Phyllis Norman-Komoroski, mentor honoree
To have a diverse legal community in the future, one has to get a diverse group of young people interested in the law now. Phyllis Norman-Komoroski served as a chairperson of a promising effort during its inaugural year. The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s Student Law Academy provides underprivileged high school students with meaningful exposure […]
Litigation Practitioner: Phyllis Norman-Komoroski
f you want Phyllis Norman-Komoroski to represent you, just mention cats. Norman, co-owner of the small Kansas City firm Norman & Graves, once got a call from a woman whose brand-new puppy had been killed by a neighbor’s dog. Norman initially was reluctant to take the case. “I’m like, ‘I don’t do cases of dog-on-dog. […]
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