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Rachel Highsmith is a family law attorney based in Overland Park. She counsels clients with matters of divorce, paternity, child custody and support, guardianship, and grandparent rights.

I have over 37 years of experience in providing top notch legal services to thousands of clients of all types of backgrounds. I am licensed in the States of Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. I will take the time to research your situation thoroughly and to take whatever action is necessary to bring about the most successful possible outcome. I am proud that so many of my clients have repeatedly turned to me for counsel and representation and have referred their family members, friends and business associates to me. I am determined to work hard to earn my clients' loyalties every day. I am here to help you succeed.

Licensed in Kansas and Missouri, I practice family law including divorce, child custody, child support, maintenance (alimony), parenting plans and visitation, modifications and protection from abuse. I practice primarily Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas and my goal is to work with clients to make strategic and creative decisions that work for the best interest of the family, especially the kids! My goal is to help you save time, money and energy and understand the process as it unfolds, so you can gain valuable insight and understanding on what can be a very difficult road.

Dana is licensed to practice law in Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court of Kansas. Dana practices family law in both Kansas and Missouri but primarily in Johnson County, Kansas where she was raised and lives with her husband, son and dog.. Dana received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas in 2010. While at The University of Kansas, she was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity and Sigma Kappa sorority.. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree with honors from New England Law | Boston in 2013. While in law school she worked for the criminal defense firm Pomerleau Wood LLP and as a student prosecutor in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.. Before joining Boothe Walsh Law & Mediation she worked as an associate attorney at Manson Karbank McClaflin and previously served as Criminal Judicial Research Attorney for seven Judges in Johnson County District Court.. She is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association, and the Johnson County Family Law American Inn of Court. She is also a member of the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri.

Michelle E. Jakobe graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in 1988 and earned her Juris Doctor degree from the Washburn University School of Law with Dean’s Honors in 1991. With over twenty-nine years of practice as a family and divorce attorney in the Kansas City Area, Ms. Jakobe is licensed to practice law in both Missouri and Kansas, and has significant experience in a variety of counties on both sides of the state line. Ms. Jakobe has over 22 years of experience in the private practice of Family Law as well as an additional seven years of experience handling Complex National Products Liability Defense Litigation. Having opened her own firm in July 2020, Ms. Jakobe continues to focus her practice on all areas of Family Law, including adoptions, divorce, modification, child support, custody, collaborative law, and protection from abuse. Ms. Jakobe is currently a member of the Family Law Section of the Missouri Bar, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Johnson County Bar Association, the Kansas Women’s Attorney Association, and the Collaborative Law Divorce Professionals of Greater Kansas City. In addition to her involvement with several associations, Ms. Jakobe also serves as a Guardian ad Litem and Mediator.

In 2018 I joined the Kiske Law Office, LLC as an Associate Attorney with the passion to assist you through your life transitions. Prior to joining the Kiske Law Office, I worked as a Document Review Attorney with Epiq Systems. In 2016, I graduated from Washburn University School of Law with honors. During my time in law school, I had the honor to serve as the Executive Research Editor for the Family Law Quarterly during the 2015-2016 school year. I am a also 2013 graduate from Kansas State University with a bachelors in American Ethnic Studies and Political Science.. EducationJD, Washburn University School of Law, 2016 with honorsBA, American Ethnic Studies and Political Science, Kansas State University 2013. Jurisdictions Admitted to PracticeMissouriKansas. Professional and Bar Association MembershipsMissouri BarKansas BarKCMBA

Kim Bieker is an associate at Coffman & Campbell, LLC, an Osage and Coffey County law firm that concentrates in the areas of family law, criminal defense, probate/estate planning, and oil and gas law. Kim practices predominantly in the area of family law. She is an experienced trial attorney and family law attorney. During the last seven years of practice, Kim has litigated and participated in hundreds of cases, including a recent victory in 2014, in which she successfully argued to the Kansas Court of Appeals that the judgment she obtained for her client at the trial court was correct.. Kim has tried contested matters involving divorce; paternity; child custody; residency; child support; parenting time modifications; alimony; division of debts and assets; child in need of care; and protection from abuse or stalking orders. She has tried these cases in Shawnee, Osage, Jefferson, Jackson, Wabaunsee, and Coffey counties, as well as cases in the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation District Court in Mayetta, KS.. In 2014, Kim took a seat on the local advisory board for the Kansas Legal Services' office in Topeka, KS. This Board is charged with oversight of the Topeka office of Kansas Legal Services. Kansas Legal Services is a law firm dedicated to providing legal assistance to individuals who may have otherwise been excluded from the protections of our judicial system. Kim has been and continues to be a supporter of Kansas Legal Services and competent, effective representation for every person. After completing law school in 2007, Kim began her legal career as a staff attorney at the Kansas Legal Services Topeka office. At this position, Kim advised and litigated over 1,600 cases.. Kim is an active member of the Kansas Women Attorney's Association, Washburn Women's Alliance, Kansas Bar Association, and Topeka Bar Association. She also volunteers weekly at Stormont Vail Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Outside of professional interests, she enjoys living with her two dogs and attending as many KU basketball games as she can.