St. Joseph, MO

Michael L. Taylor

Mike is a partner and trial lawyer in the firm with over 39 years of extensive jury trial experience in state and federal courts. Mike's experience and expertise extends to a wide range of civil disputes, such as medical malpractice, complex commercial cases, product liability claims, personal injury actions, wrongful death claims and complex divorce litigation resulting in multiple million-dollar-plus settlements and verdicts.

Kenneth E. Siemens

Ken is the managing partner of the firm and oversees the overall operations of the firm while also overseeing the corporate and business practice areas of the firm. Ken currently concentrates much of his work in the areas of business and commercial law, contracts, real estate transactions, real estate finance, corporate formation and governance issues, employment law, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, estate disputes, and estate planning. Ken also has extensive experience and continues to regularly work in litigation of the firm’s catastrophic injury and high-stakes litigation cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.

James Roswold

James Roswold has been in practice since 1990. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and University of Iowa Law School. He has extensive litigation experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and workers' compensation cases. He was honored with the 2025 Best in Law Award and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is admitted to practice in Missouri and Kansas.

Joseph W. Elliott

Joe has nearly four decades of trial practice. He has handled numerous cases in the Kansas City area, St. Joseph, and throughout northwest Missouri. He has litigation experience at both the state and federal levels. He has appeared before every state court in the Northwest Missouri area and has handled litigation in several jurisdictions outside the state of Missouri.

Phillip B. Grubaugh

Phillip B. Grubaugh has been practicing law since 1975 and is licensed in Missouri. He graduated with distinction from the University of Missouri and its School of Law, where he was awarded Order of the Coif and Phi Beta Kappa. He has extensive experience in personal injury defense and commercial litigation, and joined Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys in 2012 as Of Counsel. He has been recognized with an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell and as a Top Car Accident Attorney by Avvo.

Michelle is a partner of Kranitz, Sadoun & Carpenter as well as holds a Doctorate in Nursing Practice, and is Board-Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She worked as an Emergency, Trauma, and ICU nurse at the University of Kansas and North Kansas City Hospital. Michelle’s current role is as Managing Partner for the firm. Historically, Michelle has tried more than 40 jury trials and her practice is devoted to 100% litigation work. She is admitted to practice in Missouri and Kansas. She is also admitted to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and the United States District Court Western District of Missouri. Michelle is proud to serve individuals in Missouri and Kansas. Michelle is passionate about representing the rights of those injured. Michelle employs a team/client-centered approach to all cases to achieve the best possible results. Michelle has successfully represented a wide variety of injured clients including medical record privacy violations, sexual assault of inmates while in custody, assault of an inmate leading to his death while in custody, pharmacy negligence, product liability matters, workers’ compensation claims, and Section 1983 civil rights litigation claims. The firm has also handled cases concerning victims of crimes, trucking and automobile injuries, and slip and fall injuries. Michelle has a niche of cases revolving around the fair medical treatment of those incarcerated. Michelle’s background provides her with the unique medical-legal perspective to identify and bring attention to the seriousness of medical mistakes. Michelle has a unique way of connecting with people; she understands that listening to her clients’ story, and their experience is the foundation of a successful case and the basic tenant of caring for that client. Just as importantly, Michelle understands that compassion must be balanced with empathy, creativity, tenacity, and legal rigor. Much like talking to her clients, she can tell these same stories to juries in a manner that accentuates the injustice and results in favorable verdicts. Michelle and her team handle civil rights violations in both State and Federal courts. Michelle has represented a recent claim that resulted in positive changes in the law after the defendant appealed to the highest court in the land, the United States Supreme Court. In addition to the above civil cases, Michelle is particularly interested in high-conflict parental alienation matters representing the targeted parent. Michelle recognizes and exposes that most of the parental alienation matters concern a parent with a serious mental health condition. Michelle also teaches at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas where she is responsible for teaching Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues; Pathophysiology; and Critical Care Clinicals.

Amanda Blackwood

Amanda is a skilled litigator and experienced trial attorney. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials in federal and state courts. Amanda has recovered millions for her clients and is proud to advocate for individuals who have been injured by the negligence of others.