team-member

Kevin Smith

Kansas City, MO

Licensed for 22 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Business

Language

Spanish

About

Kevin has over 15 years’ experience representing clients in high-stakes employment and business litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. His practice focuses on representing corporate clients involved in business and employment-related disputes, such as wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, public policy whistleblowing, non-competition and similar covenants, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. He has defended numerous class actions and other multi-plaintiff lawsuits, including complex multi-district wage and hour litigation and several discrimination matters brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.Kevin also defends clients facing complaints made through state and federal agencies, such as the EEOC, the Missouri Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Labor, and others, and he has represented clients in alternative settings, such as binding arbitration and mediation processes many times with excellent results.From these experiences, Kevin has developed a keen perspective on developing policies and strategies to help employers avoid employment-related litigation. He frequently advises clients on the handling of difficult personnel matters, policy reviews, wage-and-hour audits, and the full range of issues touching on the employment relationship. And because of his breadth and depth of employment-law and litigation-related knowledge, Kevin often presents to clients, industry groups, HR professionals, and fellow attorneys regarding developments in these areas of law.

Practices Areas

Business

Litigation

Employment and labor

Language

Spanish

Contact

Swanson Midgley LLC4600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1100Kansas City, MO, 641124600 Madison Avenue, Suite 1100Kansas City, MO, 64112

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Natalie
January 18, 2017

Kevin is the most knowledgeable attorney I have ever worked with. I always feel like he listens and understands. He navigates legal terminology and and delivers a very clear explanation of both positive and negative outcomes of whatever the issue may be. He is very solution driven and is fearless in his approach. He is very confident without being condescending. He has sincerely helped my business.

Natalie
January 18, 2017

Kevin is the most knowledgeable attorney I have ever worked with. I always feel like he listens and understands. He navigates legal terminology and and delivers a very clear explanation of both positive and negative outcomes of whatever the issue may be. He is very solution driven and is fearless in his approach. He is very confident without being condescending. He has sincerely helped my business.

Natalie
January 18, 2017

Kevin is the most knowledgeable attorney I have ever worked with. I always feel like he listens and understands. He navigates legal terminology and and delivers a very clear explanation of both positive and negative outcomes of whatever the issue may be. He is very solution driven and is fearless in his approach. He is very confident without being condescending. He has sincerely helped my business.