Kallie Cox

1 week ago | molawyersmedia.com | Kallie Cox

After repeated issues and prior warnings regarding the use of his client trust account, failure to pay taxes, failure to communicate with his clients and gambling issues, the Missouri Supreme Court approved the suspension of a Kansas City attorney. Byron W. Woehlecke has been disciplined by the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel in the past and was suspended by the court in 2018 for failing to pay taxes, according to the OCDC‘s brief.

2 weeks ago | molawyersmedia.com | Kallie Cox

A Kansas City firm obtained a $500,000 unanimous verdict for their client in a medical malpractice case. The matter stems from medical complications after gall bladder surgery where the doctor also determined he would remove the patient’s healthy appendix. The client, who was 16 at the time, was represented by M. Blake Heath and Brice B. Barnard of Heath Injury Law. Heath said his client had a history of stomach issues and in 2019 underwent testing at the behest of her family doctor.

3 weeks ago | molawyersmedia.com | Kallie Cox

Kevin Carnie Jr. didn’t start his career as a personal injury attorney, but that hasn’t stopped him from tackling some of the most-discussed cases in the region. Carnie began his law career at a large defense firm specializing in mostly commercial litigation. After three or four years as a commercial litigant, he decided to pursue personal injury law. Now at Simon Law, Carnie focuses on product liability, handling cases ranging from accidents to faulty medical devices and even civil rights cases.

3 weeks ago | molawyersmedia.com | Kallie Cox

The state’s highest court heard arguments from the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel in an attorney discipline case for a lawyer accused of violating multiple rules of professional conduct. The OCDC alleges Roy King Jr., who practices in several areas including municipal court law and is based in Kansas City, violated rules 4-1.15(a), 4-1.15(a)(5), 4-1.15(a)(7), 4-1.15(c), 4-1.15(f) and 4- 8.4(c). These rules govern trust accounts and the property of others, particularly clients.

3 weeks ago | molawyersmedia.com | Kallie Cox

As Missouri’s personal injury attorneys brace for the impact of the state’s new hands-free driving law, the prevailing opinions of attorneys are that the law is long-overdue, and they hope it results in fewer crashes, reducing the number of cases that come across their desks. Missouri’s law took effect on Jan. 1 of this year, marking the state as a straggler when it comes to adopting legislation requiring drivers to refrain from using handheld devices while driving.