Robert W. McKinley

Mr. McKinley specializes in labor and employment law, as well as employee benefit and fiduciary litigation. He has successfully defended many complex cases involving fraud, securities law and breach of professional and fiduciary duties under both federal and state law.

Mr. McKinley has defended employers and insurers in a wide variety of individual and class action employment  matters, including agent and manager terminations, wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, covenants not to compete, drug testing, benefit cases, practice before the EEOC, NLRB, Department of Labor and State Human Rights Agencies, collective bargaining and preventive law. He has litigated in both Federal and State courts throughout the United States.

Mr. McKinley has represented many life, health, accident and disability insurers in defending individual, group, employer-provided and third party administrator claims, successfully defending claims in several reported decisions. In addition, he is a frequent lecturer on employment, insurance and trial practice related issues.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court

Honors

• Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005-2010
• Selected by peers for “Best of the Bar,” Kansas City Business Journal, 2003-2004
• American Jurisprudence Award in International Law and Domestic Relations
• Missouri Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee
• Missouri Bar Federal Practice Series
• Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” Rating

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas Bar Association
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Employment Law Council
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Missouri Association of Defense Counsel
• Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
• Kansas City Tomorrow Civic Counsel Leadership Program
• Former President, Birmingham Drainage District
• Clay County Economic Development Council

Presentations

• Speaker, American Bar Association’s Third Annual Labor & Employment Law CLE Conference, Washington, D.C.