If you are looking for legal counsel in the Kansas and Missouri areas, contact our personal injury lawyers today and get the assistance that you need.
Beam-Ward, Kruse, Wilson, Wright & Fletes
8695 College Blvd. Suite 200
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Phone: (866) 420-9419
Fax: (913) 339-9653
Common Misspellings:
Mark Beamward, Mark Beemward, Mark Beamword, Kevin Kruze, Kevin Cruse, Kevin Cruise, Chris Wilson, Gregory Right, Gregory Write, Charles Schimel, Charles Shimmel, Jason Fleats, Jason Fleets, Jason Flets
At the law practice of Beam-Ward, Kruse, Wilson, Wright & Fletes, LLC, we are proud of the legal team that we have assembled. Feedback from clients who have visited our offices in Kansas and Missouri confirms our belief that the personal injury lawyers and legal specialists at our firm are unsurpassed in their knowledge, experience, commitment to the client, and drive to win. Each of our lawyers is a highly respected professional with the education, experience, and resources to provide top-tier legal services to clients in a variety of areas. At our law firm, we believe that to truly serve a client, it is important to develop a relationship and a sturdy level of trust with him or her first.
The bios included below will help you get to know the team at our Kansas and Missouri offices. Our personal injury lawyers and trial attorneys have developed strong client trust over the years.
Partner
Overland Park, Kansas
Phone: (913) 339-6888
Fax: (913) 339-9653
mbeamward@bkwwflaw.com
Born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to the bar 1979, Kansas and Missouri; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. District Court, the Western District of Missouri; the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mark Beam-Ward is a founding partner of Beam-Ward, Kruse, Wilson, Wright & Fletes, LLC. He has been practicing law for 28 years, with his entire practice devoted to civil trial litigation. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa and grew up in northeast South Dakota. After high school, he attended the University of Kansas, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1976 and his law degree in 1979. He has been admitted to practice law in the state of Kansas and the federal courts, including the District of Kansas, the Western District of Missouri, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Wyandotte County Bar Association and the Kansas Association of Justice.
Mark’s career has involved all areas of civil trial practice. He has settled or litigated hundreds of cases involving matters such as vehicle collisions, products liability, premises liability or "slip and falls," workers' compensation, and medical negligence. He also has litigated numerous types of employment law matters, including claims for back wages and commissions, discrimination, and harassment. These include claims involving race, sex, and disability. In fact, Mark was involved in one of the first successful trials of a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Because of his trial experience, he has also been retained by defendants or their insurance carriers to defend them in litigation in these same areas of practice. He is a member of The Hartford Insurance Company's National Panel Counsel. He believes that this experience has allowed him to better see both sides of a case and thus represent his clients more effectively.
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Partner
Overland Park, Kansas
Phone: (913) 339-6888
Fax: (913) 339-9653
kkruse@bkwwflaw.com
Born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to the bar 1988, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1989, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Kevin J. Kruse has been practicing law in the Kansas City area for 19 years. He was born and raised in the Kansas City metropolitan area and attended Rockhurst High School. After attending undergraduate and law school in Omaha, Nebraska at Creighton University, he returned to Kansas City to practice law.
The majority of Kevin’s practice is devoted to handling workers' compensation claims throughout the states of Kansas and Missouri. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases, taking numerous claims to the appellate courts. While the vast majority of workers' compensation cases are settled, Kevin knows that it is important to have the experience and the confidence to take these cases to the trial and appellate court levels if necessary to obtain the desired result.
Kevin also have civil trial experience in handling a variety of cases, including those involving motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, premises liability, construction litigation, and employment litigation.
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Partner
Overland Park, Kansas
Phone: (913) 339-6888
Fax: (913) 339-9653
cwilson@bkwwflaw.com
Admitted to the bar 1992, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1993, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
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Partner
Born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar 1999, Kansas; 2000, Missouri; admitted to the United States District Courts for Kansas and Western Missouri.
UMKC Law Review, Note & Comment Editor
The Urban Lawyer Journal, Staff member
Henry McDougal Northwest Missouri Legal Scholarship Recipient
Pansing Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Prior to law school, Jason J. Fletes worked as a police officer, and after law school he moved on to become a prosecutor with the County Attorney's Office for Franklin County, Kansas. Because of that background, he has experience handling serious felony and misdemeanor matters as well as routine municipal court matters, including DUI, driver's license issues, and traffic tickets. His practice areas are diverse; in addition to an active criminal defense practice, he handles family law matters, including divorce, child custody, adoption, and support cases. Jason also represents plaintiffs and defendants in both large and small litigation cases, including those involving personal injury, workers' compensation, business disputes, and contract matters. Additionally, he assists clients in pursuing claims for Social Security disability.
Jason will make every effort to resolve your case in an efficient manner. He enjoys trying cases and representing clients in court in both Kansas and Missouri. Like many personal injury and other specialist lawyers, he can work on an hourly, flat fee, or contingent fee basis or, as he does in most of his cases, on a combination of the three (however, no family law or criminal cases are taken on a contingent fee basis).
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Partner
Overland Park, Kansas
Phone: (913) 339-6888
Fax: (913) 339-9653
gwright@bkwwflaw.com
Born Guymon, Oklahoma; admitted to bar 1997, Kansas; 1998, Missouri; admitted to the United States District Courts for Kansas and Western Missouri, and the United States Eighth and Tenth Circuits Courts of Appeals.
Kansas Law Review
W. Ross Hutton Award Recipient
Greg Wright maintains a diverse and active trial practice. He litigates and tries large and small cases, representing plaintiffs and defendants. He loves to try cases, loves to win, and is firmly committed to working as hard as he can to achieve the best results for his clients.
Greg litigates complex commercial and construction matters, nursing home negligence issues, class action claims, consumer transaction disputes, medical and professional negligence issues, and general negligence and product liability cases. His recent cases have involved a wide spectrum of issues including breach of contract, consumer fraud, nursing home negligence, wrongful termination, medical negligence, breach of covenant-not-to-compete, violations of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, legal malpractice, and class actions based on price-fixing, consumer protection violations, and violations of the Truth-In-Lending Act.
Greg works on an hourly basis, a contingent fee basis, or any other arrangement that makes sense, meets ethical requirements, and supports both his and the client’s interests in a favorable outcome. He enjoys sharing the risks of litigation with his clients, and approximately half of his time is spent on contingent fee (non-hourly) cases.
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8695 College Boulevard, Suite 200
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Phone:Â (913) 339-6888
Fax:Â (913) 339-9653
rfisk@bkwwflaw.com
Born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri, and in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Kansas and the Western District of Missouri. Member of the Kansas Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association, and American Bar Association.Â
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Of Counsel
Overland Park, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Phone: (913) 339-6888
Fax: (913) 339-9653
cschimmel@bkwwflaw.com
Born Wichita, Kansas; admitted to bar 1997, Kansas; 1999, Missouri; admitted to the United States District Courts for Kansas and Western Missouri and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Charles, or Chuck as most call him, has a very diverse civil trial practice and general practice. With offices in both the Kansas City metropolitan area (Overland Park) and Lawrence, Kansas, Chuck represents a wide variety of clients and has experience in handling everything from complex federal court class actions (plaintiff and defense) to small transactional matters for individuals and businesses. Chuck has litigated large and small cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and both individuals and large corporations. Chuck's diverse experience enables him to communicate effectively with clients, judges, and juries alike. Chuck enjoys his successful trial practice and assisting his clients in making sound and profitable decisions.
Chuck has a strong background in litigating complex commercial matters, construction disputes, antitrust matters, class action claims, consumer transaction disputes, medical and professional negligence issues, and general negligence and product liability cases. In addition, Chuck routinely helps with personal and business matters involving corporate formation, estate planning, real estate transactions, insurance disputes and general risk and loss issues. Chuck has recently handled cases involving a wide spectrum of issues, including breaches of contracts, personal injury, employment non-compete issues, FMLA complaints, insurance fraud, discrimination defense and prosecution, consumer fraud, toxic mold prosecution, medical negligence, premises liability, and breaches of fiduciary duty, as well as class actions involving alleged violations of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, antitrust laws, price-fixing, and a credit card company's violations of the Truth-In-Lending Act.
Although he maintains a busy practice, Chuck is very approachable and makes it a habit to communicate regularly with his clients. Chuck's attorney colleagues have peer-rated him as having an "exemplary reputation."
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Of Counsel
Overland Park, Kansas
Phone:Â (913) 339-6888
Fax:Â (913) 339-9653
twilliams@bkwwflaw.com
Born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1987, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, United States Tax Court.
G. Thomas Williams has been practicing law for 25 years. He handles a number of cases and files relating to real estate, corporate law, family law, estate planning and civil litigation. In addition, Tom is a member of the adjunct faculty at Johnson County Community College and the University of Phoenix.
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To learn more about our legal team or to schedule a consultation at our Kansas and Missouri offices with one of our personal injury lawyers and trial attorneys, contact Beam-Ward, Kruse, Wilson, Wright & Fletes, LLC today. Our attorneys provide the high-caliber legal service that you need.
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