McCartan, Steven M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. McCartan represents clients in litigated and non-litigated business-to-business disputes such as breach of contract matters, loan enforcement actions, construction matters, insurance disputes, regulatory matters, business torts and professional liability matters.

• Resolved consumer class action involving an alleged unlawful fee with client paying no damages.
• Obtained order denying class certification of a proposed 18-state class action involving consumer claims in the title insurance industry.
• Secured dismissal of consumer protection claim alleging that financial institution had violated the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act.
• Secured dismissal of consumer protection claim alleging that finance company had overcharged customer in a financing transaction.
• Secured judgment for financial institution against debtor asserting defense under Regulation B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
• Received summary judgment on claim that finance company's collection action constituted a malicious prosecution against the debtor.
• Achieved dismissal of multiple claims in action arising out of a company's unsuccessful bid for a public contract.
• Blocked the certification of a class action, and won final dismissal of constitutional claims in lawsuit involving public official.
• Achieved dismissal of claims of negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty, as well as enforcement of a limitation-of-liability clause, in lawsuit involving complex health care and computer systems.
• Successfully asserted constitutional claims to enable the construction of a health care facility in Missouri.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• General Business & Complex Commercial Litigation
• Consumer Claim Defense

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Kansas, 2000
• Missouri, 1999
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, 2009 Centurion Class
• Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
• Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dispute Resolution
• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1999
  J.D.
• University of Edinburgh, 1998
  M.Sc.
• University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• McCartan Published in Kansas City Business Journal on Campaign Finance Law, 2010
• Citizens United Ruling, 2010
• Steven McCartan Examines the Scope of Assignee Liability Under the FTC Holder Rule for Financial Fraud Law, 2010
• Lathrop & Gage Promotes Six Attorneys to Member (Partner) Status, 2008
• U.S. District Court in Kansas Refuses to Certify Class Action, 2007

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5524 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/