Mitchell Burgess is originally from Southwest Missouri. Mitch completed his undergraduate degree at Drury University in Springfield double majoring in History and Political Science. He graduated in 1995, magna cum laude and as a member of the Honors Program. Mitch attended Law School at the University of Missouri - Columbia and received his Juris Doctorate in 1998. While at M.U., Mitch was a member of the Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review and was published in 1997. After graduating from law school, Mitch clerked for the Honorable Judge Laura Stith on the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District. Judge Stith now sits on the Missouri Supreme Court. Prior to opening his own law firm in the fall of 2004, Mitch worked for a highly successful Kansas City Plaintiffs litigation firm where he gained tremendous experience handling case across the county involving personal injury, pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. Since founding his own law firm in 2004, Mitch has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top Plaintiffs' Attorneys in the region. He has been named one of the "Best of the Bar" by the Kansas City Business Journal, a "SuperLawyer" by Superlawyers Magazine, and one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In 2010, Mitch was named one of the "Winningest" plaintiffs' attorneys by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and also was recognized for securing one of the Top 10 Plaintiffs wins that year. Mitch has had numerous successes in personal injury and class action litigation and has been appointed class counsel on dozens of class action cases.

John Landwehr joined CVDL in 1984 after serving as an Assistant Attorney General under John D. Ashcroft for three years. He practices in the areas of estate planning, business formation, personal injury, real estate and commercial litigation. He also represents professionals in licensing matters. He enjoys solving problems so that his clients can be successful. John’s “hobby” is local politics. After serving seven years on the City Council in Jefferson City, John was elected Mayor in 2003 and re-elected in 2007 for a second term that ended in April 2011. He has stayed active with local issues by serving as President of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, and the Diocesan Planned Giving Committee. John received his B.A. (1974) and M.A. (1975) in Philosophy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981.

John Lake is an experienced, knowledgeable and compassionate attorney who is well-equipped to take care of you and your case. You will be well-advised regarding your legal rights, so you can confidently move forward with your pursuits.

Bryan Gentry, the founder of The Gentry Law Firm, has represented numerous clients in domestic, criminal, civil & traffic matters. Bryan was born and raised in south Kansas City, Missouri. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Missouri in Columbia. In 2016, he joined the Jackson County 16th circuit court as a law clerk for Division 34 under the honorable judge Susan E. Long. For nearly 3 years, he was instrumental in resolving thousands of cases spanning across criminal, civil, domestic and traffic matters. He managed multiple dockets, drafted orders, reviewed pleadings, and assisted in issuing orders, summons and warrants. During this time, Bryan gained substantial rapport with the bench and local legal community. After spending several years with the Jackson County circuit court, Bryan practiced civil litigation at a local Kansas City law firm, where he honed his legal skills around contracts and collections. In 2020, amidst a global pandemic, Bryan decided to open his own firm so he could better serve his own community. He started The Gentry Law Firm to be a resource and advocate for his community. He navigates his clients through the Kansas City legal system using a detail-oriented approach to get the best possible results for his clients. Bryan is a compassionate and down-to-earth legal counsel who will manage the stress of your case enabling you to focus on moving forward with your life. Bryan holds an active Missouri Bar license and is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.

Anderson Legal Group LLC strives to provide individual attention to our clients, and provides high-quality and affordable services in the areas of Immigration, Personal Injury and Car Accidents, Corporate and Commercial issues. With more than twenty years of experience across a range of sectors, we know how to assess our clients needs and deal with them directly. If you are seeking an experienced professional to address your legal needs, please contact the Anderson Legal Group LLC to assist you with the process. NO attorney-client relationship exists between David Anderson or Anderson Legal Group LLC unless there is a written agreement, non e-mail form, confirming such an attorney-client relationship does exist.

Katherine Garcia is a practicing lawyer in the state of Missouri handing Family law matters.

Kevin is a patent attorney who also provides services for trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and other IP matters. He counsels clients on the best ways to use IP assets to advance their business and protect against infringers. Kevin works in a broad range of technology areas, including mechanical devices, automotive tech, building/construction methods, electro-mechanical, computer/software arts, internet technologies, and innovations in manufacturing and business processes. He started his career as an Operations Engineer at a large St. Louis fruit and produce distributor, before entering law school at St. Louis University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. Kevin is active in the St. Louis entrepreneur and startup community. His desire to work with entrepreneurs was spurred by his father, a former packaging engineer with patents himself, who now counsels businesses and startups in packaging technology, design and innovation. Coincidentally, Kevin’s wife is a marketing innovator at a Fortune 500 company, who grew up in a family of entrepreneurs as well. His two biggest passions outside of his IP work are time with his wife and daughter... and, of course, golf!

Tor Hoerman is a nationally recognized attorney who has served in the field for more than twenty-five (25) years. He is most well-known as the founder of our personal injury law firm, TorHoerman Law (THL). Having garnered success leading the pharmaceutical branch at the Simmons firm, Tor amicably decided to split from Simmons in 2009 and start his own pharmaceutical and personal injury practice called TorHoerman Law, LLC (THL). After negotiating the terms of the split, Tor struck a deal that allowed him to bring his entire staff from Simmons to his new practice, which summed up to more than 25 lawyers and staff members.

Since 2009, Kenneth Brennan has been a valuable asset to our team of attorneys at TorHoerman Law. Ken Brennan is an accomplished trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience in courtrooms throughout the United States.

As a plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyer at TorHoerman Law, Eric Terry primarily concentrates his practice on advocating for clients who have been harmed by others, through no fault of their own. This can include, but is not limited to, negligence on the part of pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, a car accident, or exposure to a deadly chemical at a workplace. Eric now leads the personal injury litigation division of TorHoerman Law and handles a variety of personal injury cases.