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Joseph K. Eischens 
Kansas City, Missouri
Member
phone (816) 531-8383
fax (816) 531-8385
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I have been fighting for the rights of workers and injured people my entire legal career.  I was born and raised in Jordan, Minnesota, a small town that values honesty and hard work.  It was this humble upbringing (my dad was a plumber and my mother a homemaker for 10 lively children) that inspired me to devote my career to helping people, not corporations, to giving a voice to those rarely heard, and to fighting noble causes.

I believe a good trial lawyer, or litigator, should be compassionate, yet firm, vigilant, responsive, caring, empathetic, diligent, extremely ethical, and passionate about the study of law and human nature.  These are the personal qualities that have defined me since I decided to become a trial lawyer for the people.  I love helping people and I am committed to righting wrongs, to making the workplace a fair and enjoyable atmosphere, to getting compensation for those whose rights have been trampled on or whose lives have been put in disarray because of an accident caused by someone else or because of a wrongful firing at work. I am committed to providing devoted, competent and caring representation to those who deserve justice.

I value each and every client and truly enjoy working with each individual toward a satisfying resolution to difficult workplace or life-altering issues.  If you need help with a work-related or accident-related issue, please feel free to call me.

Areas of Practice:
Employment Discrimination (i.e. Race, Sex, Age, Religious, Disability)
Sexual Harassment
Wrongful Termination/Retaliation
Wage and Hour Law/Overtime/FLSA
FMLA
Breach of Contract
Civil Rights
Personal Injury
Auto/Truck Accidents
Defective Products
Premises Liability/Slip and Fall/Inadequate Security
Mediation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1992
Missouri, 1993
Kansas, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1993
U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
Education:
William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota, 1992
J.D.


Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, 1987
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Communications and Political Science


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Human Resources Investigations, University Missouri School of Law, 2006


Deselecting Potential Jurors, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2005


Missouri Human Rights Act Update, Missouri Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Symposium, 2005


Workplace Investigations, Kansas Bar Association Employment Law Institute, 2003


Picking a Theme for Opening/Closing, Lawyer's Association of Kansas City, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Recognized by peers as a Missouri and Kansas "Super Lawyer" in Labor/Employment Law, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Minnesota
Member


State Bar of Missouri
Member


State Bar of Kansas
Member


National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Kansas City Chapter


Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)
Member


Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Member


Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
Member


We are pleased to represent people statewide throughout Missouri and Kansas, including clients in the Kansas City metro area of both states. Some of the areas we serve in Missouri include Jackson County, Cass County, Clay County, Clinton County, Henry County, Lafayette County, Platte County, Ray County, Kansas City, Independence, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, North Kansas City, Gladstone, Belton, Raymore, Platte City, Liberty, Harrisonville, Clinton, Lexington, and Grain Valley. Some of the areas we serve within Kansas include Wyandotte County, Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Miami County, Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa; Leavenworth, Prairie Village, Shawnee, Lawrence, and Wichita.

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