Ryan Paulus
Cornerstone Law Firm, Kansas CityRyan M. Paulus represents clients in a variety of contexts, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower, consumer rights, personal injury, severance, wage and hour disputes and class and collective actions. Ryan’s confidence, perseverance, and attention to detail are invaluable to furthering his clients cause. He has won his clients over sixteen million dollars in jury verdicts and settlements and developed a record of success in significant and complex litigation. Ryan is also a combat veteran who served with distinction in Afghanistan as a SAPPER Company Operations Officer, earning both the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge before resigning from the military at the rank of Captain. Ryan has won numerous awards and accolades in his legal career including Largest Jury Verdicts, Missouri, Top 100 Trial Attorneys, Top 40 under 40, Best of the Bar, Super Lawyers Rising Star, U.S. News Best Law Firms, and AVVO perfect 10 out of 10 superb rating.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- DUI & DWI
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Kansas
- Missouri
- 8th Circuit
- 10th Circuit
- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal
- Cornerstone Law Firm
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- Partner
- Hollingshead, Paulus, Eccher & Fry
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- Managing Member
- Paulus Law Firm L.L.C.
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- J.D. (2007)
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- Top 100 Trial attorneys
- National Trial Lawyers
- Top 40 Under 40
- National Trial Lawyers
- Largest Reported Jury Verdicts
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly
- Best of the Bar
- Kansas City Business Journal
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Missouri Army National Guard
- Engineer Officer
- Current
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Member
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- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Employment Law Update, 8th Circuit Employment Convention
- NELA
- Employment Law Update, 8th Circuit Employment Convention
- NELA
- Certificate in Dispute Resolution
- University of Missouri, Columbia
- Website
- Website