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Fox 4 KC recently aired its three-month investigative piece into the number of sex offenders in local nursing homes. Our nursing home practice group attorneys, Rachel and Jill, were interviewed for the piece. The more than six-minute piece goes in-depth about how long-term care facilities are not required to do background checks of their…

Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe was named Elder Abuse Litigation Law Firm of the Year by Lawyers Monthly, an international publication, as part of its annual Legal Awards. This awards ceremony “recognizes the achievements of law firms, lawyers, counsel and those connected to the legal world who have a proven track record in delivery…

Each of our seven partners were named to the 2018 Super Lawyers list. Some of our attorneys, each of our founding partners, have been on this list for more than 10 years. This prestigious award is given out to the top five percent of lawyers in each state. Two of our attorneys were designated…

The Kansas City Star recently did an investigative report and follow up article on the increase of fatal truck crashes over the past year, and our government’s failure to make the trucking industry safer. Citing a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there was a nine percent increase, or 4,671…

J.J. Burns was recently named one of this year’s Up and Coming honorees by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. This annual award honors legal professionals 40 years-old and under throughout the state who have achieved professional advancements as well as have given back to their community and the industry as a whole. This year the publication…