Richard Vandever has been practicing law since 1980. His law firm: Law Offices of Richard D. Vandever LLC, is located in Kansas City. The firm represents individuals seeking compensation for injuries and entitlement to various benefits wrongfully denied them. He has represented thousands of individuals in a wide variety of cases with recoveries totaling in millions of dollars. Individuals pursuing these claims find themselves opposed by giant entities: insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, governmental bureaucracies, and multi-national corporations. It has been a privilege to represent these individuals and help balance the scales in what is almost always a David versus Goliath contest.

WHEN IT MATTERS The trial lawyers at Votava Nantz & Johnson specialize in claims involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. It attorneys have consistently secured for their clients many verdicts and settlements totaling millions of dollars since the law firm was founded. We focus on cases involving trucking and commercial motor vehicle crashes, worksite and construction accidents, bad faith insurance claims and other cases involving death or catastrophic injury. Call or email us when you or a loved one suffers injury or is killed due to someone else’s negligence. We happily provide free consultations to potential clients. Contact us at 816.895.8800 or help@vnjlaw.com to request your FREE consultation to get started.

Rick is an experienced personal injury attorney in the Kansas City area. Rick was born in Frankfurt, Germany, where his father was stationed as a military policeman in the U.S. Army. Kansas City has been Rick’s home since his family moved here when he was a child. Rick’s educational achievements are outstanding. He studied economics at the Institute of Economics and Political Studies, held at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. After returning to the states, Mr. DeVault obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Since earning his law degree at UMKC-Law, he has practiced personal injury law in the Kansas City area. Today, Rick helps a wide variety of people obtain compensation for their personal injuries throughout Missouri and Kansas. He is committed to fighting for the rights of the injured.