Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish
221 W. Lexington Ave., Suite 200, Independence, MO 64050, Independence, MO 64050
About Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish
Boyd Kenter Thomas & Parrish is a Missouri law firm with offices in Independence, Sedalia, and Lee's Summit. Established in 1983, the firm's 11 attorneys represent clients in personal injury, workers' compensation, and labor law matters. They also handle civil litigation, products liability, insurance, and consumer rights cases. Founding member John B. Boyd previously served as a Missouri Workers’ Compensation judge. The firm has secured notable results, including a $3.8 million wrongful termination verdict.
Our Attorneys
John B. Boyd
Of Counsel
51+ years experience
Jerry Kenter
Retired Attorney
51+ years experience
Dana Apple
Of Counsel
36+ years experience
Mark Parrish
Partner
32+ years experience
John R. Boyd
Partner
31+ years experience

Brianne Thomas
Managing Partner
19+ years experience
Josh Sanders
Partner
14+ years experience
Jason Iezzi
Partner
13+ years experience

Robert Sauls
Associate

Raymond Salva, Jr.
Partner
Fiona Taus
Attorney
Notable Case Results
Case results are sourced directly from attorney websites by Injuria.ai's data infrastructure, which actively monitors 22,000+ personal injury law firms. They are not results obtained by ThatCarHitMe.com. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The results shown are not necessarily representative of all results obtained by these firms.
$3.8M
Wrongful Termination
Jury awarded $3.8 million to Danny Petifurd, a former corrections worker, who was terminated in retaliation for giving testimony against his department at trial.
$2M
Labor Law
Settlement in a companion FLSA action for 623 collective class firefighters against the City for similar FLSA violations related to underpayment of overtime.
$2M
Labor Law
Settlement in a collective class action for 347 Kansas City firefighters against the City for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) due to underpayment of overtime, specifically failing to include specialty and certification pay in the regular rate of pay.
$657,500
Civil Litigation
Jury verdict awarded to Donta Hanks after his ex-wife Tamika Hanks and My Joy Enterprises conspired to sell their house in violation of a divorce decree, despite Donta's attempts to pay. Claims included breach of contract, tortious interference, and conspiracy.
$470,837
Labor Law
Lawsuit by the International Executive Committee (IEC) of the Boilermakers union against its ex-president, Jones, demanding repayment of misused funds. Judgment entered for $460,949 plus $9,888 interest.
$390,000
Wrongful Termination
Damages awarded to Kathleen Hicks, who was terminated from a metals company after suffering brain, neck, and shoulder injuries on the job, for exercising her workers’ compensation rights.