(Main Office)

Shank & Hamilton, P.C. is a civil litigation law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal representation to clients in a cost-effective manner. Shank & Hamilton, P.C. and all of its shareholders have attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. From our Kansas City, Missouri location, we represent national and international corporations as lead trial counsel in state and federal courts, agencies, and arbitration proceedings across the nation in many litigation practice areas. We also have extensive experience serving as local counsel in Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa courts. Nearly all of our lawyers are former federal law clerks who received unique, behind-the-scenes training from respected federal judges. As a result, our attorneys have strong academic records, exemplary writing skills, and a keen understanding of pretrial and trial procedures. Furthermore, our lawyers have substantial litigation and trial experience. Most previously practiced with large national or regional law firms where they also received outstanding training.

Statement of Practice

Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, Administrative Agencies, and Arbitration Proceedings. Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Banking Law, Breach of Contract, Class Actions, Commercial Insurance, Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Consumer Fraud, Contracts, Copyrights Litigation, Discrimination, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits and ERISA, Employment Contracts, Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Labor and Employment, Landlord and Tenant Law, Legal Malpractice, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Life and Health Insurance, Litigation, Media Law, Mediation, Non-competition Agreements, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademark Litigation, Trucking Accidents, Unfair Competition, Wage and Hour Law, Wrongful Death.

Representative Clients:

Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company
BG Service Solutions, Inc.
Brewer, Inc.
Cramer, Inc.
CRC Insurance Services, Inc.
Evanston Insurance Company
GKN Armstrong Wheels, Inc.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Great Plains Trust Company
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
Heidelberg Americas, Inc.
Jackson National Life Insurance Co.
Kornitzer Capital Management
Lockton Companies
Mannesmann Corporation
Motor Wheel Corporation
Sprint Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank
Western Forms Inc.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

2345 Grand, Suite 1600
Kansas City, MO 64108, (Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 816-471-0909
Fax: 816-471-3888

Website

http://www.shankhamilton.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

SHAREHOLDERS

Christopher S. Shank (Shareholder) born Springfield, Missouri, November 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. Wm. R. Collinson, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1980-1982. Member: American Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association, Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Trademark Litigation; Insurance Defense; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Torts; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Christopher S. Shank

Brenda G. Hamilton (Shareholder) born Carthage, Missouri, December 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 2003, Iowa. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Listed, Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer, 2005-2009. Member and Associate Managing Editor, Missouri Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: Note, "Expert Testimony on the Reliability of Eyewitness Identifications: A Critical Analysis of its Admissibility," 54 Mo. L. Rev. 733 (1989). Law Clerk to Hon. D. Brook Bartlett, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1990-1992. Member, Go-To Law Firm for Leading Financial Services Companies. Member: American (Member, Sections: Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law; Committees: Class Actions and Derivative Suits, Commercial and Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Employment and Labor Relations, Ethics and Professionalism, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trial Evidence, Alternative Dispute Resolution) and Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Federal Courts Advocates Section, Business Torts Committee, Employment Law) Bar Associations: The Missouri Bar, The Iowa Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Commercial Litigation Committee, Employment Law Committee, Insurance Law Committee, Product Liability Committee, Business Torts Special Law Group and Webinar Subcommittee); Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers; Association of Women Lawyers; Association of Missouri Mediators. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of American Trial Lawyers Honorary Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance Litigation; Insurance Insolvency Litigation; Class Action Defense; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability; Mediation; Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Banking Litigation; Breach of Contract; Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Insolvency; Reinsurance Arbitration; Insurance; Constitutional Law; Copyright Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Labor and Employment; Noncompete Litigation; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Legal Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability; Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition; Torts; Wage and Hour Law; Fair Labor Standards; Insurance Defense; Trademark Litigation.Email: Brenda G. Hamilton

David L. Heinemann (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri, December 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Missouri; 1989, Kansas. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); Duke University (J.D., with high honors, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1986-1987. Author: Note, "Arbitrability of Claims Arising Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 1986 Duke L.J. 548. Law Clerk to Hon. James K. Logan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1987-1988. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Trademark Litigation.Email: David L. Heinemann

OF COUNSEL

Yvonne M. Warlen (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Kansas, October 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Kansas. Education: William Jewell College (A.B., 1989); University of Missouri - Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Order of the Bench and Robe. Editorial Board, University of Missouri - Kansas City Law Review, 1994-1995. Associate Articles Editor, Urban Lawyer, 1993-1994. Recipient: 1995 Wilbur L. Pollard University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review Honor Award. Author: Note, "The Renting of the Womb: An Analysis of Gestational Surrogacy Contracts Under Missouri Contract Law," 62 UMKC L. Rev. 583 (1994). Law Clerk to Hon. Howard F. Sachs, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, 1995-1997. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, Kansas and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation.Email: Yvonne M. Warlen

Carole K. DeWald (Of Counsel) born Larned, Kansas, July 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; 1992, Missouri. Education: Cottey College (A.A., 1975); University of Kansas (B.A., 1977); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk To: Hon. Bob Abbott, Kansas Supreme Court, 1991-1993; Hon. Patrick F. Kelly, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1993-1995; Hon. Thomas G. Van Bebber, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1995-1997. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Products Liability; Education Law; Employment Litigation.Email: Carole K. DeWald

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Stephen J. Moore (Associate) born Emporia, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2006, Missouri; 2007, Kansas. Education: Emporia State University (B.F.A., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Kansas (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Kathryn H. Vratil, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 2006-2008. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation.Email: Stephen J. Moore