Kansas City Attorneys The Meyers Law Firm

When calling The Meyers Law Firm, don't hesitate to ask us questions. We are proud to share with you the many different areas in which we have trial experience. Ask about the options we give to clients regarding fees, including (in appropriate cases) the option of choosing between paying by the hour or on a contingent fee basis. Ask us about our philosophy regarding communications with clients and settlement strategies, including the use of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution that can sometimes avoid the filing of a lawsuit.

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Our Firm Handles:
Commercial & Civil Litigation - Sex, Age, Unfair Employment Discrimination Malpractice Personal Injury Settlements Product Liability - Disputes - Appeals - Lawsuits, Personal Injury Cases Sexual Harassment - Offensive Working Environments

Martin M. Meyers has been in the active practice of law since 1981 when he graduated with distinction from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law. He is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Kansas and Missouri. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy*. The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association recently awarded him the Thomas J. Conway Young Trial Lawyer Award in recognition of exemplary traits in a young attorney.

His practice is limited to representing individuals and small businesses in civil trials and litigation related matters. He frequently lectures before practicing attorneys on such topics as the trial of wrongful death cases, damages, sexual harassment, federal procedure and legal ethics. He practices in the area of personal injury, including cases involving automobiles, dangerous premises, injury from consumer products and heavy equipment and medical negligence. He also handles sexual harassment and employment discrimination (age, race, sex and national origin) cases.

Martin Meyers is a Sustaining Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association. He is a member and serves on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Martin is also on the subcommittee on Model Civil Jury Instructions in the eighth circuit.

In addition to being admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Kansas and Missouri, he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is also admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits.

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Suzanne Loseke Meyers received her Bachelor's of Science from the
University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1975, and her Juris Doctor with honors from the University's College of Law in 1979. From 1979 to 1985 she practiced with Shugart Thomson and Kilroy, primarily in the area of Construction Litigation. From 1985 until 1993, she took a leave of absence from the practice of law to give birth and early childhood training to the next generation of lawyers for The Meyers Law Firm. She joined The Meyers Law Firm in 1993 and divides her time between the practice of law and the continued raising and training of the firm's future attorneys.

Andy McCue joined The Meyers Law Firm in October 2003, having formerly practiced with the firm's principal, Martin Meyers, at Campbell & Meyers from 1987 to 1990. In the interim, Andy was a partner at Campbell, Holt & McCue, and served in an Of Counsel capacity at The McIntosh Law Firm.

He attended college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, just outside his hometown. Andy received his undergraduate degree in history and psychology in 1981. After working two years as a mathematics instructor at Volunteer State Community College, he enrolled in law school at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his J.D. degree in 1986. Shortly afterwards, Andy and his wife, Michele (an attorney at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, LC), moved to Kansas City and began practicing law.

Andy has substantial trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving personal injury, professional negligence, employment discrimination and business litigation in the state and federal courts in Missouri and Kansas. He has likewise briefed and argued numerous appeals in both state and federal court.

Andy is licensed to practice before all state and appellate courts in Missouri. He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Andy is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.

Brian D. DeFrain joined the Meyers Law Firm in September 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Brian served as the Law Clerk to the Honorable Jay A. Daugherty in the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri. Brian represents plaintiffs in matters involving employment discrimination, civil rights violations, personal injury, professional negligence and business litigation.

Brian attended college at Baylor University in Texas where he received his undergraduate degree in Finance in 1999. He then returned to his hometown of Kansas City to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he received his law degree in 2003 and was a member of Law Review.

Brian is licensed to practice in both Missouri and Kansas. He is further admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. In addition, Brian is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.