Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
• Guardianship

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Mr. Campbell handles complex matters in federal and state courts in the area of civil litigation, criminal defense and more. Read Full BIO

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Matthew S. Gough practices in the areas of land use, real estate, public finance, planning & zoning, construction law, corporate law, banking law, tax increment financing, state economic incentives, and 1031 exchanges. Mr. Gough is admitted to the Kansas and Missouri Bars.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Established in 1934 in Lawrence, KS the law firm of Barber Emerson, L.C. is one of the oldest and most respected law firms in the state of Kansas. Our practice specializes in the areas of General Civil Practice, Litigation, Corporation, Banking, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Insurance, Workers Compensation and Zoning Law. The firm is committed to provide quality legal representation and is a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
• Employment Discrimination

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Seminar speaker regarding current events in real estate law at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program, December 2005
• Construction Litigation
  Matthew J. Rogers handles complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts, and before administrative tribunals. Mr. Rogers represents children with special needs and their parents in a wide variety of special education matters at IEP team meetings, mediation, manifestation determination hearings, administrative due process hearings, and other manners of dispute resolution. Mr. Rogers also represents clients involved in business disputes, residential and commercial construction litigation, and disability litigation. Mr. Rogers is admitted to the Kansas and Missouri Bars. His prior experience includes Judicial intern to Hon. James P. O'Hara, United States District Court for the District of Kansas, Fall 2015. Prior to pursuing his legal career, Mr. Rogers served as a police detective in Ottawa, Kansas.
• Eminent Domain
  Mr. Andersen practices in the areas of real estate, banking law, eminent domain, construction law and section 1031 exchanges. Read Full BIO
• Land Use and Zoning
  Mr. Gough practices in the areas of land use, real estate, public finance, planning & zoning, banking law, business law and more. Read Full BIO
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Terrence J. Campbell handles complex matters in federal and state courts in the area of civil litigation, including trust and estate litigation, commercial litigation such as partnership litigation and LLC litigation, personal injury litigation, and intellectual property litigation. A former federal judicial clerk, Mr. Campbell is a former member of the Bench Bar Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas and the Douglas County District Court. Mr. Campbell is admitted to the Kansas and Missouri Bars. His prior experience includes Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Lungstrum, United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 1997-1999.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The high quality of legal work provided by Barber Emerson attorneys has been respected by clients and peers for over 75 years. Our attorneys have represented clients throughout Kansas and the midwest in both routine and highly complex real estate, business, estate planning, and litigation matters.
• Wills
  Kansas Reporter for American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC) for "Will and Trust Construction and Instruction" (2000-Present)
• Trusts
  Erin K. Lynch practices in the areas of estate planning, wills and trusts, probate, estate litigation, trust administration, trust litigation, and real estate.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law