Contact Information: |
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Name: | Schumaker, Larry M |
Address: | 1221 West 103rd Street, PMB 344, Kansas City, MO 64114 |
Phone: | 816-305-0027 |
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Email: | lms@schumakercenter.com |
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Practice Region: | Kansas City, KS |
Bar Admissions |
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District of Kansas: | 70450 (1998) |
Others: | Missouri; U.S.D.C. W.D. Mo.; Eighth Circuit; Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court |
In Good Standing: | Yes |
ADR Experience |
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Experience: | After I established my own firm in 2003, I served as the mediator in more than 50 cases but stopped serving in that role to avoid actual or potential positional conflicts in my active litigation practice. As a litigator, I participated as an advocate in more than 100 mediations. I recently settled my last case as an adversary and am focusing my services on ADR to help others resolve their disputes.. |
Lead Mediator Sessions: | 0 |
Co-Mediator Sessions: | 0 |
Counsel for a Party Sessions: | 8 |
ADR Training |
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Course Info: | WDMO Mediation and Assessment Program: Oct. 25, 2023 (3.0 hrs.) and Feb. 25, 2021 (3.6 hrs.) UMC School of Law, Mediator Training Program, June 2002 (three-day program) Cornell/PERC Institute on Conflict Resolution, Employment Arbitrator Training Program, October 2002 (two-day program) |
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Approved Mediator for Civil Cases by the State of Kansas: | No |
Legal Experience |
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Experience: | 1984-1986: Law clerk for Chief Judge Scott O. wright (WDMO) 1986-2002: Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Associate from 1986-1991; Partner from 1992-2002) 2003-present: Founder and President, Schumaker Center for Employment Law, P.C. 2000 & 2002: Adjunct Professor, Individual Employment Rights, University of Missouri-Columbia |
Active Litigation: | 38 Years 67% representing Plaintiffs 33% representing Defendants 50% in Federal Courts 50% in State Courts |
Other Experience: | As litigation counsel, I have represented employers and employees in more than 400 employment law cases, 30 trials, and 20 appeals. |
Education: | University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1984 Harvard University, A.B. cum laude, 1978 |
Additional Details: | Eighth Circuit Jury Instructions Committee, Member, Civil Instructions Subc.ommittee, 1987 to present KCMBA, Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1998 & 1999 |
Fee Structure |
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Rate: | $350/hour with a four-hour minimum ($700 per side unless otherwise agreed by the parties) and $2,000 maximum ($1 ,OOO per side) even if the session lasts all day. |