Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

I was born and raised in the Plastic City of Leominster, Massachusetts. Leominster is diverse working class city of about 45,000 people in North Central Massachusetts 40 miles west of Boston. I always wanted to be a lawyer though I have no relatives in the profession. My father was a construction worker for over 35 years and my mother still works as a secretary. I was raised with the belief to fight for the little guy and good causes.

When I went to law school, I promised my parents that I would never work for large corporations but fight for people like us. I got interested in employment litigation my first year in law school when my dad was working in a ditch that did not comply with OSHA trenching standards and it collapsed on him. As a result of the accident, my dad has never worked again and has gone through multiple surgeries to repair damage to his knee. To see my parents struggle with only one income and see how much work meant to my dad, I realized my calling was to help people protect their employment rights. As a result of the accident, I clerked for the United States Department of Labor and began to immerse myself in learning laws that protect employees.

Since my graduation from law school, I have worked hard to keep true to my commitment in helping people like my mother and father protect their rights at the workplace. My continued commitment has brought many successes.

Should you need help, please feel free to call is. We know how much your job means to you.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Constitutional Law
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Labor Law
• Sexual Harassment

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Employment Law -- Employee, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1999
• Kansas, 2000
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1999
• U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Employment Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, 2000 - Present

Honors and Awards

• Dean's Achievement Award for Excellence in Employment Law, 1999 - Present
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2002 - Present
• "Best of the Bar" for Employment Litigation, Kansas City Business Journal
• 2008 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyer & Rising Stars, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Cutting Edge Issues in Human Resources, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2006
• Anatomy of the Missouri Human Rights Act, The Missouri Bar, 2006
• "The Plaintiff's Perspective, Dehumanizing The Corporate Defendant", Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2008

Education

• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 1999
  J.D.
• Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1995
  B.A., Politics

Address

4600 Madison Avenue
Suite 810
Kansas City, MO 64112

Phones

(816) 283-8738

Faxes

(816) 283-8739

Emails

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Websites

http://www.kdh-law.com