Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Mr. Mullen specializes in complex commercial and personal lines insurance coverage disputes, extra-contractual liability litigation and complex commercial litigation. He has significant trial experience representing insurance companies in third-party insurance coverage disputes as well as E&O, D&O and fraud claims. Mr. Mullen also has significant experience in transportation and trucking litigation and his clients include some of the largest trucking companies in the country. He is member of the Transportation Lawyers Association and has been named as one of America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators. Mr. Mullen has additional significant experience in representing financial institutions in regulatory enforcement actions and related white collar criminal defense. Mr. Mullen is a frequent lecturer to bar associations, insurance companies and claims associations on insurance extra-contractual liability, insurance bad faith litigation, insurance coverage and fraud. Mr. Mullen has been named a Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer from 2008 to 2017 in the area of Insurance Coverage and has been named “Best of the Bar” on numerous occasions. Mr. Mullen has been named a Fellow by the International Institute of Law and Medicine. Mr. Mullen has tried to verdict in excess of 130 civil jury trials in both Federal and State courts throughout the country. Mr. Mullen received his undergraduate degree in political science from Missouri State University in 1988 and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University in 1991.
• Wrongful Death
  Mr. Boresi is a seasoned litigator who represents Fortune 100 clients including product manufacturers, health care providers and businesses in over 30 state and federal courts throughout the United States. His practice has included national counsel representations for firearms manufacturers, pharmacy benefit management companies and chemical producers. He is a 1983 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law with an undergraduate degree in Political Science also earned at Saint Louis University. Mr. Boresi is admitted to practice in Missouri, Illinois and numerous federal district courts. Additionally, he has handled international commodities disputes for mining industry clients in bet-the-company cases where alleged damages exceeded $100M. Likewise, he has represented numerous medical device and pharma manufacturers in matters involving products ranging from anesthesia equipment to sophisticated imaging devices. He has also represented numerous health care providers in cases involving profound brain injuries following childbirth and wrongful death cases.
• Sex Crimes
  Jon focuses his practice on insurance coverage, insurance defense and general civil litigation. He has litigated cases in more than 30 states and has extensive experience representing commercial manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, insurance and other clients in products liability, tort and negligence litigation in federal and state courts throughout the country. Jon previously served as the Assistant County Attorney for Leavenworth County, Kansas. As Assistant County Attorney, he tried to juries numerous high level felony and sexual assault cases and tried hundreds of cases to the bench.
• White Collar Crimes
  She has extensive courtroom experience having tried numerous jury and bench trials to verdict in multiple jurisdictions. She was the recipient of the Central Valley Arson Investigators Association District Attorney of the Year Award in 2012 after trying the case People of the State of California v. American Fire Protection which was a six-week white collar crime case involving over one-hundred counts in which she successfully obtained guilty verdicts on the majority of charges. As the Chief of the Special Victims’ Unit for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, she successfully led the unit to becoming honored with the 2016 Albert A. Riederer Award as well as the 2019 Laura Curry Sloan Lasting Legacy Award. She was awarded the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office 2020 Louis Lombardo MVP Attorney of the Year award which award is given to one person each year who has shown strong trial advocacy skills, embraced the unique qualities of a strong prosecutor and exemplified the best quality of this in the practice of law. She advocated for and implemented a domestic violence diversion program in Jackson County and also was instrumental in organizing a Kids Court for children who are forced to undergo the trauma of testifying against their abusers in court.
• Theft
• Assault
• Murder
  J. Patrick Brooks et al v. Missouri Boys Ranch, et al., Case No. 16LW-CC00146 [Boys ranch found not liable for murder of plaintiff's mother by 2 boys who ran away from the ranch-7.6 to 21MM in actual damages requested.] #3 TOP DEFENSE VERDICT IN 2018 -
• Arson
  Mike Halloran is a trial attorney defending individuals, businesses and insurance companies in a wide variety of matters. In his 35 years of practice, Mr. Halloran has tried cases involving personal injury, business liability, construction defects, uninsured motorists claims, alleged improper vehicle repairs, underinsured motorist claims and first party claims involving arson and alleged thefts in Kansas and Missouri, both in the Kansas City metropolitan area and throughout the states. Mr. Halloran has successfully argued before the Missouri and Kansas Court of Appeals and the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  Ms. Smith has extensive trial and litigation experience in the defense of a wide variety of cases, including professional negligence, construction defect, premises liability, products liability, toxic torts, wrongful death, and vehicular collisions. She has successfully argued appellate cases in the Missouri Court of Appeals, United States District Court, and the Missouri Supreme Court. She also has significant experience litigating environmental matters and suits stemming from exposure to asbestos, silica, mold and lead paint, as well as defending employers against Title VII claims and other civil rights cases. Ms. Smith also regularly represents clients in computer software and other business disputes.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  United Fire & Casualty Company v. Advantage Workers Compensation Insurance Company and Patriot Risk Services (United States District Court, W.D. Missouri) 2017 WL 2984274
• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Mrs. Rose proudly represents individuals and companies who/which have been sued for personal injury or other damages, in a variety of circumstances, including allegations of malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, products liability, construction issues, real estate matters, employment, and harassment. She is licensed to practice law in Missouri, with admission into the Western District and Eastern District Courts. She has argued before many Courts in the state at the trial and appellate levels. Mrs. Rose is also licensed to practice law in Arkansas.
• Premises Liability
  Mr. Brackman is an experienced trial attorney who practices in the area of civil litigation with an emphasis in insurance defense. He has significant experience in the areas of bad faith/vexatious refusal insurance coverage, premises liability, trucking and automobile litigation, and products liability.
• Construction Litigation
  Chris is the chair of the firm’s Coverage, Bad Faith, and Extra-Contractual Liability practice group and specializes in insurance coverage, bad faith, and extra-contractual liability litigation in addition to practicing all aspects of insurance defense, commercial litigation, construction litigation, and complex, multi-party litigation. Mr. Harper is a member of The Missouri Bar, The Kansas Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
• Property Damage
  Jury trial in Seattle, Washington, (first chair) in property damage case involving an alleged failure in a fire-protection system product (Defense verdict)

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Franke Schultz & Mullen, P.C. is honored to announce that we have been ranked in Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms® ” lists regionally for 2024 in multiple practices areas across multiple offices. Highlighting these rankings is the Tier 1 ranking for "Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants" in Kansas City, Missouri. Below is a complete list of the firm's rankings.
• Medical Malpractice
  Mr. Keltner has practiced in the Southwest Missouri area for over sixteen years in an array of areas including business, banking, and medical malpractice litigation, continuing his family’s long history in the business, banking, and legal communities of the area. His practice includes the defense of businesses and individuals in personal injury, business litigation, premises liability, and professional and liability. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He has delivered numerous verdicts for his clients over the years of his practice particularly in premises liability, medical malpractice, and insurance matters, and successfully defended those results through the Missouri Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court.
• Auto Accidents