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Kansas City, MO 64108

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Harold L. Fridkin

Experience
  • Mr. Fridkin is a recognized expert in local government and inter-governmental issues.
  • He has served both Jackson County as County Counselor for two appointed terms, and Kansas City, Missouri as counsel to the Tax Increment Financing Commission, the Economic Development Corporation, the Kansas City Port Authority and was Chairman of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority.
  • During his tenure as County Counselor, he provided leadership in the structuring and financing of the Truman Sports Complex and Truman Medical Center.
  • He served as Chairman of the Jackson County Charter Commission, which in 1970 brought home-rule to the county.
  • Mr. Fridkin has considerable experience in the area of governmental authority and taxing issues. He also has considerable experience in trying jury cases, mostly as defense counsel and has also conducted appellate practice in Missouri courts.
  • He has been counsel to the Missouri Transportation and Development Counsel, the Builders' Association of Kansas City, the Minority Contractors' Association and others.
  • Mr. Fridkin has made numerous filings for developers under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act. For many years he served as counsel for Prime Health, the first federally qualified HMO in the Midwest.

Education
  • Washington University, J.D., 1951
  • Washington University, B.A., 1949
Admissions
  • Missouri, 1951
Court Memberships
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Honors
  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007 and 2008
  • Mr. Fridkin was named among the 175 most influential people in the history of Jackson County by the Jackson County Historical Society in 2001.
  • Certificate of Merit, League of Women Voters, 1982, for serving as lead attorney in Congressional Redistricting Case.
  • Annual Achievement Award, K.C. Bar Association, 1970
  • Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating
Professional Affiliations
  • The American Bar Association
  • The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Lawyers' Association of Kansas City
  • Member, National Board of County Attorneys, 1966-1967
  • Governor's Council on Community Affairs, 1968
  • Federal Judicial Selection Committee, 1993
  • Special Trial Counsel, Missouri Attorney General's Office, 1968




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