Wm. Dirk Vandever, The Popham Law Firm
Dirk Vandever, who in 1987 became the youngest president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, has made an art of winning big verdicts in small venues.
William Denning, Denning Law Firm
William Denning built his practice over a career that began with 15 years in insurance defense before pivoting to civil rights and personal injury litigation, a shift driven by his daughter, who now practices alongside him.
Tim Reichardt, Reichardt Noce & Young
Tim Reichardt serves as lead trial counsel for governmental entities, health care providers, businesses and individuals in personal injury, civil rights, employment and commercial litigation, with a strong appellate practice.
Tim E. Dollar, Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe
Tim Dollar has practiced law for 42 years, combining civil litigation with a long-standing role as a special assistant prosecutor — a position in which he joined prosecution teams on notable cases including Precious Doe (State v. Jarrell Johnson), State v. Jungerman and State v. DeValkenaere.
Terry Crouppen, Brown & Crouppen
Terry Crouppen is the co-founder of one of Missouri’s top personal injury law firms and one of the state’s top litigators.
Teneil L. Kellerman, Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts
Beginning her career in criminal defense, Teniel Kellerman transitioned to her current practice area to help vulnerable individuals navigate the justice system.
Steve B. Garner, Strong Law
Steve Garner has built his career on trying civil cases to juries.
Stephen M. Gorny, Gorny Dandurand
Steve Gorny focuses his personal injury practice on seriously injured individuals and their families, with particular strength in complex medical cases.
Scott Bethune, Davis, Bethune & Jones
Scott Bethune has practiced law for 38 years specializing in personal injury cases.
Samuel M. Wendt, Wendt Law Firm
Sam Wendt is a plaintiff's trial lawyer focusing on catastrophic personal injury, trucking, sexual assault and wrongful death cases.
Phyllis A. Norman, Norman and Graves
As a founding member of the firm, Phyllis Norman has built a proven record of litigation success representing clients who have been seriously injured.
Morry S. Cole, Gray Ritter Graham
Morry Cole handles complex litigation with particular expertise in helicopter and aircraft mishaps, commercial vehicle collisions, product liability cases involving material science issues, professional malpractice, insurance and business disputes.
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