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Richard Ralls is a former award winning investigative reporter and former county bar association president with over 20 years experience in the practice of law. He handles matters ranging from simple uncontested divorces involving no assets to cases involving multi-million dollar marital estates and contested child custody. His office prides itself on personal service, answering your phone call in person, and making Saturday and evening appointments available for busy clients.

Mr. Ralls practices law in the areas of:

• Divorce (contested or uncontested)

• Contested child custody

• Child visitation (Parenting Plans)

• Grandparent Rights

• Support and Maintenance (alimony)

• Modifications

• Legal Separation

• Child Support

• Guardianships

• Adoptions

• Enforcement and contempt actions

• Personal injury (plaintiff)

• Traffic violations

• Mediation

Bar admissions:

• Kansas, 1984
• Missouri, 1995

Education

• J.D. University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, MO, 1984
• B.A. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 1972

Legal Articles

• Survey of Urban Government Law, The Urban Lawyer, Winter, 1984
• Casenote, The Urban Lawyer, Winter, 1983
• Antitrust Liability and Pre-emption of Authority; Trends and Developments in Urban, State and Local Government Law, The Urban Lawyer, Vol. 15, No 4, Fall 1983

Professional Associations, Memberships and Presentations

• Kansas Bar Association, Member
  • Member and former Chair, Public Information Committee
  • Member and former Chair, Media Bar Committee
  • Member, Board of Editors, Kansas Bar Association Journal
  • Member, Family Law Committee
• Missouri Bar Association
  • Member, Family Law Committee
• Clay County Bar Association
• Past President and Member, Johnson County Bar Association
• Member, Planning Commission, City of Mission Woods
• Speaker, Media Law Seminar, Wichita, Kansas
• Panelist, Investigative Reporters and Editors, 1980

Richard Ralls
Past County Bar
Association President

Former Award-winning
Investigative Reporter

Ralls Law Firm, LLC

Missouri
(816) 421-4222

Kansas
(913) 236-7260

Saturday & evening
appointments available

4400 Shawnee Mission Pkwy.
Suite 210
Shawnee Mission, KS 66205

rallslaw@kcnet.com

www.divorcekc.com