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Lee M. Baty, Baty Otto Scheer
Staff Report//May 14, 2026//
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Kansas City
Throughout his 40-year career, Lee Baty has left an indelible mark on both the legal profession and his community. After clerking for Judge Ronald Somerville on the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District, Baty joined Field, Gentry, and Benjamin, which evolved to become Baty Otto Scheer
He is president of his firm while also managing a full caseload, focusing on product liability, trucking, premises liability, construction defect, discrimination and insurance coverage cases. In 2018, he defended a driver in a vehicle collision that settled with the defendant’s employer’s insurers for $3.5 million.
He chairs the board of directors of The Mission Project, a not-for-profit organization that supports adults with developmental disabilities in the Kansas City area.
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