KC Legal Leaders

The Missouri Lawyers Media KC Legal Leaders event honors excellence in all areas of the Kansas City legal community.

Nomination deadline: 5/13/2026

Application deadline: 5/20/2026

SAVE THE DATE

Thursday Aug 21, 2026

Location:
TBD

Categories:

•   Professional Services (honors non-lawyer members of the legal community, including bar executives, court employees, and legal nonprofit executives)
•   ADR/Mediation
•   Appellate
•   Cannabis
•   Corporate
•   Education
•   Employment
•   Family
•   General Practice
•   Healthcare/Life Sciences
•   Litigation
•   M&A/Business Transactions/Business Defense
•   Personal Injury
•   Real Estate/Construction
•   Tax
•   Trusts & Estates
•   Lifetime Achievement

Reasons to nominate for this award:

-The attorney spearheaded a transformative initiative that significantly improved operational efficiency, client service, or legal outcomes—setting a new benchmark for excellence within the legal industry.

-The attorney implemented or developed innovative technology solutions—such as AI-powered tools, data privacy platforms, or advanced e-discovery systems—that have meaningfully advanced capabilities across practice areas or departments.

-The attorney led impactful cultural or structural changes, such as launching a successful hybrid work model, overhauling legal operations, or prioritizing DEI initiatives—resulting in measurable gains in productivity, employee engagement, or organizational innovation.

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2025 Honorees

M&A and Transactional Practice
Armstrong Teasdale

Litigation Practice
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice

Medical Malpractice
Bartimus Fickleton

Litigation Practice – Defense
Baty Otto

Legal Operations Innovation
BCLP

New Firm
Cannezzaro Marvel

Wrongful Death
Davis Bethune Jones

Innovating Knowledge Management
Bounds Law

Regulatory, Governance, and Compliance Practice
Dentons (Kansas City Office)

Family Law
Fisher Law LLC

Lifetime Achievement
Franke Schultz & Mullen
John Schultz

Litigation Practice – Business
GM Law

Lifetime Achievement
Gyllenborg & Brown
Scott Gyllenborg

Most Innovative Legal Operations Team of the Year
Husch Blackwell

Practice Management Innovation
Kennyhertz Perry

Litigation Practice – High-Stakes Litigation
Ketchmark & McCreight

Regulatory, Governance, and Compliance Practice
Lewis Rice

Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
McDowell Rice

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Polsinelli

Aviation Practice
Robb & Robb

Business Practice
Sandberg Phoenix

Business Practice
Seigfreid Bingham

E-Discovery Practice, Shook
Hardy & Bacon

Legal Operations Innovation
Spencer Fane

Practice Management Innovation
Stinson

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Stueve Siegel Hanson

Click here to read honoree profiles

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