Lawyer Overview

Lisa E. Key has a legal practice devoted exclusively to the area of family law. She represents clients in matters of adoption, divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal maintenance, paternity, premarital agreements, and other domestic relations issues.

Ms. Key earned a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1987, where she graduated cum laude and was made a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her undergraduate degree in social work, with an emphasis on families, from the University of Illinois, where she graduated with honors.

Following law school, Ms. Key practiced in Atlanta, Georgia in the areas of tax and business planning. In 1993, she accepted a position as an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law - Columbia, where she taught courses in family law, disability law, tax, and business planning.

Ms. Key moved to Kansas City and opened her own law firm in 2003. In 2005, she joined the firm of Krigel & Krigel, P.C. She has received training as a domestic mediator and as a collaborative law attorney.

She is active in many organizations, including the American Bar Association Family Law Section, the Missouri Bar Association Family Law Section, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Family Law Committee, the Association of Women Lawyers, the Association for Conflict Resolution, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Association of Missouri Mediators, the Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri, the International Relations Council and The Central Exchange. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri and Georgia.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption Law
• Family Law
• Divorce Law
• Collaborative Law
• Divorce Mediation
• Child Custody and Support

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce

Bar Admissions

• Kansas, 2009
• Missouri, 2003
• Georgia, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Missouri Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Family Law Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
• Association of Women Lawyers
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Association of Missouri Mediators
• Collaborative Law Institute of Missouri
• International Relations Council - Board of Directors, The Central Exchange

Classes and Seminars

• Collaborative Family Law Training, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, November 3, 2006
• Tax Planning of Divorce, 17th Annual Family Law Institute, Washington University School of Law, October 15, 2004
• Tax Consequences of Marital Dissolution, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, May 14, 2004
• Family Law, Disability Law, Tax, and Business Planning, University of Missouri (Columbia) School of Law, 1998 - 2003
• Basic Federal Income Taxation, University of Missouri (Columbia) School of Law, 1993 - 2003
• Possibilities, Problems and Implications: Is Covenant Marriage Right for Missouri, Missouri Council on Family Relations, May 3, 2002
• Presumptions of Joint Custody: A Critique of Missouri Law, University of Missouri (Columbia) Human Environmental Sciences Department, February 23, 2001

Past Employment Positions

• University of Missouri (Columbia) School of Law, Associate Professor of Law, 1993 - 2003
• Vincent, Chorey, Taylor & Feil (Atlanta, GA), Associate, 1989 - 1993
• King & Spalding (Atlanta, GA), Associate, 1987 - 1989

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1987
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Member, Order of the Coif
• University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, 1984
  B.S.W.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Social Work

Address

4550 Belleview Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64111-3506

Phones

816-756-5800 (Ext: 6031)

Faxes

816-756-1999

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lkeylaw.com
http://www.krigelandkrigel.com
http://www.krigel-businesslitigation.com
http://www.krigel-bankruptcy.com