Mr. Burkholder represents employers involving ADA, FMLA, harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation and other employment issues. He has been the lead defense counsel in numerous successful cases before the EEOC, KHRC and other administrative agencies, and has been the lead attorney for negotiations, settlement, and litigation of employee rights lawsuits. Mr. Burkholder also assists employers with employment policies and procedures, reductions-in-force, investigations, discipline, terminations, and all other workplace issues. A nationally recognized authority on employment law issues, Mr. Burkholder has been quoted in HR Magazine and in the Kansas City Business Journal. Mr. Burkholder enjoys Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest "AV" rating for lawyers. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion The Best Lawyers in America® for more than 10 years, and since 2008, the Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® list. For 2013, he was named the Kansas City-KS Employment Law -Management Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America®. His peer memberships include the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, on whose Board of Directors he has served, and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Burkholder has also served on the Kansas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees.
Lawyer Profile
Vaughn Burkholder
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Recognized Since:1995
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Recognized in:Employment Law - ManagementLitigation - Labor and Employment...
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Law School:Creighton University School of Law
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Website:
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Phone:
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Location:32 Corporate Woods, Suite 6009225 Indian Creek ParkwayOverland Park, KS 66210-2000
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1982
- Midland University, BA, graduated 1977
Bar Admissions:
- Kansas, Kansas Bar Association
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association - Member
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers - Member
- Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas, Inc. - Past Board Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- Kansas Association of Defense Counsel - Former Director
- Kansas Bar Association - Member
- Kansas Bar Foundation - Former Trustee
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
- Wichita Bar Association - Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Employment Law - Management, Kansas City, KS (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Awards:
- Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest "AV" rating for lawyers
- Selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® List, 2008-2014 (a Thomson Reuters business)
Areas of Expertise:
- Employment
- Management
Attorney Client Comments
"Vaughn Burkholder is an asset to our company. He handles each and every matter as quickly as possible and keeps us informed of what is going on every step of the way. I trust his judgment in all aspects of every issue I bring to him. He is truly professional, honest, and efficient. "
Aletia Vaughn, Dobski & Associates, Inc, Lawrence
Firm Details
Foulston Siefkin LLP
http://www.foulston.com
Headquarters
1551 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67206-4466
(316) 267.6371
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