McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan A Professional Corporation

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  • Established in 1947
  • Firm Size 39
  • Attorney at Law

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    4.8/5.0 (93)
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About this firm

McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan, A Professional Corporation, was founded in 1947. Founder and Kansas State Senator, Joseph H. McDowell, a civil rights advocate, combined forces with Claude L. Rice, a preeminent Bankruptcy attorney, to establish the initial Kansas City, Kansas office. Mr. Rice, a Bankruptcy trustee, founded and later sold EPI, an organization which electronically processes financial accounting and transactions for Bankruptcy estates. R. Pete Smith, a community activist, and Bankruptcy authority, presides as Managing Shareholder and President of McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan, A Professional Corporation. Currently a member of the American College of Bankruptcy, Mr. Smith joined the firm in 1964, and simultaneously taught at the University of Missouri at Kansas City Law School, and authored ABA, KBA and CLE publications. Mr. Smith graduated magna cum laude from UMKC, was first in his class at UMKC Law School, and served as Editor In Chief of the Law Review. Mr. Smith figured prominently in the growth of the Firm, which now has offices in Kansas City, Missouri and Overland Park, Kansas.

The Firm is noted for its independence, individuality and entrepreneurial emphasis uniting practice areas which involve money and finance: Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial Transactions, along with practice areas which promote personal and community development and growth: Business Law, Employment Law, State and Local Governmental Law and Real Estate Law, the Firm makes significant contributions to and for the communities and region which it serves. The Firm's litigation attorneys are noted for their versatility and their tenacious advocacy of causes which involve the entire spectrum of Civil Trial Practice.

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Areas of Practice (9)

  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Personal Injury
  • Family
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support

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Joseph H. McDowell
(Deceased)
(1907-1993)
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Overland Park, KS , 
Overland Park, KS
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Kristie Orme
President & Shareholder
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Overland Park, KS

Complex Litigation, Civil Litigation, Lender Liability, Debtor and Creditor, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business Law, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Regulatory Law, Risk Management, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Banks and Banking, Banking Litigation, Lawsuits & Disputes, Commercial View More

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Robert Smith
Chairman
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Overland Park, KS , 
Overland Park, KS
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Commercial Transactions and Workouts, Banking Law, Insolvency and Commercial Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Business, Workers Compensation, Real Estate View More

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Scott Long
Shareholder
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Overland Park, KS

Real Estate, Banking and Financial Services, Corporate Services, Business Services, Public Finance View More

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Stephanie A. Ferry
Associate
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Overland Park, KS

Civil Litigation, Health Care

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Thomas Buchanan
President
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Overland Park, KS , 
Overland Park, KS
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Employment & Labor, Complex Business, Construction, Employment Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation View More

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David Lockett
Shareholder
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Overland Park, KS

Civil Litigation, Health Care, Employment Law

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Stuart Bodker
Shareholder
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Overland Park, KS

Estate Planning, Real Estate Development, Partnership, Investments, Corporate, Real Estate Tax, Loans, Banking Law, Real Estate Finance, Commercial Loans, Commercial Transactions, Commercial Litigation View More

Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (93 reviews)

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