Kansas City attorney disbarred after guilty plea in felony assault case

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Erin Achenbach//January 16, 2026//

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A Kansas City attorney can no longer practice law in Missouri after the state Supreme Court disbarred him after he pled guilty to a state felony and was sentenced to prison in May 2025.

Shawn Anthony Meyer was disbarred Jan. 13 after pleading guilty to the class B felony of assault or attempted assault in the first degree in State of Missouri v. Shawn A. Meyer. According to redacted court documents, the charge stemmed from an incident in March 2023 in which Meyer allegedly assaulted a longtime acquaintance following a dispute connected to Meyer’s wife.

The Supreme Court issued a show cause order why Meyer shouldn’t be disciplined in November. He filed his response the same month and, after reviewing his response and the information, the court disbarred Meyer pursuant to Rule 5.21.

Meyer must comply with Rule 5.27 and, pursuant to Rule 5.19(k), must pay a $2,000 fee payable to the clerk of the Supreme Court to the credit of the Advisory Committee Fund, taxed to the respondent.

The case is In re: Shawn Anthony Meyer, Case No. SC101331.

Tags: legal ethics, felony assault, Administrative Law, Attorney Discipline, Criminal Law, disbarment, Criminal Conviction, professional misconduct, Missouri Supreme Court

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