For the third year in a row, Stephen J. Torline has been recognized in the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” list of outstanding lawyers in the Kansas City area. The honorees are chosen by their peers, and …
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Top 25 KC business stories of August 2013
KTKL Attorneys Successfully Defend Against a Motion to Dismiss Based on Spoliation
In 2009, a Pays Air Services’ airplane crashed in Portugal while engaged in firefighting. The plane, a total loss, was worth in excess of $1.6 million. Pays Air Services and Lloyd’s of London hired KTKL to recover the loss from …
KTKL Attorneys Successfully Defend Against a Covenant not to Compete
KTKL successfully defended an individual in a confidential arbitration to enforce a covenant not to compete. The individual, a successful buyer, left her employer to work for another company selling similar products. The arbitrator found that the covenant not to …
KTKL celebrates first year as a firm
The partners at KTKL have proven a few important things in the first year: they can win cases for large and small clients alike; clients appreciate their small firm feel, with big firm capabilities; and they’ve assembled a great team …
KTKL has welcomed a 5th attorney to our team.
Recently, attorney Karen Torline joined the firm. Karen brings to the firm a criminal background, having been a prosecutor for over 20 years. Please visit the “Our People” section on our website for more information about Karen.…
Michael Kuckelman appointed to the Washburn University Board of Trustees
Michael Kuckelman was recently appointed to the Washburn University Board of Trustees. Mike is a 1986 graduate of Washburn with a BBA in accounting and a 1990 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law.…
Benefit for Reach Out and Read Kansas City
KTKL attorney Kathryn Lewis recently volunteered as chair for an event, The 7th Annual Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast, which benefited Reach Out and Read Kansas City. Reach Out and Read Kansas City is an organization that partners with …
Kuckelman Torline Kirkland and Lewis file wrongful death lawsuit for death of local college student
(January 14, 2013) – The parents of a Benedictine College student and basketball player who was tragically killed in a car accident on December 21, 2011 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the …