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Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:27 am
by Anonymous User
Currently in biglaw in Cali and my spouse has ties to the KC area. We are thinking about moving to KC, where I would like to join a smaller plaintiffs firm. However, it's tough to learn a lot about plaintiffs' practices online, and I'm trying to use every resource I can... So, can anyone tell me about the general reputation of the following firms? Anyone know anyone who works at these firms?

- German May
- Robb & Robb
- Davis Bethune & Jones
- Langdon & Emison

Would appreciate any insight on this. Thanks!

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:31 pm
by TatteredDignity
Anonymous User wrote:Currently in biglaw in Cali and my spouse has ties to the KC area. We are thinking about moving to KC, where I would like to join a smaller plaintiffs firm. However, it's tough to learn a lot about plaintiffs' practices online, and I'm trying to use every resource I can... So, can anyone tell me about the general reputation of the following firms? Anyone know anyone who works at these firms?

- German May
- Robb & Robb
- Davis Bethune & Jones
- Langdon & Emison

Would appreciate any insight on this. Thanks!
German May and R and R are very different firms. Think sophisticated class action work (securities) for GM, vs. high profile personal injury stuff for R.R. I don’t know the other two firms.

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:45 pm
by Anonymous User
Diff anon, similarly situated. Any other insight on these firms/this topic?

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:43 pm
by desiballa21
KC has some good shops. Steuve is baller, getting v big cases. Wagstaff also has a great rep.

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:05 pm
by Anonymous User
Bump

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:11 am
by Anonymous User
Moving back home to KC from the east coast, open to all KC options including P firms. Anymore insight on these firms or others? Txs.

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:13 am
by Lacepiece23
I’ve been up against Wagstaff several times. They are pretty good. Definitely have some good lawyers over there.

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 7:13 am
by AaronCarter
TatteredDignity wrote:
Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:31 pm
Anonymous User wrote:Currently in biglaw in Cali and my spouse has ties to the KC area. We are thinking about moving to KC, where I would like to join a smaller plaintiffs firm. However, it's tough to learn a lot about plaintiffs' practices online, and I'm trying to use every resource I can... So, can anyone tell me about the general reputation of the following firms? Anyone know anyone who works at these firms?

- German May
- Robb & Robb
- Davis Bethune & Jones
- Langdon & Emison

Would appreciate any insight on this. Thanks!
German May and R and R are very different firms. Think sophisticated class action work (securities) for GM, vs. high profile personal injury stuff for R.R. I don’t know the other two firms.
Do these 4 firms pay KC market rate (125k I believe?)?

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:46 pm
by Anonymous User
Interested in similar p firms in KC so bump

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:27 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:46 pm
Interested in similar p firms in KC so bump
I believe that German May lost a bunch of lawyers in the recent past

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:03 pm
by Anonymous User
Also heard the same about GErman. Also they still have Quentin Lucas on their attorney page who has been mayor of KC for several years now and is not practicing.

I also must assume Robb and Robb has a number of attorneys given the types of cases they handle. Would be worth an application IMO.

Otherwise, for Plaintiffs' work in KC, it's the same as most other towns--smaller to midsized boutiques. Davis Bethune is good, Langdon is good. KC also has a number of big law firms if that interests you--I'm sure that's been discussed somewhere on here.

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:42 am
by Anonymous User
Can anyone give insight into the average salary at these higher end plaintiff shops in KC? Or, just any information from various firms in the area that are plaintiff/nonbiglaw?

Re: Kansas City Plaintiffs' Firms

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:07 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:42 am
Can anyone give insight into the average salary at these higher end plaintiff shops in KC? Or, just any information from various firms in the area that are plaintiff/nonbiglaw?
Wanted to bump this again in case anyone had helpful information.