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March 24, 2020SAKG Remains Open for Business
Pursuant to the “Stay-at-Home” orders in effect in the Kansas City metropolitan area, the physical offices of Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC (“SAKG”) will be closed until the orders are lifted. In the meantime, our entire team will be working remotely to serve the needs of our clients to the fullest extent possible. The firm’s […]
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February 26, 2020SAKG Deepens Its Growing Transportation, Construction, and Commercial Litigation Practices
SAKG is pleased to announce that Kelly Lynch Murphy and Alex McKenna have joined Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC as associate attorneys. Kelly Lynch Murphy is a seasoned trial lawyer who focuses her practice in transportation and commercial litigation. Prior to relocating to Kansas City and joining SAKG in February 2020, Kelly practiced law in […]
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January 1, 2020Paula Brown Promoted to Partner
SAKG is pleased to announce that Paula Brown has been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2020. Paula is a seasoned and effective trial lawyer who focuses her practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, health care litigation, and transportation litigation.
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October 30, 2019SAKG Attorney Paula Brown Speaks at National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona
Paula Brown spoke on an unusual topic at the fall conference of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, which was held on October 27-30, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Paula, whose practice includes railroad defense work, focused on how she and partner Brent Coverdale obtained a $6 million verdict on behalf of a plaintiff in […]
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October 15, 2019Six SAKG Attorneys Recognized in 2019 edition of Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers
SAKG is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers. Two of our partners, Todd Scharnhorst and Jim Griffin, were also both named to two additional top-tier rankings: Top 100 in Missouri and Kansas and Top 50 in Kansas City. Super […]
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September 23, 2019Attorney Natalie Frank Joins SAKG’s Health Care Litigation Team
SAKG is pleased to announce that Natalie Frank has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Natalie will focus her practice in health care litigation. Natalie is a 2018 graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City (“UMKC”). While at UMKC, she was a member of the UMKC Law Review and served as an […]
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August 15, 2019SAKG Partners Again Honored as Best Lawyers in America
SAKG is pleased to announce that three of our partners —Jim Griffin, Todd Scharnhorst, and Jeff Kennard — were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America again this year. Jim was recognized in three practice areas: “bet-the-company” litigation, commercial litigation, and personal injury litigation. Todd and Jeff were recognized in the areas of personal […]
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August 9, 2019SAKG Achieves Unanimous Defense Verdict in $4 Million Trade Secrets Trial in Oregon Federal Court
On August 9, 2019, partner Scott Ast won a unanimous defense verdict in Oregon federal court in a case involving claims of misappropriated trade secrets and tortious interference. The plaintiff, a loan servicing company and subsidiary of a large debt collection firm, alleged that SAKG’s client misappropriated trade secrets related to student loan servicing software […]
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June 10, 2019SAKG Deepens Its Growing Commercial Litigation Practice
SAKG is pleased to announce that Cameron Grant has joined Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC as an associate attorney. Cameron will focus his practice in commercial litigation. Cameron is a 2007 graduate of New York University School of Law. While at NYU, he served as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Law & Liberty […]
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May 6, 2019SAKG Wins $6 Million Verdict For Kansas City Small Business
On May 6, 2019, Brent Coverdale, Paula Brown, and Andrew Lewis achieved a unanimous jury verdict for SAKG’s client in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. The jury unanimously awarded SAKG’s client over $6 million in damages (over $525,000 in actual damages and over $5.5 million in punitive damages) on claims for breach of […]