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Michael Ketchmark, Ketchmark & McCreight

Staff Report//June 11, 2026//

Michael Ketchmark

Michael Ketchmark, Ketchmark & McCreight

Staff Report//June 11, 2026//

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Managing Partner

Kansas City

Michael Ketchmark exclusively represents plaintiffs in personal injury and business litigation. With 35 years of practice, Ketchmark has secured record-breaking jury verdicts that have driven significant industry reforms.

In 2023, he obtained a $1.78-billion verdict against the National Association of Realtors and major brokers in the Sitzer/Burnett case, leading to nationwide reform in how houses are bought and sold. In 2001, working with co-counsel Grant Davis, he secured a $2.2-billion verdict against pharmacist Robert Courtney for diluting chemotherapy drugs. He also won a $78-million verdict against Ford Motor Company in a wrongful death case.

Ketchmark speaks at continuing legal education events and mentors new and young lawyers.


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