About Us

-Practiced Personal Injury law in Kansas City for over 20 years
-Successfully handled many Disability Claims – Social Security and Veteran’s Disability
-VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIMS – LAST 18 YEARS
-Faculty member at University of Missouri- Kansas City, Law and related subjects
-Director of Research Program at University
-Served as City Prosecutor and Elected County Prosecuting Attorney
-Offered appointment as Associate Circuit Judge
-Certified as a Mediator/Arbitrator and Advanced Guardian ad Litem
-Member American Association for Justice and other advocacy organizations
-Public Policy activist for equal access to justice, better neighborhoods, resources for low income citizens
-Civil Air Patrol, Former Legal Officer, rank Captain.  Certified in Emergency Services and Search & Rescue
-Dedicated in recent years exclusively to Veteran’s issues
-Sustaining member of NOVA, National Organization of Veteran’s Advocates
-Department of Veteran’s Affairs Accredited Claimant’s Attorney

Also Assists veterans without charge

-Member of various bars, including: Missouri Bar, Associate Member – Arkansas Bar Association; Disability Law Section, Tennessee Bar Association, United States District Courts, Various Appellate Courts, Supreme Court of United States, Court of Appeals of Veterans’ Claims, Federal Bar Association, Mid-South Chapter

-Associate Member NSCVSO:  National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Joined June 3, 2017 as VA Accredited Attorney

-Presenter in Missouri Bar Association program – Continuing Legal Education credits for other attorneys – 2017  “Handling Veteran’s Disability Cases”

Education:
Associate of arts degree from Ozarks Technical Community College

-12 years experience working with Monte Phillips in the areas of veterans Disability and Social security disability
-Authorized and certified by the Veterans Administration and the Social Security administration as a claims representative
-Digital Filing and research specialist
-Claim development and hearing development