Christopher Dove
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Biography
Chris finished near the top of his law school class at the University of Kansas and was selected to be Editor in Chief of the Kansas Law Review. After law school, he served as a law clerk for a federal judge in the United States District Court in Kansas City, Kansas. Chris then moved to Washington, DC, with his wife (who is also an attorney). He practiced law for almost a decade in DC at the United States Department of Justice and in an international law firm. At the DOJ, he pursued cases involving fraudulent tax shelters and accounting fraud. In private practice, he represented companies in multi-million dollar patent infringement cases and investigated charges of international financial bribery.
Chris has tried cases involving patent litigation, tax and accounting fraud, partnership disputes, fraud, breach of contract, misrepresentation, and violation of consumer laws.
Chris and his wife, Beatriz, decided to move back to Kansas City in order to be closer to their families and practice a different type of law. Chris was the first in his family to go to college, and he paid for his own undergraduate, graduate, and law school education. Chris practices law because he believes in the underdog. It is what gets him excited about coming into work each day.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Fees
- Contingent Fees - 25%-50%
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
DRZ Law
Year: 2015 - Current
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Of Counsel Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Year: 2014 - 2015
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Partner Warden Grier
Year: 2012 - 2014
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Trial attorney United States Department of Justice
Year: 2009 - 2012
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Associate Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Year: 2005 - 2009
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Judicial clerk United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Year: 2003 - 2004
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Associate Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Year: 2004 - 2005
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Professional Associations
National Crime Victims Bar Association Member (2016 - Current)
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Member (2015 - Current)
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Member (2015 - Current)
American Association for Justice Member (2012 - Current)
Publications
Sexual Assault of Children in Schools and Organizations (2019)
Awards
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Order of the Coif (Top 10% of Class)
University of Kansas 2003.0
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Best of the Bar
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association 2015.0
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Samuel Mellinger Leadership, Scholarship, and Service Award
University of Kansas 2003.0
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Editor in Chief, Kansas Law Review
University of Kansas 2003.0
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CALI Award (Top Grade) - Water Law
University of Kansas 2002.0
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CALI Award (Top Grade) - Contracts
University of Kansas 2002.0
Education
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University of Kansas
Year: 1996
Honors: B.G.S.
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University of Oregon M.S.
Year: 1998
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University of Kansas School of Law J.D.
Year: 2003
Speaking Engagements
Sexual Assault of Children in Educational Institutions, Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, June 8, 2018
Sexual Assault of Children in Educational Institutions, Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference, June 8, 2018
Websites
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Leawood, KS Office
DRZ Law
8700 State Line Rd, Suite 305, Leawood, KS 66206