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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice

Staff Report//August 18, 2025//

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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice

Staff Report//August 18, 2025//

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Baker Sterchi Cowden & RiceLitigation Practice

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, founded in 1982, operates as a civil defense litigation and trial law firm with offices in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. The firm provides comprehensive litigation services across commercial and business litigation, construction, employment and labor, insurance coverage and defense, law enforcement and civil rights, government liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, professional and management liability, trial practice and consulting, and transportation litigation.

Managing member James Scott Kreamer leads the practice, which includes nearly 50 attorneys in Kansas City and nearly 90 firmwide. The firm’s attorneys regularly serve as lead trial or national coordinating counsel in complex matters, including commercial disputes, class actions, product liability, mass torts and professional liability cases.

Baker Sterchi maintains an active community presence, supporting education initiatives at all levels. Attorneys and staff mentor local law school students, volunteer in reading programs and donate school supplies to area elementary schools. The firm coordinates volunteer efforts with Harvesters and other community organizations while providing pro bono legal services.

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