Advanced Practitioners. She has served on the National Board of NAELA, a peer-elected position. She is a Past-Chair of the Missouri Bar Elder Law Committee and Past-President of the Missouri Chapter of NAELA. She is a member of the Estate Planning Society of Kansas City, the Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations, Johnson County Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) where she served as Chair of the Trust & Estates Committee. She also served on the board of Kansas Advocates for Better Care, volunteers on the board of directors of Down Syndrome Innovations and is the Founder of the charity, Heartland Special Needs Foundation, formerly known as Special Needs Assured, whose mission is support, education, funding, and advocacy for those with special needs and other developmental disabilities.. Samantha is a frequent lecturer on the topics of Elder Law, Special Needs Planning, and Trust Administration, advising and educating other attorneys and community organizations. She has spoken at state (Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma) and national conferences hosted by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Samantha has also presented to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), Kansas Bar Association, Missouri Trust Institute, National Business Institute (NBI), the Missouri Bar Estate, Trust, & Elder Law Institute, the Oklahoma Bar, Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel, UMKC School of Law, Mid-Continent Public Library, Raytown School District, & the Northland Community Service Coalition.

Samantha Fisher represents professionals and their practices in matters involving licensure, compliance, administrative and regulatory defense, health and hospital law, and civil litigation involving insurance defense and business disputes.

Robert J. Drumm began practicing law in 2002, graduating with top honors (Order of the Coif) from the University of Kansas School of Law after working several years in the printing and packaging industries. He holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from Texas Tech University. Robert is licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri.. Robert brings a unique background to his transactional practice areas. He practiced as an associate at a large Kansas City law firm in one of the region's leading real estate practice groups, and in business transactions with a large international firm. Robert then served as associate general counsel to a publicly-traded real estate investment trust, where he ran over $2 billion in acquisitions, dispositions and financing; he advised asset management and development teams; and he assisted in corporate governance and securities compliance. He also managed outside counsel and provided strategic guidance to the company in disputes ranging from small landlord-tenant cases to high-stakes litigation.. Robert’s background also includes five years as an entrepreneur. He built a small, home-based packaging supply company into a well-known and respected supplier serving the craft beverage industry, with a nationally-focused sales staff and a traditional bricks-and-mortar presence. After selling the business to investors from a private equity group, he refocused on his transactional practice and worked both independently and with a middle-market firm in Kansas City.. Robert’s background as in-house counsel for a publicly-traded company, as a small business owner, and real estate investor helps him stay focused on the real-world objectives behind legal matters—whether they be transactions, compliance issues, or litigation—and he especially enjoys working with entrepreneurs in planning for growth, in addressing challenges, and in smoothing out the inevitable transitions in the life cycle of a business or a real estate asset. He also enjoys working with churches and charitable organizations in real estate and organizational management projects.. Most of Robert’s time outside the office is devoted to his wife and five children, and to activities at his family’s third-generation farm in Coffey County, Kansas.. Robert approaches every engagement with these three fundamentals in mind:. 1.  Risk is to be managed, not avoided. An objective advisor can help you assess those risks, and a good negotiator can help you mitigate them, but risk-taking is a part of every successful business or real estate venture. A lawyer should understand that and won't tell you "no," but rather "the potential consequences of that action are....". 2.  Avoid sweeping things under the rug and kicking cans down the road. Business and real estate principals should have those awkward conversations and consider contingencies early on, before issues arise. If they hit these question head-on, they’ll have better results and better relationships down the road when it comes time to divide the pot of gold—or the pile of manure—before they encounter it.. 3. Good legal work can’t fix bad deals. I stand ready to help clients go beyond the financial reports and the legal documents to assess their strategic options holistically, so that they know who they’re dealing with and how a business or real estate project really works before they commit themselves to a course of action. I'd rather help you avoid a mistake than help you work your way out of it.

Rian F. Ankerholz is a principal partner in the law firm of Ankerholz and Smith. Mr. Ankerholz has practiced law since 1982 when he moved to Overland Park from his birthplace of Lyons, Kansas. A second generation lawyer, Mr. Ankerholz grew up with an understanding of how various legal situations affect people's lives. He received both his undergraduate degree and his law school degree from the University of Kansas. In order to serve the needs of the firm's clients in and around the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area, Mr. Ankerholz was also admitted to the Missouri bar in 1995.. Mr. Ankerholz practices primarily in the area of civil litigation, with an emphasis on personal injury cases and workers' compensation claims in Missouri and Kansas. The firm was one of the first in Missouri and Kansas to utilize advanced technology and video settlement demand brochures to maximize personal injury case recoveries. He believes two of the most important parts of a jury trial are jury selection and witness preparation. Mr. Ankerholz handles divorce cases and family law matters in Kansas only. He emphasizes the needs and best interests of children in all types of family law cases, including divorce, child custody and paternity matters.. Mr. Ankerholz's wife, Nancy, is a homemaker. They have two daughters.

Peter A. Jouras, Jr. grew up in Roeland Park, Kansas. A graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School, he attended the University of Kansas where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Business Administration. He completed his Juris Doctorate at University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) and also received a Master of Laws in Taxation from UMKC.

Patrick Wiesner is the owner of Wiesner & Frackowiak, LC in Kansas. He is also a CPA. He has been a lawyer for over 22 years. His focus is solving tax problems through practice before the IRS or with bankruptcy.

My partner, Mike Stang, and I have been handling workers' compensation claims for more than 20 years each.  We both started as defense attorneys representing insurance carriers and employers.  This provides us with better insight into the analysis and approach used by the other side and how to defeat them.. We recognize the frustrations and doubts that arise when a work-related injury occurs.  It is very important to us personally that our clients have a full understanding of the process and what can be achieved.  More than this, however, we work hard to gain the trust of our clients that we will do everything possible to secure the medical treatment and disability benefits they rightfully deserve.  We truly care about our clients and want them to know this both by how they are treated throughout the claims process and through the results we can achieve for them.

Ms. Wilwert is a member of the firm’s health care practice group and assists health care providers in responding to patient care issues, treatment issues, consent issues, bioethics issues, and regularly advises providers on risk management, HIPAA, EMTALA, the conditions of participation, conditions of coverage, and state licensure. Additionally, Ms. Wilwert assists in litigation in areas such as hospital and physician regulation, reimbursement, and professional malpractice.

Mr. Wellman earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 2006 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Kansas in 2002.  He has represented individuals filing for Bankruptcy since 2006.. Mr. Wellman started his own practice in order to best serve clients by giving a high degree of attention to each client's needs.   He has assisted hundreds of clients in filing for Bankruptcy relief under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.  He enjoys the satisfaction that his clients get in obtaining the debt relief they seek.   He also knows that for many people Bankruptcy may not be their best option and takes pride in providing guidance towards Non-Bankruptcy options.. He is admitted to practice in the State of Kansas and Federal District of Kansas.  He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Kansas State Bar, and Johnson County Bar Association.

Mr. Townsend earned his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and his law degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. In 2005, The Missouri Bar granted him admission, and the state of Kansas approved him to practice law in its courtrooms in 2007.. After finishing law school, Mr. Townsend spent five years working for a large insurance defense law firm. There he gained valuable experience in the methods insurance companies use to deny coverage to claimants. For more than eleven years, Mr. Townsend used the knowledge he gained in his previous position to fight for fair compensation for his clients as a founding member of Peddicord & Townsend, LLC. In August of 2021, Mr. Townsend formed Townsend Law, LLC, where he continues to fight for the rights of individuals.. When Mr. Townsend is not in the courtroom or negotiating a settlement for one of his clients, he is still never far from the legal community. He is an active member of a number of legal organizations on the state and local levels, including The Missouri Bar and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

Mr. Lambrechts practices both intellectual property and environmental law.  Mr. Lambrechts has substantial experience in preparing patent applications for medical devices, safety equipment, machine tools, building components and automation equipment. In addition, he advises clients on trademarks including their prosecution, opposition, policing and enforcement. He also provides clients with legal opinions on infringement issues and patent validity and assists clients with licensing of intellectual property and protecting trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Lambrechts is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Lambrechts served as a senior automation engineer with the Allied Signal Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Lambrechts served with the U.S. EPA in the Regional 7 office as a special assistant to the Regional Administrator.. Mr. Lambrechts also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri at Kansas City where he has taught courses for both the law school and engineering school since 1993. Mr. Lambrechts’ avocation is his service to the United States Navy Reserve as the Campus Liaison Officer for UMKC.

Michael Wharton has been a trial attorney for over 20 years. After graduating from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law in 1992, Mr. Wharton spent three years as an associate attorney at Walters Bender & Strohbehn, P.C. in Kansas City, Missouri. There he earned valuable experience as an injury attorney handling complex litigation such as dangerous product cases, railroad injuries, and class actions.. In 1996, he went to work for Couch Strausbaugh Pierce & King, Chartered, a group of trial attorneys in Overland Park, Kansas. He was elevated to partner and specialized in injury cases such as car accidents, slip and fall injuries, and insurance claims.. Over the years, he developed a philosophy for how to best help those injured by the negligence of others -- be aggressive. The insurance companies have claim representatives working hard for them, so it’s important that the injury attorney be equally aggressive. At Couch Pierce King & Wharton, he continues to diligently represent his clients to ensure that they are treated fairly when they are often at their most vulnerable.. Mr. Wharton is an experienced trial lawyer who fights to make sure that his client's rights are advanced at every step of the claim process. He understands that it is important to his clients that their medical bills are timely paid, their lost income reimbursed, and their futures protected. He also understands how an injury can change a client's everyday life, and how important it is that his clients are compensated for that change. He works hard to see that these goals are accomplished for every client in every case.. Mr. Wharton has been awarded a pre-eminent ("AV") rating by the  Martindale Hubbell Law Directory and is a graduate of the Ross T. Roberts Inns of Court. He is a member of the Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice before the state courts of Missouri and Kansas, as well as the United States District Courts of the Western District of Missouri, the District of Kansas, the Southern District of Texas, and U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit.

Lindsey Erickson is a criminal defense attorney who assists individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. Based in Overland Park, Lindsey in defends clients throughout northeastern Kansas in cases involving drug crimes, property crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, and DUIs. In addition to representing adults charged under the Kansas Criminal Code, Lindsey has ample experience defending youths charged under the Kansas Juvenile Justice Code. She has served on the Johnson County Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board since 2016.

Licensed for over 10 years, I am happily practicing in my chosen field of law.  Yes, I chose family law, I want to help you through your divorce, custody case, child support matter or post divorce issue.  I attended undergrad at Kansas State University, pursuing a psychology degree and law school at the University of Tulsa.  The field of family law is one of the few areas of law that allow me to make a true personal impact on a family.  I am originally from a small hometown, Pratt, Kansas, but have lived in KC for over 10 years.  KC is my home but I certainly haven't lost my small town roots.  My husband and I have a young daughter who keeps us on our toes, and when not parenting we love to attend sporting events (especially Kansas State events), movies, antiquing down in West Bottoms, the occasional beer tasting and pretty much anything outdoors.

Josh started out his career as an Assistant District Attorney in Johnson County, Kansas for nearly a decade. Throughout his career in the District Attorney's Office, Josh prosecuted hundreds of cases ranging from DUI, domestic violence offenses, sex offenses, homicides and have conducted over 30 Jury Trials. Josh has never shied away from trial and will use that same drive and experience to obtain the best possible outcome with your case.