Fifty at the Top
#31 Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore
Dysart Taylor serves a broad caseload in business law. It handles cases involving transportation, financial services, construction, insurance, labor law, intellectual property, tax law and real estate law, but also works in appellate law and in arbitration and mediation.
4420 Madison Ave., Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64111
816.931.2700, Fax: 816.931.7377, www.dysarttaylor.com
John Wilcox, Managing Director
Year Established: 1934
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 21
Partners in KC Area: 15
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 21
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Aviation; business & corporate; commercial & bankruptcy; construction; estate planning & probate; tax, insurance and IP law, labor law, litigation & dispute resolution; product liability, transportation
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#32 Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith
One of Topeka’s oldest and largest firms, Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith has evolved from a general practice firm to offer a robust lineup of business-law expertise. It handles financial services and civil rights cases, bankruptcies, construction litigation, government liability, medical malpractice, product and professional liability, insurance law and deals in real-estate and zoning law, among others.
3550 S.W. Fifth St., Topeka, KS 66601
785.232.7761, Fax: 785.232.6604, www.fisherpatterson.com
Justice King, Managing Partner
Year Established: 1909
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 21
Partners in KC Area: 12
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 20
Number of Offices: 2
Primary Areas of Practice: Insurance defense litigation, governmental liability defense, employment & civil rights litigation, medical malpractice defense (physicians, allied practitioners, long-term care)
Company Headquarters: Topeka, Kan.
#33 Morrow Willnauer Klosterman Church
Headquartered in Kansas City, with an office in Omaha, Morrow Willnauer Klosterman Church is more than a regional firm; it also represents clients nationwide—whether they’re companies, local governments or individuals—with services in civil litigation, workers’ compensation and corporate law. The firm’s member lawyers have taken part in more than 150 jury trials, and more than 200 workers’ compensation and bench trials.
10401 Holmes, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64131
816.382.1382, Fax: 816.382.1383, www.mwklaw.com
James Morrow, Managing Member
Year Established: 1999
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 21
Partners in KC Area: 8
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 21
Number of Offices: 3
Primary Areas of Practice: Business litigation, casualty litigation, workers compensation, tax, estate planning
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#34 Dunn & Davison
Dunn & Davison specializes not just in the boilerplate cases of business law involving banking and financial services, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights or employment law, but in more complex cases, like those involving catastrophic loss, product liability and even railroad regulatory issues. One of the youngest of the region’s large firms—it was founded in 2009—the firm touts its mix of young innovators and experienced legal professionals.
1100 Walnut St., Suite 2900, Kansas City, MO 64106
816.292.7600, Fax: 816.292.7601, www.dunndavison.com
Brian Dunn, Jeff Davison, Managing Partners
Year Established: 2009
Revenue for 2012: $5,363,000
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 21
Partners in KC Area: 6
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 26
Number of Offices: 8
Primary Areas of Practice: Construction law, business transactions, banking law, ERISA, employment law, estate planning
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#35 Horn Aylward & Bandy
Key members of Horn Aylward & Bandy started their firm in 1999. The KC firm has 19 lawyers and five paralegals working in nine practice areas, with a heavy emphasis on litigation. Their primary focus areas are civil and business litigation, class-action cases, employment law and insurance defense, medical malpractice cases and actions involving nursing homes and long-term care providers, product and professional liability, construction, transportation and health-care law.
2600 Grand Blvd., Suite 1100, Kansas City, MO 64108
816.421.0700, Fax: 816.421.0899, www.hab-law.com
Management Committee
Year Established: 1999
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 20
Partners in KC Area: 12
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 20
Number of Offices: 1
Practice Areas: Civil, business litigation, class-action, business and insurance law
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#36 Baty Holm Numrich & Otto
Litigation expertise defines the staff at Baty Holm Numrich & Otto, which specializes in civil litigation, cases involving workers’ compensation claims, and general business law. Within those broad areas, its staff will deal with claims involving personal injury, professional liability, or construction defects, employment law, product liability and more. Headquartered in Kansas City, the firm also has offices in suburban St. Louis and Springfield and in Shawnee.
4600 Madison Ave., Suite 210, Kansas City, MO 64112
816.531.7200, Fax: 816.531.7201, www.batyholm.com
Lee Baty, Managing Partner
Year Established: 1929
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 20
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: N/A
Number of Offices: 4
Primary Areas of Practice: Civil litigation, workers compensation, business law
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#37 Slagle Bernard & Gorman
Launched in 1936 after a Houston-based firm pulled out of the KC market, Slagle, Bernard & Gorman is a full-service personal, business and litigation firm. The business practice areas include corporate law, business formation, estate planning, partnerships, finance, acquisitions/dispositions, securities, real estate, tax exempt organizations, pension and profit-sharing and employee benefits. The litigation side is experienced in construction, contract disputes, antitrust, securities law, corporate officer and director liability, bankruptcy, employment, federal and state tax litigation.
4600 Madison Ave., Suite 600, Kansas City, MO 64112
816.410.4600, Fax: 816.561.4498, www.sbg-law.com
Executive Committee
Year Established: 1936
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 19
Partners in KC Area: 15
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 19
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Full-service personal, business and litigation firm
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#38 Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan
Since its founding in 1991, the firm of Walters, Bender, Strohbehn & Vaughan has been represented clients in hundreds of jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations across the country. The trial practice runs broad and deep, covering class actions, securities litigation, premises and product liability, anti-trust violations, insurance law, personal injury, construction law, complex trust litigation, patent and copyright litigation, and medical and professional negligence.
1100 Main St., Suite 2500, Kansas City, MO 64105
816.421.6620, Fax: 816.421.4747, www.wbsvlaw.com
Fred Walters, Managing Shareholder
Year Established: 1991
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 19
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 19
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Litigation services
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#39 Blake & Uhlig
Labor law defines the practice of Blake & Uhlig, where the caseload reflects the firm’s commitment to advancing and protecting labor rights. That means representing labor organizations governed by the National Labor Relations Act and public-sector labor laws, with services that include work in federal and state courts, in arbitration and before government agencies that form a rich brew of alphabet soup: NLRA, FAA, FLSA, OSHA, WARN, LMRDA, UAA, ADA, ADEA and Title VII. The firm also provides guidance on internal governance for union clients.
753 State Ave., Suite 475, Kansas City, KS 66101
913.321.8884, Fax: 913.321.2396, www.blake-uhlig.com
Robert Henry, Partner
Year Established: 1972
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 19
Partners in KC Area: 7
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 19
Number of Offices: 2
Primary Areas of Practice: Labor law and employee benefits
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Kan.
#40 Rouse Hendricks German May
Financial services, construction, energy, health care, insurance, manufacturing, telecommunications—the business clients of Rouse Hendricks German May hail from those sectors and others, but the firm’s representation isn’t limited to big business. Private companies, and small start-ups are as likely to be found on the client roster as are major corporations, domestic and international, and not-for-profit organizations, whether as plaintiffs or defendants.
1201 Walnut St., 20th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64106
816.471.7700, Fax: 816.471.2221, www.rhgm.com
Kris Riddell, Office Manager
Year Established: 1992
Revenue for 2012: $7,000,000
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 17
Partners in KC Area: 10
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 17
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Business litigation
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
