Butler, MO

Chris Benjamin

Chris Benjamin is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive experience in personal injury, traffic law, and criminal defense. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 2002. He has handled over 200 trials, served as a municipal judge in Garden City, Missouri, and argued cases before the Supreme Court of Missouri, the Western District Court of Appeals, and the Southern District Court of Appeals. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients and has been named a 'Super Lawyer' by the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers publication every year since 2019. He also has extensive legislative experience, having served as Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives and General Counsel to the Majority Floor Leader. Chris is actively involved in the community, serving as President of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees and as a former board member of the Cass County Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees and the Emergency Services Board. He is also a past President of the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Missouri Bar, and a former member of the Missouri Municipal and Associate Circuit Judges Association.

Stephen K. Nordyke

For over 43 years, Stephen K. Nordyke has devoted his entire legal career to representing individuals and families whose lives have been upended by serious injuries. Since founding Nordyke Law Offices in 1983, he has built a reputation for relentless advocacy and proven results, securing top compensation for his clients with personalized, results-driven representation. Steve’s unwavering commitment to justice and client success has earned him recognition among the top 5% of attorneys in Missouri and Kansas, being named a Super Lawyer by KC Magazine.

Debbie Nordyke

Debbie Nordyke is the firm’s Senior Legal Administrator & Trial Support Specialist, bringing decades of legal expertise and administrative leadership to Nordyke Law Offices. Before helping to establish and build the firm in 1983, Debbie had an accomplished career as a top executive administrative assistant and paralegal for several leading Kansas City law firms. Her extensive legal knowledge, case management skills, and trial experience have been essential to the firm’s growth and success. For over 43 years, she has worked side by side with the attorneys in significant trials.

Hope Nordyke McCoy

Hope McCoy has been working alongside her father and the founder of Nordyke Law Offices, Stephen K. Nordyke, since high school, gaining extensive experience in personal injury law. For nearly a decade, she has been actively practicing law, advocating for injured clients and instrumental in recovering millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Missouri, earning dual majors in Political Science and Psychology. In 2015, she obtained her law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Since being admitted to the bar, Hope has successfully tried numerous cases alongside her father.

Scott Friedrich

Scott Friedrich is a skilled criminal defense attorney that knows police techniques and prosecution strategies. He has worked as a Juvenile Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Investigator, Polygraph Operator, Assistant Prosecutor and Federal Prosecutor. He is an experience trial attorney with over 30 years experience. Scott is a lifelong Cass County resident and graduate of Harrisonville High School. He attended Central Missouri State University where he earned a BS and Master’s degrees in Criminal Justice. He attended UMKC School of Law graduating in 1987. In 1989 he started his own law practice on the historic Harrisonville square and has now expanded to Butler and Raymore Missouri.

Tyler Friedrich

Tyler Friedrich grew up in Harrisonville, Missouri and attended High School in Harrisonville as well. He is a life long resident of Cass County. Mr. Friedrich went to University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri and received a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Law/Criminal Justice. Tyler then went on to attend Law School at University of Missouri - Kansas City. While attending law school he also worked for the Federal Public Defender’s office and the Missouri State Public Defender’s Office in Jackson County. Mr. Friedrich’s current focus is on litigation, specializing in criminal and civil defense. Tyler is married and now lives in Raymore, Missouri.

Eric Ree

Eric Ree received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UMKC in 2008 and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in May 2017. He gained experience in tax and transactional matters, worked in civil litigation as a creditor’s rights attorney, and served as a public defender in his native Cass County. Eric currently resides in Prairie Village, Kansas.