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Sarah Ruane nominated for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Woman of the Year Award

March 1, 2011 by admin

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society nominated Sarah Ruane of Wagstaff & Cartmell as one of 25 local men and women to participate and run for the 2009 Man & Woman of the Year. “We are proud to have Sarah as a 2009 Woman of the Year nominee. Her passion and dedication to the community is [...]

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Tom Cartmell Inducted into International Society of Barristers

March 1, 2011 by admin

Tom Cartmell was recently honored with induction as a Fellow into The International Society of Barristers, an honor society of outstanding trial lawyers chosen by their peers on the basis of excellence and integrity in advocacy. The International Society of Barristers has a limited membership. Fellows are elected by the Society’s Board of Governors on [...]

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Tom W. Wagstaff Serves as Chairman of Saint Luke’s Health System

March 1, 2011 by admin

Tom W. Wagstaff currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saint Luke’s Health System, which consists of 11 hospitals and several physician practice groups in the Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding region. Mr. Wagstaff also serves currently as the President of the Board of Directors of the Saint Luke’s Hospital [...]

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New partners and an associate welcomed

March 1, 2011 by admin

Wagstaff & Cartmell is pleased to announce that two attorneys, Thomas J. (T.J.) Preuss and Tom Rottinghaus, have been made partners in the firm. In addition, the Firm also welcomes a new associate, Adam S. Davis. T.J. Preuss started at Wagstaff & Cartmell in March of 2000, working in the file room while in college. [...]

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W&C places 13 on 2009 Best of Bar, Superlawyers, Rising Stars

March 1, 2011 by admin

Wagstaff & Cartmell was pleased that thirteen of its lawyers — representing over half of the firm — were honored in 2009 by being named to peer-selected lists of top lawyers in the area. These are listings for which lawyers do not and cannot pay for inclusion. Seven lawyers made the Kansas City Business Journal’s [...]

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Fourteen W&C Lawyers Honored

February 28, 2011 by scott

In 2010, fourteen lawyers from Wagstaff & Cartmell, including all of its partners, were named to the peer-selected lists of Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers and Rising Stars, and the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar.” Seven lawyers were named to both lists. Making the 2010 Missouri and Kansas SuperLawyers list were (in alphabetical [...]

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Firm Welcomes New Partners

February 28, 2011 by scott

Wagstaff & Cartmell is pleased to announce that Diane Watkins, Brandon Henry and Ty Hudson have accepted invitations to become partners in the firm. Diane joined Wagstaff & Cartmell in 2004 after acquiring significant appellate experience serving as counsel to the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and as a [...]

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Seven attorneys recognized in 2008 super lawyers and best of bar

December 2, 2008 by admin

Thomas W. Wagstaff, Thomas P. Cartmell, Marc Erickson, and John O’Connor were recently named to both Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers 2008, and to Kansas City Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” listing for 2008. Brian Madden was also named “Best of the Bar” for 2008. Thomas L. Wagstaff and Eric Barton were selected to [...]

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Tom W. Wagstaff named “Dean of the trial bar”

May 2, 2008 by admin

The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) honored Thomas W. Wagstaff as one of three recipients in 2008 for the prestigious “Deans of the Trial Bar” Award at its annual conference in May 2008. Presented annually, the “Deans of the Trial Bar” Award spotlights individuals whose superb litigation skills and professional demeanor are viewed as [...]

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Tom L. Wagstaff presented Thomas J. Conway Award

May 2, 2007 by admin

The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) presented Thomas L. Wagstaff with the Thomas J. Conway Award at its annual conference in May 2007. This award is presented annually to one, younger trial lawyer who exemplifies two traits of the late Tom Conway: (1) outstanding trial skills and (2) the ability to be a fierce [...]

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