Fifty at the Top
#41 Evans & Mullinix
Large corporations and small businesses alike can be found on the client roster for Evans and Mullinix, a nearly 40-year-old Shawnee firm that deals with business and financial services law, real-estate law and family law. In addition, the firm’s lawyers handle bankruptcy cases and provide estate planning, as well as litigation services.
7225 Renner Road, Suite 200, Shawnee, KS 66217
913.962.8700, Fax: 913.962.8701, www.evans-mullinix.com
Richard Wallace, President
Year Established: 1974
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 16
Partners in KC Area: 12
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 16
Number of Offices: 1
Practice Areas: Business, financial services, tax, real estate and family law
Company Headquarters: Shawnee, Kan.
#42 Humphrey Farrington McClain
Humphrey Farrington McClain has been involved in some of the biggest insurance settlements and jury-delivered damage awards in Missouri history, and handles a wide range of personal-injury cases as well as a business law caseload.
221 W. Lexington Ave #400, Independence, MO 64050
816.836.5050, Fax: 816.836.8966, www.hfmlegal.com
Rachelle Johnson, Office Manager
Year Established: 1984
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 16
Partners in KC Area: 10
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 16
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Personal injury settlements and litigation; business law, sex-abuse litigation, trusts and estates
Company Headquarters: Independence, Mo.
#43 Swanson Midgley
One of KC’s oldest law firms, Swanson Midgley was founded in 1886 and has found a formula for success by excelling in business law, estate planning and litigation. The business law practice encompasses a wide range of concentrations: banking and finance, corporate finance, real estate and tax and intellectual property law. It supports those areas with a robust litigation section that covers 20 specialties.
4600 Madison Ave., Suite 1100, Kansas City, MO 64112
816.842.6100, Fax: 816.842.0013, www.swansonmidgley.com
James Freeman III, Managing Member
Year Established: 1886
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 16
Partners in KC Area: 8
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 16
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Bankruptcy, corporate, estate planning, domestic, commercial litigation
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#44 Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer
Another Wichita-based firm, Martin Pringle, maintains a strong presence in Kansas City, with offices near the Country Club Plaza and in Overland Park. A full-service firm—its slogan is “Yes, we do that”—Martin Pringle is a general civil, trial and appellate practice. Among its varied areas of expertise are aviation law, business and commercial law, employment law, banking, creditor’s rights, medical malpractice defense, environmental, insurance and energy law.
6900 College Blvd., Suite 700, Overland Park, KS 66211
913.491.5500, Fax: 913.491.3341, www.martinpringle.com
Scott Tschudy, Attorney/Executive Committee Member
Year Established: 1996
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 15
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 45
Number of Offices: 3
Primary Areas of Practice: Full-service law firm with extensive business concentrations
Company Headquarters: Wichita, Kan.
#45 Schlee Huber McMullen & Krause
Varied practice areas, including business litigation, employment law, insurance law, personal injury and product liability litigation, and real-estate and insurance law. The founding partners, all with big-firm experience, pride themselves on use of technology and their ability to control overhead costs to give clients the kind of service they might expect of the biggest firms, at affordable rates.
4050 Pennsylvania, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64111
913.931.3500, Fax: 913.931.3553, www.schleehuber.com
David Schlee, President
Year Established: 1998
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 15
Partners in KC Area: 8
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 15
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Business, labor, real estate and insurance law, personal injury/product liability litigation, environmental law
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#46 Van Osdol & Magruder
Van Osdol & Magruder bills itself as “The Biggest Little Law Firm in Kansas City” because it tackles a wide array of business law disciplines, estate planning and probate services and work for nonprofit organizations, all with a comparatively compact staff of lawyers. Among its concentrations are entrepreneurial & IP law, family, labor and real estate law, and litigation services.
911 Main St., Suite 2400, Kansas City, MO 64105
816.421.0644, Fax: 816.421.0758, www.vomer.com
Tom Willy, President
Year Established: 1940
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 14
Partners in KC Area: 10
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 15
Number of Offices: 2
Primary Areas of Practice: Business, estate planning, probate, non-profit law
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#47 Foulston Siefkin
Headquartered in Wichita, where it’s one of the biggest firms in the state’s biggest city, Foulston Siefkin covers the waterfront with nearly 50 practice areas, the vast majority of which fall under the broad category of business law. Consequently, it has a diverse client base—from individuals and emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies—in sectors vital to the Kansas economy: aerospace, agribusiness, construction, energy, education, financial services, health care, manufacturing, retail, real estate, and technology sectors.
1551 N. Waterfront Parkway, Suite 100, Wichita, KS 67206
316.267.6371, Fax: 316.267.6345, www.foulston.com
James Oliver, Partner-in-Charge
Year Established: 2001
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 14
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 80
Number of Offices: 3
Primary Areas of Practice: Full-service business law firm
Company Headquarters: Wichita, Kan.
#48 Holbrook & Osborn
Holbrook & Osborn serves individuals, corporations and governmental units across Kansas, Missouri and the Midwest, providing legal and litigation services. Practice areas include administrative, banking, construction, employment litigation, family, civil-rights, health-care, insurance, real-estate, zoning laws and regulations.
7400 W. 110th St., Suite 600, Overland Park, KS 66210
913.342.2500, Fax: 913.342.0603, www.holbrookosborn.com
Janet Simpson, President
Year Established: 1980
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 14
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 18
Number of Offices: 2
Primary Areas of Practice: Full-service business law firm, Insurance defense, medical malpractice, general liability, labor, construction, banking, municipality, general corporate law, and health care.
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#49 Shaffer Lombardo Shurin
Founded in 1994, Shaffer Lombardo Shurin is a multi-specialty firm with lawyers who practice in diverse concentrations for defendants and plaintiffs alike. It handles complex litigation and individual client needs, and has been involved in cases with millions of dollars in damages at stake.
911 Main Street, Suite 2000, Kansas City, MO 64105
816.931.0500, Fax: 816.931.5775, www.sls-law.com
Sharlyne Narr, Office Manager
Year Established: 1994
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 14
Partners in KC Area: 7
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 14
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Litigation, administrative and business law, real estate and health-care law, estate planning services
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
#50 Barber Emerson (tie)
Lawrence-based Barber Emerson will celebrate 80 years in practice next year, a relatively compact firm of 13 lawyers whose expertise covers a whopping 34 practice areas: from baseline business concerns of banking, construction, commercial real estate lending, planning, zoning and tax-increment financing, to personal needs such as family law, estate planning and probate services—even criminal law is in the lineup of this firm’s services.
1211 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 66044
785.843.6600, Fax: 785.843.8405, www.barberemerson.com
Calvin Karlin, Managing Partner
Year Established: 1934
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 13
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 13
Number of Offices: 1
Primary Areas of Practice: Estate planning, real estate, banking
Company Headquarters: Lawrence, Kan.
#50 Levy Craig Law Firm (tie)
With 11 practice areas, the Levy Craig Law Firm is a full-service operation that covers fundamental business-law sectors like banking, construction, real estate, M&A, but it also has staked out a presence in family law, trusts and estates, and has a significant litigation practice, as well. Now nearly 90 years old, the firm assists individuals and small and large business corporate law matters.
1301 Oak St., Suite 500, Kansas City, MO 64106
816.474.8181, Fax: 816.471.2186, www.levycraig.com
Robert Pitkin, President
Year Established: 1925
Number of Lawyers in KC Area: 13
Partners in KC Area: 9
Number of Lawyers Firm-Wide: 13
Number of Offices: 3
Primary Areas of Practice: Real estate, banking, surety, construction, corporate, family law
Company Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo.
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