Kansas City Missouri Law Firm of Slagle, Bernard & Gorman

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Slagle, Bernard & Gorman is a full service personal, business and litigation firm, ready and able to serve clients of all sizes and in all areas of practice. Please click on a link below to view the attorneys in each section.

Business Section

Our personal and business section lawyers draw upon a wealth of experience and knowledge when handling all aspects of individual and company planning and transactions. Our business practice areas include: corporate, estate planning, partnership, entity formation, finance, business acquisitions and dispositions, securities, real estate, tax-exempt organizations, pension and profit-sharing and other employee benefits. Members of the firm are involved in the areas of estate and tax planning, will and trust drafting, estate and income taxation, trust administration, probate of estates and elder law. The firm's tax practice includes tax return preparation, tax planning, structuring business entity formations, acquisitions and dissolutions, handling IRS audits and appeals and obtaining IRS Private Letter Rulings. The firm's vast experience allows it to draw upon successful plans from the past as well as creating special enhancements to meet the needs of any client.

Litigation Section

The firm's litigation attorneys have extensive experience in handling litigation matters which vary greatly in type and complexity. Slagle, Bernard & Gorman attorneys appear in all state and federal trial and appellate courts in Missouri and Kansas and appear specially in matters with local counsel in other states and federal courts. The litigation practice includes business disputes and other actions arising from commercial settings and the defense and prosecution of personal injury and products liability cases and other tort actions. The firm’s general litigation, trial and appellate practice work has covered a wide variety of areas of the law including construction claims and disputes, mechanics liens, business contract disputes, antitrust, securities law, lender liability claims, fidelity and surety claims, corporate officer and director liability, bankruptcy, employment law, environmental law, federal and state tax litigation, insurance coverage disputes, workers’ compensation, family law matters, Medicare fraud Qui Tam litigation, medical malpractice, insurance coverage issues, appellate practice, condemnation, mediation and arbitration.

The litigation attorneys also have significant experience in complex business and tort cases involving numerous parties and large quantities of business records and other documentary evidence. As a result, the lawyers and outstanding support staff have developed the ability to effectively serve as regional attorneys for national companies in specialized businesses, product liability and negligence cases, and to manage cases presenting heightened organizational demands, including the use of computer litigation software. The combination of experience, support system and expertise provides clients with flexible and efficient litigation and trial service.