Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial Practice including Employment Law, Personal Injury, Administrative Law, Family Law, Worker's Compensation, Consumer Protection, Banking and Financing Law, Secured Transactions and Representation of Creditors, Probate Litigation, and Trust Litigation.

Real Estate Practice including Real Estate Litigation, Representation of Homeowner's Associations, Drafting Real Estate Contracts and Covenants, Real Estate Development and Transactions, Eminent Domain, and Zoning and Planning Representation.

Business Organizations and Estate Planning including Corporate Formation and Business Entity Creation, Estate Planning and Drafting.

Municipal Representation including Representation of Municipalities in Litigation, Employment Counseling, Planning, Zoning, Development and Administrative Compliance and Record Keeping.

Representative Clients:

City of Liberty
City of Raymore
Entown Properties, INc.
Firstar Bank, N.A.
Heart of America Title, Inc.
Gail Communities, Inc.
Geiger Concrete, Inc
Gregory L. Hummel, M.D., P.C.
K.C. Loftspace.com
Lakewood Property Owners Association, Inc.
Leeds Industrial Park
Mock Building Company
Penniston Construction
Raintree Lake Property Owners Association
Re/Max Hidden Creek
A. Clyde Rohrs and Associates, Inc.
Stonecreek Homes Association, Inc.
Superior Aluminum
Towne Square Properties, Inc.
Vance Brothers
Winterset Park, Inc.
Village of Claycomo
City of Holden
City-Wide Overhead Door, Inc.
GasMart, USA
Occupational Therapy Outreach, Inc.
Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc.
RUCO Products
TAG-H.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

3304 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64064, (Cass & Jackson Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 816-461-3800
Telecopier: 816-254-8014

Website

http://www.kapke-willerth.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
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Thomas D. Cochran (1934-1981).

George E. Kapke (Member) born Langley Field, Virginia, August 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Missouri. Education: William Jewell College (A.B., 1966); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., 1969). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Jackson County, 1971-1974. Assistant City Counselor, City of Independence, 1979-1991. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan (Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1999), Eastern Jackson County and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division, Executive Council, 1972-1973, Director, 1974-1975, Disaster Legal Assistant, Task Force, 1972-1978, Clerk of the Assembly, 1975-1976, Speaker of the Assembly, 1976-1977; Member, House of Delegates, 1977-1999) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar (Member: Executive Council, Young Lawyer's Section, 1972-1980; Committee, Mandatory C.L.E., 1985-1986; Board of Governors, 1996-2006; Executive Committee, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Closely Held Corporations; Municipal Law; Employment Litigation.Email: George E. Kapke

Joe F. Willerth (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 31, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Missouri. Education: Purdue University (I.M., 1970); University of Missouri-Columbia (J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to the Honorable Fred L. Henley, Missouri Supreme Court, 1973-1974. President, Jackson County Law Library, Inc., 1970-1980. Assistant City Counselor, City of Independence, 1981-1991. City Attorney: City of Raymore, 1997—; Holden, Missouri. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan, 16th Judicial Circuit (Member, Bench and Bar Committee, 1983-1986), Eastern Jackson County (President, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Commercial Law League of America; Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys; Community Association Institute of Lawyers. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Municipal Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Joe F. Willerth

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Jacob M. Doleshal (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas, December 4, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., Political Science, 1997); University of Missouri (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Eastern Jackson County and Kansas City Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Secured Transactions; Secured Creditors Rights; Landlord and Tenant Law.

Jonathan S. Zerr (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, October 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Iowa; 2003, Missouri and Kansas. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., 1997); Drake University (J.D., 2001). Certified Legislative Practice Attorney, Drake Law. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Eastern Jackson County Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning; Land Use; Corporate Law; Zoning Law; Municipal Law.Email: Jonathan S. Zerr

George E. Kapke, Jr. (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, February 17, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Missouri; 2003, Kansas. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., 1999); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Delta Theta Phi (President, 2001-2002); Order of the Barrister. Member, National Moot Court Team, Moot Court Board, National Trial Team and Trial Advocacy Board, University of Missouri at Kansas City. Coordinating Master, Truman Inn, University of Missouri at Kansas City Inns of Court. Recipient, Thomas E. Deacy Trial Practice Award. Formerly with: Husch & Eppenberger LLC; Seyferth Knittig LLC. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Torts; Employment Litigation; Civil Rights; Consumer Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: George E. Kapke, Jr.