Liberty, MO

Larry V. Swall is a family law attorney, licensed in Kansas and Missouri, serving the entire Kansas City Metropolitan area through our offices in Overland Park and Liberty. His private practice is concentrated in areas of family law and domestic relations, including domestic mediation. Practicing for over 30 years, in 2009, Mr. Swall was twice honored by the Missouri Bar Association, first as the Roger Krumm Family Law Practitioner of the Year Award; and second with the distinguished President's Award for extraordinary service to the Bar. Mr. Swall is an active member in both the Missouri Bar Association and the Kansas Bar Association. Mr. Swall has been a family law mediator since 1994; and was the architect of what became the M.A.R.C.H. Mediation program, expanding its reach from seven original counties to serving the entire State of Missouri for over 20 years before passing the reins to new leadership, training professionals in family mediation all across Missouri starting in 1999. He is a member of the Missouri Bar Family Law Section, having served as Section Chair for four years, as well as serving on the Family Law Legislative Review Committee. Mr. Swall consulted with legislators to pass seminal family law bills including the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA); child support laws including promoting a child’s ability to seek education beyond high school; and laws that give children better access to their parents, to strengthen family relationships, despite the conflict that often surrounds the process. Mr. was founder and Planning Chair for the Missouri Bar Annual Family Law Conference for eight years beginning in 1999; and has continued to serve on the planning committee and guiding professional family law training for over twenty years. Mr. Swall has been an active member of the Missouri Supreme Court Child Support Guideline Review Committee since 2008, and most recently reappointed in 2019. Mr. Swall was a founding member of the Missouri Association of Family Law Advocacy, helping to educate state legislatures about court system and the array of laws affecting the daily lives of families who find themselves in court. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Family Law Section and the Clay County Bar Association. Mr. Swall has presented over 100 professional trainings for family lawyers and mediators in how to better serve family law clients and effectively work in family courts. Mr. Swall has testified before the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate on family law related bills and statutes, continually trying to improve the law and better the court system in which families appear. Mr. Swall is a founding member of the Missouri Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Mo-AFCC), having served as President, and 10 years as a director. He also served on the Board of Directors for the international Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), serving as publication chair, a member of the Resource Development Committee and Host/Auctioneer for the Annual Conference fundraising auction. He is a member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, and a General Member of Association of Conflict Resolution. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Overcoming Barriers, an organization providing services to families torn apart by family conflict. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, 1990, where he participated in the joint degree program in philosophy towards a master’s degree. He is a graduate of San Diego State University, BA-Philosophy, 1987. Mr. Swall was formerly a professor for over ten years with Drury College (Springfield, Missouri) where he taught in areas of law, including family law, and philosophy, and at Maple Woods Community College (Kansas City, Missouri) in the Department of Social Science, Philosophy.

Thomas K. Mendel

Attorney Thomas K. Mendel is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney dedicated to obtaining justice for his clients. He offers highly personalized legal representation. He graduated from William Jewell College and UMKC School of Law, and is licensed to practice law in both Missouri and Kansas. He has been recognized with numerous awards including Super Lawyers, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and The National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Mark E. Kelly

Mark’s practice areas include workers’ compensation, Plaintiff’s personal injury, automobile accidents, general product liability, litigation, and construction law. He has tried many jury trials in Missouri and Kansas state courts and regularly appears before the Missouri and Kansas Divisions of Workers’ Compensation. He has also served as a frequent speaker as an expert on Workers’ Compensation at Continuing Legal Education seminars. Mark obtained his J.D. in 1986 from the University Of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Law. He was admitted to the Missouri State Bar in 1986 and the Kansas State Bar in 1987. He has received top honors as a Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer in 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Philip Holloway

Philip Holloway was born and raised in Kansas City and has over 30 years of experience in cases involving vehicular accidents, semi-truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dangerous premises, and dangerous products. He also represents children in accident claims. He is licensed in Missouri and Kansas, and admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeals. He holds a Martindale-Hubbell rating of “A/V”, the highest given, recognizing his legal ability and professional integrity. He is active in the community, having served on the North Kansas City School District Board of Education and volunteered for various not-for-profit organizations, receiving the 2006 President’s Award for his anti-bullying program work.

Ed Dougherty

Ed Dougherty is a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri, and has practiced as a trial lawyer across the Midwest for over 38 years. He has tried over 250 jury trials in various jurisdictions including vehicular accidents, premises liability, product liability, and medical malpractice. He is a member of the Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Attorney, the highest rating available, for over 25 years. He also donates his time to CASA, representing abused and neglected children.

Kevin Graham

Kevin Graham is an attorney admitted to practice in Missouri (1993) and Kansas (1994). His practice areas include Federal Employees Disability Retirement, Federal Employee Claims, Department of Defense Disability Retirement Employment, Discrimination, Criminal, Local Government, and Personal Injury. He has extensive jury trial and appellate experience in State and Federal Courts, as well as trial experience before the EEOC and MSPB. He served as County Counselor for Clay County, Missouri, from 1994-2001 and 2005-Present. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan and Clay County Bar Associations, and admitted to practice in various U.S. District and Appellate Courts.

Eric E. Bartlett

Eric Bartlett received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Missouri and his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law. He has been practicing since 1996 and is licensed in Missouri state and federal courts. Eric has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for Missouri and Kansas. Eric was also recognized as one of Missouri’s outstanding young lawyers by KC Magazine and is included in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100. He is a current member of the Missouri Bar Association, Clay County Bar Association, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and the American Association for Justice. Eric has completed the American Association for Justice’s Advanced Trial College for trucking litigation and is a member of the Trucking Litigation group. Eric concentrates his practice by representing people injured in semi-truck collisions, motorcycle collisions, and automobile accidents from dangerous conditions of property and for work injuries.