Jennifer M. Hannah

Ms. Hannah has extensive experience in litigating all phases of complex litigation disputes, including substantial jury trial practice, appellate practice, and alternative dispute resolution. Ms. Hannah’s experience includes disputes arising from general business transactions, partnership disputes, shareholder litigation, claims involving fraud, trade secret and covenant not to compete claims, various employment related claims, real estate disputes, and a variety of breach of contract claims. In addition, Ms. Hannah has represented a number of owners, contractors, architects, and engineers in multi-party construction defect cases.

Recent experience includes obtaining summary judgment for a pharmacy technology company in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and Title VII case in U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision. The case was covered in the September 9, 2011, edition of the Daily Labor Report, a nationally recognized source of news on key labor issues and developments.

Ms. Hannah is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

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Honors

• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2013
• Selected as a 2013 “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation
• Selected as a 2012 “Rising Star” by KC Business
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” - 2008-2012
• Former President of the Young Lawyers Section for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Recipient of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section President’s Award
• Research Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1997-1998

Professional Affiliations

• Kansas Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Former Chair of the Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court

Presentations

• Speaker, Document Retention and Destruction in Kansas, Lorman Education Services, May 2007