E. Dudley Smith

Scott represents clients in the preparation and administration of Wills, Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Business Entities, Durable Powers of Attorney, Living Wills and Charitable Organizations. The majority of his practice is focused on high net worth individuals and families with an emphasis on planning to minimize gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Scott also represents individual and corporate trustees in litigation involving estates and trusts. He is a frequent au...

Casey Meek defends individuals facing municipal, state, and federal criminal charges in Kansas and Missouri. He represents clients in felony and misdemeanor charges, including drug and alcohol offenses, DUIs, property crimes, violent crimes, probation crimes, and expungements. His practice extends throughout the Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City metro areas.

Jay Dade is of counsel in the Overland Park, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, offices of Jackson Lewis P.C. Jay partners with clients to counsel and represent them concerning personnel matters; labor relations matters, including unfair labor practice charges, union organizing campaigns, representation elections, secondary activities, collective bargaining and grievance arbitrations; discrimination claims; federal and state wage-hour matters; FMLA matters; restrictive covenant matters (inclu...

Dionne Scherff defends adults and juveniles against criminal charges in Kansas and Missouri federal and state courts. A former prosecutor who focused in child abuse and sex crime cases, Dionne transitioned to criminal defense practice in 2003. Dionne handles matters ranging from drug offenses to sex crimes. She is one of only a few Kansas lawyers qualified by the Kansas Supreme Court to handle death penalty cases and one of only two lawyers in Kansas’s death penalty history to get a cap...

Rachel Whitsitt is an Overland Park-based family law attorney. She assists clients in Kansas and Missouri with matters of divorce, paternity, child custody and support, spousal maintenance, guardianship, and grandparent rights. Rachel has ample experience with high-asset divorce cases and related issues—including complex property valuations and making and interpreting premarital agreements.

Matthew J. Brooker, founder of Brooker Law, works alongside clients and colleagues with a focus on preparation, clarity, and principled advocacy. A cum laude graduate of the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law, he has nearly two decades of experience in serious/catastrophic injury, business disputes, and trucking litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has also been asked to conduct numerous independent investigations for school districts involving allega...

Frankie J. Forbes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Litigation - Health Care. Frankie J., who practices law in Overland Park, Kansas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frankie J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brandan Davies is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice. Brandan, who practices law in Overland Park, Kansas, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brandan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jason Roth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Jason, who practices law in Overland Park, Kansas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jason is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lindsey Erickson is a criminal defense attorney who assists individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. Based in Overland Park, Lindsey in defends clients throughout northeastern Kansas in cases involving drug crimes, property crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, and DUIs. In addition to representing adults charged under the Kansas Criminal Code, Lindsey has ample experience defending youths charged under the Kansas Juvenile Justice Code. She has served on the Johnson County Juvenile C...