Washington County Lawyers

Family law dominates Ms. Lawless’s practice, including divorce, property settlement agreements, premarital agreements, paternity actions, and maintenance, with a focus on child custody matters, parenting time, and child support. She has mediation training with an emphasis on domestic mediation and conciliation, and she is certified by the Kansas Supreme Court to perform mediation in domestic cases. Ms. Lawless also has extensive experience as criminal defense attorney. Her criminal defense practice consists of complex federal and state cases, including appeals.

I was admitted to practice in 1988 and since that time have been in continual private practice. I am a member of the Kansas Women's Attorney's Association, The Topeka Area Bankruptcy Counsel and the Riley County Bar Association. I am a past President of the Riley County Bar Association and have appeared twice before the United States Supreme Court and routinely appear in Federal Court. I have argued cases before the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court. Presently, I am co-sponsor of a bill to amend the Kansas Protection...

Samantha has been licensed since 2000 and has collected well over a million dollars on behalf of clients who have suffered personal injuries. We have represented clients involved in serious highway tractor-trailer accidents and clients involved in more minor auto accidents. We have also assisted numerous clients whose family members have been abused and/or neglected while in the care of nursing homes. Samantha was previously employed by an insurance defense firm, which has given her valuable insight into the manner in which injury cases will be defended by the insurance company. She is involved with the KS Association for Justice...

Ms. Smith-Woertz focuses on family law, primarily handling cases involving divorce, child support, child custody and residency, parenting issues, and paternity. She serves clients throughout the northeastern quadrant of the state. Ms. Smith-Woertz is a Certified Mediator through the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration and regularly acts as a mediator/conciliator for parties involved in domestic disputes.

Gary E. Hinck is an experienced Bankruptcy Attorney who has helped thousands of clients through the Bankruptcy process. Gary and his staff understand you may be at a low point in your life, and they work hard to ease the stress and guide you through the process so you can move on and get your fresh start. Gary only represents Debtors and never represents Creditors.

Gary is a Graduate of Washburn University with a Bachelors degree in Communications and Political Science. Gary Graduated Washburn University School of Law in 1997. Prior to, and during college Gary worked...

Coons and Crump is the largest consumer bankruptcy firm in Kansas with offices in Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, and Overland Park. We have four bankruptcy attorneys and a team of staff able to help you recover from your financial disaster. We only handle consumer bankruptcy cases and limit our practice to normal people in financial trouble. Our primary areas of practice are consumer chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy. We understand how overwhelming the idea of bankruptcy can be to most people. We give free consultations so you can meet with an attorney without having to worry about paying just to gather...

Ms. Wagner’s domestic practice includes divorce, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, and paternity.

General practice, but with emphases on business law and planning, contracts, real estate, FAR/DFARS, personal and family estate planning and related areas.

Jared R Muir has developed a practice primarily centered in Landlord Tenant Law with an emphasis on evictions. Mr. Muir processes several evictions per month for multiple clients. His goal is to create a hassle free streamlined precess for his clients. He also focuses his practice on guardianships and conservatorships. He serves as conservator for several individuals as well as attorney-in-fact for several others. In this capacity he manages finances for those who are unable to do it themselves and for those who simply want someone else to manage the day to day finances.

Jeff Donoho began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for two different trial judges in Jackson County, Missouri. As a judicial law clerk, Jeff was exposed to a broad assortment of legal disputes and issues, ranging from minor property line disputes to multi-million dollar commercial and class action lawsuits. Following his clerkship, Jeff worked for another local law firm handling complex medical malpractice, legal malpractice, commercial litigation, and various insurance related lawsuits, as well as defending professional licensees in investigations conducted by state licensing boards. Jeff has litigation, administrative, and appellate experience handling these complex matters. Though a...

Mr. Davies has extensive experience with defending the criminally accused including DUI, felony DUI, drug possession, felony possession with intent, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, robbery, burglary, and a multitude of other misdemeanors and felony charges. Mr. Davies is dedicated to defending the rights of the accused from the multiple felon to the first time violator. Mr. Davies’ trial experience and results has caused the National Trial Lawyers Association to name him as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Mr. Davies has experience handling high profile cases that receive national media attention and will combat the negative...

Overland Park Criminal Defense Attorney Dedicated to Protecting Your Rights Law enforcement and prosecutors in the Overland Park area are committed to reducing crime and in identifying and convicting those who are engaged in criminal activities. If you have been caught in the criminal justice system, you have real reasons to be nervous. Even an innocent individual can be convicted of a crime if they are not represented by a skilled criminal lawyer that knows how to fight back. If you have been charged with a crime it is absolutely critical that you contact a skilled Overland Park criminal defense attorney from...

Mit Winter focuses his practice on helping businesses of all types and sizes navigate complex challenges, with considerable experience assisting companies in general commercial litigation and business disputes, class action litigation, intellectual property matters, and a broad array of collegiate sports matters.

Prior to joining Kennyhertz Perry, Mit worked for two different Am Law 100 firms in San Francisco and Kansas City, most recently as a shareholder in the commercial litigation group at Polsinelli. In that capacity, he represented a wide variety of clients in class action, intellectual property, and general business litigation matters and was identified by Missouri &...

Kyle is the author of a nationally-syndicated newsletter for Estate Planning attorneys. In addition, Kyle has written for and been quoted in a number of industry publications, including Trusts & Estates magazine, The National Law Journal, Lawyer's Weekly USA, Broker World, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Kiplinger's Retirement Report, Wealth and Retirement Planner, Inc. (magazine), The Kansas City Star, Bankrate.com, The Business Journal of Kansas City, KC Small Business, Ingram's and Money magazine. In addition, Kyle serves on the Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Financial Planning. Kyle has provided continuing education instruction to fellow attorneys, accountants and financial professionals...

A native of Kansas, Corey Rasmussen grew up in the Kansas City area and spent his summers working on the family farm in northeast Kansas.

He began his professional career as an external auditor for the Kansas City office of KPMG International Accounting Firm, conducting audits of Kansas City’s largest and most prominent companies.

Today, Mr. Rasmussen has devoted his practice to assisting clients with Estate Planning, Asset Protection, and Elder Law issues. The objective is to provide the most cost effective method for achieving a client’s overall financial goals, which also considers possible future impacts on family members and...

Michael C. Duma began his legal career as a criminal prosecutor in the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office. At his time there, he developed a skill for litigation and held an impressive conviction record. While a county prosecutor, Michael not only was successful in litigating criminal cases at the trial level, but also gained extensive experience in perfecting appeals in the Kansas Court of Appeals and Kansas Supreme Court.

Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Michael has developed a reputation as an aggressive lawyer who skillfully advocates for his clients.

Matthew is a motivated and experienced attorney. He's a Kansas City metro area native and resident who is licensed to practice on both sides of the state line. He enjoys working with entrepreneurs as well as those who have an interest or a need in real estate. At his core, Matt is a cost-effective and creative problem solver.